Lugubrious

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

@CirusArvennicus

Is anyone from the boat or Phoenix Wing going to speak to my characters? Otherwise, I'll get started on my next post.

@Lugubrious

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

@Lugubrious Yeah, am up for a collab. About time Vowzra confronted Escre about that plan for god destruction anyway

@Kho

Heh, even the god ordained would need a reason to know that. Not even sure if Arguis does at this point.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

@Lugubrious Hmm, I remember you saying that new souls would be created with new births in the case of a lack of souls in the Astral Home, so I assumed that souls not returning there would not actually cause any havoc.

I mean, it wasn't my intention for Vowzra to gain the enmity or anger of Escre through this, but if it does, then fair enough. As things stand, the creation of those three planes was necessary for some stuff I discussed with both Cyclone and Frettzo, and Vowzra wouldn't just do it for no reason, and having an afterlife seemed like a legit reason.

@Cyclone Sure, you can invade xP

@Kho

You were correct about new souls made, but that's only in the case of ones being destroyed via Escre's annihilating consumption. Escre could not have imagined another way in which spirits would be rendered unusable. Escre is not going to be technically mad -no emotions- but it will understand the circumstance enough to know that madness in such a situation would be warranted, and would confront Vowzra. Are you up for a collab?

@Lugubrious And the destruction of the undead does not release the soul. Perhaps weaker necromancers would lose the souls, but those as powerful as the Silent Six and the Great Lich would simply cause the souls to return to them

@Kho

Ah. Well, it'll just take a little more work on Escre's part then. I mentioned a while ago that Escre had the power to recall all spirits to the Astral Home. Recalling only the ones with the taint of necromancy on them would not be beyond its capabilities, though it might need to use a free point.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

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Funny, I read the post and instantly guessed that Escre would be mad. But then again, he turned a blind eye to necromancy and the trapping/stealing of souls.

@Cyclone

Necromancy was simply some minor screwing around in a major operation. Like a string of 1000-dollar thefts in a multi-million-dollar corporation. Changing how the system itself works, however, is like passing new laws that restrict and phase out parts of that corporation, forcing huge shifts and loss of revenue. It's much more dire, and the perpetrator of said malfeasance, much more a high-profile wrong-doer.

Escre would be disheveled by the new realms because the Spirit already performed a function. It strips away the memories and properties a soul gained in its life, storing them over the course of several lifetimes. Good and evil aren't forgotten, but removed so that the spirit may continue. In the eyes of Escre, spirits themselves are not to be wasted in sizable quantities. Necromancy, to my knowledge, wasn't a permanent blip in the cycle. If the undead is destroyed a second time, the soul continues on. Huge amounts of spirits being stuck in heaven or hell for eternity would be a big disruption in the process, and require a constant manufacture of new spirits to replace the ones forever lost.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

Escre's not going to be very happy about all this meddling with the process of souls and death.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Again, I'm not sure how I feel about all these ancient characters, nor how I feel about someone using the Curses that were introduced in the

spoiler

Tartaros arc

of Fairy Tail.

@Zarkun

Well, you did approve the Mystic Beasts, right? So you must be somewhat accepting of it.

On the subject of Mystic Beasts, if anyone would like to interact with one, I'd be open to it. Also, just a gentle reminder for @Caits to work on the formatting, once life permits.

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

Clotho hovered as she listened, silent as a grave save for the soft beat of her wings. Though by now very familiar with the unnatural, she had not put any credence into tales of beings that were kin to the planet's core, the 'dwellers in the deep'. To meet one would certainly go down as an interesting point in her day. It did raise some questions, however, one of which being: If he's such a living brain trust, doesn't he realize that pride is a weakness? That query, like the rest, went unspoken as the pair neared the cavern that Clotho had chosen as her staging area.

Upon entering the lively place and finding it suitably abuzz with activity, the swarm queen was immediately surrounded by bugs, some rattling off reports in an insect language, some waiting for orders, and a few expressing affection. Dealing with them the best she could, and making sure they knew not to try and attack Xahillion, she found herself faced with her Kobold partner.
“Ah, Twitch. Things are going smoothly. As I predicted, scouting parties curious to the new occurrences came down to snoop around. They were taken care of, partially by me and partially by Xahillion here, and false positives sent back to whoever leads them. I must confess, at this point I am very confident in my swarm's ability to reduce this outpost to dust, particularly with our new ally's help.” She indicated the tentacled newcomer. ”Xahillion wishes to prove his worth to the Master by rendering us aid, you see. Regardless, we are ready for the grand battle between humans and dwarves to commence. Any news on your front? Something from the other team perhaps?”

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Is anyone from the boat or Phoenix Wing going to speak to my characters? Otherwise, I'll get started on my next post.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

So, tomorrow is the deadline for the contest. We've been making Stands for our characters, but as often comes up when discussing Jojo's, why don't we take a crack at coming up with stands for ourselves if we're interested? I dunno, it's not mandatory, I'm just in a Jojo's mood because I finished the last episode on Crunchyroll. It was a good ending, but not without its tragedy.

Stand User: Lugubrious
Stand Name: Ragged Insomnia
Stand Appearance: This ought to cover it pretty well
Stand Power: Ragged Insomnia has acute control over the what state of matter it appears in. It can turn its body into a solid, a liquid, or a gas, and has different properties between the different states. Furthermore, Ragged Insomnia can choose exactly which kind of solid, liquid, or gas to transmute into, needing only to come into physical contact with a substance to 'memorize' its composition. More complicated substances, ones with many elements and lengthy chemical components, require a lot longer to memorize.

Ragged Insomnia doesn't often appear on its own, and instead appears surrounding its user, forming a sort of armor around him with all sorts of useful properties. Gas form allows both Stand and user to fly, while Liquid form permits high-speed traversal of water. In all three forms, Ragged Insomnia can create whatever it's made of in a slow but steady stream useful for projectiles, and meld itself or its created matter with materials of the same substance in the world. All states are very durable, with most attacks passing right through in Gas and Liquid forms, and durability a function of the material in Solid form. Each material has its own weaknesses, but Gas form is always weak to strong pushing forces, Liquid generally to extremes of temperature, and Solid to extreme force. Despite this, Ragged Insomnia doesn't have much stopping power to speak of.

Special Moves

On Top of the World - in Gas form, Ragged Insomnia soars into the sky, potentially then becoming a tough and dangerous Solid and then dropping back to earth in a shower of material.
Demons - becoming an invisible Gas -like air- and acting remotely, Ragged Insomnia can perform tasks discreetly and confusingly.
Ready Aim Fire - after planting harmless solids all over an area, Ragged Insomnia can reconstitute them via touch into solid elements that explode upon contact with air, causing a chain explosion.
Radioactive - after coming in contact with a radioactive element, Ragged Insomnia can in times of do-or-die situations become a radioactive metal, causing great harm to itself, potentially its user, and those around it.

Destructive Power: C
Speed: B in Gas, C in Liquid, D in Solid
Range: C
Durability: A+
Precision: B
Development Potential: B

Not bad, eh? Okay at combat, can fly, can swim, and tough to murder!

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

Roxan, Daughter of Death
&
Escre, the Great Spirit

Roxan ran a thumb along the right horn on Raktavira's head. "I would like to show you the village where I grew up-the people who have feared me and my role in the Great Circle. I would show them how to understand how death is to be welcomed, even though it is not wished for." She looked at him with an almost unreadable look in her mismatched eyes. The gold had become a deep sunset orange, and the silver was now a steel blue-silver. "And I would show you Ulhar Island, where Dragons and humans form unbreakable bonds." She stroked Raktavira's long muzzle.

From beneath its new helmet, Escre paused in its raptured examination of the fortress among the stars and turned its gaze to regard Roxan. After a moment it resonated, "We are a long way from Galbar, but it can be done. I may enter the Spirit World from anywhere and return to my position by exiting, and I may take passengers alongside."

Escre span around and reached out for a door that had appeared in space. It was aged wood, and the stone that ringed it cracked and weathered. The Great Spirit pulled open the door and stepped through into the Spirit World, beckoning the demigod to follow. Once both were within, it gently closed the door, and opened the book kept on its person. Fluttering as if in a sudden, mad wind, the papers constituting its wings swooped into the tome, and as Escre slammed shut the book, it sat down against a nearby wall as if to fall asleep. The gorgeous sunlight abetted sleep rather than hindering it, and the breeze when it blew was soporific. Around the Great Spirit floated mortal souls, and as it began to slumber, its body dissolved.

It reappeared in the Astral Home, back on Galbar. Roxan soon followed, pushing through the veil of sleep atop Raktavira and emerging from the blood-red core of the planet. A second later Escre had reformed its wings, and the two made haste, though Escre found the time to speak. "Welcome death? I think not. It is the desire to refute death that enables life to have its purpose. Though I may be misunderstanding you...you might be referring to helping people understand how death is not to be overly feared. Regardless, lead me to this village."

"That I am, Escre. I have been feared so much by everyone, that I want to show them that death is nothing to fear. Why should you," she said as Raktavira flew to Garakai. "When you know that your soul will simply go to the Astral Home, where it belongs once more? I may not know if anything happens after that, but I see no reason to fear it." she paused, allowing herself a small smile. "After all, I've escorted many souls, and many of them have had fairly decent lives."

Raktavira pulled his torso up, banking forwards in the middle of the town, where it was widest. The townspeople gaped, screamed and headed for cover as Raktavira settled onto all fours, and bowed so Roxan could slide off. Stay here, Rak, Roxan mind spoke. [color=seagreen][i]I don't want them to have any reason to hurt you.[i][/color] Raktavira nosed her gently and lay down with his head resting on his forelegs. She turned to Escre. "Follow me, please." She led him around the village, pointing out the people she had known in her childhood and early youth. One of the few boys who had talked to her most often came forwards with a small girl on his hip. Roxan smiled and reached for the little girl with her gloved hands.

Escre watched the action of compassion wordlessly. By now it understood such things fairly well, but if it was to ever truly comprehend and gain an appreciation for good emotions, much first-hand observance was needed. The Great Spirit didn't dare reach out and touch any of them; if a demigod without insulating gloves could kill via touch, Escre had no clue how its own godly being might affect them.

Behind her was Escre, robed and armored, carrying a book but bereft of wings. It was wondering what Ull'yang and Eroneus were up to; they'd been rather inactive as of late compared to Roxan. Surely it was nothing to be concerned about, now that Escre had a better grasp of the notion of worry.

A woman who looked remarkably like Roxan-but without the black fingernails and all-answered the door. Her eyes widened with shock and disbelief. Roxan gave a faint smile. "M'ma," she said it so quietly it was almost shy sounding. Ryva looked at her daughter, assessing. "Roxan, why are you here?" Roxan gestured towards the dragon in the square.

"I wanted to see you once more, m'ma," she said, taking Ryva's hand into her gloved one. "For I know you are nearly there, to the Astral Home. And I wanted to tell you that I forgive you for all those things you've said and done to me while deep into your cup." Ryva smiled faintly. For though Roxan had been a strange and powerful girl, she had loved her in her own way. "I cannot take back all of that, Roxan," she said. "But I will rest easy kowing my daughter did not hate me." She paused. "Now get, go do whatever Demi-gods do." Roxan laughed as her mother closed the door and turned to Escre.

"That moment was a long time in coming," she said."What say you to going back? I believe I've showed you all that I can." she paused, then said, "My friend already and father already knew of my home situation when I was a small girl, but I've needed to show someone else for a long time."

After waiting for a moment, Escre nodded. "Very well. We will return to the stars. I will catalog this experience as an important one, though I do not yet fully understand it."

Roxan smiled and bowed slightly. "Thank you, Escre."