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The War of the Three: Exodus

Technically you can be neutral, but it means applying to the Happyverse rather than the Nexus.

The War of the Three: Exodus

@GamerXZ If you want advice from the peanut gallery on which you best fit into, we're happy to oblige.

The War of the Three: Exodus

Miyu

"And I thought discovering glasses had changed my perspective of the universe."

Name: Miyu
Title: Traitor Angel, Honorless Blade, Fucking Bitch
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Allegiance: Outside the Nexus
Race: Angel, with Nanomachine optimization

History: The event that changed the course of destiny of Miyu from a low ranking noble of a family that long since lost its warrior blood to a lonely blade anathema to her own people, was not some great betrayal, or tragic death, or even inspiring mentor. It was when she saw a shiny piece of glass, fallen on the street of a human world, and tried looking through it. She could read letters from far away! She was nearsighted.

This little thing trickled down, changing her perspective and world. This little invention allowed her to finally see the world clearly, but her parents did not allow it to her for the sake of pride. A nearsighted angel would be a disgrace to the family. Miyu saw this as folly. Weren't her swords a tool, because she didn't have claws? Armor because she lacked scales? Where should the line be drawn between a righteous tool and unrighteous? Her family was weak and getting weaker, but they refused to innovate or adapt, for honor and pride.

That would not be her, Miyu resolved. Miyu took to the battlefield, embracing Machina technology to attempt to become a valuable warrior for the sake of heaven. She failed, utterly.

Despite throwing away her pride as angel, resorting to treachery and pretending to side with demons, sacrificing even a chance at love to destroy a demonic army, she simply could not affect the tide of the war. She was too weak, too headstrong, and ironicically, too proud. She fell into despair, where once she had been called honorless blade, now she was the traitor angel, worthless and unreliable.

In an attempt to raise her spirits, she planned a lavish birthday party. While speaking about gifts for Juno and Deva with Iona, she came away with the impression that Heaven's high command was not actually trying to win the war in the Nexus. That the conflict was simply part of a larger game played by beings beyond the Nexus. Her vision of Heaven as the wholesome and great faction that deserved to win was shattered.

Her despair now greater than ever, Miyu travelled to the Oblivion Dungeon and eventually left the Nexus with the help of Helena. Her only regrets in leaving the war in the Nexus is that she never got to finish things with Henry.... >_> <_< or have a giant robot battle with Grafdakka . Now, she seeks a Cafe on the advise of a chance encounter.

Powers:
Enhanced physical- Nanomachines and dreams, son.

Mantle of Unconquerable Sun- This power "unifies" things physically. It causes all effects to be shared across things equally. The "Mirror of Conquered Force" spell allows her to change the orientation of force being shared, but requires her to make physical motions demonstrating the turn.

Circle of Harmonious Will- This power "unifies" things mentally. On sentient (and willing) targets, this allows telepathy between Miyu and the rest of the network. This also works on non-sentient targets such as, air, dust, water, earth, space, allowing Miyu to sense their presense, location, and status. Miyu can cast spells across things/people unified by this power.

Cloak of Fleeting Shadow- This power "separates" things physically. Causes them to avoid each other, passing by each other with no friction. This normally can only cause things that are not attached to avoid each other but the "Traitor's Blade" spell can create an edge that cause things (or people) to separate where they were not meant to be separate.

Spell vs Power:
Power is innate thing that takes as much concentration as say, moving.
Spell is a focused thing that takes as much concentration as say, doing math in your head, and generally has a drawback or limitation in order to grant a Power a new ability or application.

Resistances & Immunities: None in particular, her holy power and resistance has been diluted by the mechanical augmentations to her form.
Weaknesses: Can only use one of the her spells or powers at a time, other than enhanced physical which is always active.

Skills:
Feint Swordsmanship- Miyu was surprisingly adept at the blade for one for her age, sometimes able to match blades with those hundreds of times older than her. She learned quickly from fighting people who moved almost faster than her eyes could see how to predict attacks, and launch her own deceptive strikes that manipulated the enemy's defense.
Masochist- Miyu's pain tolerance is fairly good, and on top of that she's a bit of a fan. She probably would have enjoyed being a prisoner in Hell quite a bit if she hadn't been promoted to the rank of Demonic General for a fantastically short period of time.
Machinist- Miyu's a great mechanic, and decent engineer. She's much better at repairing things, manufacturing, or making innovative use of existing parts than designing her own, however.

Weapons & Equipment: Miyu carries an oar that she found in the Oblivion dungeon. She also has glasses. Very important, despite the fact that she doesn't need them anymore after her Nanomachine upgrades from B.E.A.S.T.

Sample Post:
~The war is over, for me at least.~ Waking up to that thought was a very strange feeling. She wasn't quite sure how she felt about that, but she at least knew how to handle her second thought. ~Even with nanomachines making me capable of smashing through rock with my bare hands, no augmentation is advanced enough to make my wings not ache when I sleep inside a cockpit designed for someone who was human shaped.~ She stretched as she exited her mech. ~But at least it feels like home...~ That third thought took her right back to a sinking feeling in her stomach.

Home was a thought that was far too heavy and hot to ignore, warping everything in her mind around it like a blazing sun. It had been a long time since she had seen family. She could hardly remember them anymore, names and faces once precious struggled and failed to breach the fogs of memory and time. ~Have I forgotten?~ As she spruced up her face with a little water, the sight of her wings and the sprinkling water, brought to mind the ever more radiant feathers and ornate fountains which anointed the honored halls of Celestia. It was that place so glorious that she thought she would give everything for, to spread it's magnificence to all the Nexus. ~But in the end I was just as proud as the Archangels I derided... It could have been home, if I had humbled myself.~

As she finished her routine, pulling up her pants, one last home she would never see again came to mind. Twisted and painful, warping everything around it, but oh so welcoming with its attentions. ~I wonder how Henry's doing? And Balrog.. If I think myself at home inside a warmachine, maybe I wasn't so different from them either.~ Clenching her teeth at her heart tugging her in another direction, she resolved to herself no more errant thoughts about what might have been. ~I'm here now, away from all that. I should make the best of it. I made my choices.~ And so she clung to a coupon to a cafe, a tiny arrow of direction in a vast new world that she would attempt to call home, and followed it to wherever it might lead.

Favorite Quote: "Yea, and though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for I am driving a house sized mass of fuck you."

Sapphire Pink

"Awww.. Does somebody need a big fluffy hug?"

Name: Sapphire Pink
Title: Persistant Nuisance
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Allegiance: Heaven
Weight: None. The closest material analogue of what she's made out of is light.
Race: Woof, also, bundle of woof shaped negative emotional energy.

History: Sapphire Pink arose spontaneously from the complex tangled emotions of the Nexus. And she hooked up with Heaven because of her natural alignment. She fought in a battle but wasn't strong enough, so she decided to do whatever she could to support from the sidelines. She may never have been anywhere else, but she's sure it's really great here and she wants to do her best to help out.

Powers:

Negative Emotion Eater- Sapphire is fueled by negative emotions. In that she consumes and destroys them to generate the magical energy which composes her being. Getting a hug from Pink will always make you feel better, because she will literally start eating any emotion that is making you feel bad just by touching you. Note, this is emotions that are making YOU feel bad, not some arbitrary universal standard, so if the emotion of say, happiness, causes you physiological pain, Sapphire will eat that right up.

Mirror of Desire- Sapphire can transform herself into whatever inanimate object or appearance someone else desires. So, if someone else wanted her to look like Juno (and that person knew what Juno looked like), Sapphire could use this to look like Juno. Similarly, if someone was like "Ack, I need a sword!" Pink could transform into a sword. However, she doesn't do both appearance and inanimate object at the same time. So, if you want a sword, and use Pink, it's going to be extremely pink. She can still use her magic while in object form, and can communicate telepathically with anyone touching her. Her limit is her apparent mass (she couldn't look like Jormundgar or tranform into a Longship) and for inanimate objects specifically, she has to understand how to transform into them, so she can't turn into a Chevalier suit for example. Sapphire, of course, does not count as someone else to be able to copy her own desires.

Negative Emotion Sensing- Pink can sense the general direction of nearby negative emotions. It seems to somehow be connected to her sense of smell.

Power of Heart- Sapphire primary attack is beams of intangible holy energy that harm demons and phase through anything else.

Lighter than a Feather- Quite literally. Sapphire doesn't have mass and is very very quick, and flies with just as much ease as she walks. She tends to create a cloud of sparkles to zip around on, but this is more or less purely aesthetic.

Glitter Magic- Illusion magic for people who just want to be showy rather than disguise anything. Being showered in illusionary glitter might be distracting, but she can't really disguise anything.

Resistances & Immunities: Things such as acceleration, dizziness, blindness, blood loss, or nerve gas don't tend to have any effect on something that is just a bundle of magical heaven aspected emotional energy that looks like a person. It requires magic damage (such as Machina weapons are equipped with) or demon corrosiveness to damage her (although it will have some difficulty getting through her angelic resistance) Just throwing a boulder at her will smush her but she can quickly reform, as none of the stuff that makes up her being has been harmed.
Weaknesses: Does not have the usual superhuman physical capacity (baring speed, cause she cheats) and is in fact, sub average-human in that respect. This is due to the fact that her body has momentum but not mass, and her attempting to impart momentum on things is very very energy inefficient for her. Also, given her only attack harms only demons, and she can't eat most machines negative emotions, she's more or less entirely helpless in a direct fight against Machina, unless they have a highly visible off switch.

Skills:
Crafting/Enchanting- In an effort to become more useful to Deva, Sapphire has been learning how to forge and enchant items. As a bit of a shortcut to the laborious process of learning that, her current method is to infuse her own energies and self into the material, and shift it into shape. This cannot be accomplished in battlefield time, but does help her get around her limitations. However, this means that the items she make can only be enchanted with her own powers, Shapeshifting, Negative Emotion Eating/Sensing, and pure holy energy that only damages demons. She still has much to learn about enchanting before she make anything she might be commissioned for, rather than what her natural talents gift her.

Weapons & Equipment: She is weapons and equipment. And can make weapons and equipment. But she does not wield weapons and equipment, as she would have trouble lifting them.

Sample Post:
To be posted later. I've been gunning for Pink asking Chen some questions, and he doesn't have his laptop yet.

https://soundcloud.com/bionicelcor/wakusei-abnormal-okubyoumono-rhapsody

The War of the Three: Exodus

Maybe you should use a different example than Grafdakka if you have one handy. There's not a whole lot of us left that were around for his glory days. And for the sake of new players and all.

The War of the Three: Exodus

Miyu

"And I thought discovering glasses had changed my perspective of the universe."

Name: Miyu
Title: Traitor Angel, Honorless Blade, Fucking Bitch
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Allegiance: Outside the Nexus
Race: Angel, with Nanomachine optimization

History: The event that changed the course of destiny of Miyu from a low ranking noble of a family that long since lost its warrior blood to a lonely blade anathema to her own people, was not some great betrayal, or tragic death, or even inspiring mentor. It was when she saw a shiny piece of glass, fallen on the street of a human world, and tried looking through it. She could read letters from far away! She was nearsighted.

This little thing trickled down, changing her perspective and world. This little invention allowed her to finally see the world clearly, but her parents did not allow it to her for the sake of pride. A nearsighted angel would be a disgrace to the family. Miyu saw this as folly. Weren't her swords a tool, because she didn't have claws? Armor because she lacked scales? Where should the line be drawn between a righteous tool and unrighteous? Her family was weak and getting weaker, but they refused to innovate or adapt, for honor and pride.

That would not be her, Miyu resolved. Miyu took to the battlefield, embracing Machina technology to attempt to become a valuable warrior for the sake of heaven. She failed, utterly.

Despite throwing away her pride as angel, resorting to treachery and pretending to side with demons, sacrificing even a chance at love to destroy a demonic army, she simply could not affect the tide of the war. She was too weak, too headstrong, and ironicically, too proud. She fell into despair, where once she had been called honorless blade, now she was the traitor angel, worthless and unreliable.

In an attempt to raise her spirits, she planned a lavish birthday party. While speaking about gifts for Juno and Deva with Iona, she came away with the impression that Heaven's high command was not actually trying to win the war in the Nexus. That the conflict was simply part of a larger game played by beings beyond the Nexus. Her vision of Heaven as the wholesome and great faction that deserved to win was shattered.

Her despair now greater than ever, Miyu travelled to the Oblivion Dungeon and eventually left the Nexus with the help of Helena. Her only regrets in leaving the war in the Nexus is that she never got to finish things with Henry.... >_> <_< or have a giant robot battle with Grafdakka . Now, she seeks a Cafe on the advise of a chance encounter.

Powers:
Enhanced physical- Nanomachines and dreams, son.

Mantle of Unconquerable Sun- This power "unifies" things physically. It causes all effects to be shared across things equally. The "Mirror of Conquered Force" spell allows her to change the orientation of force being shared, but requires her to make physical motions demonstrating the turn.

Circle of Harmonious Will- This power "unifies" things mentally. On sentient (and willing) targets, this allows telepathy between Miyu and the rest of the network. This also works on non-sentient targets such as, air, dust, water, earth, space, allowing Miyu to sense their presense, location, and status. Miyu can cast spells across things/people unified by this power.

Cloak of Fleeting Shadow- This power "separates" things physically. Causes them to avoid each other, passing by each other with no friction. This normally can only cause things that are not attached to avoid each other but the "Traitor's Blade" spell can create an edge that cause things (or people) to separate where they were not meant to be separate.

Spell vs Power:
Power is innate thing that takes as much concentration as say, moving.
Spell is a focused thing that takes as much concentration as say, doing math in your head, and generally has a drawback or limitation in order to grant a Power a new ability or application.

Resistances & Immunities: None in particular, her holy power and resistance has been diluted by the mechanical augmentations to her form.
Weaknesses: Can only use one of the her spells or powers at a time, other than enhanced physical which is always active.

Skills:
Feint Swordsmanship- Miyu was surprisingly adept at the blade for one for her age, sometimes able to match blades with those hundreds of times older than her. She learned quickly from fighting people who moved almost faster than her eyes could see how to predict attacks, and launch her own deceptive strikes that manipulated the enemy's defense.
Masochist- Miyu's pain tolerance is fairly good, and on top of that she's a bit of a fan. She probably would have enjoyed being a prisoner in Hell quite a bit if she hadn't been promoted to the rank of Demonic General for a fantastically short period of time.
Machinist- Miyu's a great mechanic, and decent engineer. She's much better at repairing things, manufacturing, or making innovative use of existing parts than designing her own, however.

Weapons & Equipment: Miyu carries an oar that she found in the Oblivion dungeon. She also has glasses. Very important, despite the fact that she doesn't need them anymore after her Nanomachine upgrades from B.E.A.S.T.

Sample Post:
~The war is over, for me at least.~ Waking up to that thought was a very strange feeling. She wasn't quite sure how she felt about that, but she at least knew how to handle her second thought. !Even with nanomachines making me capable of smashing through rock with my bare hands, no augmentation is advanced enough to make my wings not ache when I sleep inside a cockpit designed for someone who was human shaped.~ She stretched as she exited her mech. ~But at least it feels like home...~ That third thought took her right back to a sinking feeling in her stomach.

Home was a thought that was far too heavy and hot to ignore, warping everything in her mind around it like a blazing sun. It had been a long time since she had seen family. She could hardly remember them anymore, names and faces once precious struggled and failed to breach the fogs of memory and time. ~Have I forgotten?~ As she spruced up her face with a little water, the sight of her wings and the sprinkling water, brought to mind the ever more radiant feathers and ornate fountains which anointed the honored halls of Celestia. It was that place so glorious that she thought she would give everything for, to spread it's magnificence to all the Nexus. ~But in the end I was just as proud as the Archangels I derided... It could have been home, if I had humbled myself.~

As she finished her routine, pulling up her pants, one last home she would never see again came to mind. Twisted and painful, warping everything around it, but oh so welcoming with its attentions. ~I wonder how Henry's doing? And Balrog.. If I think myself at home inside a warmachine, maybe I wasn't so different from them either.~ Clenching her teeth at her heart tugging her in another direction, she resolved to herself no more errant thoughts about what might have been. ~I'm here now, away from all that. I should make the best of it. I made my choices.~ And so she clung to a coupon to a cafe, a tiny arrow of direction in a vast new world that she would attempt to call home, and followed it to wherever it might lead.

Favorite Quote: "Yea, and though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for I am driving a house sized mass of fuck you."

Daimyo later.. If I bother. It's not very relevant.

The War of the Three

Cassiopia

Appearance

Cass' necromancy was sadly interrupted. The flashbangs didn't really do anything to her, her eyes being entirely for show as she was composed not of organs but of slime shaped to look like organs. But the lasers were significantly ouchier. "Screw this, I'm outta here!" She said, smashing through the floor. By the time she had drilled her way out with the Necrolimb's armor systems, enough lasers had hit her that she had went from threatening slime monster to fleeing child.

Still, small creepy children with bones sticking out in unusual places were an archetype of Necromancer, and as the first fireteam of Saef's men moved in to make sure the corpses were down for good after the barrage of lasers had hit them, Cass activated Corpse Explosion on them, causing all the dead in that room to explode violently with the force they had been attacked with, only demon styled. Alas, poor fireteam, we hardly knew ye.

Severely weakened, Cass decided to try summoning some hacking ghosts after she had took enough twists and turns she was sure even a guided rocket wouldn't be able to trace her path. But little did she know the angelic tech would likely defeat it easily, and that Saef was about to win before she got enough ghosts.

Hikari Academy

@KoL Neat.

The War of the Three

Cydone

Having sent a tower through the portal to heaven, Cydone stayed close to the portal, watching the battlefield for any opportunities to jump in and help. But he didn't need Reality Check to know there was nothing he could do against Khaine, and the only other thing he could spot was the giant cloud of hurt your friendlies. Seeing the interaction of Khaine and said cloud, all Cydone could say was "What in tarnation?" Given his position near the portal, and the soon to close battle, it would be unlikely he would get anything more done.

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Cassiopia

Appearance

Cass giggled in delight as her new friend told her about the room's purpose. "That's great! Thank you very much. Now, let's get you some more friends to help us defend this room, right? If there are any other defenses I could activate to help protect this room from intrusion, let me know while I'm working, kay? Even if the defenses are destroyed, I might be able to reactivate them." Cass set to work animating the other royal guards. Sure, any real threat could probably tear straight through them, but that was no reason not to have them. Useless minions were better than no minions!

@KoL@floodtalon

The War of the Three

Well, if you get to the "fight Cass/Jubilee to put the staff in the hole" point, I'll gladly collab.

The War of the Three

Well, it's over Friday either way. I doubt we'll actually resolve everything by Friday. Someone would have to get the staff, find the temple, beat Cass/Jubilee if they aren't a demon, and then win. In the span of two three days. Which would be quite impressive, admittedly.