Infinite Stratos Character Creation and Fanfiction Discussion

[ZeroXSEED]

Revising Age and Box's idea on cosmic horror aspect, and Demi's KR aspect in his X-over, I got an 'enlightening' dream when dozing out just now.

Namely, I.S. core are Eldritch container...

[DarkJak2050]

We got some crossovers.

The Infinite Bleach (Bleach)

Halo Infinite Challenge (Halo)

[HasuMasu]

Originally Posted by ZeroXSEED

Revising Age and Box's idea on cosmic horror aspect, and Demi's KR aspect in his X-over, I got an 'enlightening' dream when dozing out just now.

Namely, I.S. core are Eldritch container...

You're right, that does sound like mine.

[demino_hellsin]

Whoa... can't believe my KR xover got that kind of reaction out of zero.

[ZeroXSEED]

Well, power is all about how you use it. I figure that both good guys and bad guys use bad power for different cause...

[Eratas123]

How about a wrist blade?

[ZeroXSEED]

More plausible, if impractical (unless it's mechanically retractable).

[wavehawk]

Energy blade. Generated from an arc around a pair of wrist ringlets.

[ZeroXSEED]

^ That would peel the skin off for sure...

[Eratas123]

Somewhat like the hidden blade from Assassins Creed. You saw it in the video earlier

[demino_hellsin]

Spoiler for Chifuyu's prologue part 3:

Flames guided Chifuyu through the night like a beacon. Her arrival on the scene showed her that the fires weren't as bad as their brightness indicated. She looked around and realized that only a few houses had their lights on. Only one or two of them were still looking out the window in curiosity at the scene. What a scene it was though. In the parking lot where the meteor landed the parked vehicles were fine for the most part. One or two of them were on fire, but clearly residual with the worst of it over. What's left over was a disturbing scene. In the place where the semi-spherical crater rested, flames were scattered and any car unfortunate enough to be in range was annihilated. Those that survived were cleanly cut where rough damage should be. Oddly enough the damage did not really indicate a clean cut, more rather the metal twisted cleanly away from the impact, some oddly while most were shaped in the imagined sphere in Chifuyu's mind.

Sweeping her vision around, she wondered whether she should inform her superiors that she was on the scene or rather to let the Japanese government handle this. The event was mostly out of her jurisdiction, smelling practically nothing of an IS related event.

The night's darkness made things hard to see, despite the bright flames about. Chifuyu leaned in to see if the meteor had survived the collision with the ground. Nothing, it was all black. The former Brunhilde stood tall and decided to let the government handle it in the end. That is until she noticed the darkness in the middle of the crater move. No... not darkness, black! A mass of black that seemed strangely familiar to her.

Much unlike her normal self, Chifuyu jumped into the hole, skidding against the rounded slope. She was wondering if she was seeing things. When she got a better look at that inky blackness properly, she recognized it. But how was it possible? Wasn't this a meteorite? Didn't it come from another planet? Chifuyu broke into a run once the ground ran parallel enough to her feet. Questions storming her mind as she tried to dispel the ludicrous assumptions she had of what was really in the crater.

Once close enough, Chifuyu stopped. It was more out of shock than issues with proximity. There, in the middle of this scooped up section of land, was not a rock. It was a young man. Safely assumable to be in his middle to late teens. Chifuyu confirmed her earlier suspicions and identified the mass of black she saw to be... an old gakuran. As far as the woman was concerned, all schools nowadays used the ensemble of slacks, blazers and ties instead of the old gakuran. Those, along with the older sailor fuku's were considered obsolete designs. Nowadays only delinquents wore gakuran. As that thought struck her mind, Chifuyu felt a migraine come on when she saw the young man's face, or more like what rested above it.

“Pompadour?”, she wondered out in disbelief. Either this was an elaborate prank that she found unamusing or this creature lying on its back before her was actually an alien in a very very bad human guise. Considering the feeling of alcohol in the troubled woman's veins was no longer felt, she was strongly inclined to believe the latter.

Chifuyu got closer and knelt down to check the young man's pulse. He was still alive, only unconscious. She found no injuries on his person, but other than the odd but normal gakuran, he wore a strange belt around his waist. She traced her fingers along the smoothened edges of the metal gadget that replaced the buckle. It was pretty big, covering most of the waist. Four holes were located on it, spread out uniformly side by side with two flanking a black screen left and right. They looked like something was inserted in the holes but she wasn't sure what.

Chifuyu checked his pockets and found a wallet. She took a peak and found a student's ID.

“Kisaragi Gentarou, Amanogawa Highschool. Third year.”

The name of the school didn't ring a bell. There were other pieces of biodata on that card but Chifuyu decided to keep that to herself. With surgical precision, she replaced the object exactly where it was found. As she continued to search him, a crunching sound alerted her to something underneath her heel. She picked the object off the dirt ground and inspected it. It looked like a switch. An odd switch but a switch nonetheless. She curiously checked it and realized the bottom shape was identical to the holes in the belt.

Chifuyu slotted the switch into the belt experimentally, a digital sound confirming it to be secure. The screen in the middle lit up showing a right arm. Looking around, Chifuyu located three more and filled in the rest of the holes. A process of trial and error teaching her that each switch seemed to belong to a specific slot signifying a body part.

Once they were all filled, She wondered how she what the next step would be. Taking a wild guess, she flipped the switches and leapt back as a digitized voice counted down.

“3”

“2”

“1”

A small buzz floated in the air. It was almost like energy humming as it awaited in a machine on standby. Chifuyu studied the belt once more and found one switch she had not touched nor noticed before, a lever on the side. She pulled it and was thrown back in a blast of wind and light.

When it was all over, Chifuyu no longer saw the young man in that outdated uniform and hairstyle. Instead, she saw something that made her gut feel like a rock was sinking to its bottom all over again, only this time it was worse than the alcohol. She checked her watch and cursed as noting that five minutes had already elapsed.

Still a bit jittery, Chifuyu hardened her resolve and reverted to her usually cool demeanor. She got on her feet and reached for her communicator. It flipped open with a snap as a familiar number on speed call was dialed.

D-R-R-R

D-R-R-R

Chifuyu tapped her heeled shoes as she anxiously awaited for the other end to pick up. A soft click ended her impatience as a sleepy voice greeted her.

“Hwaaah. Good evening, Yamada Maya speaking.”

“Maya, it's me.”

“Ch-Chifuyu-senpai!”, the cold tone of Chifuyu's cutting through Maya's lethargy.

The raven-haired woman eyed the being in front of her with apprehension as she spoke her next words. “Get dressed and call the mechanics block of ISA. I need a recovery team here in less than ten minutes.”

[ZeroXSEED]

Spoiler for Lol:

The graph is fluctuating, a sense of danger creeping through the thoughts of the PT pilot on the scene, the readings is simply put, abnormally high.

This is not an ordinary I.S., it's output was simply too high, it's like watching a continuous activation of One-Off Ability, something that can only be found with the strongest, matured I.S. paired with world class champions. This one is beyond that, and yet...

It was only young man, the one and only Ichika Orimura.

His I.S. unit practically covered with thin fog as internal coolant circulatory system is incapable of handling the heat, and simply ditch the hot steam outside. This overheating is nothing can be find in unit malfunction, it's because it's way too powerful for it's own good.

The white unit slowly descend into water, creating even more obscuring cloud of vapor in the process. With focused sensor, one could simply see the unit is changing, segment by segment, and part by part. And not instantly like Shift up, but mortifyingly slow and detailed.

As the unit completely disappear under the sea, all they can see is bubbles popping out from the boiled water, it got fewer and smaller, until completely silent.

And soon, followed a big explosion after a very brief flash.

"What the heck is that?"

Following the splash, a giant, metallic object pierces the surface, until it cracking and opening, revealing that it's a large claw-like device. Easily the size of a human child, in fact.

By that second, they just realize there's been interfering buzz in the I.S. core network that got stronger overtime. By now, it's sound like a distant, high pitched screaming, adding more confusion to the already chaotic situation.

"OPEN FIRE!!"

And thus, all of the Fake I.S. deliver their munition, trying to demolish whatever it is. To no avail, it was awful truth that water of sufficient thickness is a good shielding, and they're fighting in the open sea.

Fortunately, the leader knew that they DO have specialized underwater combat unit.

"[Captain! This is Amphibian Striker Team Alpha, we're being-BLURRRP]"

And then, it's a static silence along several more bubbly explosion. What's left of the underwater specialist are floating, battered unconscious body with their Duplica Stratos mangled horrifically like cars being struck with wrecking ball.

They did have access to sonobuoys around Tokyo, and frankly, that is their only way to detect anything moves underwater.

What they find is an object one and half larger than contemporary I.S., moving at fast pace of 50 knots. While most D.S. could reach speed beyond 100 knot with relative ease at such shallow water, sustaining it is another kettle of fish.

"[CAPTAIN!]"

"Calm down, Orimura is using an experimental frame, we might not even knew the full trick he will use"

The sonobuoys, all disappear one by one, leaving them almost blind and had to rely on the disturbed quantum information network between their groups, an equivalent to sixth sense. Occasionally, they might notice the movement visually, but otherwise, useless.

"Damn it, did anyone has something that can be used as depth charges?!get that bastard out already! Where is the coastal artillery group?!"

"[We're coordinating them and... ten second to impact!"

Missiles and rockets sailing from the direction of mainland, so many of them, triggered with carefully timed detonator as they slam and dive into the sea, explode at the right moment creating a barrage of shock-wave. It wasn't by any means done to damage the mysterious unit, considering they're not intended to do that, even if they're I.S.-class munition.

"I never knew ByakuShiki can do this, it wasn't in the data we stole"

"[CAPTAIN! WATCH OUT!]"

Before she can't react, she felt her innards crushed by sheer impact force, and clamping movement that is unnaturally strong. In front of her is large, vaguely arthropodic white unit, with it's giant claw held her. The other, smaller claw takes no time to strip all her battle gear, ripping them out of it's sockets and mounting.

This is not an I.S. anymore, it's a monster.

She was dropped with only heavily damaged base frame and protection system intact, and thus, she blasted into the ocean...

[demino_hellsin]

You're improving. It doesn't feel like a clinical report anymore

Just a little more work. Best start with proper grasp of grammar.(When you get nitpicky about those, purple prose usually follows )

[ZeroXSEED]

^ only the action scenes though, normal scenes are flat as Lingyin's chest ironing board. :\

[demino_hellsin]

You'll get it, eventually. Hopefully the right way, unlike mine haha.

Well, I'ma turn in now. Toodles.

[agetreme]

Originally Posted by StratoSpear

Very slowly but moving.

Now that he mentioned it, maybe magic doesn't so bad after all.

Keep it science... it would be out of place if you suddenly say magic....

Don't forget: Science is just a word for sufficiently studied and analyzed magic.

It looked like magic but it is not.

Originally Posted by ZeroXSEED

Revising Age and Box's idea on cosmic horror aspect, and Demi's KR aspect in his X-over, I got an 'enlightening' dream when dozing out just now.

Namely, I.S. core are Eldritch container...

yay?

Or rather mine is: Advanced technology that borderline Eldritch Abomination because it is too advanced for human to comprehend.

[Eratas123]

Starting Re-write of Shadow: how hostile/unlikeable should I make Irish? I don't want him looking like a reluctanrt good guy, but I don't want him to be a raging psycotic.

On a side note, that's a nice draft Senpai

[agetreme]

Originally Posted by Eratas123

Starting Re-write of Shadow: how hostile/unlikeable should I make Irish? I don't want him looking like a reluctanrt good guy, but I don't want him to be a raging psycotic.

......

How about make him more Chess-master type? Weighting pro and con before deciding his action?

His jerkass aspect came from trying to keep an emotional distance from his "pawns" (as in don't want to get too emotional attached.

Edit: The action Hero aspect is more Batman-y... Hiding in a safe spot, planning how to take out the group of thug below.

Moar Edit: I think it suit Irish because you did mention he can't brute force his way against an IS.

==

I will I will rewrite my story too....

Probably more badass and heroic yet still a loser....

The darkness get to stay...

[ZeroXSEED]

Well, just enough that he comes of a rude jerk, but not a total ass.

What Age said, he first dislike the idea of personal attachment, he treat everyone including himself as object and tools.

[Eratas123]

@ Treme - Don't want him to be a chessmaster. One of Irish's main traits is that he hates being in charge of the lives of others or using power to force. Hence why he hates pilots and usually resorts to just outright attacking or killing someone rather than going Lelouch.

That and he's kind of an idiot. All thing considered, Irish never got formal education. Functionally speaking he's pretty dumb.

@ Senpai - First thing first: Need to show him not being so close to Joshua. He's emptionally stunted, so I need to show it. Any tips?