Old Knife
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Doesn't look like it's blocking the Butcher right now.
'casually'Orion collapses to his knees, and Draan causally checks the levels in the troughs.
'Haven't changed back.'?He's looking a little healthier, but his face and clothing… Hasn't changed back. If it hasn't changed back…
That should say 'Maltus'.
That should say 'built'.
That should say 'Maltus'.
Thank you, corrected.'casually'
'Haven't changed back.'?
'If he hasn't changed back…'?
Most Hulks don't actually work well for Red. Wrong kind of rage.It feels like it would have been more prudent and less problematic for Paul to call up a Paul in a Marvel Universe and ask to borrow a Hulk for a few weeks.
Mother box is now pinging very loudly and slowly.
I mean, Draan called what was happening to Orion as a minor manifestation of the Butcher. So not entirely.
This sounds like he knows about Draan's workshop being a battlestation, including a central intelligence that can be bonded with,He rises to his feet, his force field shutting off. "Disappointing. A minor manifestation of the Butcher Entity. Is the maltusian trying to bond with this battle station's central intelligence?"
This sounds like he knows about the station because it is something connected to the Anti-Monitor, whose lore he has studied and memorized.Draan grins through bloody teeth. "You don't remember it, qwardian? Given how well you've internalised the Anti-Monitor's creed, there can't be that many weapon systems that have such an effect on you."
"The Void Hound. It's… Here."
"It has been for some considerable time. Your master gave it excellent disguise systems."
And here. where before he was asking it Draan was trying to become the controller, like he didn't think he was for some reason."We are inside Erdammeru. The Void Hound. An AI controlled battle station of colossal power. Ranx might be regarded as a cheap knock-off, though I suspect that its original specifications might have been similar."
...
Possibly. I only know it from very old legends which I could never fully investigate."
"How do we stop it?"
"Kill the organic creature directing it. Or the beast-mind itself. Otherwise, unleash a wave of destructive energy powerful enough to atomize it."
And the battlestation being a creation of the Anti Monitor is news to him, when above he was expected to know about it because of his connection to the Anti Monitor."Would qwa-matter work?"
For a moment he looks… Lost.
"Not if what the maltusian said is true. If the Anti-Monitor built this, for… Whatever reason he saw fit, his gifts will not avail me."
"And you couldn't kill Draan because..?"
"He is the ship's controller. Until that relationship is broken-." He growls quietly. "Without my full workshop, there is little I can do against him."
Kalmin deduced roughly what happened fairly quickly. He just didn't know that it was the Void Hound that they were on.The flow of this chapter isn't reading right to me.
This sounds like he knows about Draan's workshop being a battlestation, including a central intelligence that can be bonded with,
This sounds like he knows about the station because it is something connected to the Anti-Monitor, whose lore he has studied and memorized.
Which is being treaded like a reveal. But he apparently already knew because above.
And here. where before he was asking it Draan was trying to become the controller, like he didn't think he was for some reason.
And the battlestation being a creation of the Anti Monitor is news to him, when above he was expected to know about it because of his connection to the Anti Monitor.
...Nothing may outright contradict other parts, but the flow just feels jinky to me, enough to comment on.
Mr Zoat, the hellwraith was destroyed by Nabu 666. Unless it was actually captured and then returned offscreen, though there was no hint of that possibility before.But I can suck really hard, with all of my desire and all of Orion's. And I can try sending out the hellwraith because while it's not very likely to kill anything it doesn't cost me anything and it might get lucky.
Thank you, Master.
That should say on fire.And there's the bull, trampling, stomping, and I feel the burning as my tattoos are no fire! Push! Twist! I can see where it can go, where it must go, but anger and hate go where they will!
was that bit of god speech from orion or paul, i'm asking because it sounds like pauls trying to reason with him rather then orion agreeing[COLOR=orange said:"[/COLOR]I didn't know that Draan was going to do anything like this. If Maltus is destroyed, N.E.M.O. will almost certainly collapse, and the Reach will conquer and enslave the entire region. So long as you can focus until he's stopped, you can have it out with me afterwards."
Slay The Greater Evil.
Thank you, corrected.Mr Zoat, the hellwraith was destroyed by Nabu 666. Unless it was actually captured and then returned offscreen, though there was no hint of that possibility before.
That should say on fire.
Orion.was that bit of god speech from orion or paul, i'm asking because it sounds like pauls trying to reason with him rather then orion agreeing
Well, with a little effort, and probably a lot of Ring Charge. But as we've seen with the Renegade, it won't stick. So for now, Orion's stuck with the... Well, you folks saw the picture. Hopefully he looses some of that demonic chic by the time this is done.
The Source changes all it touches. Us lesser beings aren't even aware of it, but New Gods..."No." His right hand comes up and feels his right horn. "I am a New God. Our bodies don't change once we reach maturity. Unless some greater power… Warps us. High Father once had black hair, but it changed after his contact with the Source."
"So..?"
An understandable reaction. It's part of him, on a primal, soul-deep level. His cross to bear, his burden to master. So no wonder he feels like something has literally been ripped out of him..."The anger I absorbed was so intense that it changed something fundamental in me. And then Draan Del Daar took it. I am free of my rage for the first time in my life, and I want nothing more than to get it back."
"Might be able to do that. And since-" I slam another crumbler ram into the door, then the wall, and then the ceiling device to absolutely no effect. "-we can't get out, we may as well give it a try. Do your New God powers still work?"
That will change, Orion. Just a little spectrum mojo, and... Boom.Strength To Overcome.
Orion perks up slightly. "I am still not myself, but… Yes."
Yeah, he wouldn't have been involved in this if not for you, OL. This is kind of your fault."Okay. I saw the way the Butcher's Blood attached itself to you, when I drew it out of the people on Volkreg. Hopefully, I'll be able to repeat the process. The downside is that doing so will probably send you back into rage mode. Or worse."
"I will remember who I hate the most. Though I will warn you, that if I regain the full extent of my rage, I will hold you responsible for your portion of this."
Well, I guess 'Wholeness Rightfully Assumed' will be getting quite the workout later. Or OL will need to fire up another clone body."I didn't know that Draan was going to do anything like this. If Maltus is destroyed, N.E.M.O. will almost certainly collapse, and the Reach will conquer and enslave the entire region. So long as you can focus until he's stopped, you can have it out with me afterwards."
Slay The Greater Evil.
"That, I can do."
It probably feels like a looming shadow to him, a giant hound peering down at an ant.
Given that form doesn't exactly look flexible, I'm not surprised."Alright then. Orion, you're probably going to want that axe."
He gingerly walks over to it, bending down like he has joint pain.
Ah. Well, at least lock it and set the alarm, so Draan doesn't get any ideas?"Is there a reason that you're not using your astro-harness? Your blaster could-."
"Using the astro-force requires a spiritual focus that I… Cannot muster like this."
Then it's a tug of war. Are you weaker than a Maltusian? How much do you want your Rage back, then?I nod. "Alright, fair enough. Okay, I probably won't be able to connect him to you, but I should be able to generally shape a connection if you can use your own abilities to pull the rage back to you."
"And if he does the same?"
"Now, now, Mister Lantern, that kind of talk isn't helpful." She's right, that is kind of... Obvious.
...Putting Orion in charge of the planet-killing moon-sized battle platform. That sounds like a marvellous idea. Or worse, OL in charge of it..."I know it's not helpful, I don't know."
Kalmin hefts his hammer. "You need only convince Erdammeru that you are more in tune with its feral, wrath-filled nature. Then you can use its weapons against Draan Del Daar."
Ah. All right, then."Would that work?"
"No, but it will distract him while I rend him into his component quanta for making a fool of me."
Beware the desperate amateur, because they don't know enough to be wary of what they can unleash..."Sounds good."
Right. I'd usually do this by accessing the Ophidian and… That's not working. I can't feel the Honden at all. And that should be impossible, but-. Don't know. But I've been studying magic for a while, and my tattoos are designed to connect me to local loci of arcane power. And I've been into the Dream.
Oh, it's been a while since we saw that font. Damn, where's that 'tripping balls' OL picture when you want it?I dose myself with the recommended dose of 'vision-assisting' psychoactives, and reach for the structures of my tattoos as if they were physical things. I aim to see the structures of myself as if it were the walls in the Honden. I've done… Things like this before, so…
There.
And I'm picturing something like Balakaika from 'Black Lagoon'. Picture giant, ragged scars like triangular patches over her entire body.Now.
Orion still has desires, I still have an orange ring, and I still have a connection. I can-. Huh. The tears in Orion's metaphysique are a lot more visible like this; from where his own red was ripped out and where the new stuff was starting to make itself comfortable.
"Oooh! Yes, Mister Lantern, that looks like it'll work. Try it!"Okay.
And the entry point in my tattoos looks like that and the pulling shape I used to pull the red light out of the miners looked like this, and I can
Ping.
"...Can't it be both? But yes, this should work."create the same sort of red-light-drawing structure that I had before. Unless I've misjudged the dose and I'm just tripping at the moment.
Ping.
And here comes the spiritual tug of war. Except now it's two-on-one.Thank you.
"Okay, that should do it. Orion, make yourself whole."
But you can act as a conduit for it. A pipe for it to flow through, from the reservoir within Draan into the waiting vessel of Orion."Draan Del Daar, you have taken something from me." "I will have it back. Now."
I can feel the pulling, even as I can't feel what is being pulled. Or see it, or anything else like that. At my neophyte skill level the walls of this room are an impenetrable barrier. I can't grab or pull something I can't see.
...Stuff the Hellwraith, which is still gone, right? Send out Satanus. He might last longer.But I can suck really hard, with all of my desire and all of Orion's. And I can try sending out the hellwraith because while it's not very likely to kill anything it doesn't cost me anything and it might get lucky.
Thank you, Master.
Oof. Being stampeded across his soul. That has to sting.And… I can feel it. I shiver at the sensation of a thundering bull charging towards me with nothing in its tiny bovine mind but trampling me into the dirt, which I imagine is something that Draan himself will do a few moments later if this doesn't work.
And there's the bull, trampling, stomping, and I feel the burning as my tattoos are no fire! Push! Twist! I can see where it can go, where it must go, but anger and hate go where they will!
"Now, Sweetie! Take back what's rightfully yours!"
Yeah, last thing you need is an incurable headache ahead of a desperate fight against an enraged maltusian."My anger belongs to the Source." "And I don't belong to you!"
I see the bull shatter and the small bulls get lassoed into their proper positions and I think that now is a good time to purge those psychoactives, just as long as I keep the pulling force going until we've got it all.
"Well, I can't believe that worked. But it did! Everything's going right where it should be."
"...You may want to duck. And try to look small and pathetic."
...Fingers crossed he settles down once his mad-on towards Draan is finished with.Orion… He's added construct armour and construct knives to the look, as well as Mother Box keeping its position on his skull-belt. Construct fire gutters around his mouth as he brings his axe down to cleave through the doorway.
"Draan Del Dar! Your blood shall be MINE!"
Since it's a non-specific construct lantern now, I'm trying to remember what he even has. The most relevant one is probably Satanus, right? He also has a bunch of Reach thralls, the saremite (is he still around?), that fungoid, T.O. Morrow (I think he's still hanging around with Red Tornado?), and Nabu 666 (he's still stuck on some guy's head, right?).And I can try sending out a construct lantern because while it's not very likely to kill anything it doesn't cost me anything and it might get lucky.
Yes, Master.
Now, now, Mister Lantern, that kind of talk isn't helpful." She's right, that is kind of... Obvious.
..Putting Orion in charge of the planet-killing moon-sized battle platform. That sounds like a marvellous idea
I honestly have no idea.Since it's a non-specific construct lantern now, I'm trying to remember what he even has. The most relevant one is probably Satanus, right? He also has a bunch of Reach thralls, the saremite (is he still around?), that fungoid, T.O. Morrow (I think he's still hanging around with Red Tornado?), and Nabu 666 (he's still stuck on some guy's head, right?).
Did I forget any?
Thank you, corrected.
But I can suck really hard, with all of my desire and all of Orion's. And I can try sending out a construct lantern because while it's not very likely to kill anything it doesn't cost me anything and it might get lucky.
Yes, Master.
Since it's a non-specific construct lantern now, I'm trying to remember what he even has. The most relevant one is probably Satanus, right? He also has a bunch of Reach thralls, the saremite (is he still around?), that fungoid, T.O. Morrow (I think he's still hanging around with Red Tornado?), and Nabu 666 (he's still stuck on some guy's head, right?).
Did I forget any?
Yes. Draan Del Daar.I'm confused. Why is he sending out a construct lantern? Is there someone here he wants killed or...?
Those are some impressive quotation-marks you've got there, Orion! Grats!"RAAAAAGH!"
Orion… He's added construct armour and construct knives to the look, as well as Mother Box keeping its position on his skull-belt. Construct fire gutters around his mouth as he brings his axe down to cleave through the doorway.
"Draan Del Dar! Your blood shall be MINE!"
Huh, I hadn't appreciated how much stuff there was on this story in TV Tropes. There really is a lot. Congrats to whoever went to all that work.I'm confused. Why is he sending out a construct lantern? Is there someone here he wants killed or...?
No, that's all of them. Well, all of Paul's anyway. I know TV Tropes has most of them listed.
Either "warn you, if I regain" or "warn you that, if I regain".Though I will warn you, that if I regain the full extent of my rage, I will hold you responsible for your portion of this.
Semicolon should just be a comma.The tears in Orion's metaphysique are a lot more visible like this; from where his own red was ripped out
Thank you, corrected.Either "warn you, if I regain" or "warn you that, if I regain".
Semicolon should just be a comma.
He's sending out the construct to be annoying.I'm confused. Why is he sending out a construct lantern? Is there someone here he wants killed or...?
Quick on the uptake, I see.He stops when he sees the remains on the floor.
"Bollocks. No bonus then, I take it?"