Flamelord

God's Shattering [Concluded]

Alex considered himself very fortunate that he had stumbled upon the twins at that time, with their offer of transport in turn for labor. They were nice people, and he was grateful for that. Admittedly it made them easier to manipulate, but in this case he wasn't even lying to them! It assuaged his conscience a little bit, for what it was worth, and he chatted amicably as they made their way to the docks.

Soon enough they would approach a woman with purple hair, which was interesting in and of itself. He kept silent for the most part given that they were acquaintances and he didn't want to interfere with that. Instead he would merely put on an affable air, smiling and waving when they introduced him. He was more than willing to let them carry the conversation, if only to keep from drawing any unnecessary attention. Being recognized as the guy who broke into the Citadel would be a tad uncomfortable right now.

"Hey," he said at last, stepping forward. "I'm Alex. And yes, I've agreed to help out for the duration of the trip." There was nothing wrong with a little bit of hard work. "I'm headed to Arcadia, so I hope we'll have a pleasant trip."

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@Lmpkio hopefully it is not too late for a another character?

@The Slenderman

Not even close. Knock yourself out.

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@Flamelord Hmmm, would be too complicated to convert the effects if a war happened. Well, at least we have Kull Zombies!

The Ancients? Educate me sensei.

@Savato

The Ancients were the first to bear human form in the galaxy, and the first civilization. They were known for their great works, creating the Stargate Network, the Dakaran Superweapon, and other mighty feats of engineering. Their track record in war was less than stellar.

However, the Ancients eventually reached a point of evolution where they began to near Ascension, a state in which the physical body is discarded for existence as a being of pure energy. As they neared that point, they were able to utilize more of their minds potential due to their advanced evolution. Telekinesis, Telepathy, Healing, etc, etc. Basically psychic powers. At the point where Ba'al comes from though there's really only a few people who can do that sort of thing, and they've already Ascended yet chosen to return to physical form or been forced out of the higher plane of existence.

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@Flamelord They have low life force you say?

Have you perhaps met ... The Gatekeeper?

Them super Kull zombies.

More seriously, the fact that they have a short life does seem like a glaring weakness toward energy sapping foes like this. Ba'al better prepare them snipers.

@Savato

Energy sapping foes don't exist like that in Stargate. The Kull are terminators designed to carry out a mission, disregarding all obstacles, and then once they're done they have served their purpose. Ba'al is working on making them live longer, but as it stands their body is just too good for the functions needed to sustain their life to keep up with.

Once he realizes that the Dark Outliners have abilities akin to the Ancients, he'll probably work to fix that.

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@Flamelord So not all that bad in the first version.

Oh, now they can resist Hiroshima nukes?! huehue

@Savato

Well, they're bad without consistent access to high explosives, ridiculous physical force, or high powered energy weapons, or a specific way to stop that healing energy keeping them alive. :p

Multiverse Rising (Always in need of New Friends)

They do seem to have some pretty insane defenses. Do they need a special weapon to die or some super hard hits like Eto karate chopping them would work?

@Savato

Well, besides sufficiently big explosives (I believe they hit one with an airstrike from a drone to kill it), the SGC was able to develop a device that disrupted the energy keeping them alive, since the Kull had short lives, resulting in them dying while bypassing the energy absorbing armor that they wore.

Of course, that's just the Mk 1 Kull. Ba'al has made some....improvements, since he took over the Goa'uld Empire.

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Welp, given all the trash talking going on, I look forward to people fighting the Jaffa, and realizing that the whole point is for them to be the cannon fodder. Then the Kull come in.

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Cyanos sadism is slipping.

@Absolis

...How?

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@thewizardguy

Didn't nova leave, or did he just come back? Is he in arcadia-1 and the Ricard verse at the same time? Absolis wants answers on why he would have caused the death of 4 million people so I need to know where he needs to be. And if I need to edit my post.

@Absolis

He's in Arcadia-1. He just has a portal open to the Rivardverse.

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Saten Ruiko, Conablum Labs

While initially there had been nothing, and Ruiko had been just as ready to move on and get going, she wasn't prepared for the sudden backlash, the roaring, the howling inside her mind that tore and clawed, earning a grunt and a cry of pain. she doubled over, nearly collapsing from the strain, and it was likely that it was only the intervention of Nova himself, the sliver of his soul recognizing that the small group was affiliated with them, which kept them from being wiped out just as everyone else had been. At least, that was the assumption that one could reach about the situation on hand.

At last it ended and she could recover, looking around her eyes widened in surprise and shock, but more than that, it was more akin to horror as things came to a complete halt. Vehicles crashed or plunged from the sky without autopilot activated, people simply dropped in the streets. Nova had told her to use this thing in an emergency, but...what had she done?

Then the portal appeared hovering in the air, and she felt that familiar touch upon her mind. Obviously Nova would have known what occurred, and she was grateful for the effort. Nonetheless, she was bitter, exhausted, angered and traumatized. "This....I didn't want this," she muttered, fists clenching as her gaze fell, even as lizardmen came through to try and secure the labs. "I had no choice, but I didn't even hesitate, I just used it and, I killed them all!"

Her anger grew, her head rising even as she spat it out. "If I can do that, then how am I better than the Level 5'?!?" She had used her power without hesitation, a conscious abuse that had wiped out an entire planet. It was the egregious use that characterized the Level 5's of Academy City, and even though she knew she had no choice, it didn't make her feel good in the slightest.

As the lizardmen went in, she turned to leave. This had been a waste of time, and even though they had survived and gained the labs, it still felt like a loss.

Then things went to hell. Again. She was hardly expecting the Ethereal to reappear, now with a lot more soldiers, and she grit her teeth in annoyance as she settled into a combat stance, ready for the fight that was sure to occur. So the Labs had been aligned with the Ethereal the whole time? Well, now it made a whole lot more sense. Though it didn't explain why they had been attacked immediately upon arriving. "Self defense," she shot back. Even she wasn't dumb enough to admit her flaws and regrets to someone who seemed like less of a friend with every moment.

She looked on in confusion, frowning as she glanced about. "What are you talking about?" Yet it was explained in moments as a fire crashed in behind them, cutting them off from the portal and striking a terror into Ruiko's heart that she hadn't expected. She didn't wilt though, had been pushed to her limit and instead she lashed out with a blast of air aimed like a dome that would force everyone back, if she could manage to do so.

"Alright, nobody move," she shouted, this close to snapping. "We came here to talk, and the first thing you guys do is attack us! I tried to warn you, but you gave me no choice in using that thing because you wouldn't stop! This whole thing was a massive waste of time, I am tired, angry, and you will get the hell out of my way so me and my friends can leave, before I make you." Reckless? Yes. But she was beyond caring now.

Ahsoka Tano, Eastgate City, Arcadia-2

Walking about, Ahsoka had given up her search for the moment. She had a map, had gotten what information she could, and was now returning to find the rest of the group. She wasn't too disturbed by the presence of that one girl who had said she had answers, since the Force had indicated that something was up with her. She wouldn't trust quite so easily.

Drawing near though, she spotted a familiar group, or rather, a group with most of the people familiar. "Hello," she said to the combined group of Lapis, Abel, Purple Heart, Plutia, and Elsword. She frowned slightly in looking around, though she wasn't too concerned by it. 'I see you picked up a new companion. And where's Neptune?" It was obvious that she would need to be informed of the transformation.