Sky's The Limit [Open]

Virus
Potent Warrior

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PL: 74,600
XP: 1,205
Ravenous Frenzy (x3) Evolving Intellect (x6)

Tag: @virus
Posts: 161 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 3, 2021 18:01:43 GMT -5

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Post by Virus on Aug 3, 2021 18:01:43 GMT -5

Earth had served it's purpose for now.

Virus had roamed this planet for a few weeks now. To his knowledge, he'd seen just about everything there was to see. Well, the noteworthy things for a monstrously large bug-monster. General tourist locales weren't much of an interest for Virus. No, what he longed for was chaos and battle. Blood and destruction! Dramatic things like that.

Earth was simply too peaceful. Too quiet.

Too boring.

His battle with Matoto had enlightened the Bio-Weapon of the sheer amount of possibilities he had. Why limit himself to simply feasting on one Planet? Why not shoot higher? The entire galaxy could be Virus' feeding ground! The sky was the limit when you didn't care about anyone but yourself.

And thus, Virus strolled right into a mechanic's shop specialized in spacecrafts on the outskirts of West City.

The reception was fairly cold when the glass doors slid shut behind him. Screams of terror and people fleeing in horror at the mere sight of the creature. Virus sighed, and stomped toward the cashier.

"Greetings. I would like one of your finest vessels, please." The demonic creature growled in the most polite tones his toothy maw could muster.

The mechanic simply screeched back to him in absolute, indescribable terror. Virus felt quite insulted, so he gored him on his clawed arm.

"Racist."

Virus growled out a sigh before retracting his now bloodied arm. The twitching corpse of the mechanic fell to the floor with a dull thud. Suddenly, the entire store fell silent.

The Bio-Weapon hummed nonchalantly as he turned around, finding the store to be completely empty. Everyone must've fled already. How rude of them.

Ignoring the possibility that someone went out to seek help against the vile creature, Virus walked straight through the counter and began to make his way out the back door, where a number of spacecrafts were being showcased and sold for absurdly high prices.

Virus clicked his tongue thoughtfully, carefully inspecting the vessels.

Which one did he fancy...?

Thread PL: 24,800

KP: 6/6
MP: 0/6
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 336

Last Edit: Aug 3, 2021 18:04:01 GMT -5 by Virus

Virus' Character Sheet

Mel “Tarine” Tomago
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 20,000
XP: 9,078
Escalation (x3)

Tag: @tarine
Posts: 193 Female

Item Malus: 6,000

Minion PL: 10,000
Minion Forms: Battle Hardened (x4)

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 4, 2021 17:32:21 GMT -5

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Post by Mel “Tarine” Tomago on Aug 4, 2021 17:32:21 GMT -5

Truthfully Tarine hadn't exactly thought out his trip to West City if the way he'd been wandering aimlessly through the streets for the last few hours wasn't proof enough. But he couldn't stand the thought of staying in North City for much longer- not to say he hadn't met some very interesting people as of late, and it wasn't as if he wouldn't go back eventually, but he needed a change in scenery, not to mention it wasn't easy keeping up appearances for the people who knew him well enough to notice he wasn't quite the same person he used to be.

Though it appeared his impulsiveness might have led to something interesting, he wasn't sure exactly where in the city he'd ended up but he was met with screaming, then an outpouring of panicked people from some building nearby. This probably should have signalled that something was horribly wrong and he should do the same, but apparently curiosity outweighed his sense of self-preservation.

He could sense whoever was in there now but the ki signature he was feeling was strange, or was it more than one? How could a single signature feel like multiple people? Screw it, he was going to see exactly what this was, curiosity hadn't served him wrong yet. He could push past these people just fine, they were probably overreacting anyway.

Reaching the front of the store it appeared the signature had moved somewhere out back, which might have been a good thing now he could see the inside, something had busted through the counter and what was that on the floor? He couldn't get a good view pressed up on the window, was that blood? Now he was overreacting, he hadn't just walked up to an actual murderer, he was right the first time and he'd prove it by walking right in and- oh yep it was a body. Stabbed with something very large and he wasn't going to think about it any longer, what he learned here would stay here, and he'd never bring it up again.

...But he really wanted to see what the ki signature belonged to, no normal creature had a signature like that, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity! It wasn't like it could hear him moving around in here, and it couldn't track him with ki so what else did it have? All he needed to do was take one quick glance around that door while it was busy, then he could leave...

Antisense ON
PL - 1000 (I'm in danger :))
KP - 6/6
MP - 0/6
Damage 0/250%

WC - 417
Total - 417

Virus
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 74,600
XP: 1,205
Ravenous Frenzy (x3) Evolving Intellect (x6)

Tag: @virus
Posts: 161 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 5, 2021 9:22:38 GMT -5

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Post by Virus on Aug 5, 2021 9:22:38 GMT -5

Virus, for now, was blissfully unaware that someone had entered the store behind his back.

The Bio-Weapon's thoughts were occupied by the myriad of spacecrafts on display in the back room of the mechanic's shop. The hall looked a lot less large from the outside, and the size of some of these vessels was simply absurd. Who in their right mind would ever fly a ship the size of an entire skyscraper? That was just attention seeking.

"Kkh-kh-kh..." Virus clicked thoughtfully to himself, stopping before a smaller craft. It was fairly round in shape, enough to perhaps house three people at once. It wasn't as if Virus had any companions to travel with, but a little space to move around in would be pleasant. Those Attack Pods on display reminded him too much of that incubation tube he spent potential decades in.

Suddenly though, the Bio-Weapon perked up. Virus' extremely sensitive hearing had picked up the faintest of noise coming from the store itself.

His head immediately jerked towards the door leading to the back room. Was someone there?

Strange...He wasn't able to feel anyone's energy signature. Not even that of a regular human's.

"How odd..." The Biodroid mused to himself, slowly turning to face the doorway in full.

With a slow yet resounding step, Virus stomped his way over towards the doorway. He had the strangest feeling that something was watching him. Now, who would be so rude as to intrude upon his quality shopping time?

Virus flexed his claws in anticipation.

He wasn't fond of people watching him from the shadows.

Uh-oh! Virus heard something... Think fast!

KP: 6/6
MP: 0/6
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 336 + 263 = 599

Mel “Tarine” Tomago

Virus' Character Sheet

Mel “Tarine” Tomago
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 20,000
XP: 9,078
Escalation (x3)

Tag: @tarine
Posts: 193 Female

Item Malus: 6,000

Minion PL: 10,000
Minion Forms: Battle Hardened (x4)

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 5, 2021 18:26:13 GMT -5

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Post by Mel “Tarine” Tomago on Aug 5, 2021 18:26:13 GMT -5

Peering round the door Tarine caught a glimpse of a large insectoid creature peering over the selection of ships and other vehicles. In other circumstances he'd have been more curious, the thing in that room was like nothing he'd seen or felt before, and based on other encounters, at this point he probably should have been doing more than regarding this thing with a mix of awe and terror from the edge of a doorway but those situations didn't also involve the individual possessing large, bloody and suspiciously murder-weapon shaped arms.

Well he'd seen enough, it was time to leave- but then that thing's head jerked in his direction, of course he immediately pulled back from the door, pressing himself up into the wall next to it and feeling his pulse skyrocket at the possibility he'd been caught.

And now it was moving- that didn't help his current situation at all. It was honestly getting a little hard to think right now, he wasn't used to feeling like this, was he really about to die? No, what was he thinking? He had to pull himself together, the exit it was so close! All he needed was to create a distraction.

While Virus was moving towards the doorway, unless he caught the slightest hint of movement or the sound of something shuffling away and some rather sharp intakes of breath then there wasn't any obvious signs of a person being there but what had drifted into sight was a small orb of light. However, before he'd have the chance to investigate, it quickly burst- producing an explosion, that was hopefully, enough to temporarily blind or disorient the person viewing it.

Regardless if that actually worked, he'd definitely be able to hear the sound of something rapidly moving towards the main entrance, then the sound of glass breaking. If he chose to pursue then it would be pretty obvious that something had smashed through the front door trying to leave as quickly as possible. Depending on how fast Virus was he'd either see the back a red-haired person without a ki signature and with bits of glass still falling off trying to sprint for the nearest alleyway or a trail of glass and broken pieces of pavement leading to the same place.

Solar Flare flavourfully used, x2 transformation now active because I'm pretty sure he's gonna need it.
Antisense ON
Current PL - 2000 
KP - 6/6
MP - 0/6
Damage 0/250%
WC - 383
Total - 797

Virus
Potent Warrior

STATS
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SIDES

PL: 74,600
XP: 1,205
Ravenous Frenzy (x3) Evolving Intellect (x6)

Tag: @virus
Posts: 161 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 7, 2021 9:19:24 GMT -5

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Post by Virus on Aug 7, 2021 9:19:24 GMT -5

"Hellooo~?"

Virus called out in a sing-song voice, maliciously snickering under his own breath. He wasn't an idiot; Virus could've guessed that law enforcement had sneaked into the store after hearing all of that racket. Still, then, how come he couldn't sense anything? Were they so insignificantly weak that they lacked a signature at all?

Perhaps it was just a rat. A really, really large rat.

The Bio-Weapon peered around the corner and into the room, eyes immediately distracted by a peculiar speck of light that drifted past his gaze. A firefly? How quaint.

Then, the firefly exploded, quite literally flashbanging the monstrous insect.

"KHAA! WHAT THE GODDAMN SHIT?! FHAA!-"

Virus immediately stumbled back, slamming the back of his head against the back wall of the store. The Bio-Weapon hissed violently, rubbing the strain out of his eyes and forcing them back open.

He saw a small glimpse of something- someone, dashing out towards a nearby alleyway.

With a violent growl, Virus grounded himself and began stomping toward the busted-open window. Whatever poor, unfortunate soul did that to him was in for a world of hurt. Virus wasn't even feeling particularly violent today. But this? This was just rude. They could've just ran like the rest! Why the flashbang?!

"Can't even go window-shopping without being harassed..."

Virus picked up his pace slightly, gaining on the rude stranger without much issue. Whoever it was that decided it was a good idea to aggravate Virus, they weren't particularly fast about their escape.

He leapt against the brick wall of the alleyway, glaring eyes peering down upon the red-haired individual still running from him.

"Found you..."

A malicious grin stretched across Virus' maw. Perhaps a little game of hide-and-go-seek was just what he needed to vent his frustrations.

*FNAF alert noise*
run, run, run, run

KP: 6/6
MP: 0/6
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 599 + 295 = 894

Mel “Tarine” Tomago

Virus' Character Sheet

Mel “Tarine” Tomago
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 20,000
XP: 9,078
Escalation (x3)

Tag: @tarine
Posts: 193 Female

Item Malus: 6,000

Minion PL: 10,000
Minion Forms: Battle Hardened (x4)

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 7, 2021 18:46:54 GMT -5

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Post by Mel “Tarine” Tomago on Aug 7, 2021 18:46:54 GMT -5

At the detonation of the Flare the thing screeched out something resembling words, not that Tarine had the chance to register them as at the first opportunity he dashed straight out the front door, or rather through the door as being put in a life or death situation he couldn't afford to waste precious seconds waiting on a stupid sliding door. While protected from most of the damage by his ki, having multiple shards of glass in his clothes wouldn't make running a pleasant experience.

But despite using all his energy trying to reach the alley as fast as possible the creature had recovered quickly and he could feel it in pursuit. If anything this might have made him go slightly faster, even if it wouldn't effect Virus's ability to keep pace. He really didn't want to die here, especially to some overgrown insect.

Tarine didn't have a route planned, mostly sticking to alleyways, turning down paths seemingly at random, trying to get deeper into the city in an attempt to shake Virus off. Occasionally stumbling or having to throw trashcans and random junk to the side. Eventually however, if Virus didn't decide to intervene earlier, being drained by his current power output Tarine would be forced to stop. Wherever he'd ended up he practically fell into the wall, leaning on it in an attempt to catch his breath before moving on again. Now he was distracted, this would be the perfect time for an ambush...

Antisense ON
Current PL - 2000 Escalation (x2) Active
KP - 6/6
MP - 0/6
Damage 0/250%

WC - 246
Total - 1043

Virus
Potent Warrior

STATS
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PL: 74,600
XP: 1,205
Ravenous Frenzy (x3) Evolving Intellect (x6)

Tag: @virus
Posts: 161 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 9, 2021 17:23:33 GMT -5

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Post by Virus on Aug 9, 2021 17:23:33 GMT -5

Chasing a terrified prey was always a fun time for Virus. Especially when said prey had just royally ticked him off. He looked down at his prey from the wall he had latched himself onto, saliva dripping from his maw. Usually, the more afraid they were, the sweeter their flesh tasted. Perhaps he could play with him some more, no?

"I'll give you a head-start! Go on! Kha-ha-ha!"

Five seconds. He'd give this kid five seconds before he'd start to give chase. In the meantime, Virus hummed a merry little tune to himself, idly plucking off bits of flesh that had stuck to his arm. Leftovers from that racist mechanic? Well, beggars can't be choosers.

Virus idly chewed on the leftover bits of flesh and swallowed them without a second thought. "...Keehh- gross." He let out. A 2 out of 5, at best.

Speaking of fives, those seconds should've passed by now, yes? Perfect.

Without warning, Virus began to leap from wall to wall with terrifying speed and agility, leaving behind small ripples and cracks in the walls he latched onto. The alleyways were sprawling, yet Virus had already caught onto his prey's scent. It was absurdly easy to track the boy down. Almost laughable.

The moment that Tarine would pick himself up the wall again to continue on his desperate escape attempt, he'd find that Virus was already beside him. The loud smack of Virus' claw slamming against the wall that Tarine leaned on was enough to alert anyone- it shook the entire building.

"Tiring, is it not?"

The Biodroid smiled maliciously at the red-haired boy, showcasing rows upon rows of razor-sharp teeth.

"I'm just going to go ahead and assume that you were the lovely fellow that decided to assault my senses. Correct?"

Virus' movements would be nothing but a blur to Tarine. He'd attempt to lift up the boy by the collar of his shirt, before slamming him into the wall behind him. If all went according to plan, he'd slowly raise two clawed fingers to hover in front of Tarine's eyes. Their dangerously sharp tips shimmered forebodingly in the sunlight.

"...How about I return the favor?"

Threats go brrr

KP: 6/6
MP: 0/6
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 894 + 360 = 1254

Mel “Tarine” Tomago

Virus' Character Sheet

Mel “Tarine” Tomago
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 20,000
XP: 9,078
Escalation (x3)

Tag: @tarine
Posts: 193 Female

Item Malus: 6,000

Minion PL: 10,000
Minion Forms: Battle Hardened (x4)

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 11, 2021 16:33:08 GMT -5

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Post by Mel “Tarine” Tomago on Aug 11, 2021 16:33:08 GMT -5

Tarine didn’t know how far he’d managed to get nor where in the city he’d ended up but due to his relative inexperience with energy control he was tiring out quicker than he thought, so as it appeared that beast had lost his trail for now he’d stopped for a moment to catch his breath.

Leaning on a wall, hands on knees to try and make breathing easier, he was admittedly not in the best position but he at least had some time to think... He hated West City, too damn hot and he gets chased by some freakish, mutant bug the first day, leaving the north was a mistake.

Right, he’d rested long enough, next step was getting out of this city… he hadn’t figured that part out yet but as long as that thing left him alone he’d be fine. Looking up he could now see he was actually pretty close to a main street, funny how things worked out. He’d only just stepped away from the wall but to his shock and horror the monster slammed into the wall besides him before he even had the chance to react.

Instinctively he jumped back and his arms moved up into a defensive position. And as Virus began to speak Tarine continued to back off slowly, regarding him with a look of fear and suspicion. He knew this was close to the absolute worst case scenario and he was absolutely waiting for the first opportunity to bolt. At Virus's second sentence Tarine's eyes widened before he came out with "Yeah, didn't like that right?" He moved one of his arms away from his front, while speaking the next part he appeared to be moving his thumb and two fingers together, with the beginnings of a light forming between them "It doesn't have to happen again, just- ghk!"

Suddenly it lunged forward with such speed that Tarine barely had the chance to react, for a moment an orange aura flared up as he tried to dodge, completely useless as he was instantly grabbed and slammed into the wall. He cried out in pain and the flare he was trying to create deformed into a regular ki blast that flew off to the side and proceeded to gouge a small hole into the street he'd been trying to reach before, which would likely either cause panic or draw more attention to the scene. As for Tarine, his breathing was shallow and he wasn't taking his eyes off the claws dangerously close to taking them out. If Virus wanted to cause fear then he'd definitely succeeded.

Cheap Shot 20% 1KP fired! 400PL damage to the road!
Antisense ON
Current PL - 2000 Escalation (x2) Active
KP - 5/6 (-1)
MP - 0/6 Now at +1 or +2 due to using a technique? Does this count as a fight?
Damage 0/250%

WC - 442
Total - 1485

Mission Success for Virus?

Virus
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 74,600
XP: 1,205
Ravenous Frenzy (x3) Evolving Intellect (x6)

Tag: @virus
Posts: 161 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 12, 2021 19:22:04 GMT -5

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Post by Virus on Aug 12, 2021 19:22:04 GMT -5

Virus' head lowered as he let out a dark snicker. He shook his head slowly, before those dark and murderous eyes looked up once again.

"No," He replied flatly. "Not one bit."

And thus the claws were raised, hovering ominously before Tarine's eyes. Setting aside the murder of that very racist shop owner, Virus wasn't doing provocative. He had just been shopping for a new spaceship. This little Earthling had a lot of gall to do what he did. It was only fair that he'd return the favor, no?

"Oh, I wouldn't worry. I hear cybernetic technology is very advanced, these days...!"

Virus' claws inched closer and closer to Tarine's eyes, before a sudden and loud flash that erupted in the distance distracted the prowling beast. He let out a confused chitter, head snapping to the side and looking outward into the street, where a sizzling hole had been blown into the main road.

Had he not noticed Tarine fire off another one of those blasts? It must've been too weak for him to notice. For a moment, Virus simply thought the Earthling's aim extremely terrible, but as the various murmurs and voices erupted from the streets, Virus realized what he had aimed to do.

"You are quite the nuisance, you know?"

Virus sighed out, gripping Tarine with both hands as fleshy wings unfurled from his back. With a single and powerful beat, Virus took off into the skies with his hostage in tow, blitzing past the rows of windows of an office building. All the workers inside saw was a great and ominous shadow blitz past their floor.

Upon reaching the roof of the building, Virus idly dropped the Earthling down from several feet before touching down himself.

"Clever idea, but sadly for you...Not quite enough."

The Bio-Weapon smiled ominously, slowly walking closer and closer to Tarine as he began to hum in thought.

"I really do wonder what to do with you. You threw quite the wrench into my day, after all. And right when I was feeling forgiving...How unfortunate! For you, that is. Kha ha ha!"

Virus stopped dead in his tracks once he had reached Tarine, looking down upon the much smaller, inferior creature. He clicked his long, writhing tongue against the roof of his maw as he crouched down to eye-level.

"What do you think I should do to punish you adequately? I'll let you decide."

KP: 6/6
MP: 1/6 (+1)
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 1254 + 401 = 1655

I guess this counts as a half-fight lol, go ahead and gain that MP bud

Mel “Tarine” Tomago

Virus' Character Sheet

Mel “Tarine” Tomago
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 20,000
XP: 9,078
Escalation (x3)

Tag: @tarine
Posts: 193 Female

Item Malus: 6,000

Minion PL: 10,000
Minion Forms: Battle Hardened (x4)

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 13, 2021 22:11:49 GMT -5

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Post by Mel “Tarine” Tomago on Aug 13, 2021 22:11:49 GMT -5

Tarine was just as surprised as Virus when that shot hit the road, he didn’t even know he had launched something, but he’d be lying if he didn’t appreciate the few precious seconds where this thing wasn’t attempting to gore his eyes out. Despite having limited movement while pinned against the wall he attempted to slowly edge his head out of the direct path of its claws- Wait, did he hear voices? It was hard to sense anyone else with this thing’s energy bearing down on him but if there was someone over there, then this could be his chance!

“Hey! Ove-”
He was quickly shocked into silence when Virus proceeded to grab him, then yoink him up into the air as he took flight. During this there was remarkably little he could do aside from yelling, with a few swears mixed in for good measure, and ineffectual flailing against Virus’s practically unbreakable armour.

Tarine let out a grunt upon being dropped before quickly springing back up to face Virus again. It might have been hard to tell, since he immediately backed off out of fear when Virus began to approach, but he was marginally angrier about this whole situation than he was before. There was an inkling that Virus was just treating him like a game, but he didn’t have the time to consider that when he was being moved closer to the edge of the roof by a psychopathic insect.

It was blaming him? For what, running away?
“I didn't force you to follow me. Thought the message was pretty damn clear.”
Not the best move, antagonising his assailant, as to dig himself further into that hole he was now pointing at Virus, like he was planning on firing a technique of some kind but so far there weren’t any visual indications of an attempt to charge such an attack. To further complicate matters he was still glancing over his shoulder every couple seconds to gauge how close he was to the edge, so any attempt at a threat was pretty transparent.

So that was it, he was out of room. Tarine might have been able to get closer to the edge, he also might have been able to survive the fall but he wasn’t prepared to take that chance. At least Virus had stopped... and was now asking him to choose a punishment? “I… uh don’t?” Definite confusion in his voice but he’d continue trying to start a sentence anyway, how was he supposed to answer that? Designing his own torture at the hands of this maniac?

Antisense ON
Current PL - 2000 Escalation (x2) Active
KP - 6/6 (+1)
MP - 3/6 (+1) 
Damage 0/250%

WC - 441
Total - 1926
Edit: Oops spacing

Last Edit: Aug 13, 2021 22:13:32 GMT -5 by Mel “Tarine” Tomago

Apollyus Abadonna
Newcomer

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PL: 11,415
XP: 3,653
Rebellion (x5)

Tag: @glitchwoodhigh
Posts: 25 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 14, 2021 12:40:33 GMT -5

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Post by Apollyus Abadonna on Aug 14, 2021 12:40:33 GMT -5

Power Level: 5,000
KP: ???
MP: ???
WC: 599

Earth had changed dramatically during the three hundred years that Apollyus had spent in the ultimate prison that was Otherworld. The medieval kingdoms of old had been replaced by metropolitan labyrinths and mechanical monstrosities, with people storing everything within Capsules and even traveling to other planets. The strangest change of all, however, had to be the presence of other aliens! In his time, Apollyus may have well been the only 'outsider' for hundreds of miles, but now he people nearly as strange as him every other day! Oddly enough, though, regardless of who they were or what they looked like, they all viewed Apollyus with fear and contempt, which...didn't bother him at all. The maniacs in the afterlife had practically immunized him to most vices, so the terrified screams from onlookers was, at worst, amusing.

Whilst floating past a building, cheerfully observing the busy-bodies below, the demon caught wind of a rather strong source of energy whizzing somewhere around him. He wasn't all too disturbed by the huge gap in their strength (as he had known far stronger), thinking it to be simply a strong human. No, what perturbed him was the distinct lack of humanity in that thing's ki signature. Demons, ghosts, humans, acrosians, beasts of every shape and size-Apollyus had seen 'em all, but he'd never felt a ki signature like that before. Three hundred years and I still feel new things, he thought blissfully to himself. Can't get enough of this planet!

Out of sheer curiosity, he cut short his sight-seeing and made a beeline towards this strange life-force, startling many citizens in the process, and found himself in front of...

Some sort of beetle? About to push a human over the edge?

The beetle's appearance was somewhat disappointing; he was expecting something far stranger, given his ki, and the human...were they even human? He couldn't feel their signature at all! More importantly, what was even going on here? The alien one looked gory, with disturbingly fresh blood splattered across him. The kid looked pretty roughed up, too, but it definitely didn't seem like they were on an equal playing field here....interesting....Apollyus was no dashing hero, though. His savior complex had yet to kick in. Instead, he decided to figure out what was going on, starting a conversation with Virus with a magnificent bow mid-air!

"So you're the powerful ki that I felt!" announced the demon. His voice had a strange, otherwordly echo, as if there was two of him, but it didn't suppress the amount of charisma and flair that Apollyus infused into his words; something like a snake-oil salesman. "I hadn't the slightest idea what to expect, but you're certainly interesting," Apollyus mused while twirling around Virus like a hoola-hoop, clearly having fun with the conversation and with himself, seemingly oblivious to Tarine's plight. "But where are my manners? I am Apollyus Abaddonna, the Godless Marauder, and...honestly, you have better prey to pick on. I mean, this one's so weak that they don't even have ki! No point in eating them."

Apollyus was quite certain that the girly-looking kid was probably stronger than he looked, and he hated describing anyone as 'prey', but he'd learnt to quickly adapt to situations. I might've made a mistake-could be a lover's quarrel-but no point in this kid dying. They could both become Marauders in the future, who knows?

"And if it helps, if it's a challenge you're looking for, my good friend, then perhaps I could suffice."

A challenge? Apollyus didn't seem all that strong, certainly not strong enough to even dent Virus. He must be insane...

Last Edit: Aug 14, 2021 12:41:46 GMT -5 by Apollyus Abadonna

Character Profile - Apollyus Abaddonna

Character Battle Theme - Queen of Roses

Character Plotter - Godless Marauder

Speech - e63819, Times New Roman.

Font List - Flight Rising

Virus
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 74,600
XP: 1,205
Ravenous Frenzy (x3) Evolving Intellect (x6)

Tag: @virus
Posts: 161 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 18, 2021 11:53:55 GMT -5

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Post by Virus on Aug 18, 2021 11:53:55 GMT -5

"Ohoho! Aren't we feisty today?"

Virus snickered out coldly, showing a certain cynical amusement in toying with Tarine's emotions. Despite being cornered and very well likely on his way to death's doorstep, the Earthling was rather defiant. A clear message? He could've just ran. Not like Virus would've cared.

Well, here they were now, and Virus cared.

"So, no punishment, then?" Virus clicked his long, writhing tongue against the roof of his mouth. A finger tapped the armor that covered the Biodroid's chin. No, no, that just wouldn't do. "Hmm, that just wouldn't do, I'm afraid...!"

The predator looked to Tarine as he smiled faintly, before walking over toward the Earthling. While this little detour had been quite fun, Virus had plans. He couldn't be bothered to hang around here the entire day to torture one single Earthling.

Yet then, out of left field, a new arrival came to further disrupt Virus' day.

The Biodroid's sights snapped to his side, annoyed and confused as they gazed upon the theatrical and overwhelmingly annoying 'Apollyus'.

Virus sighed.

"Why today, of all days...?" The Bio-Weapon muttered to himself. He went to pinch the bridge of his nose as he let out a deep breath of air, before looking up at the Godless Marauder, whatever the hell that meant.

"I'm just going to stop you right there and tell you that I couldn't care less about who or what you are."

Without a moment's hesitation, Virus walked over to Tarine and picked up the Earthling by the collar, dangling him over the edge of the building's roof with a blank and impatient stare.

"Can't a biological monstrosity like me just go shopping for once?"

Virus didn't even await for an answer. He'd simply let go of Tarine, intending on letting the Earthling plummet down several dozen stories. Letting out another sigh, Virus glared towards Apollyus, but simply turned around.

"I'll kill you some other time. Bye-bye now!"

He stuck a hand in the air to wave the theatrical Demon goodbye, walking toward the opposite edge of the building.

Virus attempts to drop Tarine off the building, before...Leaving?

Virus attempts an exit. Will he be stopped...?

KP: 6/6
MP: 2/6 (+1)
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 1655 + 344 = 1999

Mel “Tarine” Tomago Apollyus Abadonna

Virus' Character Sheet

Mel “Tarine” Tomago
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 20,000
XP: 9,078
Escalation (x3)

Tag: @tarine
Posts: 193 Female

Item Malus: 6,000

Minion PL: 10,000
Minion Forms: Battle Hardened (x4)

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 20, 2021 14:38:27 GMT -5

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Post by Mel “Tarine” Tomago on Aug 20, 2021 14:38:27 GMT -5

Apparently Tarine wasn’t quick enough coming up with a literal torture method and this thing now had its own ideas for an appropriate punishment.
“Hey, no!”
He would try to sidestep and move further along the edge to create just that small bit of extra distance before Virus could reach him. “I can come up with something, give me a minute!”

But then a strange, horned creature decided this was also the perfect time to introduce itself. Tarine was about as confused as Virus, though looking more fearful due to his current preoccupation. On first impressions something about the newcomer reminded Tarine of a certain businessman he’d met back in Central City, but it wasn’t something he paid much mind, as with the distraction they presented he was already looking for another opportunity to escape.

During Apollyus’ speech, and with Virus preoccupied, he was trying to get a glimpse of the area behind Virus. Seeing it was basically impossible to get inside the building without being caught by either of the two, he leaned over the side of the skyscraper to judge the distance to the ground, only back off after seeing how far the drop was. He could almost certainly survive the fall, but being more used to the limits of regular people, he was more than willing to believe it could kill him.

By believing he was running out of time and options Tarine made the mistake of not paying attention to what he was trying to avoid which made it very easy for Virus to grab him yet again with ease.
“Wh- No! Let go, I’ll-”
He began to struggle against Virus’s grip but upon being being hoisted over the edge it was like the fight left him, likely from the fear of being dropped preemptively.

The moment Virus let go, feeling the wind rushing past and seeing the ground getting closer, his adrenaline skyrocketed as he was racing to think of something that would halt his descent.

As Tarine fell, aside from flailing wildly, an orange aura flared up around him before the energy he’d attempted to summon up in preparation exploded next to him, the force of which sent him through a window about ten to fifteen stories down. He’d also broken through part of a desk and harshly impacted the opposing wall. Someone started yelling at him, probably some poor office worker he'd scared the hell out of, but slightly dazed by the impact he just ignored them as he picked himself up and leaned on the now cracked wall for support.

Real Flight’s still a long way off, he gets to explode instead. Gonna use it as the base for a utility with more with more specific uses, in this thread it's a one-off.
You think there's insurance for damage caused by ki attacks?
Antisense ON
Current PL - 2000 (x2 Active)
KP - 6/6 
MP - 4/6 (+1) 
Damage 0/250%

WC - 435
Total - 2361

Apollyus Abadonna
Newcomer

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 11,415
XP: 3,653
Rebellion (x5)

Tag: @glitchwoodhigh
Posts: 25 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Aug 25, 2021 19:42:18 GMT -5

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Post by Apollyus Abadonna on Aug 25, 2021 19:42:18 GMT -5

A biological monstrosity That would explain your ridiculous ki presence, though I wonder what it actually means-what on earth?!

From the conversation that he had overheard, Apollyus was quite certain that he wasn't interrupting in a lover's quarrel anymore (not that it was very likely to begin with). It was obvious that the kid was in immense danger, but it was nothing that he couldn't defuse with some wise word choices-and as fate would have it, it seemed to work! Sure, the beast was incredibly annoyed with Apollyus, but-most people were. And hey, maybe he could save Tarine ('Is this fellow a robot, too? Just how many androids are out there?') while he was at it-

And then the kid was sent hurtling off the building, presumably without the ability to fly.

Apollyus sighed loudly, not wanting to go out of his way to save the kid. Things like that still felt too mushy, too...'heroic' for a demon. I've got not idea what happened to them prior-could be making the wrong decision in saving them-but, gah, what in blazes would know? he concluded out of frustration. Going out of my way for stranger's the life I've chosen!

With a wicked glance at Virus, Apollyus divebombed towards Tarine as fast as his body could carry, twirling through the air with a violent, red streak, trying to reach the android before it reached the ground, right until they sent themselves crashing through a building. Sending himself flying off like that...brilliant, kid! Looks like I didn't need to save anyone! The demon slowed to a crawl and calmly floated towards the hole that Tarine had made, trying to mask his concern for the boy with a grin. "Yes, I know, I should've acted earlier, but that bug fellow was simply fascinating...but I'm losing track. Stay safe now, dear! I've got a date with your kidnapper!"

Despite the constant, jovial tone that rang through Apollyus's voice, he was actually rather furious with the bug. Killing small humans for fun...it reminded him too much of the dreadful days he'd spent in the demon realm, of the ridiculous stuff that kings and queens used to do for fun. He couldn't just let Virus walk away after that, even with the huge gap in their strength. No, Apollyus felt a spur to action!

As Virus attempted to leave the scene, he would feel Apollyus's ki presence rise up next to him, except this time, he had quintupled in strength, giving off a strong, otherworldly aura. Physically, the demon seemed unchanged, but two crimson, pulsating orbs of ki floated around him in a circle, perhaps acting as reservoirs of magic. Either way, his ki presence was fiery and mad.

"And just where do you think you're going?"

Power Level: 25,000
KP: 6/6
MP: 1/6
WC: 458

Character Profile - Apollyus Abaddonna

Character Battle Theme - Queen of Roses

Character Plotter - Godless Marauder

Speech - e63819, Times New Roman.

Font List - Flight Rising

Virus
Potent Warrior

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 74,600
XP: 1,205
Ravenous Frenzy (x3) Evolving Intellect (x6)

Tag: @virus
Posts: 161 Male

Sky's The Limit [Open] Sept 1, 2021 11:43:03 GMT -5

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Post by Virus on Sept 1, 2021 11:43:03 GMT -5

Virus' echoing footsteps stopped abruptly when Apollyus confronted him. A single foot pressed down onto the raised edge of the building's rooftop, and Virus simply remained in that position in terrible, deadly silence.

Slowly, a permeating aura of malice and death began to permeate from Virus.

"...Where, you ask?"

His dark and low voice mimicked the echoing aspects Apollyus' voice held, yet carried a much more sinister tone. The aura rising from Virus began to shine a dark and sickening purple as it morphed and twisted the very atmosphere around him.

Virus turned his head to gaze straight at the Demon, eyes flaring a violent and bloody red.

"Far, far away from you. Although I suppose ending your life would put some distance between us too, wouldn't it...?"

A violent screech erupted around their vicinity as Virus' own power skyrocketed, doubling his strength in the blink of an eye. The shockwave caused by Virus' sudden influx of power cracked the brickwork beneath him and shattered several windows below.

The one day Virus isn't in the mood for battle, it's others that provoke him. Usually, Virus fought out of entertainment and a sickening lust for violence. But now?

He was simply angry.

Virus' wings unfurled violently as he took off from his standing position, blitzing toward Apollyus with brandished claws that sparked a violent purple. The Bio-Weapon attempted to cleave straight through the Demon as he charged past him with one singular and powerful swipe, before turning to face him once more.

"Go on, fight back." Virus taunted ominously. "I'll tear you limb from limb."

Virus transforms in turn! Ravenous Frenzy PL: 49,600

[MEDIUM]Rip and Tear used to gravely injure and terrify Apollyus! 24,800 Damage!

KP: 3/6 (-3)
MP: 4/6 (+2)
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 1999 + 264 = 2263