[Erio]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Oh, another piece from me. It's severely incomplete, since within DestinyS story-context, it's supposed to be 2 episodes worth of flashback and not a narrative piece, but the general outline somewhat works like this.

Would like to get some opinion.

Spoiler for Alhazred:

~Humanity are nothing but shreds of ugliness, just walking chunks of meat~

That was the final words of a man who chose death instead of eternity.

An eccentric person he might’ve been… but he was a famed man of philosophy whom rejected his rebirth of "F", despite achieving the status of royalty proving himself among the people, wielding the privileges of those whom life deserve to continue its existence for the sake of the world.

His reasons were simple. "I only reached this far because I have one life. I have reached the pinnacle of myself, and there is nothing more. There is no need for eternity."

In his final moments, he spoke of the ugliness of people.

He said that... was his vision of his future. He wants to leave before he sees himself, and others... in nothing but darkness.

Those were his last words of advice.

It was something we did not fathom. For the aeons that Alhazred and we Originals had existed, our world was a world of peace. Our people were one. There were no differences, no conflicts, no hatred. We were not without our imperfections, but each one of us lived not to exploit it.

If every world in existence started as a blank piece of paper... there was no black amidst everything else within our paper. It was not an exaggeration. It is the truth.

Coexistence between different organisms… existence of mutual respect from the highest, most mighty of wise dragons to the smallest creatures on the road. The hearts of people were connected via our Prophet; there were no sufferings, no need for disputes. Though classes of people exist distinguishing royalty… those who rule from the regular people, everyone with talent who had proven themselves to society can become royalty, and gain immortality. Even among the regular people, there were no hardships in life.

Our existence was mythical, like out of a fairy tale. But that was our reality.

Just as our own destruction is.

The day our world ended... when the Flames of Heaven turned to the Flames of Hell.

We were destroyed because we chose to believe in the good of men.

And then there was darkness.

~~~

A single world amidst the stars, like a crest of the stars.

It was the home to the greatest civilization known to men, the backdrop to every story of destruction that came upon through greed and desire beyond human limitations.

They were once called the “Origins”, though it itself is a name that had been lost through the passes of time.

It is more commonly referred to as…

‘Alhazred.’

A world of dreams. And the very symbol showing that dreams… are just dreams…

Or is it truly so?

~~~

Even today… we have not forgotten. The vivid memories that lie dormant within my soul throbs… waiting the day we could have our revenge, and return to our homeland… return to our time of peace.

The days when our children could live with a smile. The smiles of the children that marvelled before the night sky.

That one single ship that traverses the orbit of that world, between the moons of red and blue… The Ark that soared through the skies like heaven, trailing the lights behind it. It was the pride of Origins.

Often, they would’ve looked at the world before them… Alhazred, from the Ark, watching the world, resonating with the shines of the moon. It was beautiful… the sphere that was their world, with a faint phosphorescence beauty.

That was the world we knew.

The towers that touches the skies, the tall trees that represent the roots of our world, the branches of greens that cover our lands and the transparent glass-tints of passageways, the natural earthly formations that form sculptures of natural land… from the skyscrapers to the simplest of creations, there was something indescribable about it. An unfathomable hybrid world of unmatched technological prowess both scientifically and magically combined with lush greens that covered the worlds. It was like trees themselves assimilated into fine art of the silver forged from the cores of the earth, but vibrant source of life and the static form of art within one. Two moons of red and blue, radiance of beauty covered the sky in both night and day, though that of which they shone through the night like jewels in the sky. Every once in a while, people would see their symbolic structure, the Ark of Jewels floating...

It was… beautiful. Nothing else needed to be said.

There was a record of what a traveler of ancient times said of Alhazred.

"If a perfect world existed... this is it. But because there is not a shred of ugliness in this world, I don't think a world without imperfection can truly be 'beautiful.'"

A beauty that is so beautiful it is not. A paradoxical claim, but the truth shone in that traveler’s eyes. Legends said that that traveler stayed for 3 days... and was never seen again. How she came, how she left... no one knew.

She was said to be fond of the sky’s ship, of which she rode for a day, and saw the world from whence it looked…

The Ark of Jewels, to be known later as the Cradle of the Saint King. Though in times when it was known as a Lost Logia, it was tampered by Belkans into a war-machine. But in its original form and purpose... there was nothing about it that evoked a weapon. A golden ship of the skies, it was meant to be nothing more than a floating energy plant of which it drew from the infinite powers of the moons to create the equivalent of batteries for Alhazred... the Jewel Seed. Created in the billions, Jewel Seed was nothing more than a disposable power source for the Originals. Even though merely one seed could easily supply them enough for decades… even though a mere dozen have enough power to cause severe destruction in the fabric of space itself…

People who walked, rode or flew... each one of them, from those without magical powers to the royalties who wielded powers of the origins… they lived carrying such artifacts.

That was Alhazred.

~~~


Once, a foreign men appeared before our worlds. Injured, he floated amidst our orbits...

He said that he was a man from the world called Mid-childa.

To us, the visiting of outsiders were of extreme rarity. He was welcomed with grace, as the King himself personally visited the man.

He related to us the stories of his homeland, of how their worlds were suffering from post-war destruction. A tale of sadness, destruction… it was a tale that was foreign to us, the people who had never seen the edges of war.

Our people, out of compassion... gave that man, 2 Terra Systems.

Terra System... it was the development and project codename for one of our monumental scientific achievements for System T.E.R.R.A, aka Terra Engineering Restorative Response Actualize. The pinnacle of planetary engineering systems, it was essentially a core-transmutation system that utilizes the principle of negative topological soliton, formations of Lambda transitional phases of matter, which goes beyond the principal of energy-equivalence, allowing more energy to be purified and masses off the energy response systems, creating the necessary energy and calculations to restore any world within a year with just the amount of energy needed to power an entire planet’s countries for a year.

In matters of rudimentary magi-science and physics, it was something that broke alls laws of causality. And there he was… a lone man, given 2 systems that could change worlds… just like that. No further questions asked, no demands.

Because we believed only in the good of men.

When he departed... the entire Alhazred bid the lone man goodbye and best of wishes to the restoration of his world.

The King stood before him, with a smile… and a gesture of peace, offering a handshake. To the Origins, a handshake was not of their culture. It showed how much the Origins welcomed him. Without doubt, without emnity, his last words were simple.

“You are always welcome back here, friend. We wish the best for your worlds, as so one day… you too will be free from conflict.”

As their hands parted… the King felt a strange coldness on it. It was not the warmth of another’s palm, but rather a stricken cold of sweat that filled his.

But what was carved on that man's face, upon departure... was not a face of gratitude, of thankfulness.

It was of fear.

Looking back now, I suppose it was a fairly normal reaction. Our world is abnormal. You could even say that to normal people whom had seen both the darkness and light of people, our conduct without suspicion, without any thoughts of negativity were abnormal to them. Technological development and achievement... centuries... no probably even milleniums beyond what was called 'Interdimensional Space' achieved. Power-sources, energy cores... 10 of them enough to cause a dimensional distortion are used conventionally in our world, just like disposable batteries in the millions. Immortality... things thought to be impossible dreams were treated as normalcy.

We wielded in our hands the power that could be the beginning to everything. We were the top of everything. But we did not.

If one day... should they ever choose to invade other worlds, take up arms... no one would ever be able to stop them. That is probably what he thought.

Upon returning to Mid-childa, that man spoke of what he learned and presented System Terra to the original Council of the United Worlds, the earliest precursor to TSAB. It was essentially the same, but it was of several independent units rather than a single administrative force with different departments. Not much had changed, with the system of the TSAB which enforced a degree of self-administration… but there were a difference. I suppose none of it mattered.

It seemed the foolishness of humans knew no end. Even before that man could write up a proposal to launch a xenocidal attack on Alhazred... The Council too... had decided the same cource of action.

The destruction of Alhazred.

By converting Terra System into a terra-xenocide matter-phase distortion energy cannon to cause the collapse of the planet from a distance of 500,000 kilometers away, the optimum range for shooting and destroy Alhazred, without a single trace. Upon destruction, distort the dimensional stability and coordinates of the gateway to Alhazred with the 2nd Terra System which is located in the very center of the 2 moons of Mid-childa...to be directly in the core of Mid-childa.

That way, it would be impossible for any survivors of the xenocide to escape through conventional directive gateways, nor would it be possible for anyone to enter the realm of gods without first destroying Mid-childa.

That was the plan for Operation Stardust.

Their only justification…

“Your existence is a threat to all of the Interdimensional Worlds. Even if you are a peaceful race now, it cannot be ascertained that you will remain so in the decades, centuries to come. For the safety of the future of the worlds and the continued existence and peace of centrillions of people throughout the Worlds and in the future, the 70 billion people of Alhazred,.. Please accept death.”

That was enough for them to justify their xenocide of 70 billion innocent people.

What can I say besides EPIC? Another Nighty-quality piece.

But man, using the Terra System... OMG the memories. ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AND EPIC CHOICE.

Too bad the Alhazredians do not have psychic powers...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Continuing on with the Super Sentai Madness, here's Part III of Honest Heart Mayura Labatt's profile:

WEAPONS

Spoiler:

Barrier Jacket:

As a Belkaranger, Mayura typically uses the team’s standard “Adventure” barrier jacket designed by Asagi, which she based on the Boukenger suit. While the Adventure form provides excellent all-around protection from physical and magic attacks up to AAA+, and handy utility features, Mayura also has two more alternative Barrier Jacket forms which are designed to better suit her needs as a close combat martial artist.


[Mayura's eldest brother Falken wearing the Haken Lee dueling uniform. The Roaring Dragon Form has no difference in external design.]

The first of these is the Roaring Dragon Form, which is based on the Haken Lee dueling uniform that is worn during official matches against other schools. Mayura’s uniform provides superior physical upper body protection, gives her arms better freedom and mobility essential in performing her various fist attacks, and the heavier boots provide improved damage in kicking. Also, Blast Impulse spells are automatically cast when Roaring Dragon Form is active, freeing Mayura to focus on her technique.


[Mayura in Noble Eagle form at 17-years old, with her pet dog named "Doggie"]

The second form is the Noble Eagle Form, designed for high-speed combat. Based on a short-skirted Chinese cheongsam, the lightweight barrier jacket improves Mayura’s agility and movement through the use of a passively active Sonic Drive spell, at the cost of severe penalties to defense.

Switching constantly between these three barrier jackets constantly is one of Mayura’s trademark tricks, and she can do so quickly at whim, giving her outstanding versatility in adapting to any situation.

Asagi’s influence though seems to have rubbed off Mayura, and like the former she sometimes like to show off her barrier jackets in long, flashy and stylistic transformation scenes, typically imitating the standard Gekiranger or Gaoranger sequences, with Mayura using her Acellular for the latter. She has also been known to perform the Gingaman sequence, using a bezelled watch as props.

And finally, Mayura has performed just about every known Kamen Rider henshin sequence known to man.

Skills and Abilities:

Mayura Labatt is officially ranked as a AA+ ground combat Knight, even though her magical rank is only ranked at B+, a magical aptitude much higher than Asagi’s. Despite this, Mayura relies even less on her magic than Asagi, using only her years of training in the martial arts to dispatch most enemies, including inorganic enemies.

Mayura’s greatest weapon is her body, built up, conditioned and toughened through years of intensive training from an early age. In line with her belief in balance, Mayura has conditioned her body to be both tough yet flexible, incredibly solid yet nimble, using a combination of aerobic martial arts and anaerobic training to strengthen her body and reflexes, and gymnastics to improve dexterity.

All these is a requirement for Mayura to perform her style of combat known as the “Gaoleon” style, a branch of the Haken Lee style that prides itself in its efficiency and lethality. This style is characterized by fast, calculated strikes that sheperd the enemy into the ideal position for the final killer strike, which more often than not completely debilitates the enemy.

(It is noted that this style is similar to Asagi’s stratagem in dueling – because Mayura taught her this principle in the first place).

The finishing strikes work on the basic martial arts principle of targeting one’s anatomical pressure points, but done so with a speed and ferocity that can disable all of a person’s functions in the space of a few well-placed strikes, usually in the blink of an eye. And Mayura’s dexterity allows her to achieve unusual positions and maneuvers that she can use to create or exploit an otherwise hidden opening in her opponent’s defense, performed with such elegance and grace that it appears like a choreographed dance routine.

Mayura though is not above using pure and direct brute force, especially against non-humanoid or mechanical opponents with no obvious weakspots or pressure points, in which case Mayura’s physical strength has proven itself time and time again to be more than adequate for the job, capable of lifting 150% of her own body weight without magical augmentation, and she can lift even more with Impulse Spells. In terms of power, her fists have been known to shatter bricks with little difficulty, and she has been known to knock out brutes twice her own size and weight with a single blow.

While Mayura specializes first and foremost in hand-to-hand combat, she tries to avoid relying too much on her fists and legs, and often trains in the use of various magical and non-magical martial arts weapons and devices. She prefers weapons that deal blunt-force damage, including knuckles, tonfas and quarterstaffs, though she is also knowledgeable in the use of claw weapons.

Like many close combat fighters, Mayura is lacking in ranged attacks, relying on speed, agility and surprise to bring ranged fighters to her element. Caught out in the open, Mayura is vulnerable to expertly placed stand-off bombardment from buster and shooting attacks.

Devices:

Like Asagi, Mayura’s style of combat relies less on weapons and more on personal skill and power, though as a Knight Mayura seeks to utilize any and all advantages she may get to improve her style.

Gekichanger “Jan” -


[The Gekichangers]


[GekiRed wearing the Gekichanger in Jyuuken Sentai Gekiranger]

While Mayura is not known for plagiarism of Asagi’s level, she still knows a good concept to rip when she sees one, and this stylized gauntlet’s design is taken directly from its TV counterpart. Another device created by Aurion Dauer as a request, the Gekichanger acts as Mayura’s primary intelligent Armed device, heavily strengthened and reinforced to withstand the harsh abuse of close combat. Its primary function is to control and maintain the various Impulse spells and Barrier Jacket modes that Mayura uses, freeing her to concentrate on combat and less on spell-casting. A special feature of the Gekichanger is its Recoil Return ability, a magical function that absorbs kinetic energy from the backlash of a punch and expends it outward. This not only reduces the physical recoil felt by Mayura during a punch, but it also increases the energy in her attack twofold, making her fists even deadlier than before.

As Mayura rarely relies on her magic the Gekichanger is not equipped with a cartridge system despite being classified as an Armed Device. She can summon up to two Gekichangers, one for each arm, and its storage form is that of a black and orange wristband on her right arm. Also, Mayura calls the female AI “Jan”, after GekiYellow’s real name in Gekiranger.

And no, Mayura’s Gekichanger does not summon Gekiwaza.

Super GekiClaw -



A surprise gift Mayura received from Asagi during her 19th birthday, the Super GekiClaw (or SG-Claw as Mayura calls it) is another Gekiranger-inspired device, based on the weapon of the same name. It is used in engagements where Mayura requires more magical power, and the SG-Claw is equipped with an 8-round pistol cartridge system to enhance her spell’s potency. The SG-Claw is stored inside the Gekichanger when not in use.

“Bo” -



A simple storage device in the form of a plain wooden quarterstaff, used when Mayura needs to outrange her enemies in melee. Mayura named it after the Japanese “Bo” staff.

“Ton” -



Another storage device, this time a pair of black tonfas. Named after the first syllable in “tonfa”.

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“Cute naming sense.”

“If there was something Mayura is bad in, it’s in original and imaginative naming.”

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Survi-Buster (Mayura):



Standard equipment for the Belkarangers created by Aurion Dauer from Asagi’s requests, inspired by the weapon of the same name in the Super Sentai title GoGo Sentai Boukenger. Like in the show, the Survi-Buster is a pistol-like device that can transform into a sword called the Survi-Blade, and it is used by the Belkarangers when casting ranged spells. Each of the Belkaranger’s Survi-Busters are customized for their specific needs, and in Mayura’s case her Survi-Blade’s edges are blunt, allowing her to more effectively apply Blast Impulse spells when using it.

Auxilliary Devices:

Acellular –



Straight out of Boukenger is the Belkarangers all-in-one multipurpose device, the Accelular. This signature cell-phone like device performs almost every function its original can in the show, including cellular phone communication, compass navigation and ultraviolet blacklight. It also has various scanners and sensors that give it incredible detection abilities, ranging from infrared detection to magic scanning.

While similar in many respects to the original, several changes and improvements have been made to the design, like the replacement of the main LCD display with a 3-D holographic screen and projector, and tougher materials and construction, allowing it to withstand the harsh rigors of field use. Also, the Belkaranger’s intelligent device AI’s can interface with each other through the Accelular’s computer. And like in the show, the GoGo Turbine is used in the mandatory transformation posing sequences (even though their base intelligent devices perform the actual transformation).

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“… Kay, I can’t believe you’re being lazy…”

“It’s called copypasta Glock, and it’s quite delicious.”

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While Julie and Mayura’s Accelulars are kept in hip-holsters, Mayura’s copy is kept in a customized belt buckle, held in place by a hinged mount. This serves no other purpose than for Mayura to be able to act out new age Kamen Rider style Henshins.

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"I think I need my own sequence..."

"Less dreaming and more writing Kay..."

"You're no fun at all..."

Noble Eagle form automatically WINS with this alone: "Based on a short-skirted Chinese cheongsam"

*runs*

I wonder, though, wouldnt changing between Barrier Jackets eat up her magical stamina?

Mayura is damn awesome in close combat. Say, how good is she compared to Signum?

Nice devices, and that Gekichanger is lethal. Now she only needs some special boots... Lenalee suddenly comes to mind...

Originally Posted by Kha

Time for T3H HERO of Rebuilt!

LIGHTNING-03
Rebuilt of Erio



Hmm... Wrong age?

Spoiler for Erio, Knight Rider:

snip

Thank your Meister, Erio, for I made you Grand.

Not a lot of crack as well, but can you spot the VA refs in the post?

And can you think of any more things that Kha and Erio are alike?

Finally my rebuild!

(Caro looks really nice there BTW...)

*ahem*

A Shaman?! Now that's an interesting development...

What's with those shoes, though? No wonder why he gets all those lolis...

Man, all the spells and abilities are awesome. Very nice work. ...But Bankai?! Well, for those who think its weird, just think of Shaman King's Yoh's technique of shrinking his soul releases for better handling, sharpness and speed. (This is from the anime, in case the manga did not have such technique.) It is the same principle as Ichigo's Bankai, and basically what Kha wanted to do here. And it works.

And BTW Kha, you can also say he changes his hair color to silver while in this mode... *runs*

Hmm, I think this is the best rebuild so far, or at least the one I liked the most, very coherent and interesting.

Originally Posted by Tormenk

What's this? Writing from yours truly? UNPOSSIBLE

Kicking this party off with the Akatsuki arc of StorieS

Spoiler for Promises of Today part I:

It would have been safe to say there was a lovely sky today. Clear and blue as far as the naked eye could perceive.

Unfortunately there was hardly the luxury of observing the scenery right now. Signum, Sword Knight of the Wolkenritter, wasn't the type to give much thought about matters like this anyway. Right now, she had a much more pressing matter at hand.

"Karyuu Issen!"

A pair of voices resounded and their attack lashed out, marking a series of explosions against the horizon.

"Ha! Lousy chunks of scrap can hardly stand against our combined might! Take that!" That was Agito, Signum's partner currently in unison with her.

"That takes care of the second formation. Are you detecting any more incoming formations Agito?"

"None as far as I can tell. Not to worry, we'll just smash any more that comes our way. Bring it on!"

Putting the pixie's bravado aside, Signum turned to more immediate concerns.

"Lightning Two to Long Arch. Requesting status report on the other squads.”

Lucino was quick to sound her reply.

“Long Arch to Lightning Two. Captain Testarossa has secured Jail Scaglietti’s hideout. Lightning Three and Four are there as well.”

“Stars One and Two are still inside the Cradle. Commander Yagami entered shortly awhile ago but communications have been cut off for some time now. Stars Three and Four are en route to the Cradle to conduct a evacuation and rescue operation if necessary.”

“I see." A slight pause before Signum took her next inquiry. "What about the summoner? Lutecia Alpino?”

“She’s been taken into custody by a squad from the 108th battalion after being secured by Lightning Three and Lightning Four.”

“I shall proceed towards the Cradle then. They might still need my help there.”

“Roger. Long Arch out.”

“Let’s go Agito. We are needed elsewhere.”

“All right Signum! ”

***

Stirrings in the dead of the night. A pair of bleary red eyes slowly came to life as an unfamiliar sight greeted her.

The ceiling. Why though?

Realization slowly crept in. Lying on a bed certainly afforded her such a view though she was none the wiser why she was in a bed. A wrecking ache to came to her as she tried to recall events before. It was almost as if her body was protesting for her effort to remember, her head screaming the loudest in particular.

Grimacing, Lutecia blanked her mind. For now, she had to be content about her totally unknown position and the events as to how it happened.

Though the weight resting on her right side did erase enough of that contentment to let her take notice of her surroundings again.

Shifting her half-closed eyes to the side, she made a silent correction to herself. Weights, as there were a pair of figures on her bedside. A boy with flaming red hair and a girl with pink, both to be around her age and clothed in brown had shared her arm as a pillow and were fast asleep at her bedside.

Erio and Caro. Was that their names? She had fought them earlier on..but how early had that been? A day? Two maybe? She couldn't tell amidst her hazy mind though memories were slowly trickling in.

Slightly annoyed, she left her arm as it was. She had no intention of waking up the two, even if they might be able to answer her questions.

Moving her eyes in a slow arc from the sleeping pair, she noticed enough to note that the room had been arranged to instill a feeling of peace and tranquility, suiting for rest and comfort as she was enjoying now.

Lutecia would have pondered more but she was suddenly taken by how very worn out she was feeling.

Her body was wailing at her for rest even as her mind worked. It was a losing battle of course. Mentally sighing, Lutecia pushed her thoughts into a corner, that some of them would be addressed the next time she awakes. Without the accompanying headache.

Two flutter of eyelashes before Lutecia joined the two by her bedside in blissful sleep.

***

Morning came and the Saint Church was wrapped up in sunlight again, chasing away the cold lingers of the night. A steady stream of activity marked the arrival of visitors to the hospital, many who were here to visit a relative or friend who had gotten injured due to the incident, bringing some needed comfort and relief to their loved ones.

For one visitor, that was not the case.She had neither brought gifts nor cards of well-wishes with her. In fact, neither of that was on her mind as she pulled up her car. Although it seem her companion was more enthusiastic about the trip.

"I'll go on ahead Signum. Leave your dour face at the front door before going in though."

Signum offered no reply to the jab but her sight was directed over the horizon instead, seemingly distracted. An illusion that was quickly dispelled as Signum shut the door of her car and entered the hospital.

EDIT: Kinda cheap but hey I want this 20k get.

And not forgetting..

"THIS! IS! OUTER CADIA!!!!!!!!!!"

"ORE TACHI WO, DARE DA TO OMOTTE YAGARU?!"

Well, nothing much happened, but I liked the introduction. I too am wondering where this is going.


I may be missing something else to read...