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Level 2 - (2/20 EXP) + 12 (Encounter) + 1 (Post) = (15/20)
Difficulty Level 1
Location: Paved Wilderness
Word Count: 378
Interactions: [@Lugubrious][/b][/color][/center][hr]
[hider=Upgrades From Level Up]
[b]God Roulette[/b] - Three new moves have been added to the God Roulette!
[i]Shockwave[/i] - A long-range technique. Gene chops downward to unleash a vertical wave of energy, damaging enemies in a line. (Can only be used once a fight, direct hits knock enemies to the ground.)
[i]La Bomba[/i] - A short-ranged technique. Gene charges the God Hand then punches the ground, creating a shockwave-like explosion that sends surrounding enemies into the air. (Can only be used once a fight, launches enemies into the air.)
[i]Divine Smash[/i] - A medium-ranged technique. Gene charges the God Hand before dashing forward, launching all enemies in front of him with the force alone. (Can only be used once a fight, sends enemies flying.)[/hider]
Gene stayed quiet after the fight with Sweet Bot was finished. Even as Donnie called him, Michael, and Franklin over, the usually extremely talkative fighter was uncharacteristically tight-lipped. And when Daxter's antics caused the vehicle to explode, Gene, instead of giving some annoying quip, instead shook his head and sighed. [color=burlywood][b]"Well, so much for that. At least I wasn't planning on taking it."[/b][/color]

Gene's curtness surprised even him, and as the group made their way forward (Gene continuing on foot as he did to catch up before), he wondered what had gotten into him. Maybe he was finally realizing the scale of this threat, and how it threatened all life in the multiverse if they failed, and he could quite possibly die horribly on this journey?

... Nah. He was probably just coming down with something.

The only question was what? He couldn't exactly put to words how he felt, but he supposed the simplest way to put it was that he felt... Fate guiding him somewhere. Was there someone he was supposed to meet? Well, whatever it was, he was going to find out. The feeling within him gradually began to subside the closer they got to a truck stop looking place. He wasn't sure if that meant he was closer or further to whatever had a hold on him.

As the group all stopped and got out of their vehicles to look around, Gene's eye was drawn to the argument going on between the four guys and some white-haired guy. He felt that feeling again as he stared dumbly at the white-haired punk, like they were linked somehow. Maybe this is what was calling him? Whatever it was, it seemed like the argument was about to escalate into violence, and as much as Gene liked violence, he didn't need the punk to get hurt.

[color=burlywood][b]"Hey, no need to get so heated guys! We're kinda in a huge end of the world situation right now, we don't need to be ganging up on each other!"[/b][/color] Gene said as he strode towards the group, sticking his arms up in what he hoped was a placating manner. [color=burlywood][b]"Besides, whatever that Qliphoth is, we can all take it down! My group over there's got a bunch of certified badasses among them!"[/b][/color]