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Plus being left up on a shelf alone for forty years probably helped him less than a human in solitary confinement for forty years did.
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Plus being left up on a shelf alone for forty years probably helped him less than a human in solitary confinement for forty years did.
Because there very specifically is a universal truth and value?How does the existence of the Source or the Presence change that? Sure, DC universe was created, but an imdividual still has little more meaning than a single pixel in Conway's Game of Life.
Until you go to the next universe, where the aforementioned, yet unspecified, universal truth and value no longer apply. Unless I'm wrong, and the Source is some sort of multiverse level being, responsible for the bleed and everything in it, in which case I guess you're right? Still doesn't mean anything until you specify what that universal truth is, provide evidence for it, and then identify how this impacts people.Because there very specifically is a universal truth and value?
It's not murder when it's justified. Morally, murder is only unjustified killing of a person. Legally speaking, murder is only unlawful homicide, being the killing of a human. I imagine this world has expanded the definition to include anyone counted as a legal person, but Nabu is still just an opinionated piece of haberdashery.
Both Kryptonians and Tamaraneans are mainlining sunlight. It's hard to feel down when you're getting good vitamin D.It could just be how she acts or it may be a Kryptonian thing, like Tamaraneans.
Remember that despite all the things that happened to them, being abducted, raped, assaulted and experimented on, Kori and Komand'r seemed to be psychologically fairly okay and Komand'r even seemed to find the reactions Paul was expecting from someone that had undergone those things to be weird.
The Source/Presence is a multiverse level being responsible for everything in the DC multiverse.Until you go to the next universe, where the aforementioned, yet unspecified, universal truth and value no longer apply. Unless I'm wrong, and the Source is some sort of multiverse level being, responsible for the bleed and everything in it, in which case I guess you're right? Still doesn't mean anything until you specify what that universal truth is, provide evidence for it, and then identify how this impacts people.
When I saw that picture of nabu my first thought was marvel zombies, and these interactions aren't making me feel that any less.
Until you go to the next universe, where the aforementioned, yet unspecified, universal truth and value no longer apply. Unless I'm wrong, and the Source is some sort of multiverse level being, responsible for the bleed and everything in it, in which case I guess you're right? Still doesn't mean anything until you specify what that universal truth is, provide evidence for it, and then identify how this impacts people.
Okay... do different universes have different New Gods? Like an Earth 16 Darkseid and an Earth 10 Darkseid? And if so, do these parallel New Gods worship the same Source, or their own specific branch of the Source?
But I thought that New God powers were all Source derived, regardless of the particular New God's origin, alignment, or religious practice.
In the comics and all other official DC media New Gods exist outside of standard spacetime, so they're multiverse beings that exist in a much higher dimension than basically everything else, baring certain exceptions that are usually even higher up. In Zoat's canon they're specific to the universe they come from, so Darksied in Universe-16 is not the Darksied in Universe-12.
Not quite. The current main comics continuity has all deities be part of a multiversal Sphere of the Gods. That is not true in all DC media, nor was it true in New Earth or Pre-Crisis cosmology, and so I'd be damned surprised if the YJ cartoon pulls that multiversal New Gods thing.
A comics sequel of the JL cartoon had WW meet a Darkseid who was in love with his reality's WW but when he tried to master the Anti-Life Equation it killed everything in the universe but Darkseid because that ALE was a real evil prick. But again the JL cartoon takes place in another multiverse that predates that concept from the comics. As an example.
Darkseid seemed to be a singular multiversal entity in the Smallville comics, but since the Smallville comics had a different multiverse that multiversal Darkseid is probably a different multiversal Darksied than that of Prime Earth continuity.
Hi! Welcome to the Multiverse! Where everything is cannon and everything is fiction and the only deciding factor is your perspective.
Hi! Welcome to the Multiverse! Where everything is cannon and everything is fiction and the only deciding factor is your perspective.
I can't immediately think of any manifestations of demonic magic that involve golden lightning. It's not theurgy -that's a different shade- but instead looks far more like the colour of our Nabu's ankhs. Order magic? Can demons use order magic? I wouldn't have.. thought so
"The Great Tempter. The serpent of the Garden of Eden."
"Temptress, and I'm not convinced about Eden at all
I suppose that would be too easy. Also, I like that line from Paul about doing everything in his power to get what he wants."Magic.. draining."
"Oh, what a world, what a world."
"But simple to-"
I shoot him in the forehead again, but this time an odd… Squiggle appears over his forehead before it strikes home. His head jerks back from the impact, but the glow from his eyes remains the same as he levels his head at me.
"-neutralise."
How did-? Did he just drain power from the enchantment on the round while it was in motion? I mean, sure, I dialled down the power quite a bit so the kinetic force didn't take his head off at the neck, but that's quick.
"The binding is interesting but the spell is weak. It is a simple matter for me to-."
"Drain it right back, yes yes. Clever, but hard-"
This time I fire an angel feather round.
"-ly incomprehensible."
The mandala forms again, but this time his right arm glows as well as it blurs to interpose itself, catching the round in Mike's bare hand. That would hurt, unless he's using a physical reinforcement spell of some kind.
"Angel magic? Is there nothing you won't do?"
"I have decided what I value the most, and am willing to give up everything else to obtain it if that turns out to be necessary."
And suddenly, his sense of superiority has been proven to be false."I am ancient, Lantern. Do you believe there is anything that you can do-"
I increase power, strands of orange power scrabbling for purchase against his aura.
"-against a being such as-"
There's a click as Kara closes the collar of the suppression chain around his neck from behind him.
"-me?"
His defensive aura winks out and Kara gets away from him just before his helmet is enveloped in orange.
He just realizes that he bit off more than he could chew. Wonder how he would have fought if he knew what he was up against from the beginning?"I'm sorry, Kara, but I was referring to myself and the Ophidian."
Demon Nabu pulls himself up slightly at the name, as orange light begins to invade the structure of his helmet.
"Heard of her, I take it?"
Trying to do one last evil act out of spite. How typically demonic."Mike?"
"Yeah?"
"Take me off, Mike."
Their arms drop.
"No!"
"Take me off, Mike."
Their arms start to rise, then Mike pulls them back down.
"OhGodnonono!"
Construct chains snap into place, binding all four limps to a base plate construct. He's… Stronger than his muscle mass suggests, but I've tried this on Kon and Nabu is nowhere near that strong.
"Take me off, Mike! Take me off."
"Nnnnuuuuurrrrghhhh!"
Okay. I was saddened by the loss of the hellwraith, but having a Lord of Order at Paul's beck and call is definitely a good trade off. I hope Paul keeps him for as long as possible and doesn't off him like in the Renegade timeline, since who knows what kind of magical knowledge is in his memories.Kara darts forward and punches him in the head. Presumably pulling the blow, given that his head doesn't explode. Their body jerk against my construct chains, but Nabu appears unfazed.
"Come on, Mike. Don't you just want this to be-?"
My mage slayer round hits him in the forehead, making his eyes blink out. Then Kara punches him again, and he lolls in my chains.
"Nabu of Cilia, you belong to the Orange Lantern Corps."
Couldn't happen to a worse version of Nabu, which is saying something considering the last guy.
Mike is gonna need so much therapy.16th September 2012
12:41 GMT -6
"I can't stop him! Please, help me!"
"He said if I put him on-. Put him on quick that I'd be able to-. My son, Jules, he found-. Oh God!"
He found the helmet and put it on. His father agreed to put it on so that Nabu would save his son from his injuries, but he was already dead and then Nabu was in the driving seat.
"Mike?"
"Yeah?"
"Take me off, Mike."
Their arms drop.
"No!"
"Take me off, Mike."
Their arms start to rise, then Mike pulls them back down.
"OhGodnonono!"
"Take me off, Mike! Take me off."
"Nnnnuuuuurrrrghhhh!"
"Come on, Mike. Don't you just want this to be-?"
Maybe change this so it's a bit further in time, like say '12:45' or something like that, since in the previous chapter it was '12:41' and they had a conversation which would have lasted several minutes.
Probably too much power to get rid of in one shot, but it should leave Nabu with the phylactery-equivalent of a headache... Though I have the feeling finishing this fight won't be so easy as dropping a dozen hits on him...16th September 2012
12:41 GMT -6
Dodge shield low power shot chain fire.
Kara disappears, complying with my suggestion to avoid incoming fire extremely swiftly. My construct barrier goes up and then shatters almost immediately, but it appears to have soaked all of the attack. My railgun round hits Demon Nabu squarely in the forehead, causing his head to jerk back and the white mist rising from his eye holes to momentarily stop flowing.
Some demons can be quite orderly, you know. Devils even more so. Though that's largely a D&D distinction.I can't immediately think of any manifestations of demonic magic that involve golden lightning. It's not theurgy -that's a different shade- but instead looks far more like the colour of our Nabu's ankhs. Order magic? Can demons use order magic? I wouldn't have.. thought so-.
"I can't stop him! Please, help me!"
Shit, a second hostage. Let's hope the kid isn't trapped in a fail-deadly circle or something. ...No, wait, that's despair... Looks like Nabu's already claimed at least one victim, then..."Sir, I appreciate that this is distressing, but I've fought Lords of Order before. Any information you can give me-."
"He said if I put him on-. Put him on quick that I'd be able to-. My son, Jules, he found-. Oh God!"
Dammit, this must be slamming right into OL's berserk button concerning Nabu...He found the helmet and put it on. His father agreed to put it on so that Nabu would save his son from his injuries, but he was already dead and then Nabu was in the driving seat.
"Sir, is there anyone else here? We can evacuate-."
Alas, I doubt he's likely to melt anytime soon...
Well, shit. Makes sense, though. Of course he'd have encountered shit like magic-breaking effects before."But simple to-"
I shoot him in the forehead again, but this time an odd… Squiggle appears over his forehead before it strikes home. His head jerks back from the impact, but the glow from his eyes remains the same as he levels his head at me.
"-neutralise."
Probably got some kind of haste spell working on himself, then. Time to pull out one of the big guns, then.How did-? Did he just drain power from the enchantment on the round while it was in motion? I mean, sure, I dialled down the power quite a bit so the kinetic force didn't take his head off at the neck, but that's quick.
"The binding is interesting but the spell is weak. It is a simple matter for me to-."
Talking is a free action, after all. Let's see how he copes with Theurgistic energies..."Drain it right back, yes yes. Clever, but hard-"
This time I fire an angel feather round.
"-ly incomprehensible."
At least Nabu is working to keep his puppet whole. After all, lose the host, lose his ability to affect anything... Until he charms one of them into donning him...The mandala forms again, but this time his right arm glows as well as it blurs to interpose itself, catching the round in Mike's bare hand. That would hurt, unless he's using a physical reinforcement spell of some kind.
"Angel magic? Is there nothing you won't do?"
Time to get eaten, skull-face..."I have decided what I value the most, and am willing to give up everything else to obtain it if that turns out to be necessary."
Extra railgun, spread them out, load solid rounds, prepare assimilation tendrils, fire!
Oh, he's clever. Benefit of, presuming he's a distant future incarnation, millions of years of combat experience.Demon Nabu waves, lightning blocking the metal slugs that I aimed at his head while the tendrils are… Being neutralised just before they can touch the shield causing them to be neutralised.
"I am ancient, Lantern. Do you believe there is anything that you can do-"
But he's not so clever...I increase power, strands of orange power scrabbling for purchase against his aura.
"-against a being such as-"
...That he can't be distracted by an obvious target.There's a click as Kara closes the collar of the suppression chain around his neck from behind him.
"-me?"
This should be impressively easy. He's probably chock full of pathetic, base desires for assimilation to feed upon.His defensive aura winks out and Kara gets away from him just before his helmet is enveloped in orange.
"You tell us."
Ooh, giving his Best Snek some well-aged desires, eh? And people say he's not romantic?Kara darts out of the way. "Or you could not tell us. I don't really want to listen to you."
"I'm sorry, Kara, but I was referring to myself and the Ophidian."
Eh, wrong gender, wrong planet and probably wrong universe.Demon Nabu pulls himself up slightly at the name, as orange light begins to invade the structure of his helmet.
"Heard of her, I take it?"
"The Great Tempter. The serpent of the Garden of Eden."
Pfft. Compared to a nice big banquet like you, why would the Ophidian even look at the after-dinner mint that is a human?"Temptress, and I'm not convinced about Eden at all. So; tell us everything we want to know and accept subordinating yourself to Mike there, or I have her eat you."
"And eat him."
As if. OL gets shit done."She can be surprisingly discerning when she puts her mind to it."
"You think yourself a hero, do you?"
Yes. I bet it's been a long time since you were this weakened, hasn't it?"I think myself the man with the giant snake plugged into his soul."
"This chain stops me drawing power from Order or Chaos, or even from the thaumosphere of this miserable planet."
And dick-move last-ditch 'fuck you' incoming in 3... 2..."Tested it on our Nabu. He couldn't break out, either."
He reaches up and tugs at it, but the chain is unyielding. The orange light is now covering his helmet in a wire frame, fragments of rust-gunk flaking off as it spreads.
1...
Wrong emotion, man... Focus, gather your will or your rage...
Don't let this tin-plated turd get away with it..."Take me off, Mike."
Their arms start to rise, then Mike pulls them back down.
Don't underestimate a compulsion like the one Nabu's trying, OL. He'll probably make Mike break his own arms to get free..."OhGodnonono!"
Construct chains snap into place, binding all four limbs to a base plate construct. He's… Stronger than his muscle mass suggests, but I've tried this on Kon and Nabu is nowhere near that strong.
Crap. He's losing.
No, no he does not. Even if his son is dead... Being able to give his killer the middle finger as they die is worth it.Kara darts forward and punches him in the head. Presumably pulling the blow, given that his head doesn't explode. Their body jerks against my construct chains, but Nabu appears unfazed.
"Come on, Mike. Don't you just want this to be-?"
And now Paragon has a Lord of Order Construct-Lantern. I wonder if he'll be as stable as the Renegade's?My mage slayer round hits him in the forehead, making his eyes blink out. Then Kara punches him again, and he lolls in my chains.
"Nabu of Cilia, you belong to the Orange Lantern Corps."
Thank you, corrected.Maybe change this so it's a bit further in time, like say '12:45' or something like that, since in the previous chapter it was '12:41' and they had a conversation which would have lasted several minutes.