The place where Herod and Kamilla reside, ruling over the monsters below.
Rank: SS Boss Energy: 5500
Skills: All Legion skills/passives, all Mechanist abilities, Inner Storm Machines: One singular machine - Antissa
A machine made from a former rival - the queen of Val'Ghast before Kamilla. This machine looks as if a gigantic organic beast, yet with cords running through it. It possesses 18 speed and 16 strength, as well as 3500 energy. Kamilla may feed it her own energy.
This beast is capable of unleashing poisonous clouds that will penetrate all but the most tightly-woven barriers and are lethal. These clouds are 30x30 in radius but can be dispersed through the air. The particles are all an obvious glowing green however.
As its singular ability, the beast can lay down a 'heart' with energy inside of it. After a period of time, the heart will pulse once extremely quickly - nearly the speed of sound - and anyone caught within 50 feet without a shield will be disintegrated. Also, this can be used to destroy abilities of equal rank; this skill scales.
Rank: SS Boss Energy: 7500
Skills: All Vampire Skills/Passives, Sorcerer Class Skills/Passives, Ice/Water Magic
Note: Herod can use Blood Supremacy twice in a single fight, being one of the first vampires in Axiom's history and being enhanced by the Repository of Souls.
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 7:35 am
Kumori arrived at the town of Val'Ghast a tad quickly, standing at the gate out of sight where he awaited the rest of his team to arrive.
Energy 2000/2000 Stats(Sp/St/Def)10[12][7] / 8[10][5] / 2 Equipment
• Utilize Broken Strength This is automatically activated upon the user achieving a broken arm. The energy and muscle stimulating shocks sent to the broken arm are transfered from the arm to the rest of the user, most of it going to the other arm. This allows the broken limb to be numbed to pain but can be restored at an easier pace. This helps the broken being to weild heavy weaponry with only a single arm like a weapons master, except they do not have access to any of the Weapon Master's skills.
• Shadow Form Most, if not all, physical attacks simply phase through the user. This can be a good and a bad thing. If all the opponent has all weapon and hand to hand styles, then the techniques that do not have energy coated on the weapons will simply go right through the user, making all other attacks useless. This is also bad because if the Shade attempts to attack, once can aim a physical attack at him, forcing him to turn himself into his shadowy form. By disrupting him, all of the skills he used are turned into smoke. The user may also chose to go into his incorporeal form once every three posts, at which point he can't attack.
• Shadow Regeneration The Shades are known to be living and breathing elementals of darkness. Because of that, they are capable of recovering at a slow rate while residing in dark areas or in an ally's shadow. The body is constantly healing for as long as they are within darkness and having their weapons put away. The rate of healing increases with the duration they remain in the darkness. During the regeneration process, the user cannot use offensive Bloodline or Elemental skills. If they are attacked, they have to restart recovery at the slowest rate. 1 post: Small cuts & bruises are healed. 2 Posts: Gashes are turned into small cuts. 3 Posts: Broken limbs can recover within three constant posts inside of darkness. 4 Posts: Internal injuries or burns from light/flame/holy techniques can be recovered. 5 posts: An entire missing body part can be restored at a slow, and painful rate(Excluding the head or torso and it takes 5 full posts waiting in darkness to recover.).
• Shadowy Trail A Shade does not cast a shadow, but can choose to merge with the shadow of an ally, similar to a ninja. In doing so, the Shade can act as a hidden bodyguard, emerging from the allies shadow at will. The Shade can't be detected other than by holy creatures such as Nephilims, or Paladins and Clerics.
• Shadow MQC You can now bend the shadows around you to reach your opponent that would be two spears away from you as you can attack them normally while retaining regular damage. The Shade can perform D-ranked damage when at their full strength while in this fighting style, but this is the only range modifyer this style has. This does not spread to other styles, nor weapons can benefit from learning this ability as this is to be the shade's main Fighting style.
• Vibration Sensory A useful skill, the user channels energy into their feet to sense vibrations on the ground. As long as their feet is on the ground, a user can sense where an enemy is if they are earth bound within 50ft for five posts. This skill becomes passive once the user is Adept Rank.
• Miza's backshield So long as Kumori keeps Miza sheathed on his back, he is able to resist more damage to his back. But the downside is that she can only resist up to D-rank attacks, C ranks causes a rank down in damage and B and higher cause full damage.
• Trusted Wielder This Skill requires you to beat the Spirit inside of the Sword. Miza the Terror can only acknowledge those who can defeat her in combat besides Kumori Hell. Those who can hold her after the defeat of the Sword's spirit, can become one with the sword, gaining the knowledge to use her full potential of the Weapon Style: Miza the Terror. Be wary of the weapon style itself as it can kill the user if they misuse the Style's own techniques, the spirit would even warn them to be careful.
• Miza The Terror Weapon Style Miza has her own Weapon Style.
• Phantom Plane Origins The user's clothing emits a powerful substance of destruction, known as a Black Shuck Virus. The virus comes out to a maximum of 5 feet in battle, but only 2 feet out of fighting. Staying within the reach of the virus, the foe's own shadow vanishes if they are in the virus's range for 4 posts. Kumori's own shadow skill techniques will gain an increase of one rank for the shadows absorbed into his body(maximum shadows needed: 2) and can only last for 5 posts. As well as performing this, the user no longer suffers energy penalties caused from his class.
• Demonic Prowess The blood of the innocent courses through Kumori's non-existant veins, powering his body through death itself. As such, his max energy pool has been increased by 700 while every single one of Kumori's Earth Elemental attacks are now boosted with a natural life draining energy. Any earth that Kumori has influenced with his energy, becomes inhabitable by plantations, but unaffects other mortal creatures. Kumori's weapons and armor can effect skill barriers, normal/skill shields, and Armor.
In order to save everyone time Lilith chose the swiftest form of travel; straight through dimensions. With a wave of her hand a door opened, letting in light from some ethereal in between plane. It was neither here nor there, and how it worked really did not matter. She wove her arm through Amias' and stepped through, appearing across the world directly in the city of Val'ghast. Brydent and Kumori would have had to go through on their own or figure it out for themselves. Either way, they were all here. Right away looked for traces of magic, feelings of vibrations beneath her and anything that could possibly kill them. The well would be the greatest source of energy nearby and it lit up like a burning beacon in her mind. "This is as close as I can get us. We'll need to find Herod and Kamilla first and remove them from existence. Then we destroy the well and redirect the power away from Zacariah. With another dimension door we can be back in time to hold him down while someone takes his head off." Obviously Lilith had faith in the plan. The thorns would prove a powerful ally, and if not then the people that had been chosen for this quest would suffice. The thought danced in her mind to wait. Three powerful players in the world of Axiom would die if they could not weaken the God-King. As it was now he was nigh on invincible. The execution of their mission relied on synchronicity and for those facing down the fallen angel to be able to survive long enough for the rest to carry out their objective here. How funny would it be if it took a few minutes too long? If they had chosen a slower method of travel... No, Alistair was all too interesting and Lilith had yet to have him in her bed. With an almost disappointed look of boredom she motioned for the Well Squad to move forward, pointing in the general direction of the repository.
• Extremely seductive. Like Incubi, you possess the ability to instantly seduce others as long as they're two ranks below you. It's said that this becomes possible only due to their astounding beauty, but that is only a supplement. The Succubi are indeed far more beautiful than all other races, but their seduction lies in the magical energy they are born with. This energy flows around them and into the air like cells into a vein, bewitching any they seek.
• Lilith has developed the ability to detect the emotional state of the people near her and manipulate her succubus aura to merely make people around her feel very wanting of the more pleasurable acts. They become lascivious ratchet hoes, making it easier for Lilith to seduce people. This makes it so people one rank under Lillith are instantly seduced. If the opponent thinks they will be harmed the aura is broken. If Lilith tries to kill the target they are snapped out of it as well.
• Arcane Arts: Her magic spells are quite devastating should one hit you. (+1 rank to magic)
• Ability to manifest certain aspects of the demon at will. They can extend wings, sharp fingernails, as well as horns when they please.
• Detect Magic The user can detect magic. This means when others cast spells, or emanate high amounts of energy, you can see their aura. This also means you can detect magic in an area, meaning if an area has something magical about it, you can feel it. At higher ranks, you can determine the source in an area.
• Vibration Sensory A useful skill, the user channels energy into their feet to sense vibrations on the ground. As long as their feet is on the ground, a user can sense where an enemy is if they are earth bound within 50ft for five posts. This skill becomes passive once the user is Adept Rank.
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:56 pm
As they arrived, Amias was a little disappointed to hear her say that their only option was to kill Herod and Kamilla. It was at this point that he interjected. "If they are the rulers of the monster kingdom, I believe it's also fair to assume that they themselves are monsters. A particular ability of mine is to not only communicate with monsters...but tame them." He continued as the group quickly moved towards the repository of souls. "If we can...incapacitate them somehow, I can put these creatures under my control. Perhaps they would be a valuable weapon to use in the battle against Zachariah once he's been weakened." It was an interesting thought, to be sure. He only hoped that everyone in the group would see where he was coming from. Having two rather powerful beings at their side for the battle against Zach would indeed be a valuable asset to control. And for Amias, having a couple more pets at his disposal at the end wouldn't be an entirely bad deal either. Regardless...he waited patiently for their response.
They didn't have long, though; the repository was coming up quickly.
Energy 3075/3075 Stats 10/13 Equipment Gauntlets Passives
• Glory To Me Pagans are very... noble. They have the air of a King or Queen about them; even a divine. This comes from this particular ability. 'Glory To Me' is a mental allure that they constantly release from their vessel, similar to an Incubi's seduction, but weaker. Rather than seducing people, this ability fools their mind. It can make them see things that aren't real. In fact, they can even feel these things. This ability is literally impossible to ignore or break out of, but it serves little benefit other than prestige. A Pagan will often use this power to make themselves appear divine; the sun will rise behind them, their clothing will flow and shine with the breeze, they'll just seem so... God-like. They can even change their appearance using this, although it's a temporary thing. This ability can have some uses in battle, though. For example, if a Pagan is to cast a shadow over themselves, it'd make them harder to see. If they make the sun shine behind them, they can make their enemy flinch away from the overbearing light. They can also fool enemies into thinking they've struck a shield or something like that, although that sort of manipulation over reality is something that only Pagans who focus on this type of power can do.
• The Game This can only be applied to someone the Incubus has met before. Since Incubi appear simply as men, it's impossible to tell them apart from others. The moment you interact with them, they can register your desires. They'll remember you, and discover the aches and wants of your body. They'll know what sort of kinks you're into, and what type of person you like. They can use this to seduce you in person, or they can use it to manifest in your dreams. They'll send a little fraction of themselves to wherever you lay your head at night, and corrupt your body with their touch. When a victim is stronger and more able to resist them, they'll stick to beautiful and elated imagery to keep you hooked on your fantasy world. Timid and fearful victims will often be tormented with their desires, controlled by them rather than gifted them.
When a victim is truly infatuated with their fantasies, or crippled into submission by them, the Incubus has the power to manifest their spirit completely. They will then loom over them, and please their bodies however they want. This is most often used simply for the personal satisfaction of an Incubus, but can also be used for assassination purposes; ie, if the Incubus has reason to kill the target he's seduced, he will. The Incubi cannot use this ability to teleport to people while in combat, or to teleport to people who are in combat. The opponent will not suddenly be alarmed by the Incubi, but worked into it. They'll know they're coming, and will eagerly await them.
Dear Juli, my love, I am not a pleb, you scrub Don't forget it b***h
I made these monsters I made them, Techno; Herod Don't forget it b***h
Dear hoochi, Juli You are the pleb, mi cabron Get real mad, *****
Brydent entered.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 6:50 am
As Kumori watched his teammates arrive as Lilith was the first to arrive, with her obvious plan of kill, destroy, and then get the hell out. It was something Kumori can agree to if they can best Herod and Karmilla. "So are we going to draw them out and away from the well first or fight them right next to it?" Kumori brought up to ask Lilith first and foremose as the location would prove vital depending on the power of the well. If they were stronger the closer they were to it, it'd be a suicide mission. Amias was the next to arrive and his plans were... alot less than stellar, they were in high-end of stupidity and it just made the man just want to knock Amias Nicht out. But they needed him, it was a time of trust and focus and the king and queen could've been real monsters, the only thing is, if they were working with Zachariah and protected his well, they weren't mindless and so easily tamed. As far as Kumori knew, he'd have to get something straight with Amias and soon spoke to the Pagan man. "We're not here to make more allies, we're here to end two guards and a well. Trying to tame these beings is like trying to tame a speeding bullet, it's not going to listen and it's going for the kill."
Energy 2000/2000 Stats(Sp/St/Def)10[12][7] / 8[10][5] / 2 Equipment
• Utilize Broken Strength This is automatically activated upon the user achieving a broken arm. The energy and muscle stimulating shocks sent to the broken arm are transfered from the arm to the rest of the user, most of it going to the other arm. This allows the broken limb to be numbed to pain but can be restored at an easier pace. This helps the broken being to weild heavy weaponry with only a single arm like a weapons master, except they do not have access to any of the Weapon Master's skills.
• Shadow Form Most, if not all, physical attacks simply phase through the user. This can be a good and a bad thing. If all the opponent has all weapon and hand to hand styles, then the techniques that do not have energy coated on the weapons will simply go right through the user, making all other attacks useless. This is also bad because if the Shade attempts to attack, once can aim a physical attack at him, forcing him to turn himself into his shadowy form. By disrupting him, all of the skills he used are turned into smoke. The user may also chose to go into his incorporeal form once every three posts, at which point he can't attack.
• Shadow Regeneration The Shades are known to be living and breathing elementals of darkness. Because of that, they are capable of recovering at a slow rate while residing in dark areas or in an ally's shadow. The body is constantly healing for as long as they are within darkness and having their weapons put away. The rate of healing increases with the duration they remain in the darkness. During the regeneration process, the user cannot use offensive Bloodline or Elemental skills. If they are attacked, they have to restart recovery at the slowest rate. 1 post: Small cuts & bruises are healed. 2 Posts: Gashes are turned into small cuts. 3 Posts: Broken limbs can recover within three constant posts inside of darkness. 4 Posts: Internal injuries or burns from light/flame/holy techniques can be recovered. 5 posts: An entire missing body part can be restored at a slow, and painful rate(Excluding the head or torso and it takes 5 full posts waiting in darkness to recover.).
• Shadowy Trail A Shade does not cast a shadow, but can choose to merge with the shadow of an ally, similar to a ninja. In doing so, the Shade can act as a hidden bodyguard, emerging from the allies shadow at will. The Shade can't be detected other than by holy creatures such as Nephilims, or Paladins and Clerics.
• Shadow MQC You can now bend the shadows around you to reach your opponent that would be two spears away from you as you can attack them normally while retaining regular damage. The Shade can perform D-ranked damage when at their full strength while in this fighting style, but this is the only range modifyer this style has. This does not spread to other styles, nor weapons can benefit from learning this ability as this is to be the shade's main Fighting style.
• Vibration Sensory A useful skill, the user channels energy into their feet to sense vibrations on the ground. As long as their feet is on the ground, a user can sense where an enemy is if they are earth bound within 50ft for five posts. This skill becomes passive once the user is Adept Rank.
• No one may wield me [ A ] Miza itself is a special blade, originally forged in the Phantom Plane. This blade's full properties can only be used by Kumori and Kumori alone, as such, if someone were to even attempt to hold, catch, or use Miza, they would feel the blade's gravity increase to x100, to the point where they couldn't hold it effectively.
• One with my son [ S ] Miza's handle affects the entire of the blade, and as such, can weigh as light as a feather to Kumori. It's to the point he can fight with the entire weapon using only one hand. It goes even further beyond as it grants Kumori an entire new passive ability, to infuse the entire blade into his body and gem into his body without harm.
• Element of Deadly Surprises [ S ] While Kumori has Miza infused with his body, he can utilize any of his custom hand to hand fighting skills, or base fighting to summon the long blade out of his hands, feet, and even his chest. The blade's strength is equivalent to an S rank skill, but it will cost Kumori an even 50 energy to call the weapon fully out of him to his side.
• Phantom Plane Origins The user's clothing emits a powerful substance of destruction, known as a Black Shuck Virus. The virus comes out to a maximum of 5 feet in battle, but only 2 feet out of fighting. Staying within the reach of the virus, the foe's own shadow vanishes if they are in the virus's range for 4 posts. Kumori's own shadow skill techniques will gain an increase of one rank for the shadows absorbed into his body(maximum shadows needed: 2) and can only last for 5 posts. As well as performing this, the user no longer suffers energy penalties caused from his class.
• Demonic Prowess The blood of the innocent courses through Kumori's non-existant veins, powering his body through death itself. As such, his max energy pool has been increased by 700 while every single one of Kumori's Earth Elemental attacks are now boosted with a natural life draining energy. Any earth that Kumori has influenced with his energy, becomes inhabitable by plantations, but unaffects other mortal creatures. Kumori's weapons and armor can effect skill barriers, normal/skill shields, and Armor.
The well of souls, a large thing, a massive wailing sphere of the dead souls powering Zachariah. Herod, as he tended to now, allowed the dots of his eeys to stare into it. He was amazed at the power, as he always had been. The entire City of Valghast had been when it was placed here. A long, demonic arm often dips into the swirling, wailing mass as if he would feel any more than he did last time. Transparency, intangibility. Not even a wisp of air, yet there it is before his very eyes. And yet, somehow he did feel something within it. It was as if he could feel the man who had charged him with protection of these souls. Ultimate power within his grasp, yet never had it been farther. Not even Kamilla could touch the strength this was providing Zachariah with. And it was Herod who would protect it with his very life until the end, that was simply how it was. His ability to detect energy alerted him to something suddenly. He narrowed his eyes and turned his head. Live bodies?
He hadn't seen a living being in ages. No the city was cleared out when the well was put here, he had assured Zachariah no one would come near it, and for beings to simply waltz on in was certainly brazen, weather they knew or not. Extreme prejudice engaged. Kamilla dear. I haven't been able to flex my muscles in such a long time. You shan't even need to raise a finger here. he would say stepping forward from the well, feeling their location with his ability to detect magic. His grimoire opened, pages flipping and runic tattoos he received in rune prison brightening along his skin. He held open his hands, seeking to crush this meager force quickly. A black ball formed in the air, not far from their position. Space, light, even time itself seemed to be sucked into it and crushed. Even Herod's clothing would be sucked towards the hole though he himself and Kamilla would feel no real pull. The group, however, would feel themselves being pulled quickly towards the singularity in the air. This, however, was not all as from the books pages a pair of black balls rose, floating just before his lips. He snapped his fangs closed over them both, and his energy permeated the air. The sound of the singularity beginning to pull derelict buildings in and spahgettifying them was suddenly drowned beneath the terrifying noise of Herod screeching. THe loud sound tore through the air, turning everything a bloody red. Soon the solo act became a chorus, an ocean of screams as hundreds of screaming shadows scattered, aiming to make swarm and overtake the group. With his opening play complete, Herod simply waited patiently for their response.
Rank: SS Boss Energy: 6750
Skills: All Vampire Skills/Passives, Sorcerer Class Skills/Passives, Ice/Water Magic
Eternal Darkness S This is the most powerful of all shadow spells. In the palm of your hands, you will prepare two balls of shadow. The next step is simple. By devouring them both, which doesn't take long, you emulate them into your being. You may then cast this spell. The Eternal Darkness is a tidal wave of horrors. It starts by screeching very loudly, a blood red appearing in the air. Then, out of your body, hundreds of shadows launch at the foe, all screeching with you. The surrounding area will quake and tremor, and your enemy will be smashed and slashed with the force of these hundreds of shadows. The range of these shadows is essentially as far as the vampire can accurately detect. Because of the fact that they're divided into many, most spells (unless large area spells of the same rank or higher) will not be able to clear them. Essentially, this means it is better to escape. Since the spell is S ranked, you cannot simply block them with any simple maneuver. Anyone who is met with the fate of being striked by these shadows will clearly note that they've likely been gashed, dismembered or cut to pieces, depending on the amount. Each shadow will cut deeply. Enough, really, to bring the danger of going unconscious. Lasts 10 posts before the shadows vanish.
Nonexistence SS Boosted to SSS By compressing all of their energy in to a singularity, The power is incredible and draws forth everything in to the middle. This will remain in this state for 3 posts, upon which it acts as a vacuum and forcefully pulls things in to it just as if it was a black hole. On the third post it will implode. Anything and everything within a 80 foot radius is deleted from existence.
Note: Herod can use Blood Supremacy twice in a single fight, being one of the first vampires in Axiom's history and being enhanced by the Repository of Souls.
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 6:26 am
In the span of time between the death of Narathos and now, Amias had done quite a lot of work within Val'Ghast, regimenting the monsters, drawing out their strengths, and truly bringing together their sense as a nation. Where at one point, he was the sole ruler of the country, Kamilla's rise to prominence had him shift gears into a partnership. On days like today, they often engaged in open counsel, Amias using his knowledge in military and governmental structure to aid the monsters in establishing what had become a viable offense and defense against the other threats in the east. Save for the King of Aramil, Akheem. Whether he'd noticed or not, a surprising lack of monsters from Val'Ghast had rushed to the frontlines against him, instead taking their offense against the Wurm Queen and the forces of Makassar. This move had lightened the loads of war on Aramil, keeping their resources and troop numbers slightly higher than their opposition. This did, of course, serve a certain administrative and maritime purpose.
"Kamilla...I see an opportunity within Aramil." Amias would begin his explanation, himself, Kamilla, and Herod being seated at what appeared to be the remnants of the well that once contained both Zachariah and Narathos' powers. "Akheem is more capable of socialized conduct than our other two adversaries, and I see a joint effort to be the quickest and cleanest method of ending this war. Makassar is said to be the most powerful being on the plane. If we're going to tackle a foe like that, we'll need allies on our side. Allying with Akheem and annihilating the Wurm Queen would give us the best chance to strike at the heart of Makassar's forces; a clean-cut assault straight through the continent." Of course, that wasn't the only merit that came with this move. "As well as potential territory expansion when this is all over. Amaranthine is a giant country. Part of our negotiations can be to split the land mass fifty-fifty, giving us a great deal more area to work with in regards to expanding our own forces after this conflict has ended." It was a good plan in theory, but it all hinged on Akheem's cooperation. Between the forces here, and the ones the Djinn King commanded, the pair would possess a combined military might higher than their opposition. If you didn't count Makassar himself, of course.
The leader of the Reds was said to be the strongest creature on the plane, even in the face of the gods that had physically manifested themselves. It would be no easy task to overcome his forces, and defeating him in open combat would prove to be even more troublesome. It was certainly something that would require the combined effort of more than one nation's army. Perhaps, if he could levy Adriel's support in Nocturne...no. That was too risky. To try to add even more players into the mix now would dampen the value of their partnership with Akheem. And above all else, the cooperation of Aramil was paramount. To be fair, an alliance with the Wurm Queen was also on the table, but Amias understood that the civilized creatures of Axiom, working in tandem with the monsters of Val'Ghast stood a much more imposing threat than two mostly uncivilized nations joining hands. "I feel as though this is an option worth discussing. To me, it serves the greatest total benefit to Val'Ghast, should we come out of this mess alive."
After a moment of consideration, as well as a shared glance between the two--how they seemed to communicate wordlessly was quite fascinating, as Amias had never detected any mental energies from either one of them during the exchange--they looked back to him and slowly nodded. "Although we normally don't make an effort to establish communication or alliances with others, I can understand your concern in this circumstance. It will be your responsibility to go to Akheem, and make these terms known; the creatures of Val'Ghast will ally with the forces of Aramil in war against the Wurm Queen and the Makassar, on the condition that any conquered lands are split evenly between us. This part of the deal is extremely important; we need the lands if we're going to sustain our growing population of creatures. Staying out of combat with one side of this conflict has started to yield a slight advantage in numbers. If we're going to keep it, we must be able to expand." Kamilla motioned to Amias that there was nothing else to discuss, and that their meeting had thusly concluded. Wordlessly, the demon merely nodded and took flight out the roof of the building.
It was during this trip that he'd encountered a particular, familiar face appearing before him. Just before he'd started to cross the body of water separating Val'Ghast and Aramil, he noticed the shape of a man below, walking along the coastline. Taking a slow, careful descent to the ground, his Sight quickly determined that this man's energy...was a lot like how Lilith was now. Overwhelming, near-infinite. But it took on a different quality that he wasn't used to from his former comrades. More...something he'd once seen in himself. It was the unmistakable hue of demonic power that can only be emanated from a Desire Demon. But this energy was much more pure and refined; dramatically more powerful. As soon as he landed, the figure turned to face him, and it was within moments that Amias recognized the face of the former Emperor West. "You know...I was just musing over the possibility that you'd ascended as well, after having met up with Lilith. So funny, that I've run into the two of you within the span of a few weeks." He bent his knees, taking a crouched position while addressing West, a show of respect for someone who was always in a higher strata than him in life. "Men of your status don't come to this plane for no reason at all. What is it that I can do for you, West?"
"Firstly, you would be wise to refer to me as Raphael." Starting the conversation off with the prickling of needles, the former emperor asserted his authority without consequence. "Secondly, if you know what's happened to me, then you shouldn't be so informal. Don't make me believe I was wrong to approach you instead of someone else." Snip. Snip. The man-turned-god was on quite the spree today. Already, Amias was being picked at for doing little more than talking. "The chain of command is still well and alive within me, Amias. Don't think I won't assert it here and now."
"Of course, Raphael. I would never go out of my way to show disrespect. My apologies." Quickly slipping back into that ever-so-familiar tone of subservience, Amias would bow and cross a single arm across his chest, his fingertips just barely grazing his shoulder. It certainly wasn't something he was used to anymore, but now, he was within the presence of a former emperor. It was likely that--in his ascension--a lot of the principles he'd held close to heart in life remained just as prevalent in his mind now. "What would you have me do, your grace?" Much better.
"I would have you look me in the eyes." As commanded, Amias looked up to West, giving the god a good look into the windows of his soul. "You've changed. Once, you were a self-serving sycophant, capable only of acting within his own interest by brown-nosing those above you. But recently...that appears to have changed for the better. Even now, you're working for the betterment of a society that once had no organization or structure, and creating something useful out of it. You're going to a civilized part of the world to negotiate peace for your subjects, and to show them the might of the civilized world. Perhaps, you may even be trying to inject a taste of civilization into Val'Ghast, to see if your new subjects would find it worthwhile. The idea of structure and order." He crossed his shoulders, looking at the demon with inquisitive eyes. Something else was different as well...something with his energy. It wasn't more than a couple of seconds before Raphael made the distinction. "I see now. You've also discarded that Pagan power of yours for a power of the new era, throwing away the power of a self-serving egomaniac for the power of progression, of change. Did you get tired of an ages-old power tied within lies, or was this change forced within you?" In case Amias wasn't getting the point, Raphael would finish his statement with a very short, curt statement. "In case I've failed to communicate my point, I mean that you've changed for the better; you're starting to adopt modern ideals of civilization, of peace obtained through order, and the value of a strong kingdom ruled with these ideals. I have approached you today because of this change; because I finally believe that you're worth something more than you were before." Not the nicest of ways to put it, but it was a compliment nevertheless. Raphael was never known to be a man of kindness anyway.
"So if I have changed in such a way, I suppose you'd ask a service of me in order to test my merits, your grace?" It was an interesting idea; working in the service of Raphael. He'd met the man only once in life, during a moment of...strange transformation, though the god seemed to have gotten over that phase before ascending. Even moreso, this proof that ascension to godhood had Amias more interested than before. He learned how they'd achieved it thanks to Lilith, as well as their ultimate goal. But how would they be able to do this without a true representative on Axiom?
"Now you're finally starting to get it." A statement procured from Raphael capturing glimpses of Amias' thoughts, as Lilith had when she appeared before him. "I want you to act as my representative on Axiom. Someone who isn't afraid to take measures to preserve authority, to instate the chain of command, and create this form of secure hierarchy within countries that don't already have it. A structured civilization, embracing the vast and colorful culture of Fraxon across the entire plane...that is my goal. To ensure that every man, woman, and child in this world is able to live under the security of a powerful, organized force. It doesn't matter their ideals, their social structure, so long as order and authority are preserved. You will act in the best interests of Axiom...a subtle agent, in a way. And one day, you'll rule a portion of it yourself to ensure that the cycle remains as it should." It was a daunting command from an even more daunting entity. But to be fair, it wasn't the first time Amias had worked in the service of a god, and it likely wouldn't be the last. From now on, he'd just have to be more careful, and choose gods that aligned their interests with West's. "Does this sound like a task you can undertake, or have I really chosen wrong with you?"
A smirk. The emperor's eyes narrowed as a cunning smirk played across Amias' face. "Have no fear, your grace. That's a task I have absolutely no complaints with undertaking. I would be honored to serve your justice across Axiom, and to ensure the safety and security of its inhabitants. Your wish is my command." At this, Raphael extended a hand, in a motion akin to arm wrestling. Amias took this hand, and with that grip, a fraction of the god's power was transferred to him. Congregating on his left pectoral, a black crown with a strange, white aura would manifest in the form of Raphael's mark. A promise from the god, to supply him with power so long as he upheld the responsibilities he was now tasked to.
"Then go, and work for the betterment of Axiom. I'll be watching, so don't make any mistakes. And my name is Raphael, cut the formalities." With that final instructions, and warning, the god was gone; Amias had his work cut out for him.
Energy 4475/4475 Stats 11/12 [11/15 Flying] Equipment Sword Spear Passives
• The Sight Just like their counterpart (the Nephilim) the Diabolos can read the auras about them and see things for what they are. This allows them to pinpoint an opponent's energy level(rank), along with the ability to naturally see energy.
• Electromagnetic Manipulation Even without expending energy, the Diabolos can manipulate electromagnetic fields. This allows them to levitate their own weapons and manipulate them with great speed, power and precision. Furthermore, they may sense metal and disturbances in electromagnetic fields; for example, if there is a destructive event happening even across the world, they will know it is ongoing, just not who or what is involved. They can sense earthquakes and other such things, to name a few events that would trigger this sense.
You may also compress this magnetic field within simply a large area around you; this allows you to perceive movements around you.
• Pain Inversion This is a strength and a weakness. Pain Inversion allows for a Diabolos' abilities to be stronger based on their physical health. This does not increase ability rank, but rather size, speed and precision. At full condition, you will be able to manipulate larger masses and fling them at enemies as if ballistic homing missiles. When near death, you will need great concentration to do that same thing and will be able to manipulate significantly less at once.
