DV Dream Warriors [Concept Thread]

[Oneironaut Zero]

Just before launching myself into a full-on barrage, I stop. I see movement within the wreckage, but the fire is too concealing to see exactly what is going on within the car. What's left of a driver's-side door creaks open, and out comes AusFire. At first, it seems that he, himself, has caught fire, and that that fire was prepared to completely consume him. However, by the time he has fully stepped from the vehicle, it becomes apparent that he was encased in an envelope of controlled flame. I tried, momentarily, to get a read on how much the explosion might have weakened him, but it's near impossible. He doesn't seem to have been all that affected by it...but looks, of course, can be deceiving. At the sound of AusFire's threat of payback, my brief encounter with apprehension gives way to an amused smirk. In this realm, confidence is key, and I am not about to succumb to intimidation. He had be ready to eat his words. "Oh, is it?" I mock, my stance getting just a bit lower - just a bit more resolute. Despite my tone, I'm quite aware of the threat that such magic places upon me. I know that - should I plan on making any use of these new claws - I'm going to have to get close enough to him to use them, which could be a problem, judging by the fire that dances obediently around my opponent. I know that this is but a dream, though, so I had to show full confidence in my abilities. I know that I can penetrate his pyrokinetic defenses. I just have to go for it. Imperceptible to the watchful eye, I begin to fortify my body, again invoking Wolverine's likeness to help motivate me for what is to come. (I Have been playing a lot of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 lately. Lol.) You see, Wolverine is practically indestructible. To him, fire may hurt - it may burn like all hell - but it's not going to stop him, and I can't let it stop me. I know that I must make my dream body strong, so that superficial burns will not slow me down, and intense fires, like the one AusFire had just surrounded himself in, would not stop me completely. I imagine the framework of adamantium, within Wolverine's body, using it to be the schematic from which my idea of fortification manifests itself. I practically visualize the metal endoskeleton flowing through my body like a liquid, before hardening into it's solid state. Everything - my fists, my rib cage, my skull...everything - needs to be fortified, so that I wouldn't have to worry about rushing headlong into a fire, for any short period of time. And, with being quite adept in dream hand-to-hand combat, I don't plan on staying in his range for more than a few seconds at a time. "Well, then..." I decide to take the initiative, trying not to allow AusFire to realize that I had been prepping fortification, while seemingly marveling at his resilience for withstanding the explosion. "...what the hell are you waiting for?" With that, I pushed off of my back foot, razor-sharp metallic claws glimmering in the mixture of sunlight and fire as I broke into a full sprint in AusFire's direction. ================================= -1 for prepped magic: Invulnerability [Energy: 20] [Lucidity: 14] P.s I like it when your write in first person. It flows better reading the battle Agreed! Also, I'm wondering what should be done about defensive magic (like shields and invulnerability)? When it came to transformations, I was thinking that maybe, once they are prepped, you can keep them through the course of the fight, if you wish too (but would they still count as a regular physical attack - 2 points - or a strong attack, since they are prepped - 5 points?). And what about shields and invulnerability? I was kind of thinking that maybe you could take 1 lucidity point off for every post where you keep that ability going, because it would take concentration, but I'm not too sure yet. When it comes to getting hit, I would think that a heavy magic attack would only take normal damage instead of full damage, and a regular attack would probably do nothing? I dunno, though. What do you think?

[Zephyrus]

Also, I'm wondering what should be done about defensive magic (like shields and invulnerability)? When it came to transformations, I was thinking that maybe, once they are prepped, you can keep them through the course of the fight, if you wish too (but would they still count as a regular physical attack - 2 points - or a strong attack, since they are prepped - 5 points?). And what about shields and invulnerability? I was kind of thinking that maybe you could take 1 lucidity point off for every post where you keep that ability going, because it would take concentration, but I'm not too sure yet. When it comes to getting hit, I would think that a heavy magic attack would only take normal damage instead of full damage, and a regular attack would probably do nothing? I dunno, though. What do you think? For the Transformations, It depends how you want them. If you want them to be normal attacks, then you would only lose -1 point for every turn you have them. If you want them to be heavy attacks, then thats -2 points for every turn you have them. I like the part about Defensive shields. Looking through my wall of Fire, I watch One, waiting for him to attack. He doesn't seem to want to charge at me, rather he just stands there concentrating on something. He is Probably Charging up some new magical attack to add onto his Claws. I Decide waiting for him to attack first would be the better option. I watch the flames dance around me, amused by the patterns they create. I look up to the sun, and can see the heat Energy Contained within it. I establish a mental link with the sun. I Channel its power into my flames, the fire becoming ever increasingly hotter by the second. I keep an Eye on One, he still isn't attacking yet. I watch and feel as my fire becomes hotter and faster, The fire itself looks powerful, almost angry, it is ready to unleash its fury, its power stored within, on anyone who crosses my path. Suddenly One looks at me, he starts sprinting towards me. I swiftly bring my arms up and bring them down in together channeling the flames out of my middle and Pointer Finger. It creates an Intense fire beam, only a Few Milometers across. The Flame must have been at least 800 Degrees Celsius. I point the beam directly at One. Now, here's a dilemma, I Prepped for two turns, so does this count as a Ultra Heavy attack, or can I use this heavy attack over two turns or was this move Illegal?

[Oneironaut Zero]

Well, initially, I would think that the more you prep an offensive attack, the stronger it will be - maybe adding one point to each Energy hit you take, and taking one more lucidity point from the person using it, for each prep post made. I would also think that it would be hard to keep such a thing up, though, if the other person keeps on attacking in every post, while you're prepping. I'll think more about it later, while I'm at work, and will have a post up shortly.

[Oneironaut Zero]

I catch his brief glance to the sun, and it doesn't take long at all, to realize what he is doing. Shifting his attention to the sun has to be somehow related to his magic. He seems to have a bit of a fire theme going for him, during this battle, so it would only make sense. By the time I begin my forward dash, I'm ready for the unexpected. I'm well aware that it is possible to prep magic, discretely, having just done it, myself, and I'm not about to underestimate what might be going on in that head of my sparring partner, in this shared dreamstate. Each running footfall is heavy - as if gravity was really some physical constant, in this place. Transversing the roadway and into the burning grass near AusFire, I see his hands ascend. Both his hands extend their fore- and middle fingers toward me. However, as if daring him to take his best shot, I do not change course just yet. I wait until I'm just close enough to react. One final step forward, and I collapse my knee beneath me, my body dropping down toward the street just a fraction of a second before AusFire fires his blast - not because I knew what he was going to do, but because I figured that he wouldn't be able to anticipate in which direction I was going to try to evade his attack. The beam flies directly over my ducking head as I do something of an exceedingly nimble baseball slide beneath it. It is so hot that I feel the dull warmth of its concentrated energy, even as it passes overhead like a laserbeam fired from some type of cannon. Instantly, though, I'm pushing up with the full strength of both legs. Having slid under the intense sliver of heat, I raise one arm above me, defensively, sheilding my head and face, just in case AusFire - in some incredible display of reflex - draws the beam down toward me and tries to burn me on my way under it. My right fist has dipped down low to the grass. The trio of razor tips bite into the turf and dig it up, upon their passing. This viscious uppercut is sent from about as low as my dream body will allow while still holding some commonality with waking world physics. The claws angle themselves upward, my own coiled body extending from ground level, and I give a blinding, rising swipe toward AusFire's midsection. I can feel his heat singing my skin, being in such close proximity, even in this very fraction of a second. The fire he emits all feels so potent. So real. But still, my fist continues onward to its target, aimed to drive the claws straight up and across the Aussie's chest - figuring the man to still be either focused on his heavy magic attack, or too destracted by my sudden evasion to deflect the slash in time. If he doesn't - at the very least - move his head back, he could end up with a face full of metal, by the time the skyward punch reached its apex. ================================== -1 for Invulnerability [Energy: 20] [Lucidity: 13] Now, I took off a point because I'm still using invulnerability, but I need to know if the fire beam you launched also used the fire that was making up the sphere around you? So is there now no fire around your body, since it all got directed into the beam? I wrote my post with the assumption that there was still some of it around you, but I'm not too sure, so let me know if the part I wrote about the heat around you needs to be ignored. And don't forget to put your stats back up in the next post!

[Zephyrus]

Now, I took off a point because I'm still using invulnerability, but I need to know if the fire beam you launched also used the fire that was making up the sphere around you? So is there now no fire around your body, since it all got directed into the beam? I wrote my post with the assumption that there was still some of it around you, but I'm not too sure, so let me know if the part I wrote about the heat around you needs to be ignored. And don't forget to put your stats back up in the next post! All the fire orbiting around me was focused into the beam. However, that beam is still going, so I doubt you could have run Up to me without being totally sliced to bits. I know you ducked underneath, but my move was to attack the Air with the beam (waving it around in such as way everything and anything would be sliced to pieces), acting more like a lazor then a fire beam, it would have burn you to pieces. There must be a better way to conduct these melee combats. Say even if I ducked and tripped you, how do we gauge your response and such? I couldn't say "I ducked under one, and tripped him him over. His body falling into the ground, face first. I Turn around and jump toward him. Hand Curled into a fist, I punch him Strait into the back of his head" Thoughts? p.s Sorry for late reply, I had exams

[Oneironaut Zero]

p.s Sorry for late reply, I had exams No problem. Now, this would normally be where one would try to get a judge's opinion. It's important to be descriptive in what you're doing, and it seemed like you were aiming a beam at me. But since this is for practice, and I more understand what you meant, I'll change my action around a little bit. But in an actual match, anything that's not expressly stated in your post will have to be ignored, so make sure you're being as detailed as possible. Melee combat is handled the same way, though. You can't 'force' (write in) any actual hits. All you can do is just 'attempt' to hit me. So if you were trying to trip me, you would have to write something like "ducks down and to the right of the uppercut, placing one hand on the ground and spinning a low foot sweep toward the right leg of Oneironaut, from close range." Notice how there is nothing in that action that implies that I've actually hit you. You can also do a combination attack, which sets up for another connection, IF the other person can't evade the first. That would read something like "ducks down and to the right of the uppercut, placing one hand on the ground and spinning a low foot sweep toward the right leg of Oneironaut. Continuing my rotation, I follow up by bringing an uppercut of my own up toward his jaw. If the foot sweept drops him as intended, the uppercut should surely catch Oneironaut in the chin, on his way down." Again, I'm not stating that any of my attacks have actually connected with you yet. They are simply attempts. If you were to do that, and I wouldn't believably be able to dodge the sweep, then I'll have to either try to evade the following uppercut - which would be hard to do, logically - or I would have to take the hit as well. (Light attack x2) But since I misinterpreted what kind of attack you were doing, I'll strike out my last post and write something else. I should have another post up soon, if I can get one done while I'm here at work.

[Oneironaut Zero]

Sorry about the delay, man. I'm still having computer problems at home, and I can only log into DV while I'm at work, for the moment. Working on getting it fixed soon, though. Sucks.

[Oneironaut Zero]

Ok. The site has been working at home. Dunno how, because I hadn't had it checked yet, but it seems to be working so far. Should be able to continue posting tomorrow.

[Oneironaut Zero]

I catch his brief glance to the sun, and it doesn't take long at all to realize what he is doing. Shifting his attention to the sun has to be somehow related to his magic. He seems to have a bit of a fire theme going for him, during this battle, so it would only make sense. By the time I begin my forward dash, I'm ready for the unexpected. I'm well aware that it is possible to prep magic, discretely, having just done it, myself, and I'm not about to underestimate what might be going on in the mind of my sparring partner, in this shared dreamstate. Each running footfall is heavy - as if gravity was really some physical constant, in this place. Transversing the roadway and into the burning grass near AusFire, I see his hands ascend. Both his hands extend their fore- and middle fingers toward me. For a moment, I'm expecting a shot of energy to launch in my direction, which I figure wouldn't be all that hard to dodge. I find myself a little surprised, though, to see something of a 'fire-blade' extend from his fingertips. This is obviously not a one-shot projectile that I'd though he might have been forming, so I immediately realize that I'm going to have to be a little less-direct in my approach. A little misdirection, from my side, at a moment like this, could be a major advantage. Taking my final step in range, and cocking back one, tri-bladed fist as if I'm about to launch a full-frontal assault, I suddenly pivot on that fallen left foot, jumping at a 45-degree angle, off to AusFire's left side. A few feet away from his left, the trunk of a single tree - fire still consuming it, from the exploding vehicle, just moments ago - acts as a springboard for me. In the blink of an eye, I plant my right foot flat against the base of the tree, stopping my forward momentum, and push back off, with the one, powerful leg. My back must face AusFire for just a tiny sliver of time, but it's a gamble I'm more than willing to take. The plan is to have thrown him off by suddenly juking to one direction, just long enough so that once he was able to orient himself to my new direction, which would make it look like I was retreating - it might be too late for AusFire to realize that I was suddenly bounding back toward him, having pushed off the tree. The whole manuever would take about a second - tough for any human attacker to anticipate, I would think. Simultaneously with my backward leap from the tree (toward what would be Aus's left side, if he doesn't evade), my body spins clockwise, my right arm coming around first, followed closely by my left. It is a double-swiping, spinning attack that would send me jumping and rotating straight through Aus's position (should he fail to evade it), with the first set of claws slashing around to the level of his face, and the second set held about level with his gut, just in case he tried to be slick and duck beneath the swirling whirlwind of razors. My arms are fully extended. Hopefully, if Aus is able to evade, it would force him out of range. It remains too close to me, on either side, I would have to deal with a circle of metallic death. Going into the attack, though - now a bit more aware of AusFire's technique, I decide to take my attention off my Invulnerability power, opting to rely on agility for now, instead of wasting lucidity to prep a defense I may not have to use. I can only hope that my speed and aim are on point... ------ [Energy: 20] [Lucidity: 13]

[Zephyrus]

I Watch as My Laser fire is about to hit One, smirking I watch as he almost is torn to shreds. Suddenly he jumps to my left avoiding my laser-beam-of-death. He is going way to fast for me to even track his movements. I panic. I split my beam into two, each laser-blade-fire-thingy extending about 2 metres out from the tips of fingertips on both my left and right hands. I wave my arms around and throw myself in all directions, hoping in a desperate attempt to cover all sections of my body. Through my very blurry vision I can see this is actually slightly working, the fire is creating slashes in the sky, in long streaks, disappearing in a second but reappearing a Few Milliseconds later. As I spin I see One Flying Right at me. Split second Moment and I send my hands into Super Speed, creating Literally a wall of Super hot fire streaks which One is heading strait at, Any Moment he Will be seriously burnt by this flame........ ----------- -1 For Fire attack -1 For Super speed [Energy: 15] [Lucidity: 10] p.s Leaving For Melbourne late Thursday afternoon and I will be away for 10 Days. I might be able to get one more post in before I leave

[Oneironaut Zero]

My right arm is nearly torn to shreds. Claws whirling into the fray of zig-zagging streaks of Aus's fire, I completely follow through, on the first slash. My movements are so quick that the searing sensation doesn't even have a chance to register, yet. AusFire is clearly in desparation mode, flailing his arms as fast as he could on such short notice, in order to try and defend himself. Fortunately for me, AusFire is not completely adept in superspeed. He also didn't make sure to explicitly sheild his face, while making the flailing gestures. My right arm passes frantic gridwork of his fire streaks, then, my right arm explodes into a searing pain. It is far too late to try to abort my manuever now, and the momentum carries the bladed knuckles of my right hand deep into AusFire's face, shredding a trio of deep slashes diagonally across his skin - from the lower right side of his face, and up and across to the higher right side. The attacking arm, though, is burned to cinders. It's a wonder that it didn't completely disintegrate. If it hadn't been just a series of slashes that AusFire was attacking with, my entire right arm might have been totally gone. The pain would surely be setting in, momentarily. It takes a fraction of a second for these things to register, and my left arm was still swinging around with my body's rotation, heading straight toward AusFire's gut and the slash-work of fire trails that he'd tried to wanton-ly defend himself with. I knew my second slash would be practically useless, though. Such a deduction was instinctual, given the circumstances. Instead of following through, with the attempted second slash at Aus's gut, I opened my oncoming leftpalm, just as it reached the squiggly wall of fire that is being written in the air. Frantically, I fire off a single blast of ki energy from the palm that - just split-seconds ago - was another clawed fist. It was a last ditch effort to make sure my risky spinning attack wasn't completely in vein. Even in this frozen moment in time, I know that AusFire had made no specific attempt to swipe the slash at his face, so there would be little to no chance that he would be able to deflect this new attack, that was at point blank range. A heavy "RAAAAHHH!!" from my lungs helps to force the inpromptu energy blast out of my arm and toward its target. Being only a few mere inches away from him, the ki blast from my palm would surely force AusFire quite a few yards away from where he's standing now - possibly causing enough pain to his torso to stun him a bit - but it would also counter my forward momentum and blast me backward, myself. Of course, I would be unsure of where I would land due to the sudden change in direction, but an opportunity to score another hit such as this could not be thrown away. ======================= -5 Energy for Heavy Attack against me -1 Lucidity for light Ki Blast [Energy=15] [Lucidity=12] Ok, I've counted 2 prep posts that you used for your fire (1st post - light attack: 2 pts) (2nd post = Heavy attack 5 points) The third one, you actually didn't prep more energy into your attack, you just split the beam into two, to try to counter my attack, and moved into superspeed. I'm taking the hit from your flames (heavy attack) to my right arm, but you didn't write yourself as evading my slash at all, just throwing up your frantic super-speed slashes of fire, to put a all of it between me and you. Without having a specific dodge for my slash, I wrote the connection, and its up to you to either agree with it and take the hit, or disagree and we could get someone to review the situation, taking all of our stats (that have to do with what's going on right now) into consideration, and seeing who's most-likely to come out on top, logically. It's your call, if you want to just continue the way it's written, or get someone to review.

[Zephyrus]

My Arms Swing around at Super speed, just a blur of heat and motion. Through the blur I see One coming right at me, seeming not to care about the Flames Darting around me. I don't have time to react, and within milliseconds I feel my flesh Been torn from My face. The Pain Is immense, I feel an immense hot flush across my face as blood soon makes it way into my mouth. I Stop Swinging my arms around and crouch down on One Knee. I grasp my face trying to lessen the pain. I momentarily forget about One, A costly mistake. I hear a Battle cry, and i am hit by a mini explosion and thrown three Meters away. I hit the ground with a solid thump. I look at the ground, I can't really feel it, and there isn't much detail, the dream is fading. I Stand back up. I have to recover. I Start super jumping back to town. It only takes a few leaps, the pain across my face is still immense. I run into the town hall, small spot fires still burning here and there from early encounters, I go into the bathrooms and lean against a wall. I just look around and observe the surroundings, hoping to restore some detail to the dream. I keep a look out for One, I hope he didn't see where I went. ================= -2 energy For Face slash (I recall they were powered up, so they are only a light attack?) -2 Energy for Ki Blast -1 Lucidity for Super Jumps [Energy: 11] [Lucidity: 9]

[Oneironaut Zero]

(Yeah. I'd just done the one prep to bring them out, but didn't actively do anything to make them more powerful, so they are just a light attack.) The explosion between us sends me flying backward, as well. When the heels of my boots hit the ground, my body rotates into an impromptu rolling recovery, traveling end over end once, and landing in something of a three-point stance in the grass. My left hand grips the earth beneath me for stability, while pain skitters its way up my right arm. I glance down at it once, just as AusFire recovers his own balance and takes off in a great leap, soaring backward over the building nearest him, and into the distance. The flesh of my right forearm is scorched and torn, and the center lines of the burns have since given way to thickening streams of blood, which had welled up from the wound. Even at this stage, the visual details of the injury are disturbingly clear within the dream. I know I can't take my eyes off of Aus for too long, but I have to do something about this arm. I decided that I'd better take care of it on the fly. One giant leap sends me arcing through the air, in Aus's direction, having caught sight of him again, after his second leap. During my short flight, the Wolverine claws slip smoothly back into my arms, removing them from my range of awareness and effectively nullifying them. I land shortly, on the roof of a corner store, bending my legs in a pivoting crouch and taking off again, changing my trajectory to keep chase with AusFire. I begin to focus on my right arm, pulling my left hand up to cradle it a bit, gripping it lightly just above the elbow. Keeping my eyes on my retreating target, who seems to be gaining a little ground, I try to divert the bulk of my attention away from the arm - intending to not only keep from focusing on the pain, but to attempt to 're-write' the state of my injured limb. Healing is just a manner of shape-shifting, after all. Coming down upon one more rooftop, I coil the arm back a little bit, somewhat 'committing' to myself that the arm will be solid and whole once again, the next time I look at it. I wiggle my fingers. The pain seems to have subsided - if not simply dulled itself into virtual nonexistence. Trying to keep my confidence high, and still crouched upon the edge of the roof, I finally pull the arm back in front of me, inspecting it. It appears to be whole once again. An unshakable tingle still remains, as if a reminder of the burned and lacerated wreck my arm had once been. Just in time, I look up to see Aus drop down to the town hall. A sadistic grin befalls me, when I see him run inside. I must have rocked him a little harder than I'd thought, with that last combo. Heh. Now is definitely not the time to let up. With one more leap, I'm soaring through the air again, a high arc giving me ample time to scope out an aerial view of the town hall. Still a few seconds behind Aus, I know he's got to be holed up somewhere in the town hall, but I'm not about to give him more time than necessary to try and get back on his 'A' game. I bring my boots down in front of me, aiming for some random spot in the building's roofing and bracing for impact, with no plans to stop once my feet hit the rooftop. ============ -1 Lucidity for Super Jumps -1 Lucidity for Heal/Shape-shift [Energy = 15] [Lucidity = 10]

[Zephyrus]

Now My Lucidity and Energy are really low, how would I go about bringing this back up? should the energy remain how it is, so we can eventually determine the winner and looser? how would I regain lucidity points?

[Oneironaut Zero]

I would think maybe using a prep just like a magic prep, to bring up lucidity. Maybe do a reality check or some other kind of 'awareness focusing' action, that will solidify the dream state a bit for you. So that it can be somewhat challenging though - something that has to be used at the right time - how about making it to where, whenever you do it, it can't be while you're on the move. Your character has to stay in position for one full post, while they are reality checking or 'improving their lucidity.' Now would be a perfect time for you to do it, because I'm in a position to where I can't possibly hit you with anything on my next post, so you would be free to get one of those points back. Energy should probably not be refillable. What do you think?

[Zephyrus]

I would think maybe using a prep just like a magic prep, to bring up lucidity. Maybe do a reality check or some other kind of 'awareness focusing' action, that will solidify the dream state a bit for you. So that it can be somewhat challenging though - something that has to be used at the right time - how about making it to where, whenever you do it, it can't be while you're on the move. Your character has to stay in position for one full post, while they are reality checking or 'improving their lucidity.' Now would be a perfect time for you to do it, because I'm in a position to where I can't possibly hit you with anything on my next post, so you would be free to get one of those points back. Energy should probably not be refillable. What do you think? Yeah that sounds good, energy can't be refillable because then we'd never end How about you can't use any magic? and what would happen if your enemy attacked?

[Oneironaut Zero]

Yeah that sounds good, energy can't be refillable because then we'd never end How about you can't use any magic? and what would happen if your enemy attacked? Agreed. If you're gonna prep to stabilize, it can't be tacked onto a dodge or magic or attack. It to be a post of its own. And if you to something like prep magic or evade, the post will be nullfied, and you'll have to repost. So if your enemy makes an attack post before you stabilize, you will have to evade or counter the attack. Then, when you get a moment and can get away, you can use a post to stabilize. Once you make that post, if the enemy attacks you on their next post, you can freely evade or counter, since you've already stabilized the dream and gotten a lucidity point back.

[Zephyrus]

Agreed. If you're gonna prep to stabilize, it can't be tacked onto a dodge or magic or attack. It to be a post of its own. And if you to something like prep magic or evade, the post will be nullfied, and you'll have to repost. So if your enemy makes an attack post before you stabilize, you will have to evade or counter the attack. Then, when you get a moment and can get away, you can use a post to stabilize. Once you make that post, if the enemy attacks you on their next post, you can freely evade or counter, since you've already stabilized the dream and gotten a lucidity point back. So if we managed to Stabilize, how many Lucidity points would we regain?

[Oneironaut Zero]

Good question. I had only thought about one at a time, so the fights don't last forever. Lol.

[Zephyrus]

Good question. I had only thought about one at a time, so the fights don't last forever. Lol. Haha, well with limited energy then the fights wouldn't last forever You can recharge and super ultra mega attack and win maybe like 3 points a post?

[Oneironaut Zero]

Haha, well with limited energy then the fights wouldn't last forever You can recharge and super ultra mega attack and win maybe like 3 points a post? Ok. Sounds good. (Actually, 3 might be a bit much. Haha. How about 2 points per post? )

[Zephyrus]

I calm myself down and look around, O hasn't seemed to keep direct chase. I let out a sigh or relief and observe the scenery around me. It is a small simple public bathroom. The walls are a pale Yellow colour. I stroke the wall, feeling its detail, the wall is rough against my hands. I walk over to the bathroom sink and look into the mirror. My face is still bleeding from the large gash O gave me. My hair is a complete mess, i stroke my hands through it and try to give it some neatness, but its just full of knots. My shirt is burnt and covered in mud, ready to be thrown out. I keep it on simply because I don't have any abs to show off. I turn the tap on in the bathroom sink.I hear a dull thud on the roof, it was probably O, but he is causing no apparent threat so I continue Stabilizing. I place my hands under the cool running water, I lean down and splash it in my face, the runoff is a reddish colour from the gash. The water stings at it, but it is causing no other problems other then pain and discomfort, so i decide not to heal it yet. Maybe It might dishearten O to see his attack is having little apparent affect, if i can just keep a strait face. I take a few sips of water and then turn the tap off. I stay in the bathroom and wait for O, a close combat fight could be interesting. =========== +2 For stabilization [Energy=11] [Lucidity=11]

[Oneironaut Zero]

My feet don't stop once they hit the roof - literally, and in the purest sense of the phrase. Like a projectile launched from the Heavens, my body bores into the roofing of the building. The structure offers what seemed like no resistance at all, as my mind stays completely resolute in its intention to drop straight to ground level. It takes little more than a second for me to touch down on the tile surface, amidst the torrent of falling debris from the top storeys of the building. My boots buckle the checkered pattern of the tiling beneath me - a tell-tale sign of the downward force my mind had mustered, in order to give me the momentum to rip through the building like paper. This brazen tactic comes with an unexpected surprise, though. At the angle with which I entered the building, I'd taken out a few crucial support beams, in our section of the Town Hall, causing something of a collapse. I straighten my legs and stand to full height, the sound of crumbling metal and stone building to a mighty crescendo around me. What had once been a small entry hole overhead - through many layers of building - was now growing into a massive structural failure, the void above me growing wider while more and more of the rooftop and surrounding walls crumble and fall. My eyes quickly dart through the wreckage, attempting to use the chaos I'd caused as cover - even if just for a moment - and trying to spot AusFire before he see through the debris enough to actually spot me. Just as the last of the bits of the damaged area stop falling - the hole over my head now about 30 ft wide and exposing blue sky - I see one final section of a nearby wall crumble to the tile deck. It was the wall to the Men's bathroom, here on the first floor, and it was only about a dozen yards/meters away. I had been prepared to go on a bit of a hunt for my opponent - figuring that he was probably going to try to hide for a while, in this building - but this task was deliciously expedited by the fact that AusFire was now fully exposed. Half of one of the bathroom walls was now completely torn away, leaving AusFire in a pocket of three solid walls (one of which may or may not still have a door attached to it). "Ha! There you are!!" I scream, cocking my hands back near my right side. Knowing that I don't have much time to prep anything too devastating, I quickly plant my feet and throw my hands forward, palms and fingers splayed out in front of me with my wrists locked, one hand positioned over in the traditional Hadouken position, from Street Fighter. A large beam of energy sprays forth from my palms, which are pointed in AusFire's direction. The bright blue light glimmers through the main lobby of the Town Hall - the thickeness of the beam about the circumference of a basketball. It streaks across the distance at breakneck speed, heading toward the new hole in the innermost bathroom wall. With the area being so enclosed, even if AusFire were to completely avoid the beam aimed at his chest, the ensuing blast (from the beam hitting the wall behind him) should hopefully be enough to at least disorient him for the moment and give me enough time to move in on him, should the opportunity present itself. ============== -1 Lucidity for Super Strength (busting through ceiling / floors) -1 Lucidity for Energy Beam [Energy: 15] [Lucidity: 9]

[Zephyrus]

One thing I have noticed is that we seem to be neglecting the rank at which we could use our powers (the list from 1-20). I think we should bring this more back into the game to add a new dimension to the game. I have devised a system which separates the powers into four groups: Group A) Powers with 100% success Rate Group B) Powers with 75% success Rate Group C) Powers with 50% success Rate Group D) Powers with 25% success Rate Each Group has 5 Powers allocated to each. Group A powers you can use any time in any post with success (accuracy and damage is still variable). Group B is only 75% successful. This means for every 4 attempts you try to use this power. One attempt will fail. Group C is 50% successful, for every four attempts you try to use these powers only 2 are successful and so on. The enemy is the one who determines if a power could be used. So say I tried to use a group B Power on you. You can deny this to me strait away, however, I can then use this powers 3 times after this post where it was denied, so you could save it and deny it for a more critical moment to take it away from me. Does this make sense? I was thinking of getting rid of stability, offensive and defensive control and awareness because that would make it confusing. Does the Idea sound good to you? I have stuck my Powers into the four groups as shown: Group A Flight – 20 [∞] Invulnerability – 19 [∞] Fire Manipulation – 18 [∞] Electricity Manipulation – 17 [∞] Water Manipulation – 16 [∞] Group B Teleportation – 15 [3/1] Firearms – 14 [3/1] Hand-to-Hand Combat – 13 [3/1] Super human strength – 12 [3/1] Telekinesis – 11 [3/1] Group C Energy Blasts – 10 [2/2] Phasing/Intangibility – 9 [2/2] Summoning Objects – 8 [2/2] Super speed – 7 [2/2] Summoning People – 6 [2/2] Group D Miscellaneous Magic – 5 [1/3] Shape-Shifting – 4 [1/3] Gravity Manipulation (non-flight) – 3 [1/3] Air Manipulation – 2 [1/3] Earth/Landscape Manipulation – 1 [1/3] The Numbers inside the brackets represent how many times the powers are used until they are reset, so [Number of powers you have Available/ Number of times it could fail] ON a side note, when you crashed into the building did you burst the water main and cause water to flood the floor, so we are basically standing in puddles?

[Oneironaut Zero]

I like it. It makes things a little simplier, and adds in the element of some powers just completely failing, which can be either good or bad for both fighters, depending on when it's used. Nice idea! As far as the water main, it's kind of tough to say. I did mention in my last post that "as the last few pieces of debris were falling..." implying that it's probably dry around me, but I didn't really specify anything, when it came to the bathroom wall. With that wall falling (and I'm probably screwing myself, here, lol), I could imagine it rupturing some pipes and causing water to spray everywhere in/around the bathroom, so you would probably have water building around you - but probably not before the energy beam reached your position.