From being an Abandoned who had rarely left the Hollowed Grounds, to embracing the call of adventure, to dying and being reborn first as an Ascended and then as an Ancient, Maea has gone through quite the amount of changes in her life. One thing remains common, though, in her attempts to find out just where she belongs; she’s always had a craving for knowledge which has brought her to so many places and to meet so many people here in Caido. We can’t wait to see what else is in store for her!
Congratulations, Maea!
Credits
Court of the Fallen was created in October of 2018 by Odd, Honey, and Crooked.
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Don't come over and don't be too good to me I'm not proud of it, please, but i want it to sting
The false him explodes into stardust, and for a single terrible second Nate has no idea how he feels about that. Then, Wessex will feel the shaking of silent laughter wracking through Nate, a hand clapped over his mouth and squeezing his face tightly to stifle every sound. Not needing breath really is a blessing on occasion.
Still keeping silent, Nate changes direction, creeping closer to the door. Being inside evens the okaying field a little, at least by virtue of the walls, the small area. He’s not sure if it matters, not with whatever tricks Safrin’s specialist boy has up his sleeve, but hopefully it’s worth something.
Nate moves closer and will follow Ronin into the tower at a distance if he goes, moving slowly and telegraphing his movements as much as possible to fox!Wessex. If ronin doesn’t enter the Tower Nate will still approach, but much slower
Magic: Demi-gods Disadvantage (FEAT) | Demi-gods roll at a disadvantage against Nate
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Fire Dodge (FEAT) | Rolls with advantage against fire attacks
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Basic
Leather Jacket | A leather jacket that can reflect basic fire damage away from the wearer. Can be used again after a two post cool-off period. (Made by Deimos)
warm blood, baby, fuck a little separation, why should i deny myself god, i'm unwell, must be a weak man, hurts like hell, just what i needed
an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth a knife for the ribs
It's understandably chaotic right now, but even so, that shit don't make no sense to Ronin. Indeed, the Huntsman is left a little dumbstruck for a moment as the Nate in front of him completely winks out of existence, because it was never going to be that easy. He's not sure if the other man has teleported or what (new demi power?), but as the cries from within the Tower conveniently sound out, you know he's on it.
Something feels off, though, like when you're examining one of those weird 'spot the difference' pictures, and so although he does head deeper into the Tower, he leaves his astral projection as a sentinel in the sky above to keep watch. And he keeps vigilant too (AKA he uses his INT 2 to try and figure out wtf is going on).
Ronin keeps astral!Ronin in the sky to keep watch for anything sus, and heads into the Tower where the cries are coming from. He uses his INT 2 to try and figure out dafuq is happening.
Magic: Astral Projection | Ronin can project a version of himself into another location. He can see, hear and speak in this space, and he can affect it physically, including combat situations. If the astral projection is damaged, it can no longer physically affect the space. He may only project as far as the sub-boards adjacent to his physical location - and only if he has previously visited the board.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
some turn to dust or to gold, but you will remember me
Killin’ time doo doo doo doo doo doo. Sneakin’ round doo doo doo doo doo doo (please sing to the tune of Baby Shark).
Strategy and cleverness might be their best friends right now, or so it seems, so Wessex dutifully walks with Nate, giving her brother free reign to direct them while she continues to think of next steps. The kitsune continues to coat them in illusion as Nate enters the Tower. As he does, the fake sounds of people and Gideon fade away as Wessex stops in the doorway. She sends another whisper into Nate’s ear. “On my count, I’ll shift to human and we attack.”
Turning around, she looks up at sky!Ronin and shifts back to an easily identifiable Wessex. "Now."
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Wessex goes with Nate and continues to keep them hidden in illusions until he enters the tower, at which point she lets the sounds of people fade away and sends a whisper to Nate's ear to say she thinks they should attack. Facing sky!Ronin, she shifts back to her human self.
Kitsune Ability | Mastered illusion
Magic: Demi-gods (FEAT) | Rolls with advantage against Demi-gods.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Magic: Demi-gods Disadvantage (FEAT) | Demi-gods roll at a disadvantage against Wessex
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
The world is new to you, and you to it. During PQ/PQ+/KQs/Drops, you roll with advantage on luck-based rolls and receive an extra name during drops. (In order to use this, make sure to note the ability at the bottom of each post)
Nate continues to move like a cartoon villain with overly exaggerated movements (honestly it's a shame no one can see him). Once Ronin is in the Tower though, no amount of feigned screams will convince him that there a murderous demigod within. The medical floor is functioning like a well-oiled machine despite the illusory screams, with doctors like Falke and Tobi tending to any who have received injuries from the upper floors collapsing. Of course as soon as Ronin turns around, he'll be face to face with Nate.
Leaving Nate to it, Wessex exits the Tower and sheds her fur and tails to stare up at astral!Ronin
Safrin's shield will disappear at the end of Ronin's next turn.
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!
**Please take into account distances and feel free to ask in your group chat if you have questions about where anyone is.
You have 24 hours to reply. Your randomly chosen posting order is: Nate, Ronin, Wessex
Edy: 0/126 (**Killed by Ronin for levelling)
Nate: 355/500
Wessex: 539/627
Amun: 81/168
Ronin: 672/672
Abraham: 0/45 (** Killed by Wessex for levelling)
The Tower: 687.5/1000
Don't come over and don't be too good to me I'm not proud of it, please, but i want it to sting
There is no attempt made to hide his eagerness for the plan, Nate all but rushing into position, violence dancing in his eyes, in his shaking grin. He wants, more than he ever has before, and while wanting without getting is a familiar feeling by this point in his life, so is the drive to claw out for what scraps he can.
“Hey Starfucker.” The words leave Nate’s lips the second Ronin has turned. There is not an instant left for Safrin’s dildo to put together what’s happening before Nate activates an electrical crackle over himself, with purpose this time, and drives every fist he has into Ronin, summoning up every ounce of personal fury in his gut to drive into the Demi-god.
Nate activates his healing buzz and hits Ronin with every fist he has (6, for those of you at home) as hard as he can
Magic: Finger in Everything | Nate possesses the ability to create four extra arms in the same style as the Voice’s holograms. The arms share Nate's strength stat and can be summoned/dismissed at will. They are able to reach a radius of 30ft.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Bittersweet | On a single turn, Nate can mark an ally who is within 30ft. Any damage done by Nate on that turn is also counted as healing for the ally marked. The mark disappears after use. Requires a 1-post cool down.
Type: Dark | Rank: Basic
Magic: Demi-gods Disadvantage (FEAT) | Demi-gods roll at a disadvantage against Nate
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Fire Dodge (FEAT) | Rolls with advantage against fire attacks
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Basic
Leather Jacket | A leather jacket that can reflect basic fire damage away from the wearer. Can be used again after a two post cool-off period. (Made by Deimos)
warm blood, baby, fuck a little separation, why should i deny myself god, i'm unwell, must be a weak man, hurts like hell, just what i needed
an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth a knife for the ribs
Ronin has just about come to the conclusion that something is fucky when the sound of a familiar voice cuts through the air. He does whip around, and whether or not he's able to dodge out of the way of Nate's punches ('cuz there are a lot of punches), starbolts are already sizzling through the air directly at the other demigod.
"Gods, don't you get tired of being an absolute cunt," he grates out, dancing back a few steps and - subtly, he hopes - pulling another switcharoo with his duplicate. He can trade jabs with Nate all day while he's trying to figure shit out elsewhere.
Ronin whips around and targets Nate with his starbolts. Whether or not they hit, he'll pull another switcheroo with his winged duplicate in the sky.
Magic: Astral Projection | Ronin can project a version of himself into another location. He can see, hear and speak in this space, and he can affect it physically, including combat situations. If the astral projection is damaged, it can no longer physically affect the space. He may only project as far as the sub-boards adjacent to his physical location - and only if he has previously visited the board.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Now You See Me | Ronin may switch places with his astral projection (when summoned). Requires a 1 post cool down.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Shooting Stars | The user may summon celestial energy as a projectile. Control is excellent, and multiple projectiles may be created at once. (In quests or other combat situations requiring dice rolling, only 3 stars may be created per post).
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Shortly after Wessex gives the signal, she feels her upgrades come back online and a crowing, We’re back! shoots through to Nate. Don’t get yourself killed, now.
Now that she’s human again, Wessex calls on her Healing magic and then sets her eyes, literally, on sky!Ronin. It doesn’t matter who’s up there, real or not, because one less actively-attacking-them Ronin is a good thing. Aiming for his face, the Wraith sends her lasers beaming through the dark sky again, hoping to either take the astral version of him out, or disorient the real version.
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Wessex feels the upgrades come back online and tells Nate. She self-heals and then shoots her Laser Eyes at sky!Ronin, aiming to disorient it in case it's the real version.
Magic: Angry Eyes | Can shoot laser beams from her eyes. Target must be within 60ft. Deals heat damage to soft surfaces, with a 50% chance to disorient characters if the light goes in their eyes (a dex roll on her part). Can also cut through medium objects, and heat large-sized objects.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Healing | Minor cuts/abrasions/bruising heal nearly instantly. More severe injuries (broken bones, muscle tears, etc) heal at 75% the speed. During PQ+/KQs, heals at mas tered levels, with a chance to heal instantly depending on injury/luck.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Demi-gods Disadvantage (FEAT) | Demi-gods roll at a disadvantage against Wessex
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Magic: Demi-gods (FEAT) | Rolls with advantage against Demi-gods.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
The world is new to you, and you to it. During PQ/PQ+/KQs/Drops, you roll with advantage on luck-based rolls and receive an extra name during drops. (In order to use this, make sure to note the ability at the bottom of each post)
Machamp, I mean Nate, hits and heals. Ronin blasts half as many things as Nate, before...well, vanishing isn't quite the right word, but swapping shall we say.
Abruptly Stormbreak goes dark again as Safrin's shield vanishes.
Wessex heals and shoots, but it's only by the hairs of Ronin 's chinny-chin-chin that he manages to evade the bright beam of red that shoots up at him.
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!
**Please take into account distances and feel free to ask in your group chat if you have questions about where anyone is.
You have 24 hours to reply. Your randomly chosen posting order is: Nate, Ronin, Wessex
Edy: 0/126 (**Killed by Ronin for levelling)
Nate: 346/500
Wessex: 600/627
Ronin: 507/672
Abraham: 0/45 (** Killed by Wessex for levelling)
The Tower: 687.5/1000
Don't come over and don't be too good to me I'm not proud of it, please, but i want it to sting
“Sure don’t. Do you?” Nate snaps back, dead to the complaining of his circuits. If he can’t feel it, what does it matter? Wessex’s voice does remind him of the other slight advantage they have though, breaks through him enough to change strategies, just a little bit. I’ll do my best. He thinks back to the Wraith, semi serious before he follows it up with a saccharine Comin’ to you boss!
Fists dive for Ronin again, his flesh hands hopefully connecting with the Demi-gods face while the staticky ones grab everywhere Nate can get at. Fingers twist in hair, wrap around his throat, tug at his shoulders. Hell, if Nate can manage it he’ll hook crackling digits into Ronins mouth and curl them down around his lower jaw. Anything to try and drag the Dark Star back out of the tower and under the night sky, back out to where Wessex is with the duplicate.
Nate punches Ronin with two fists (his flesh ones if it matters) and uses the rest of his arms to try and grapple Ronin out of the tower
Magic: Finger in Everything | Nate possesses the ability to create four extra arms in the same style as the Voice’s holograms. The arms share Nate's strength stat and can be summoned/dismissed at will. They are able to reach a radius of 30ft.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Demi-gods Disadvantage (FEAT) | Demi-gods roll at a disadvantage against Nate
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Fire Dodge (FEAT) | Rolls with advantage against fire attacks
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Basic
Leather Jacket | A leather jacket that can reflect basic fire damage away from the wearer. Can be used again after a two post cool-off period. (Made by Deimos)
warm blood, baby, fuck a little separation, why should i deny myself god, i'm unwell, must be a weak man, hurts like hell, just what i needed
an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth a knife for the ribs
Time for a game of if/then! It's not that astral!Ronin exactly wants holographic hands in his mouth, but providing he's able to dodge out of the way of the damage from the fleshy fists, he's going to do his best to take advantage of the close proximity. So IF he's able, he'll lash out with fingers tipped with dragon claws to try and hit anywhere he can on Nate - and if he's able to grab and rip out an upgrade or anything else important, so much the better. (I guess that's down to luck, though).
Of course, if the Ranger manages to land a blow on him, astral!Ronin will turn inconveniently incorporeal, and none of this will even matter. So we'll leave it there for now.
Meanwhile, sky!Ronin (Ronins-in-the-sky!), having narrowly dodged the angriest of eyes, is forced to reconsider his situation. With a beat of draconic wings, he tries to take himself out of Wessex's range, and when he does attack, it isn't the Wraith he's after. He lances three starbolts at some of the gorgeous architecture (sorry Sera sorry sorry sorry) overhanging the entrance of the Tower, trying to topple it so that it blocks Nate's exit.
Astral!Ronin tries to slash Nate with dragon claws, and tear out an upgrade if he's lucky enough. (Alternatively, if he's hit by Nate then he's incorporeal and unable to damage/be grappled).
Sky!Ronin gets out of Wessex's range and aims three starbolts at the architecture over the Tower entrance, trying to get it to fall to block Nate's exit.
Magic: Astral Projection | Ronin can project a version of himself into another location. He can see, hear and speak in this space, and he can affect it physically, including combat situations. If the astral projection is damaged, it can no longer physically affect the space. He may only project as far as the sub-boards adjacent to his physical location - and only if he has previously visited the board.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Shooting Stars | The user may summon celestial energy as a projectile. Control is excellent, and multiple projectiles may be created at once. (In quests or other combat situations requiring dice rolling, only 3 stars may be created per post).
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: FEAT | Now You! | When Ronin successfully hits a target, the next ally who posts gains advantage on their attack.
Type: Light | Rank: Basic
Used to relying on speed while under the cover of darkness, it infuriates the Wraith to no end that the Dark Star is just as nimble. With a frustrated growl, she continues to heal herself, watching the demi-god pull himself out of range. How to get higher without leaving Nate (cause no, she’s not sure he won’t be stubborn and end up killing himself)?
On the other hand, if sky!Ronin’s too far away for her eyes, maybe he’s too far away to do much damage at all. Maybe keeping him up there and out of range is the answer.
So Wessex summons a Minokawa and sends it to the edge of its tether, telling it to fire some metal feather up at sky!Ronin. A hit would be great, but she'll settle for just keeping him at bay.
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Wessex self-heals again and summons a Mech Minokawa at 30 ft. to fire feathers at Ronin.
Magic: Healing | Minor cuts/abrasions/bruising heal nearly instantly. More severe injuries (broken bones, muscle tears, etc) heal at 75% the speed. During PQ+/KQs, heals at mas tered levels, with a chance to heal instantly depending on injury/luck.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: The Squad | Can summon 3 small, 2 medium, or 1 large regular creature. Can also summon any of her mythical shifts. Summoned animals have an HP of 1 and cannot go more than 30ft from Wessex. Must wait 1 round between summoning if creatures are dismissed/knocked out.
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Mech-Minokawa Ability | Feather shoot
Magic: Demi-gods (FEAT) | Rolls with advantage against Demi-gods.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Magic: Demi-gods Disadvantage (FEAT) | Demi-gods roll at a disadvantage against Wessex
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
The world is new to you, and you to it. During PQ/PQ+/KQs/Drops, you roll with advantage on luck-based rolls and receive an extra name during drops. (In order to use this, make sure to note the ability at the bottom of each post)
Nate isn't able to hit Ronin, which unlocks Choose Your Own Adventure Path 1. Astral!Ronin has no better luck than Nate though, and as the clawed projection tries to slash at the demigod, Nate is able to evade.
Striking the second and part of the third story of the Tower, stone and other bits of debris come crashing down, blocking the entrance. Wessex 's summoned!Minokawa appears in the air and fires feathers at Ronin, but is currently out of range, as Wessex heals herself back to full HP.
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!
**Please take into account distances and feel free to ask in your group chat if you have questions about where anyone is.
You have 24 hours to reply. Your randomly chosen posting order is: Nate, Ronin, Wessex
Edy: 0/126 (**Killed by Ronin for levelling)
Nate: 346/500
Wessex: 627/627
Ronin: 507/672
Abraham: 0/45 (** Killed by Wessex for levelling)
The Tower: 687.5/1000
Don't come over and don't be too good to me I'm not proud of it, please, but i want it to sting
Nate isn’t really fond of being made a liar when he isn’t actively lying. So, with or without Ronin, he’s comin’ to you boss. If he gets the choice though, he absolutely wants to bring the Dark Star along. It’s simpler to keep all the players in one place.
False arms give up the grapple and rain down on Ronin again while real ones reach out this time, simply trying to get a grip this time. If he can, great, if not, well… with or without. He blinks outside of the fallen rubble and takes stock of the situation outside, trying to stay on guard for the unknown.
Nate tries again to punch/grab Ronin, then teleports outside the tower, bringing Ronin with him if able/applicable
Magic: Finger in Everything | Nate possesses the ability to create four extra arms in the same style as the Voice’s holograms. The arms share Nate's strength stat and can be summoned/dismissed at will. They are able to reach a radius of 30ft.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
Magic: I'm Very Fast | Can teleport up to 15 feet within a board, 1x per thread. Can take a regularly sized person/object with him.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Magic: Demi-gods Disadvantage (FEAT) | Demi-gods roll at a disadvantage against Nate
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Fire Dodge (FEAT) | Rolls with advantage against fire attacks
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Basic
Leather Jacket | A leather jacket that can reflect basic fire damage away from the wearer. Can be used again after a two post cool-off period. (Made by Deimos)
warm blood, baby, fuck a little separation, why should i deny myself god, i'm unwell, must be a weak man, hurts like hell, just what i needed
an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth a knife for the ribs
Read a book, Nate - it's the Huntsman, these days. (Honestly though the LT changes so often who even knows any more). As before, astral!Ronin tries to squirm out of the way of being punched, grappled and/or teleported, and tries to get a good slash of claws in at Nate's face as he does so. And if he's hit, as before, guess not, and he'll be left incorporeal within the Tower.
Outside, sky!Ronin has a Minokawa and a Wessex to deal with (and a Nate soon, too!) and he's careful to keep out of range as best he can, though he obviously can't account for anyone becoming airborne. The chaos from within the Tower infirmary has stayed his starbolts for a moment though, and it's with blazing blue eyes that he glares down at the two demigods.
"We could do this all night and be no closer to killing one another," he grates out. "Haven't you done enough? People are scared, injured. Some will have lost their homes, and there are patients in the hospital down there - Nate's seen them himself. Just go. If you want to come for me, we'll arrange it, but leave these people out of it."
Astral!Ronin rinses and repeats from the last post (i.e. gonna try and claw Nate if he doesn't get booped first), while sky!Ronin tries to stay out of the way of various attacks and tries... diplomacy...?
Magic: Astral Projection | Ronin can project a version of himself into another location. He can see, hear and speak in this space, and he can affect it physically, including combat situations. If the astral projection is damaged, it can no longer physically affect the space. He may only project as far as the sub-boards adjacent to his physical location - and only if he has previously visited the board.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
