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Ignitheus
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Out of all of the commotion going on, both Pyro and his hounds look at each other in confusion. Pyro finds a nearby wall, sits against it and takes a nap with scythe against his shoulder. Both hounds, one on each side, walk over to Pyro and lay down beside him, they too taking a nap.

16-Feb-2015 13:12:30

Sir Duncan88

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The mage watches in shock as the new arrival dispatches of the Shadowforger. Considering how much he'd struggled in battle with her before, to see her taken down so quickly...not great for his self-esteem. Although it wouldn't be lying to say that he was in some way relieved as well, since now finally she wouldn't be a threat anymore-wait.

Noting that Pyro is taking a well earned rest after the battle, he looks back to see the portal to the underworld which they used earlier still there. Well, if she's going anywhere, he doesn't expect it would be particularly pleasant.

"I don't know who is and isn't going to that arena," He says, indicating the other portal, "but I doubt the Shadowforger is completely gone. This might be the best time to take care of her, so if anyone's up for going back to try and find her, I'd appreciate-"

"I think," the elf-archer interrupts him, "We have something to take care of first."

"Ah," he replies, "Yes. It seems One of Ash*in's allies is wanted dead. Well then..."

"Shall we?" The elf says to generally anyone who might be willing to help.

She pulls the bow off her back, but doesn't bother nocking an arrow.

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Canonically, I probably shouldn't know Ash*in by name but I couldn't think of any other way to address him.

EDIT-I just checked something on the wiki...are we actually allowed to be doing this or are they going to send us off to the RP forum again?

Also...Are Magery and harbinger the same person? Because at one point it said that Natasha worked for/followed Magery, but on her wiki page and several times in the thread it says she works for someone called harbinger, aka unconquered sun etc. (I actually thought that the unconquered sun was meant to be a star of some kind)

16-Feb-2015 17:58:01 - Last edited on 17-Feb-2015 13:14:09 by Sir Duncan88

Enheduanna
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Sir Duncan88 said :
EDIT-I just checked something on the wiki...are we actually allowed to be doing this or are they going to send us off to the RP forum again?

Are we actually allowed to be doing this?

I don't know.

What I do know is that we went for three or four years without anyone have a problem with it, and nobody's had a problem with it since we started doing it again (and I think it's at least somewhere close to a year since 'The Exodus').

Sir Duncan88 said :
Also...Are Magery and harbinger the same person? Because at one point it said that Natasha worked for/followed Magery, but on her wiki page and several times in the thread it says she works for someone called harbinger, aka unconquered sun etc. (I actually thought that the unconquered sun was meant to be a star of some kind)

Are Magery and Harbinger the same person?

No. They are two entirely separate identities.

But that's not the right question.

18-Feb-2015 05:15:20

Sir Duncan88

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"If this were truly the Arena, Magery's arena, child, you would be dead,"...

...She finishes in a sort of reverent rapture, a worshipful priestess in the face of her God...

The two are obviously related in some way, otherwise there'd be a plot hole. And you don't exactly strike me as the type to allow plot holes in their writing.

Now, as for that question...

Which one follows who?

(I miss Snorro and Percy...They were actually on a similar power level to me, i.e low)

18-Feb-2015 17:45:00

Vrangr Wayne

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Sir Duncan88 said :

(I miss Snorro and Percy...They were actually on a similar power level to me, i.e low)

As my personal experience kind of shows, you're best off trying to engage people like Eno/Magery at 'their level' and scaling back when you're up against those you consider 'actually' at your level.

As stated by the Megamind, the difference between us all is but one thing: "Presentation!"

That said, adjusting to that 'higher' level has some side effects sometimes, like your default style trending 'higher'. Overall, such seems to lead to the best experiences, and forcibly installing yourself into the odd mixing pot of lore that Eno jealously safeguards.
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M1, I will have something up soonish. I'm not entirely sure what to expect, so I'm moving between extremes on how to open this duel.

18-Feb-2015 20:23:12 - Last edited on 18-Feb-2015 20:25:54 by Vrangr Wayne

Sir Duncan88

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The elf archer turns towards the assassin, about 10 metres away. She holds her bow steadily in front of her, and draws back the string. As if by sheer principle, the air seems to shimmer before what looks like an arrow appears, drawn back. It doesn’t seem easy to spot; in fact, all that can really be seen is what looks like some kind of shell of what must be compressed air making the shape. Nevertheless, it is definitely buzzing with energy, despite being held still.

She locks on to her target, and releases the string.

The arrow sheds its shell in a blast of air and becomes invisible to the eye as it instantly reaches sound-speed. Only the most advanced AI, such as the kind Yuriel has, would be able to track it. Not because of its speed alone – that would be easy for technology not nearly as advanced – but because of its composition and coverage. For reasons unbeknownst to the assassin, the arrow makes absolutely no excess sound; even when released it was silent as it slid across the guard of the bow. On top of that, it is essentially sound waves, composed in such a way that they act as a solid object.

Not only is there no audible sound, this arrow causes no vibrations, not even traces , in the air at all. The only way to detect an arrow like this would be with electromagnetic waves. If he is able to examine it, he would probably find that the point is one molecule wide. Considering it consists of waves, which it travels at the same speed as. Whether or not he has time to figure out the cause of this makes no difference as he has less than a hundredth of a second to react, not that it would be a problem.

However, the arrow simply goes right past his ear, making it look like she never fired anything in the first place. Little does he know (at least hopefully), that it has not at all missed.

18-Feb-2015 20:29:47

Sir Duncan88

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The arrow’s path becomes an arc. At some point it seems to lose most of its mass, but then the speed of the sound waves seems to increase beyond that of the arrow, so he should be able to see that they have to lose mass when performing certain functions, thus losing momentum. The arrow continues back on itself and right toward the nape of the assassin’s neck. Of course, he reacts in time, and takes care of the arrow with ease, whichever way he chooses.

Two arrows bombard him from directly behind the last one, the kinetic energy from the sound waves being project from the air itself and converging on a point, rather than a molecule thick tip, making the level of energy technically infinite, as well as infinitely sharp.

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Tried to keep character controlling as low as possible, as I do not want to be a hypocrite, although I am much more comfortable with it now as I was at first.

Also don't want to be inaccurate about abilities and powers.

EDIT- Can't wait for Eno's long drawn-out speech where he points out every single grossly arrogant and inadequate assumption I made and how I got everything wrong, before he proceeds to explain how he's superior to me in every single way and how his characters are also, simply because he's a veteran and I'm not, despite the fact that he is currently displaying every single one of the 'new traits' which you veterans are always complaining about 'noobs' having, such as:

-Having an unstoppable way of successfully voiding or evading every single attack anyone ever throws at you

-Having an autokill attack which never misses and always has some reason which stops anything from being able to dodge it or block it because it instantly finds a way around the problem

- HAVING THE AUTOKILL AS YOUR REGULAR ATTACK.

Cont.

18-Feb-2015 20:31:43 - Last edited on 18-Feb-2015 21:16:38 by Sir Duncan88

Sir Duncan88

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-Forcing you opponent into a situation where their death is inevitable and there is no way of them getting out of it then ranting about how they should accept that they are inferior to you and how you are entitled to be powerful enough to one-hit kill every single one of their characters. Of course this is justified, simply because you've been here longer, and this of course also means you're allowed to have the 'new traits' because you're better than us. (sarcasm, by the way)

Hey by the way, anyone wanna rise up against the veterans and start a rebellion? #ForumFightRebellion

18-Feb-2015 21:19:16 - Last edited on 18-Feb-2015 21:20:27 by Sir Duncan88

Enheduanna
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Sir Duncan88 said :
The two are obviously related in some way, otherwise there'd be a plot hole. And you don't exactly strike me as the type to allow plot holes in their writing.

You would be correct on both accounts. And thank you!

Sir Duncan88 said :
Which one follows who?

Taking your reference point as the linear timeline, Harbinger came after Magery.

From a non -linear perspective, however, it's more accurate to say they both came before each other.

As for the spirit of your question, well... the only person Magery will ever truly follow is himself.

Sir Duncan88 said :
EDIT- Can't wait for Eno's long drawn-out speech where he points out every single grossly arrogant and inadequate assumption I made and how I got everything wrong...

Actually, at this point, he'd probably direct you instead to the links I posted on page 29 to the description of the Hyperion Warsuit, which, while rather outdated considering how many years ago it was created in Yuriel's past, would still no-sell those arrows before they even made it to him. And he's wearing a better version.

I will leave you with something, though: at least one of you has already demonstrated the capability to completely ignore all the protections provided by Yuriel's armour.

In fact, it's also the main method I expected you all to attack Natasha, considering she demonstrated the fact, on multiple occasions, that she couldn't no-sell it with her own armour.

Sir Duncan88 said :
Hey by the way, anyone wanna rise up against the veterans and start a rebellion? #ForumFightRebellion

Fun fact: you would be the third person (that I can remember) to attempt such a thing, after myself, and Wayne, in that order.

19-Feb-2015 09:12:24

Eno Remnant

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There are a lot of things that need saying and doing, and I'll be honest with you, I'm not in the mood. However, I will prepare a Word document detailing all of these things in due time. For now, I shall just address a single point:

Sir Duncan88 said :
- HAVING THE AUTOKILL AS YOUR REGULAR ATTACK.

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HAHAHAHAHAHA

If you think that's an autokill, you're not playing Forum Fight. Micro Oblivions, as to which I assume you're referring, are flawed at the core of their concept and far from the most deadly weapon at Yuriel's disposal.

Micro Oblivions, as with all weapons from the Absolute Zero line, erase objects, beings, etc. from existence. They do so by 'reading' their target as a mathematical equation (it's overly complicated pseudo-science that's more BS than logic), and then emitting a series of carefully-timed, varied energy pulses designed to undermine the target's grip on reality.

This takes time for things they have not encountered, and therefore do not have in their memory. So an average humanoid is already programmed in. As are most forms of kinetic, particle and energy shielding. What they are not programmed for is magic. You throw something magical in its path and it'll need at least an hour to study and prepare a response. Which is why Yuriel spent time observing you all, and had a program running well before he got involved that was studying your abilities.

Forgetting the time needed, simple energy diffusion and negation techniques would defeat a Micro Oblivion entirely, at which point all that's coming towards you is a bullet made of strong, durable metal that can blink out of reality to 'dodge' - which is also not really an issue, given most Forum Fighters would have the common sense to install multiplanar defences for themselves.

If I wanted to pull the autokill on you, I'd have just generated a black hole. The size of the observable universe.

Have the homework done before our next meeting. Class dismissed.

19-Feb-2015 11:23:03 - Last edited on 19-Feb-2015 11:25:46 by Eno Remnant

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