Post by Lottus on Nov 20, 2022 2:07:19 GMT -5
PEEPEEPEEP PEEPEEPEEP
Lottus stands in the mouth of the cave for a moment, looking down at the city. Soon, the Tuffles would awake to yet another day. One that was not expected to be any different than the last. That is, assuming Cato had not been able to evacuate the more innocent of these people. Whether she had succeeded, or failed, no longer mattered.
Hatchi was going to burn. No one who still dwelt in the city would see the next rising sun. The next faltering moonlight. Innocent of the war, fighters of the war; those completely untouched, and those who harbored the same burning hatred that Lottus felt. But for him, it was an inferno. There had been far more Tuffle war machines than actual fighters - and Lottus saw them as little more than cowards.
Not all of them deserved death. Perhaps none of them did. It was an invasive thought that had been itching at the back of Lottus' mind; a thought that had been kindled by Vocado and Cato for different reasons. It was indecision - it was weakness. Lottus could not afford to be weak willed; not now. Lottus balls his hand into a fist, and thumps it against his chest.
THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.
Distant lights began to turn on in windows.
THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.
A cool breeze slides across Lottus' form, blowing his knee length hair aside.
THUMPTHUMP! THUMPTHUMP! THUMP!
Lottus continues hitting his fist against his chest, harder and harder, working himself out of a growing melancholy, and into a rising fury. He began to slam the fist against his chest until it began to hurt, even through his armor. Lottus whips his head back in a snarl that echoes through the dark cave, and he leaps off the edge - and propels himself through the air towards the city.
He knew where to strike first. He knew where to strike the hardest. He knew where there would be the most civilians. The Tuffles could not learn the true reason for the attack, not until it was too late to stop it. Lottus moved with a speed he'd never thought possible to achieve, and covered the distance in mere blinks of an eye. He stops midair, high above the city, and gazes down. The city seemed... emptier than it should be, given the number of beings living here.
Cato's work had not gone unrewarded, it seemed. The movement below was primarily androids and uniformed soldiers. Others wore brightly colored full body outfits that a disease control center would use to enter an afflicted zone. They would die. All of them.
Lottus taps the scouter, and finds that there are still many thousands of Tuffles in the city - though not the several hundred thousand that normally would be here. Lottus closes his eyes, and smiles to himself - and descends through the air straight down, until his boots hit the uncommonly empty street. Tuffle soldiers and machines turn to the sudden sound, and the looks of fear that play across the Tuffles' faces feed into Lottus' hunger for carnage.
"It's time I gave the signal for the attack to begin." Lottus says, absently, aloud. Tuffle soldiers begin to approach Lottus, blaster carbines and rifles drawn. But their advance stops as bolts of crimson electricity begin to dance along Lottus' body, causing nearby street lamps to burst, showering the machines and soldiers with small shards of glass.
Lottus slowly opens his eyes, and he spreads his feet apart.
"HRAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHH!!!!!"
With the mighty bellow, Lottus' aura explodes around him like a geyser of crimson and black flames. The street is shredded apart with fissures that speed away from Lottus as their epicenter, spiderwebbing in all directions. The fissures strike the nearby buildings, and tear up their sleek walls. Windows explode at the sudden displacement of air pressure, and every building within three blocks are torn apart by the hurricane strength winds and pressure from Lottus' sudden power escalation.
Lottus' bellow is drowned out by the sound of buildings collapsing all around him, and the street beneath his feet becomes a wide crater, exposing the buried railways and blasting the tunnels with debris as the streets implode into them. Every Tuffle soldier, doctor, and scientist seeming to be out looking for some unseen threat is killed almost instantly from the blast and subsequent destruction.
Hundreds dead in a matter of seconds.
Lottus' body had grown - every proportion greater to accommodate his massively increased muscle mass. Standing at well over eight feet in height from the transformation, and his eyes now a glinting yellow rather than the coal black they naturally were, Lottus' power could be felt for hundreds of miles. Lottus snarls, and jumps skywards, blasting every building not fully collapsed by his transformation, and turns his attention downwards.
Screams of pain and fear could be heard rising into the air, further fueling Lottus' bloodlust.
It was finally time to correct King Taori's failure. It was finally time to take back a piece of what the Tuffles had taken from him. Lottus knew that, soon, he would come face to face with his friend Vocado as enemies once more. Lottus knew that Vocado would arrive with aid to try and push him back. But Lottus was no longer just some Low Class, unruly grunt. His power afforded him to rise above that societal designation. And, perhaps, if the Kingdom failed again, they would fall too.
It was time for Hatchi City to burn.
Lottus has begun the attack on Hatchi City. Defenders and allies both have 72 hours to join this thread. The stakes are high - If the attack wins, Hatchi City and its sub-boards will be left in ruins.
Lottus activates his Wrathful State transformation!
PL: 518,540
KP: 6/6
MP: 1/6 +1 Turn (Started at 0, gained MP at end of turn after transformation)
HP: 0/250%
WC: 1,001
Resource(s):RESTRAINED MIGHT, SAIYAN PRIDE, ZENKAI, BURNING KI
With the activation of Wrathful State, the following Utility Techs also activate!
Utility Technique || Wrathful Aura
Description: When Wrathful State (transformation) or any variation of the transformation is active, Lottus focuses the corrupting power onto his foe, trying to frenzy them with the same bloodlust that he experiences trying to control or make them go berserk with rage.
Requirements: First and foremost, this ability affects other players' characters negatively - therefore, in order for them to be afflicted with Berserk the player being affected must give express permission that their character can be affected. Secondly, Lottus can only use Wrathful Aura when using a transformation that includes Wrathful in the name. And thirdly, the ONLY way Wrathful Aura can affect a target is through physical contact. Melee attacks made by Lottus, and against Lottus only. Ki Blast techniques (that do not involve physically touching Lottus) are not subject to the Wrathful Aura's effect.
Enemy characters cannot be afflicted with Berserk more that two times per thread. Players determine for themselves how long the effects of Berserk apply to their character(s).
Utility Technique || Horrifying Countenance
Description: When Lottus utilizes his Wrathful State, or any transformation with Wrath in its name, Lottus' terrifying aura gives the impression of almost twice the power he truly possesses, making him appear far more dangerous and intimidating to behold.
Note: Lottus' PL does NOT actually change - it tricks Ki Sensing users into feeling vastly more power than is actually there. Scouter users are unaffected, as this ability is a sensation, not a true power boost. Additionally, skillful, or much more powerful enemies cannot be tricked by this ability.
Lottus activates his Wrathful State transformation!
PL: 518,540
KP: 6/6
MP: 1/6 +1 Turn (Started at 0, gained MP at end of turn after transformation)
HP: 0/250%
WC: 1,001
Resource(s):
With the activation of Wrathful State, the following Utility Techs also activate!
Utility Technique || Wrathful Aura
Description: When Wrathful State (transformation) or any variation of the transformation is active, Lottus focuses the corrupting power onto his foe, trying to frenzy them with the same bloodlust that he experiences trying to control or make them go berserk with rage.
Requirements: First and foremost, this ability affects other players' characters negatively - therefore, in order for them to be afflicted with Berserk the player being affected must give express permission that their character can be affected. Secondly, Lottus can only use Wrathful Aura when using a transformation that includes Wrathful in the name. And thirdly, the ONLY way Wrathful Aura can affect a target is through physical contact. Melee attacks made by Lottus, and against Lottus only. Ki Blast techniques (that do not involve physically touching Lottus) are not subject to the Wrathful Aura's effect.
Enemy characters cannot be afflicted with Berserk more that two times per thread. Players determine for themselves how long the effects of Berserk apply to their character(s).
Utility Technique || Horrifying Countenance
Description: When Lottus utilizes his Wrathful State, or any transformation with Wrath in its name, Lottus' terrifying aura gives the impression of almost twice the power he truly possesses, making him appear far more dangerous and intimidating to behold.
Note: Lottus' PL does NOT actually change - it tricks Ki Sensing users into feeling vastly more power than is actually there. Scouter users are unaffected, as this ability is a sensation, not a true power boost. Additionally, skillful, or much more powerful enemies cannot be tricked by this ability.