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Epic City: Starburst

Sorry about the thing with my most recent post. It's been edited updated after some talking between Reitnui and I. My apologies for any inconveniences this may have caused. Everything should be fine now.

Apocalypse

Lilith

Name: Lilith ('true' name lost to time)
Nickname: Herald of Malady, Mother of Sin
Age: null
Class: Demon
Race: Fallen Angel

Appearance:


Personality:
Shattered beyond recognition by her own power, Lilith is a twisted shadow of her former self. She erratically moves from one emotional extreme to another, completely changing her behaviour as she shifts from deep despair to burning rage. Her erratic behaviour makes her impossible to predict, even for her allies. Occasionally she has switched sides in the middle of a fight, or simply disengaged from it entirely. She tends towards negative emotions such as wrath, fear and despair, however on occasion something as mild as a bad joke can send her into a fit of laughter that lasts days. Unfortunately, she isn't any less dangerous when she's in a 'good' mood. While usually vicious and destructive, due to her own history children evoke a strange emotional reaction in her. Most of the time she will become more kind and motherly in their presence, but occasionally she will fly into a murderous rage and slaughter them all. It is possible, if risky, to try and change Lilith's mood by talking to her. Those who do this well can even earn her favour, causing her to temporarily enter a 'benevolent' state, acting more like her pre-fall self.

Biography:
Once, Lilith was a being of kindness and light. She was known as the Angel of Mercy, using her powers to ease the suffering of mankind. She brought solace to the griefstricken, calm to those consumed with rage, and relief to the suffering. Her mere presence would soothe the woes of the world, and under her gaze humans prospered. Although immortal angels were not capable of conceiving, they were more than capable of love, and Lilith was deeply in love with another angel. But cruel fate seperated them during the War in Heaven, when her husband chose to betray Heaven and follow Lucifer. He spoke of freedom and equality as he fell ever further from the light, and during the war even Lilith was forced to use her powers to fight. For the first time in her ageless existence she was forced to inflict pain instead of relieving it, and the experience broke something inside of her. As the war came to it's climax she was faced with her own husband, now almost unrecognisable as his former self. As an angel he was immortal, and as he died again and again, Lilith could not bear to watch him suffer more. When they were faced with one another Lilith knew she could not fix him. What had once made him a force for good had been lost forever. So she soothed his pain, and soothed his heart, dragging him back from the brink. And she kept pulling, draining out all of his woes, and all that he was, until there was nothing left. She slew him, in such a way that not even an angel could recover from. He was forever lost to oblivion, his very soul turned to dust.

Unable to bear her despair, and unable to take her immortal life, Lilith wielded her powers on herself. She drained herself of her own sorrow, and buried her pain through magic. She became cold and distant, performing her duties out of habit. Slowly, as she retreated ever further within her own being, Lilith's light turned to darkness. Those who received her healing found themselves cold and empty, and the land she watched over became a dark and desolate place. The pain she had suppressed could never truly be erased, and she had merely allowed the wound to fester. It grew within her heart, until her heart itself rotted away. Her pain and agony spilled from her being, and began twisting those around her. Those she had once helped were now thrown into disarray as her manipulation caused war and death all around the world. She was cast from Heaven, and yet even as she fell she had lost the ability to care. She became a creature not quite demon, but far from angel, a force for evil rivalled by few. Empty, twisted by the suffering she had locked within her core. Now, she is motivated only by her own broken mind, and an unrelenting hunger.

Once, she was locked within the bowels of hell by the demons who dwelt there, fearing her erratic influence. But now, as the world itself came to an end, she was unleashed unto the world once more. And none are safe from her darkness.

Notable Skills:

[Angelic Physiology]
Like all Angels, Lilith was created as a 'perfect being', possessing physical abilities far beyond those of a normal human. While her physique is not unusual among angels, she is certainly far stronger and faster than most mortals. She can also fly.

[Devourer of Hope]
Lilith possesses the ability to drain the emotions of other living beings. Originally this ability was used to remove negative emotions such as wrath and suffering. Now it is used to leave people as empty husks of their former selves. Those Lilith touches find their will to live sapped, their very drive to act. Even a cursory touch will leave a mark of darkness within the soul of a mortal that will haunt them for the rest of their life. Extended contact can even reduce angels to husks, their compassion and love replaced by emptiness. Those who are completely drained become 'husks', near-mindless zombie-like creatures who try to fill the emptiness within by devouring the flesh and souls of the living. It is a fate considered by many to be worse than death.

[Herald of Despair]
Once, Lilith's light filled those in her presence with hope and love. Now, her presence brings only suffering. Lilith radiates intense emotion, that fills those near her. She can inflict mind-numbing fear to paralyse her opponents, send her enemies into a mindless rage, or simply inflict excruciating agony upon them. The emotion released by this power often mirrors the emotional extreme she's currently experiencing. The closer you are to Lilith the more extreme this effect becomes, and attempting to fight her face-to-face is ill-advised for those who do not possess truly extreme willpower. Mortals without some sort of magical protection or truly unusual willpower are helpless to this power's influence, and as such Lilith's mere presence usually causes wide-spread chaos and destruction. As part of this power Lilith is innately aware of the emotions of other beings, and can sense strong emotions even over long distances.

[Blood-Sealed Contract]
Powerful sorcerors are capable of partially summoning Lilith into the world, and making a 'contract' with her. They carry some shard of Lilith's hunger in exchange for eternal life and superhuman power. These sorcerors were twisted into inhuman creatures, shunned by heaven and gifted with dark power. However, they needed to consistently feed on the lifeforce of living beings or have their own consciousness devoured by the Hunger and become a Husk. These creatures are known among mortals as Vampires, and Lilith is believed to be responsible for the creation of the first vampires. This, among other things, is what earned her the title of 'Mother of Sin'. She is still capable of performing this contract, if one were to ask, and was able to either bind her to their will through ancient magic or convince her to assist them.

Apocalypse

So I said a while ago that I was interested, and that was true, I was just punched in the face by a huge ball of writer's block right after. So here's my character idea, a bit late but still here ^-^.

Lilith

Name: Lilith ('true' name lost to time)
Nickname: Herald of Malady, Mother of Sin
Age: null
Class: Demon
Race: Fallen Angel

Appearance:


Personality:
Shattered beyond recognition by her own power, Lilith is a twisted shadow of her former self. She erratically moves from one emotional extreme to another, completely changing her behaviour as she shifts from deep despair to burning rage. Her erratic behaviour makes her impossible to predict, even for her allies. Occasionally she has switched sides in the middle of a fight, or simply disengaged from it entirely. She tends towards negative emotions such as wrath, fear and despair, however on occasion something as mild as a bad joke can send her into a fit of laughter that lasts days. Unfortunately, she isn't any less dangerous when she's in a 'good' mood. While usually vicious and destructive, due to her own history children evoke a strange emotional reaction in her. Most of the time she will become more kind and motherly in their presence, but occasionally she will fly into a murderous rage and slaughter them all. It is possible, if risky, to try and change Lilith's mood by talking to her. Those who do this well can even earn her favour, causing her to temporarily enter a 'benevolent' state, acting more like her pre-fall self.

Biography:
Once, Lilith was a being of kindness and light. She was known as the Angel of Mercy, using her powers to ease the suffering of mankind. She brought solace to the griefstricken, calm to those consumed with rage, and relief to the suffering. Her mere presence would soothe the woes of the world, and under her gaze humans prospered. Although immortal angels were not capable of conceiving, they were more than capable of love, and Lilith was deeply in love with another angel. But cruel fate seperated them during the War in Heaven, when her husband chose to betray Heaven and follow Lucifer. He spoke of freedom and equality as he fell ever further from the light, and during the war even Lilith was forced to use her powers to fight. For the first time in her ageless existence she was forced to inflict pain instead of relieving it, and the experience broke something inside of her. As the war came to it's climax she was faced with her own husband, now almost unrecognisable as his former self. As an angel he was immortal, and as he died again and again, Lilith could not bear to watch him suffer more. When they were faced with one another Lilith knew she could not fix him. What had once made him a force for good had been lost forever. So she soothed his pain, and soothed his heart, dragging him back from the brink. And she kept pulling, draining out all of his woes, and all that he was, until there was nothing left. She slew him, in such a way that not even an angel could recover from. He was forever lost to oblivion, his very soul turned to dust.

Unable to bear her despair, and unable to take her immortal life, Lilith wielded her powers on herself. She drained herself of her own sorrow, and buried her pain through magic. She became cold and distant, performing her duties out of habit. Slowly, as she retreated ever further within her own being, Lilith's light turned to darkness. Those who received her healing found themselves cold and empty, and the land she watched over became a dark and desolate place. The pain she had suppressed could never truly be erased, and she had merely allowed the wound to fester. It grew within her heart, until her heart itself rotted away. Her pain and agony spilled from her being, and began twisting those around her. Those she had once helped were now thrown into disarray as her manipulation caused war and death all around the world. She was cast from Heaven, and yet even as she fell she had lost the ability to care. She became a creature not quite demon, but far from angel, a force for evil rivalled by few. Empty, twisted by the suffering she had locked within her core. Now, she is motivated only by her own broken mind, and an unrelenting hunger.

Once, she was locked within the bowels of hell by the demons who dwelt there, fearing her erratic influence. But now, as the world itself came to an end, she was unleashed unto the world once more. And none are safe from her darkness.

Notable Skills:

[Angelic Physiology]
Like all Angels, Lilith was created as a 'perfect being', possessing physical abilities far beyond those of a normal human. While her physique is not unusual among angels, she is certainly far stronger and faster than most mortals. She can also fly.

[Devourer of Hope]
Lilith possesses the ability to drain the emotions of other living beings. Originally this ability was used to remove negative emotions such as wrath and suffering. Now it is used to leave people as empty husks of their former selves. Those Lilith touches find their will to live sapped, their very drive to act. Even a cursory touch will leave a mark of darkness within the soul of a mortal that will haunt them for the rest of their life. Extended contact can even reduce angels to husks, their compassion and love replaced by emptiness. Those who are completely drained become 'husks', near-mindless zombie-like creatures who try to fill the emptiness within by devouring the flesh and souls of the living. It is a fate considered by many to be worse than death.

[Herald of Despair]
Once, Lilith's light filled those in her presence with hope and love. Now, her presence brings only suffering. Lilith radiates intense emotion, that fills those near her. She can inflict mind-numbing fear to paralyse her opponents, send her enemies into a mindless rage, or simply inflict excruciating agony upon them. The emotion released by this power often mirrors the emotional extreme she's currently experiencing. The closer you are to Lilith the more extreme this effect becomes, and attempting to fight her face-to-face is ill-advised for those who do not possess truly extreme willpower. Mortals without some sort of magical protection or truly unusual willpower are helpless to this power's influence, and as such Lilith's mere presence usually causes wide-spread chaos and destruction. As part of this power Lilith is innately aware of the emotions of other beings, and can sense strong emotions even over long distances.

[Blood-Sealed Contract]
Powerful sorcerors are capable of partially summoning Lilith into the world, and making a 'contract' with her. They carry some shard of Lilith's hunger in exchange for eternal life and superhuman power. These sorcerors were twisted into inhuman creatures, shunned by heaven and gifted with dark power. However, they needed to consistently feed on the lifeforce of living beings or have their own consciousness devoured by the Hunger and become a Husk. These creatures are known among mortals as Vampires, and Lilith is believed to be responsible for the creation of the first vampires. This, among other things, is what earned her the title of 'Mother of Sin'. She is still capable of performing this contract, if one were to ask, and was able to either bind her to their will through ancient magic or convince her to assist them.

Epic City: Starburst

♙ Emblem and Dusk ♠ Hello World (3) ♙

@Banana@Old Amsterdam

Like a thunderbolt, Emblem slammed into the ground next to his target. A spindly limb reached out and brushed past his face, and immediately he could feel something twisting inside of him. It was a sickening feeling, as if someone was running their finger along his bones. Uncertain of what had just happened Emblem turned to attack Dian, only to feel his legs give way beneath him. With a sickening crunch his pelvish shattered, dropping him to the ground as he cried out in agony. His entire body was trembling now, and as he tried to support his weight with his arm it too gave way. His upper arm snapped, and he dropped to the floor.

Belatedly, Emblem remembered to use his powers and lifted into the air. Whatever she'd done to him, it seemed he was still able to fly. The damage to his limbs was mostly hidden by his costume, but despite this the limbs hanging limply down while he floated looked eerily unnatural. Emblem gingerly moved his remaining good arm as he floated away from Dian, making sure to keep a close eye on her. Even moving it slowly, he could feel it tremble under the strain. There was no way he could fight like this, right?

Gritting his teeth from the pain, Emblem stared down his opponent. He could still fly, so was there a way? The force that the Professor had told him about, it could be used from anywhere on his body. Even a broken limb. So even if he just waved his broken limbs at her, he could still rip her in half. In fact, if he could move the force as he pleased, couldn't he just move his limbs even if they were broken? There was no way that was healthy, but it might be possible....

But even as Emblem realised that he might still be able to fight, he also realised something else. Despite his newfound abilities, despite his flying over the city, he was no larger than he'd been before. Pain throbbed through his body, and fear held his heart in a vice-like grip. With just one touch, his bones had been reduced to twigs. What would another touch do? He couldn't help but think back to the muffled screaming he'd heard from Inferno. At the time he'd dismissed it as mundane injury... but what HAD she done to his teammate? It was like a tractor weighed down on his chest, he couldn't breathe. He didn't have the training. He wasn't equipped to handle this. The other heroes would get her. Cursing under his breath, he made excuses to himself. He knew they were excuses, but what else was he supposed to do? Clenching his good hand and breaking two fingers in the process, he shot up into the sky, retreating under the cover of a barrage of curses.

---

Sighing, Dusk shook his head. There was no doubt that Emblem was the most powerful of all of them. His abilities were frightening in close quarters, Dusk had seen that man punch through brick walls. And his 'defense' allowed him to withstand even this heavy-duty rifle. But despite having all that power, underneath was still just a man not experienced to the weight of such power. It was a shame, really. With both Emblem and Inferno incapacitated, there was no way this mission would be a success. Sighing, the assassin gave one last look around the battlefield, he might be needed to help clean up.

That's when he spotted someone he hadn't seen before. A lady without arms, charging towards Dian with no regard for her teammates. An Epic without arms? He'd heard of that before. Wasn't this.... Anomaly? Her powers were supposed to be some variant of telekinesis, right? He wasn't aware of the details. But why was she charging in like that, without waiting for backup? Was she more powerful than he'd heard? The only reason he was able to recognise her in the first place was her unique appearance, but she wasn't so high-profile as to warrant the idea that she could take on Dian alone.

Intrigued, Dusk decided to put his exit on hold. Whatever Anomaly's plan might or might not be, there was no real chance of her defeating the regenerator alone. But with a bit of fire support, it just might be possible. After all, telekinesis was an excellent counter to a touch-based power.

'Let's slow her down some, shall we?'

Smiling under his mask, Dusk once more lined up his shot. Another fullmetal incendiary round exploded out of the barrel. This time, aimed at her chest. Based on how quickly she'd recovered from the leg wound this wouldn't inflict a serious injury, but it might buy Anomaly the time she needed. And if Anomaly was able to slow down Dian a bit, then the other heroes would have a chance to catch up.

Epic City: Starburst

Emblem's eye twitched. It seemed that one of them was able to recognise that he didn't possess any 'innate' powers. For some reason, that irked him more than it should have. He was a super now, and that was all that mattered. He was about to make another comment when the two villains moved towards him. One of them, the one with normal-looking skin, rapidly extended one of her arms towards him. Like a twisted tentacle of warped flesh it reached for his face, and on instinct Emblem shot back. Luckily he didn't need to move his body to dodge, he was simply moved back by his flight. The hand slid harmlessly across his armour as he launched himself higher into the air, beyond the girl's unnatural reach. What was that? It hadn't had much force, but nonetheless it had felt dangerous. With a glance he checked on Inferno, who'd also been targetted, but she'd completely surrounded herself in a pillar of flame. Over the roar of flames he could hear muffled screaming. Whatever that lady had done to Inferno, she was out for the count.

Anger pulsed through Emblem. He hadn't known Inferno for that long, certainly not long enough to become fast friends. But she was someone he could relate to, someone with whom he'd shared this journey into heroism. She was his teammate. Gritting his teeth he turned to the pair of villains, who were now fleeing. The strangely-coloured one exploded, sending bright lights and semi-solid copies all over the place. Emblem didn't care. He shot upwards, following his target from above as he picked up speed. She wasn't all that fast, he could easily keep up with her. She'd pay for underestimating him, and she'd pay for hurting his teammate.

---

So it seemed the situation had escalated. Those two were dangerous. The one with flesh-warping powers hadn't hesitated to stick her hand through Inferno's flames. Most likely she was capable of regeneration, in addition to her most obvious powers. He hadn't been able to see what had happened to Inferno, but based on the rest of the woman's displayed powers... it wasn't pretty. If she was capable of regeneration though, this entire thing became easier. After all, regenerators were able to take a lot of punishment. So it wouldn't be a problem if he did some damage to her. And Dusk's intervention was most certainly necessary at this point.

Bright lights flashed, but Dusk wasn't bothered. He simply normalised the light before it reached his eyes. Face neutral and heart cold, he lined up his shot. Through his scope he could clearly see the regenerator running. The other one was impossible to track, with the clones going everywhere. But as for the other miss.... he had an armour-piercing incendiary round chambered. Combined with his heavy rifle, it had more than enough stopping power to deal with most supers. He'd seen this thing go through two-and-a-half inches of solid steel and keep going. Assuming that bone armour had a toughness comparable to human bone, it wouldn't do much to stop this round. Of course he didn't want to kill her by accident, so he took his time as she ran. Controlling his breathing, following her movements, checking his aim. He couldn't afford to miss with this shot, he might not get another.

With a loud bang, he fired a round right into Dian's leg. The incendiary element of the round would leave some surface burning, but would pave the way for the main force of the bullet. Hopefully her armour was tougher than it looked, and the bullet would get stuck inside of her leg. That kind of thing tended to slow regenerators down. Even if it didn't, though, the force of a round like this was more likely to blow her leg off than to make a neat little hole. Especially with how armoured her body was.

---

Emblem was still hot on Dian's heels when Dusk fired. He grinned, knowing that he had support. Dusk was a quiet fellow, and quite frankly Emblem had never liked him. But he was sure as shit reliable in situations like this. That old fart wasn't fazed by anything. Knowing it was his turn to do his part Emblem began lowering his altitude. He spun into a gravity-assisted dive, rapidly accelerating as he approached the ground. He put on a pair of goggles from inside his suit's secret pockets, to keep the wind out of his eyes. He had to keep his eyes open as he moved down, adjusting his flight path for his target's movement. A Mimic copy moved into his path and was promptly shattered, unable to withstand the impact. He was like a bullet right now, surrounded by an invisible field of repelling energy, his 'strength' force added onto the force of his movement. A silent approach might have been better, an attack she couldn't see coming, but Emblem couldn't resist. "Hey, ugly! You aren't going anywhere!" Emblem rotated in midair, as his dive turned into a dropkick. Unlike Dusk, he wasn't aiming to be nonlethal. He aimed his blow at centre mass. If he hit, her entire upper body would get smashed into the concrete and smeared across the street.

The War of the Three

I think I'll be throwing both Khaine and Antaeus into this battle.

Epic City: Starburst

@Regitnui
That skin-melting thing sounded pretty horrific. Should I be thinking
'eyes and mouth sealed, like that freaky scene from the Matrix'

or

'horrifying skin-melty agonising demise'?

Mordhaben's Institute for Aspiring Mages [Accepting Applicants!]

@Jay Kalton
Me Flitter and Hagroden are currently working on a collab. This rp is not dead yet.

Epic City: Starburst

@Regitnui
The only one that's really strong is Emblem, and they all have weaknesses. Inferno being the weakest, because she can only really use fire attacks. Anyone immune to fire is going to be completely unbothered by her antics.

Epic City: Starburst

@Regitnui Nope, lemme get on that. I'll pm you a short 'stat sheet' with how powerful their abilities are supposed to be.