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Author Topic: Crystalline - Cycle 84  (Read 84751 times)

Twi

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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #270 on: October 13, 2014, 07:15:35 pm »

Fine, fine.

Research Proxian magics, then. Because blah! >:I
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #271 on: October 13, 2014, 07:21:55 pm »

We wouldn't have to research things to do all the above :-\

We could let them do the work and then steal it once its here, like how we can mess with the forgite but not create more of it yet.
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It's known as the Oppai-Kaiju effect. The islands of Japan generate a sort anti-gravity field, which allows breasts to behave as if in microgravity. It's also what allows Godzilla and friends to become 50 stories tall, and lets ninjas run up the side of a skyscraper.

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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #272 on: October 13, 2014, 07:23:16 pm »

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Okay I've just confused myself now.

We're going to steal the Chained thing, right? Or at least the doomfire portion of it?
And then either do science with it or show off or just blow up the proxians?
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #273 on: October 13, 2014, 07:26:46 pm »

They who have the Chained, have the Darkflyme. (At least until it gets used, then it doesn't have the doom fire until it recharges or something. Magic shenanigans may be involved.)
But yeah, we could science it or something after we have it. But first, poll. I'm gonna let it poll tonight and make the update tomorrow.
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It's known as the Oppai-Kaiju effect. The islands of Japan generate a sort anti-gravity field, which allows breasts to behave as if in microgravity. It's also what allows Godzilla and friends to become 50 stories tall, and lets ninjas run up the side of a skyscraper.

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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 54
« Reply #274 on: October 14, 2014, 03:27:47 pm »

Cycle 54

You decide to wait, and none too soon. As dusk approches, you get a message from the Proxian-side diplomat crystalline: "Emissary of Crystal, we hope you won't be too affected by the coming reckoning." Soon afterward, you see a great rift appear in the west, far taller than any proxian architecture. Not quite as tall as the Alterin fortress when its underground layers are considered, but its on the same kind of scale. And then it vanishes, with you having seen nothing come forth.

Sometime later, after having seen the Master Arcanist and about a dozen other robed proxians walk past, carrying a large glyphed plate dripping with crimson fluids, heading west. You then see then hurrying back a number of minutes later without the plate or the Master Arcanist, and quickly convert a bit of the surface into a palantir to see where he went. You find him sitting in a most awkward-looking position next to the glyphed plate, and also spot something more interesting: Navy blue flames (which fade into black flame as they flare out), followed by a large statue-like specter of the same color appearing directly above the plate, holding the flames in its left hand. Its also covered in spectral chains in various states (locked and looping around it, unlocked and hanging, unlocked and looping around it irredisregardless of physics, no locks, made of locks, etc), which explains the name.

Thou have SUMMONED US for WHAT PURPOSE.
"To oust the Outsiders of yon impregnable fortress"
A RATHER SMALL task thou has SUMMONED US for.

The specter appeared to be resonating in several wavelengths at once when it spoke, but focusing on it showed it was translucent, if difficult to see clearly in the dark. So you quickly reconfigure the palantir into a specially-altered Beam crystal which fires a wave similar to the energy pulse that indicate new cycles. On impact, The Chained acts like it was shot in the head and roars in a reverberating way that would most certainly give you a headache if crystalline had heads to ache.

THY WHO FIRES AN ENERGY ATTACK AT US SHALL BE ERADICATED FROM EXISTENCE.
Oh really. you say, with no trace of monotone. The Master Arcanist quickly spots your beam crystal and attempts to rip you from the ground, with no success. So instead he glares at you with a burning hatred as he speaks.
"You! Crystal! You would defile the reckoning? You are no emissary! You tricked me, tricked the council, and impersonated part of an arcanum! Unnatural heathen traitor to the natural order of Prox! You...are worse than the Outsiders! I deem you Falsum Arcani, and will rip your structure from the bones of Prox myself if I have to to purge you from our land! CHAINED ONES! MURDER IT WITH EXTREME RECKONING!

It SOUNDS LIKE we have a COMMON TARGET in addition to your SIMPLE TASK asked of US.

You...were not quite expecting such a vengeful and wrath-laden response from him, but words are simply that. Words.
You would attack us with an energy creature? Interesting. you say, as you unleash another pulse from the modified beam crystal, extracting another roar from the Chained.

YOUR PULSES are IRRITATING, but ULTIMATELY INEFFECTIVE. it bellows as it turns to face your single point of exposure upon the surface within sight. You then reconfigure the beam crystal again to a proper energy-dominating kind. Or in other words, overcharge it with extreme prejudice before firing it and freezing it in its tracks as it absolutely crackles with energy.

Eventually, the crackling and noise subsides, and you peek up into the energy-based form still sitting immobile above you.
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Hello there, underestimating doom creature. We are Crystalline.
You! How?
Crystalline use energy all the time. Attacking us with one made of energy is about as effective as punching the ground and expecting something to happen. Now, you've clearly been overpowered by us. it would be wonderfully polite of you to accept this fact and work with us instead. We'd rather have your power on hand than be forced to use more energy to disintegrate your energal integrity and lose it.
You speak the truth, and yet. Yet. Ye-t-t-t-t--t-t-
"Chained! Why have you stopped moving! Eradicate the geological heresy! I command you as summoner to listen to my com-arks..." Master Arcanist Volz interrupts your coversation with, before being interrupted himself by a blast to the chest. No interruptions at this point will be tolerated.
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-t-t-t-t--t-t-t-t-ttt we are not certain we can trust thou.
It is not a question of trust. It is simple. You will either follow our commands agreeably, or will follow them by overriding force. Your third option is to be absorbed and dismantled into a nonsentient state and be thoroughly integrated into a non-crystalline lower crystal form if you will not work with us by willingness or by force. Proxian Arcanist Volz has been removed from the equation already.
The Chained will not be dominated. The Chained are only summoned and asked. Thus has it always been, thus shall it continue to be.
Is that a refusal on all options?
It would be a lie to say otherwise.
You blast it again, with a roaring response this time instead of crackling. Obey.
WE WILL NOT BE CONTROLLED IN THIS MANNER! the Chained booms, before you just unlock the beam crystal entirely and force it to kneel with enough energy to cause intensive integrity damage from the point of release to the nearest storage crystals (although not including those)

Request Denied. you announce, as it collapses smoking instead of kneeling. It remains intact however, so the far more stubborn than expected energy being of Proxian magic origin is still alive at least, and still clenching the darkflyme it looks like. You then pass out, just now realizing you'd blown far and beyond past the safe energy flow limit you currently have set on yourself.

Spoiler: The Core (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Map legend (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Crystal forms (click to show/hide)


Not quite how I'd originally planned it, but this sounded better so I went with it.
Also, this is actually the first cycle we've had with only three energy uses that I know of. Also the first one with things dying so theres that too, I guess. Heres a list, because wynaut:
Start amount: 825,665 (904,415 counting reserved)
1x Palantir - 12,250 energy
1 conversion: Palantir > Beam - 6,125 energy
Overkill command enforcement - 807,290 energy
End amount: 0 (78,750)

The big blue oval is the general location of where the big thing would be if it was standing up.
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #275 on: October 14, 2014, 06:44:04 pm »

Continue owning puny wee chained guy with energy
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #276 on: October 14, 2014, 09:16:45 pm »

The only thing within reasonable distance that would fit that description is the arcanist. Who is dead.
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #277 on: October 15, 2014, 12:50:54 pm »

Repair and be less passed out, first off.
And then examine what you got from this, besides lots of explosions.
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #278 on: October 15, 2014, 04:28:34 pm »

i thought the chained thing was still alive.

check on what altari are doing also more processors
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #279 on: October 15, 2014, 04:35:44 pm »

i thought the chained thing was still alive.
It is, you're just getting things mixed up. Chained does not fit any description of puny (the arcanist did, so i mentioned him), as show by the big oval for its general location. ;)
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #280 on: October 15, 2014, 05:28:54 pm »

To be fair, we owned it, so it's puny. :v
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #281 on: October 15, 2014, 05:31:08 pm »

It is quite puny compared to us~
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #282 on: October 15, 2014, 05:31:21 pm »

I guess. But when I was reading that I was like 'Wait, puny? noooo, that doesn't fit at alllll'
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #283 on: October 15, 2014, 08:14:27 pm »

> Put what remains of the chained's mind in a completly powerless crystal somwhere out of the way for interugation.
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Re: Crystalline - Cycle 53
« Reply #284 on: October 15, 2014, 08:29:08 pm »

If it cannot fly, then it cannot escape, Begin growing crystal directly up and around it, using it's energy as fuel. the more it struggles, the thicker the crystals would get.
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