Kiden
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Slight typo here.There's a crash as… The other Thundermind body goes flying out of the temple, Subjeky-17 hot on his heels.
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Slight typo here.There's a crash as… The other Thundermind body goes flying out of the temple, Subjeky-17 hot on his heels.
Thank you, corrected.
+1Or... I dunno, just that if the premise is going to be "Grayvan interacts with the DC cinematic universe" then I'd like to see him actually interact with the DC cinematic universe beyond Hippolyta.
Wasn't mother of champions drafted by the Chinese government In DC comics, so the use of her power would that constitute abuse prolonged abuse on top of the psychological harm of turning her children into shortlived child soldiers?
I'm hoping Graven offers her sanctuary and she takes him up on his offer. On top of that if she does give birth could the child survive being given the danner formula kinda like a vaccine. And if that doesn't work then a godly awakening could extend the life of any children she has and allow her to raise them.
It was mentioned in the thread that Barda is fine and is helping Canis with adjusting after his realization that Dakseid has forsaken him.So, I've gone over the story again… and Darkseid - or Mannheim - took Barda. Did Scott ever find her, or is that going to be a thing?
That basically sums it up. I hope the heroes learn of this at the end so that we can see their dumbfounded reactions.So just to be clear of what's happening in the Renegade timeline. Grayven has found that there's not much more for him to do on Earth of his dimension for the forseeable future (literally just needs time for the changes he got in place to propogate) so Luna literally kicked him out of the house to keep him busy. So he decided to travel to other dimensions to help out with whatever main issues the versions are having?
So just to be clear of what's happening in the Renegade timeline. Grayven has found that there's not much more for him to do on Earth of his dimension for the forseeable future (literally just needs time for the changes he got in place to propogate) so Luna literally kicked him out of the house to keep him busy. So he decided to travel to other dimensions to help out with whatever main issues the versions are having?
"You're me taking a walk."That basically sums it up. I hope the heroes learn of this at the end so that we can see their dumbfounded reactions.
Ah, super-weaponry. For when your bare hands just aren't enough. And since it's New God technology, it channels his soul to become that much more damaging. So now Thundermind can get clobbered by the concept of Conquest.
So, a bit closer to just past Peak DC Human, or maybe a slowish Danner Enhancile.He punches me twice more before I get my arms into position to block or counter.
-command.
Thundermind isn't as fast as 'peak kryptonian'. I can actually see him when he moves. But he's still a good deal faster than me. On a tactical scale, anyway.
Certainly, if any of the other Great Ten members are around, he's probably not on their level of combat skill or strength, or even both.The air hums as Subjekt-17 realises that Thundermind's faster than him as well, and just barrages him with sonic energy. Which only hits because when it comes right down to it Mr. Kang isn't a particularly good fighter. The Chinese government lets him keep a secret identity as a school teacher. I'm not sure if they do it to maintain secrecy or if they couldn't work out how they'd stop him leaving the country if they said 'no', but it means that he doesn't spend time training in his mortal form. And in this world with few superheroes he almost certainly hasn't ever fought anyone in his own weight class.
Ooh, nasty. Use the club as a distraction and poke him in the eye, metaphorically, while he's looking at it.I pull the mega rod back slightly, giving him a small opening which he immediately tries to exploit.
Mustard gas.
By your command.
I always prefer the depictions of superspeed that, when you stop being fast, the memories of it collapse into mere flashes of images from the whole sequence because your brain is no longer going that fast... If you'll pardon the pun. Still, sucks to be Flash.And gets a face full of S(CH₂CH₂Cl)₂. He doesn't breath it in, but it confuses and distracts him even if it.. probably can't hurt him. And then I swing the mega rod, because while I'm not technically super-fast I'm strong enough to pretend. He reacts just in time, taking the hit on his left forearm as he raises it to block, and the force of the blow smacks his arm out of the way and sends him spinning downwards.
So it's only Thundermind over here. Interesting. Wonder if that's because they lack the resources to deploy more agents, or they simply want to keep something in reserve...And the ritual is… Still in progress.
Mr. Kang catches himself on the air and reorientates himself to face me.
Well, when you put it that way, it doesn't sound so bad. Until you look closer..."Do you even know what your government was doing here?"
He studies me carefully. "Learning to use Buddhist magic for the good of China."
Please, don't try the 'I just follow orders' defence, son. That never ends well..."Learning to hijack the memories of a reincarnating soul, which inevitably drives the test subjects insane. Now, individual suffering, sure, burn that karma and reincarnate to a better life. But deliberately interfering with that system to pick and choose which bits of a soul you pass over to someone else? Pretty hard to justify in Buddhist terms."
"That is not for me to determine."
Hmm, wonder who's telepathy is stronger?"That right there? That's why you would never have achieved enlightenment without that magic pottery. Loyalty above truth. Herd behaviour about selflessness. You may not live for yourself but you live for whoever tells you how to live."
In the corner of my eye I spot his double zip around Subjekt-17 and punch him where he thinks his kidneys are. Subjekt-17 doesn't react to the pain and spins with his arms outstretched. Mr. Kang has worked out his range and flies back to just outside of it. He looks self-satisfied for a moment, then Subjekt-17 locks his eyes on him and-
I see. Less offensive power, but a degree of ablative defence. Bet he'll still have a headache when he recombines.**[PAIN!]**
-blasts him in the mind with a little of his own suffering. My Mr. Kang winces a little, but their faux-enlightenment does grant them a degree of resistance to both telepathic attack and pain.
<sigh> Patriots..."So sod off, let us finish and I'll kill you and conquer your country later."
"I will not do that."
This will not be quick, it will not be painless, and Thundermind will not enjoy his next life, I suspect."A'ight." I heft the rod. "Guess I'll just have to beat you to death, then."
Oxygen to chlorine, ten metres.
By your command.
Kind of reminds me of the Supes/Zod fight in 'Man of Steel'. Kal-El might have been better adapted to his powers, and maybe had a stronger base thanks to his farm-boy upbringing...Everything goes dull yellow, and while Mr. Kang is resistant to poison he does actually need to breathe. I pull back and move around the cloud, forming a fusion cannon construct on my right arm and aiming at the other Mr. Kang who is busy flailing inelegantly at Subjekt-17. That does give me pause. Between my actual training, Other Grayven's inherited memories and however long it's been of experience, I'm not-. I know that I'm not top tier in terms of skill, but the self-depreciating jibes don't ring true any more. I can spot what they're both doing wrong.
...But Zod was a military veteran, a trained hand-to-hand combatant and tactically proficient. By the numbers he should have been the better fighter.I'm already moving sideways as my Mr. Kang puffs out of the chlorine behind me. Not sure if he located me by flying to my last known position and then following the wake or by using some sort of soul sense, but it hardly matters. Line up the fusion cannon and shoot the other Mr. Kang-
Subjekt-17 takes a punch to the throat in order to grapple him in place.
Teamwork makes the dream work. Or in this case, the beam.
The only way that could have been classier was if the Renegade backhanded him with an open palm.-and smack my Mr. Kang in the middle of his back while he's distracted. A Slave Will Not Raise Hands Against A Master
**[POWERLESS!]**
...To interrupt the ceremony? At this point, I'd be surprised if that was possible.My shot burned through the back of Mr. Kang 2's costume and inflicted mild burns on the skin beneath. Subjekt-17's telepathic attack appears to have stunned him, and Subjekt-17 hurls him towards the ground-.
Yes, the mountainside, that's fine. I'd hate-.
Let me guess: He heals when he does that?Mr. Kang 1 recovers somewhat, wincing as he changes direction-. Alright, smart guy. Undo your multiform technique. Make us fight you at full-.
My opponent touches his other half, and immediately there's only one of them there. They don't merge or run into each other, it's just that they effect that was convincing the universe that he was in two places while also being in one place has turned off. And then he splits again, each version flying at one of us. Then what was-?
Well, I hope he remembers it hurting, if nothing else.The wounds are gone. Either the transformation just removes the damage, or he can pick what becomes 'real' when they stop being separate.
Fine.
...It may sound a silly idea, trying to punch through, but he's probably never run into anything like that before.Fabricate two kinetic barrier generators and drop them in their path.
By your command.
Both Mr. Kangs ram into the barrier at the same time. Both try and punch their way through while I switch to a laser cannon and fire.
Well, I see Sev is enjoying himself.I hit lefty in the face, burning off his weirdly sculpted left eyebrow and reddening the skin. Not as powerful as the plasma shot, but plasma doesn't work as well with the kinetic barrier.
**They got better.**
Ooh, trippy. I'm picturing the Doctor Strange fractal hand scene.I glance at Sunjekt-17. "Just make sure you hit him in the same place that I do. That should-."
I feel it. I feel seventeen versions of the same face become one, one hand becoming seventeen and still one as it reaches out.
Good luck explaining that one to your girlfriend, Thundy."Never mind." I move the laser across and test my hypothesis, burning off righty's eyebrow as well as they try and work out how to get around the shield. "The man we rescued has been empowered."
"But they are of the oppressors!"
Because not all empowerment involves pain. And sometimes, people want the power, whatever the cost."Subjekt Seventeen, I know it's a complex idea, but… Sometimes people make themselves Subjekts."
"What?"
"Do remember to finish off this fellow, though. Ideally without killing him?" I bet that will be an experience for Sev, seeing seventeen minds where once there was one."Did you look at his mind in any detail?" He shakes his head and I shrug. "Have a go now. He's not going anywhere."
And boom tubes.
Ping.
Heh. No doubt he won't be happy about being left hanging like that. Never mind how his superiors will react to learning their little operation failed.One tube opens behind us and another opens in the temple for them to evacuate as Subjekt-17 stares at the Thunderminds. Then he jerks and floats back several metres in apparent shock before turning around and flying through the tube. In front of me the Thunderminds merge and split again, with one of them outside of the kinetic barrier bubble. I smile as the outside one -who is still missing an eyebrow- smashes both of the generators. Then I wave and fly through the boom tube, shutting it down as I emerge on the refugee camp on New Gordain.
Small but powerful, eh? bit of an Elite force, then.That's my team finished. Now let's see if anyone actually does anything about it.
Missing a Full Stop.
...it's just that the effect that was convincing the universe......it's just that they effect that was convincing the universe...
I glance at Subjekt-17.
. I hope the heroes learn of this at the end so that we can see their dumbfounded reactions
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So, a bit closer to just past Peak DC Human, or maybe a slowish Danner Enhancile.
Certainly, if any of the other Great Ten members are around, he's probably not on their level of combat skill or strength, or even both.
So it's only Thundermind over here. Interesting. Wonder if that's because they lack the resources to deploy more agents, or they simply want to keep something in reserve...
The only way that could have been classier was if the Renegade backhanded him with an open palm.
Thank you, corrected....it's just that the effect that was convincing the universe...
I glance at Subjekt-17.
No, that's intentional.
That should say 'Kanjar'.I shrug. "Kanjar Ro knew about us already. Looked like they were trying to steal Apokoliptian technology. And I suspect that they kidnapped Tuppence as well, but tKanjar Ro tried that with the Justice League so she's in good company."
Yes, but I doubt that Superman will say 'yes'.Mr Zoat, I just reread the story part where Paul told Amalak that he'll try to see if he can borrow Superman's phantom zone projector after Earth is freed from Anti-Life so that he and what remains of his species can kill Zod for basically dooming his species to extinction. Is that still on Paul's to do list? Or has he told Amalak that it's not happening and that he'll need to find another way to get to Zod?
Thank you, corrected.
Understandable. I hope that doesn't negatively impact Paul's relationship with Amalak and his mercenaries too much.
"A very enthusiastic walk."
I assumed he meant Thundermind?Do remember to finish off this fellow, though. Ideally without killing him?" I bet that will be an experience for Sev, seeing seventeen minds where once there was one.
Alright then.I think Justice Segue isn't working for me because it's spending a lot of updates interacting with generic DC universe characters rather than the unique versions of the characters who appeared in the DC movies. The Power Ranger one is spending a lot of time with Power Ranger characters, and that's cool and different. Grayven tromping around meeting a bunch of DC comics characters with a background of "experimented on by national governments" is something that could happen just as easily in the main Renegade timeline. It would be much more interesting to see Grayven, for instance, talk to movie Aquaman about how to do the job of being a ruler in a way that brings personal satisfaction. Or dealing with a Flash that's very different from anything in the Young Justice timeline. Or find himself on the backfoot (if only briefly) when old(er) grumpy Batman shows up and surprises him. Or... I dunno, just that if the premise is going to be "Grayvan interacts with the DC cinematic universe" then I'd like to see him actually interact with the DC cinematic universe beyond Hippolyta.
Yaaaaa, he would be proper fucked if the Doctor discovered that.Because if he finds out that I'm working on samples of Susan Foreman's hair then I'm proper fucked.
No, poking his granddaughter is beyond proper fucked and into creative. You would end up like one of the younger two of the family after they pissed off the Tenth.Because if he finds out that I'm working on samples of Susan Foreman's hair then I'm proper fucked.
so it was this or a clown mask, and… Last time I wore that, people screamed."
This isn't a democracy.
He did somehow miss the fact that his clone-daughter regenerated.Trying to hide things from the Doctor is sort of impossible. Nothing ever stays secret around him. You can come up with many overlapping reasons why that's the case from that he is just that good to that the TRADIS always drops in the timeline in such a way to cause that interaction. But it is a long running rules with decades of seasons to prove it.
I'm working on it.BTW, the alternate DC movie Universe stuff is intriguing but a payoff is needed.