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Thank you, corrected.
The Faceless One just gets hungry, sometimes.Ah, a nice palette cleanser for the abomination that is Revelation, excellent.
In a setting with someone called Man at Arms and Ram Man, they're pretty comfortable called him Orange Lantern.I remember only watching the 2002 He-Man series a little, but what's been shown here is very interesting. Evil-Lyn having a geas on her is probably because this version of Paul did something. Mr Zoat, how did he get her captured? Also, what is the local Orange Lantern called here?
The incident with Mr. Blok. The SI found out about it and ambushed her. She thought that she was safe because the vault was protected against magic users, which she assumed that he was.Mr Zoat, how did he get her captured? Also, what is the local Orange Lantern called here?
Evil-Lyn having a geas on her is probably because this version of Paul did something
The new 3D CGI series was great, imo. Though I say that as someone juuust too young to properly remember the original.Ah, a nice palette cleanser for the abomination that is Revelation, excellent.
Ooh, another visit to Eternia, and our unlucky Paul stuck in the He-Man 2002 remake. So, what hilarity shall we get up to today? Skeletor plotting? Snake-men invading? Hordak turning up? ...The Sorceress getting laid?
...So, Duncan named his daughter after her mother? Well, not the first time anyone's done that.Teela Na, better known to the small parts of Eternos that actually know she exists as The Sorceress, hesitates at the edge of the drawbridge out of Castle Grayskull.
…
Girl. This could be the first chance you get to visit your man in years. Do not pass this up!"Do I have to fricking carry you out?"
"…" Clearly, yes. I step-. "No. It has simply been a long time since I have left the Castle grounds."
Hell, we know Duncan is a lucky, lucky man. If this night goes as well as we hope it does, he'll have trouble walking in the morning.Since it matters so much to both her and the control spells acting on the Castle, I'm wearing the Basophil Amulet openly. Technically, I'm about to become The Sorcerer, for… All of an evening. Or possibly all evening, all night and all morning if Sir Duncan's luckier than I think he is. I'd be nervous if it wasn't for the fact that we've killed, captured or shoved into a tesseract prison just about everyone who might think about having a go at us.
Ah, Lantern, Genre Savvy as ever. Or paranoid. In either case, it's entirely appropriate for such a world of adventure.So clearly Hordak's about to turn up.
"You're not going to leave by standing there. I'm not at anything like your level, but I'm pretty sure I can hold the fort for a few hours."
...Dude, aren't you dating someone else here?"That's not my concern."
I grin, stepping a little closer to pointedly intrude in her personal space. "Of course, if you've reconsidered choosing Sir Duncan over me, then you're welcome to stay. I'm sure that we can find something to occupy the time."
That apprentice being 'Evil-lyn', by context. Quite the upgrade from being Skeletor's gun-moll, eye-candy and right-hand woman."I have not, and I don't think that my apprentice would appreciate it if I did."
"Oh, she'd understand. Beauty fades, raw arcane power lasts. She'd probably make the same decision herself." I take a moment to consider her relationship with the late and unlamented Keldor. "Did, really."
A look like that smacks of some serious magical backlash. The question is, could he come, being bound to the city?She's still not moving.
"I can go to Zalesia and fetch The Faceless One if you'll accept that instead."
Hey, wouldn't you be angry if you grew up basically alone in a cursed city, with only your equally-cursed father for company? I mean, look how she dressed before she met Keldor."Evil-Lyn would never forgive you that slight, either."
"She'd be angry. But she's got a lot of anger in her. Honestly, having both of them talk out their differences in a mystically hardened fortress might be best for both of them. But you're still prevaricating."
Besides, 'I have the Power' is He-man's line. I'd expect you to have more class than that muscle-bound chucklehead."I am." She turns and holds out her staff to me horizontally. "I entrust you with the Power of Grayskull. May you wield it wisely."
There are flippant comments I could make. 'Don't do anything I wouldn't do' or 'I have the power' or something. But this is a big deal. Two years it took me to get her to this point, plus all the years of isolation before that.
Chances that may be some time? High.So I raise my hands palms upwards, grip the staff and bow low to her.
"Thank you for trusting me with this. It's yours again the moment you return."
Ha! Magical transformations just seem to run in the Greyskull style, don't they?She lets go, her fingertips lingering on the shaft for a moment before finally pulling away. And I brace myself, because-.
Golden light flows from the staff into my Amulet, the intensity building as power flows back and forth and I.. feel.. a.. strange pressure.. building inside me, as if I'm being gradually squeezed into some new shape. It's not… Painful, exactly, but-.
For some reason, I picture him looking rather egyptian. Specifically, a Champions character named Doctor Ka (Who even has a 'wings' costume piece for players' use.) In terms of style, if not features.A flare and the light dims. And I take a look at the damage it's done to my clothes. Oh, rats. Tasteful orange and gold has been replaced by turquoise and bronze. A small mercy that I haven't grown wings, but-.
I look up as I straighten up. Yes, I have a turban… Thing, though it's far smaller than the headdress that the Sorceress wears. Well, this is a temporary appointment, and I know far less about magic than she does.
Go, enjoy this brief time with your love. Castle Greyskull will hopefully be here when you get back."Grayskull has accepted you. And now…"
"Now you've completely run out of excuses. Good night, Ms Na."
Break out the beer-bong and Yard-glasses! Time to par-tay!A deep breath and she leaps into the air, transforming into a bird with a screech as she flies in the direction of Eternos.
Finally.
Putting the place in lockdown. Proper paranoia in full swing."Castle, would you please raise the-"
The mechanism is already clanking, pulleys turning as the drawbridge is pulled closed, the only crossing to the moat-trench now resting against the Castle's mouth.
"-drawbridge, thank you."
You expect them to organise the grand library of Greyskull? ...You know, this would be the perfect time to apply the Dewey decimal system, or something...I turn away and start down the corridor. In theory, I should be able to teleport anywhere in the castle with only a slight drain on its power, but… Teleportation is one of those things that can go hilariously wrong and I don't really want to start experimenting without supervision.
So would books on Hordak be under 'H', or am I going to have to search through the histories and diaries for snippets that are actually useful? I mean…
Do you really trust whatever spirits operate the castle to be helpful?I glance at the head of the staff.
In theory the Castle should be pretty helpful not. Hopefully, I can just ask for the relevant passages and… Summarise them. I can't ring-scan these books, but copying text I can see is easy enough. A nice quiet and extremely informative evening-.
I'm guessing she's only partly reformed so far, hence the mystical bindings to guarantee her loyalty. Still, maybe changing her look might help? I doubt a skeletal ribcage bustier is all that friendly-looking."'She'd probably make the same decision herself'?"
Evelyn stands at the library doorway, arms folded across her chest and the glowing marks of her geas visible on her bare arms and legs. She's wearing a turquoise and bronze recoloured version of her old purple and black garb, a small duplicate of the bird on the head of my staff replacing the old skull on her headdress.
At least the Sorceress can trust him not to mess with it."Wouldn't you?"
"I might have done if I realised that she was considering giving the staff to a neophyte like you."
Well, 'trust' is a funny word, after all."That's the point. She doesn't need to trust me, because she knows that I couldn't fight her off."
"She left at your behest. Clearly she trusts you more than you think."
The local equivalent of Valentines' day, then. I bet more than a few people have a birthday some nine months after this date."There's a difference between 'on balance I think this person is trustworthy' and 'I trust this person with my life's work'. You're used to manipulating magic. She'd have to trust you more before putting you in the same position."
She nods. "Are you planning on doing something while her attention is elsewhere? On this, the eve of the Festival of Love?"
...Oh, so you want him to have some fun with you? The kind that involves being bound and helpless, perhaps? Kinky."Yes, I'm-" I point to the bookshelves on the other side of the door. "-planning to-"
"While you have control of my binding geas?"
It's called 'pattern recognition', and is apparently a talent in short supply around here..."-do some reading." She arches her eyebrows. "Evelyn, the fact that I control your geas at the moment is the reason why I'm not going to do anything. I still remember that con you tried to run on Mister Blak."
"Which I still don't know how you foiled."
To be fair, with her looks, and taste in clothing, I'm sure she's used to seeing naked lust in men's eyes. Probably why she's interested in the Lantern."We don't all think with our testicles, Evelyn."
She's not going to move, is she? A test of will? Dominance? An attempt to better discern the nature of my character? Best to just toss Gordon's knot back to him, I think.
Probably not as much as you might assume? Hordak may not be subtle, but he can be sneaky. Though if things had gone as they originally would, she would have been working to summon him.I hold the staff out to the side and leave it floating there while I transition past her into the library proper. I then hold my right hand out while walking towards the closest reading desk, the staff smacking into my palm a moment later.
"Tell me; do you know anything about Keldor's old boss, Hordak?"
Besides, 'I have the Power' is He-man's line. I'd expect you to have more class than that muscle-bound chucklehead.
I doubt a skeletal ribcage bustier is all that friendly-looking.
Yes."Tell me; do you know anything about Keldor's old boss, Hordak?"
Is this a MotU 2002 thing or was it supposed to refer to the Gordian knot?
Grass probably would help her attitude. Unfortunately, this is a kid's show.The grass is in place to make sure she doesn't do anything against Paul's group.
No.
Yes, but he got it wrong deliberately.Is this a MotU 2002 thing or was it supposed to refer to the Gordian knot?
Don't worry, kind people are coming to help you. Ignore the jacket with the straps.I was confused for a bit, because I'm in more of a Revelations - headspace.
And also showed actual consequences for the sundering of the earths.But you're writing this bit, so you may add it.
You added a party with porn actors in it and I doubt the YJ show would have done that.
Has this Paul ever asked the Sorceress what is up with the Castle's clothing style?
And if you do the later properly you can get the former anytime."Oh, she'd understand. Beauty fades, raw arcane power lasts. She'd probably make the same decision herself."
ngl i have no idea how to link because i never bothered to learn, if someone is interested follow the quote to read the first chapter of He-Man Paul, the second one is the chapter just after the one i just "linked"19th year of the reign of King Randor I
Season of Sun
207th day, 1st bell
Will someone tell me what's happening? She seduced him and..... set him on fire???"-do some reading." She arches her eyebrows. "Evelyn, the fact that I control your geas at the moment is the reason why I'm not going to do anything. I still remember that con you tried to run on Mister Blak."
No.Has this Paul ever asked the Sorceress what is up with the Castle's clothing style?
Haven't watched it. Probably not.
No, because that's a stupid idea and you're stupid for putting it in my head.
Open square bracket, URL=, then the link, then a close square bracket, then whatever text you want to have linked, then open square bracket, /URL and then close square bracket.ngl i have no idea how to link because i never bothered to learn, if someone is interested follow the quote to read the first chapter of He-Man Paul, the second one is the chapter just after the one i just "linked"
It's not that I hate new things. It's just that all new things are objectively terrible.
Pretty much. The full story is in issue 5, with important parts not mentioned until issue 7. Basically, an arms trader bribed some poorly paid Eternian guards to let him move a shipment. One of them, a guy called Nolar Blok, took the money and informed his superior what was happening. As a result, He-Man got the arms dealer and the other guards. However, those guards had friends and Blok got discharged. A while after that, Evelyn 'accentually' bumped into him in disguise and -after a little horizontal persuasion- convinced him that if he helped her get a magic gem, she'd be able to get away from that horrid Keldor and they could start a life together.Will someone tell me what's happening? She seduced him and..... set him on fire???
No.
Haven't watched it. Probably not.
No, because that's a stupid idea and you're stupid for putting it in my head.
Open square bracket, URL=, then the link, then a close square bracket, then whatever text you want to have linked, then open square bracket, /URL and then close square bracket.
It's not that I hate new things. It's just that all new things are objectively terrible.
Pretty much. The full story is in issue 3, with important parts not mentioned until issue 7. Basically, an arms trader bribed some poorly paid Eternian guards to let him move a shipment. One of them, a guy called Nolar Blok, took the money and informed his superior what was happening. As a result, He-Man got the arms dealer and the other guards. However, those guards had friends and Blok got discharged. A while after that, Evelyn 'accentally' bumped into him in disguise and -after a little horizontal persuasion- convinced him that if he helped her get a magic gem, she'd be able to get away from that horrid Keldor and they could start a life together.
Canonically, that went about as well as you'd think.
What a remarkably astute internet creature you are.
I will say though, Hordak feels like a prime target for a paul redemption, helping him take down Hordak prime
He was on good terms with Nolar due to hearing about him getting kicked out and deciding to pay him the value of the shipment he informed on as a reward for his honesty. As a result, Nolar mentions enough to get the SI a little suspicious, which puts him in place to interrupt the theft.Not sure how the hell this Paul would have actually thwarted her plan though. Short of getting stupid lucky and stumbling on her while she was having one of her hook ups with the guy, or being at that museum for totally unrelated reasons when she and Nolar got around to actually swiping the gem, there really wasn't much of an opportunity to thwart anything.
Wasn't the AEMH Paul trying to help Magneto and mutants in general by exposing The Sublime? and he's dating Hela. So if it wasn't clear Paul has a thing for helping villains.I must say, I rather enjoy Paul's interactions with supervillains he's been working on to reform.
If we see anymore of his Marvel counterparts, (both X-Men Animated Series and The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes), we'll see him doing the same with many others, whether they be The Juggernaut, Sandman, Toad, Rhino....
Wonder how long till he realizes Hela should already be married?Wasn't the AEMH Paul trying to help Magneto and mutants in general by exposing The Sublime? and he's dating Hela. So if it wasn't clear Paul has a thing for helping villains.
Wasn't the AEMH Paul trying to help Magneto and mutants in general by exposing The Sublime? and he's dating Hela. So if it wasn't clear Paul has a thing for helping villains.