Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>5651858
Kataguri gave Kai a quizzical look as the Martial Artist vowed to take vengeance and kill all the Snakes still hiding in the woods. The Exterminator seemed not particularly enthused about that prospect.

“Just make sure to finish the job properly this time and I might consider getting my units out to your fight scenes again.” the Exterminator stated flatly and combed through his short hair using thickly gloved hands that had to be unbearably hot after the Adrenaline had started to settle.

But the man did not relax, instead taking to patrolling the grounds against any intrusions while the Heroes would be out.


Yama kept his distance from Byakko as the white Tiger prowled towards the forest not wishing to set anything alight near the large Feline.

“So you're joining) Alright Let's see where the snakes came from. Should be easy to follow considering how many of them ambushed the workers.” he spoke, waves of heat still rolling off of his body. Standing too close to the Ninja would be very uncomfortable right now even with a cool breeze blowing through the woods.

It was indeed not too difficult to follow the trail. The Clearing where the Ambush had happened was an ashen grave with a thick layer of soot coating nearly everything. The main thrust of the Snakemens attack had cleared out a good chunk of brush which allowed for easy tracking by the cat and the Heroes in turn.

What they stumbled across was an old manor that seemed to be part of the entrance to an old abandoned amusement park. A couple of small snakes slithered away from them and posed little threat when they moved towards the entrance. It had no door and seemed to lead directly into a large Courtyard. A singular Tree grew in the center underneath a broken Skylight surrounded by pillars. The Place seemed silent and still but there was an uneasiness in the Air.

>Rolling for Observation DC 40/60/80

>>5651858
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2023/5612163/

also this is the Archive link for anyone interested.

It was quite... chaotic in the beginning.

Rolled 15 (1d100)

Rollin' for opening eyes

>>5651941
dont worry we are equally blind.

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Rolled 5, 23 = 28 (2d100)

>>5651859
>>5651941

The Couryard seemed peaceful when they looked around and nothing seemed to be too out of place. There were signs of relatively recent activity but nothing pointing towards an ambush as far as Yama and Kaede could see.

On the far side a set of double doors still clung to the frame but seemed like they could fall over any second at the touch of the lightest breeze. Towards the east a large free standing staircase rose up to the first floor to what seemed like to be a Library.

Westwards some stairs led down into a shallow pool of water but through the shattered remnants of the door and a window on the first floor the bones of a massive creature were visible, suspended in the air by thick stainless steel cables.

Neither of the two could make out much and Yama wondered where they should go. The Library as well as the apparent display hall could hold something of value to them but the snakes were likely deeper inside the amusement park that they could spot through a couple shattered windows in the far back.

>>5651991
The two humanoid snakes that had attempted to ambush the young Hero and the Ninja had been a bit too loud. They lunged from the ceiling trying to surprise them. It would have worked had they not loudly cursed at the humans butchering their bretheren.

The Snake attacking Kaede practically skewered itself head first on Kaedes Knife that cut through the monsters head like butter. And the one that had thrown itself at Yama managed to collide with the Ninja but at a bad angle and concussed itself against the steely chestbones of the monstrous Ninja. It also was quickly dispatched by Yama stepping down on its neck with enough force to crush the throat into a paste.

What had happened to the snake trying to attack Kai neither of them noticed at that moment until they turned around.

leaving space for Kai Anon.

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>5651859
I'll roll too

Rolled 67, 1, 59, 39, 51, 55 = 272 (6d100)

>>5652083
Alright, that's enough for Kai to try and block the attack
Rolling Strengh and Withstand

>>5652090
...Does a 1 count as a crit fail even if we pass DC 50? It's impressive that it took that long for us to get one

>>5652093
nah. if you pass the minimum DC then you still make it. just describe it a bit more humorous.

also on the DC 80 you would have found something nice in this room.

I can give you two hints to what can be found within the LIbrary and the Display room. Since you made the DC 60

There was some movement in the Library by an almost writhing carpet of snakes

and in the Display room the massive Skeleton displayed from the ceiling was swaying lightly even without wind.

Wait, Kaede did get one that got her feeling depressed

Rolled 56, 2, 56 = 114 (3d100)

>>5651991
>>5651999
>>5652096
Ask they reached the location that the snakes were coming from, Byakko decided to stay by the pool of water, gently pawing at it.
Kaede and Yama decided to search the displays, Kai focused on the book at the library.
It seems that a section dedicated to ancient warfare caught his interest. What was written was far from manuals, and even if it were, these were likely more akin to outdated ways of fighting then lost secrets. Still, it was interesting to know how the ancients fought.
It was then that the hair in the back of his neck stood up, and a large snake man lunged at him! Kai grappled the monster mid jump, and slammed him with all his might into the floor! However, that unblaced the bookcases that were near, and an avalanche of books and curious feel on top of both of them!

Rolling athletics to dig myself out, and rolling Byakko observation for him to hear the commotion.

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>>5652129
Dispatching the Snake that had tried to ambush Kai, by catching it mid flight and crushing it against the floor, had allowed Kai to make some observations around the room. He decided to go for the Library and walked to the West while asking Yama and Kaede to investigate the Display room.

After Kai ascended to the Library he could take a look around and while many had been damaged by plantlife some had been well preserved. Others had just recently been moved as he noticed when being attacked. The Snakeman was a pale white with rings set into a massive hood like the head of a Kobra. It wore richly embroided and bejeweled clothing while a set of metal claws had been placed onto its fingers.

It hissed at Kai and gestured for two of its minions to attack the Martial Artist while he was down. It stood back and opted into spitting crystalized venom at Kai that liquefied upon impact.

Rolled 3, 58, 49, 58, 11, 66, 99 = 344 (7d100)

>>5652129
Byakko got distracted from playing by suddenly hear a noise coming from the path that the others had gone through. He immediately bolted toward that path, just to find Kai trying to claw himself out of a pile of him own making, and the white tiger started helping him get out, not even noticing the ninja and heroine fighting some rooms over.
>>5652133
It was then that a trio of snake started attacking them!
Rolling for Byakko's power and avoidance, a migth roll from Kai to rush from the pile and attack now that it has been loosened.

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Rolled 61, 100, 15 = 176 (3d100)

>>5652133
>>5651999

Yama had accepted Kais plan and gestured for Kaede to follow him. The shallow pool dominated the lower part of the display room and Yama offered to carry Kaede over to the other side. The Skeleton hanging over them was still swinging slightly and a bone fell down into the water close to them. Looking up at the fossil with distrust Yama spotted a patterned Snake maybe the Size of Kaede. It had four arms and was wielding a staff while it nestled into the ribcage of the Skeleton.

The Displaypiece suddenly started glowing with a Green Aura and ripped itself free from its confinement. Dashing to the side to avoid the Large Theropod Saurian looking similarly to a T-Rex, with a Reinforced Ribcage and longer forearms, Yama cursed.

"Shit Kaede can you get in there?" he asked the girl before sidestepping and launching himself towards the Skeleton at the same time that Kai was attacked in the Library. His Knife was engulfed in a blaze strong enough to cut through steel and replicate bones alike while boiling the water around Yama.

>Rolling for Power Fire.

Rolled 15, 46, 55, 19, 92, 6, 11, 18, 47, 98 = 407 (10d100)

>>5652137
Byakko managed to barely avoid the attacks of the snakes and start to push back against them. However, not only was he outnumbered, but he was on the back foot, being caught out of position and with his back to a wall, or bookcase in this case. So he could only fight of one of the snakes.
However, the snakes liquefying venom, Kai's attempts to dig out plus Byakko's help loosened enough of the pile that the martial artist could free himself. So he opted to forgo all finesse and put all his strength into it, jumping out in once swift motion and bowling over the second snake fighter that as pressuring Byakko, knocking him out!
He then turned to face the albino snake that was staying back, and moved towards them, letting the white tiger finish the fight it was embroiled in. This went from a 3 on 1 to a 2 on 2!

Rolling might to attack snake, withstand to approach while being pelted by acid venom spit
Byakko will try to finish his fight

Rolled 60, 96, 87, 71, 79, 32, 88, 31 = 544 (8d100)

>>5652146
Kai moved towards the pale snake undeterred by the venom rain, quickly entering it's personal space, landing a flurry of punches and kicks. Although some of them were avoided by the snake's flexibility, or blocked with it's rings, enough landed to hurt it, with the creature hissing in pain.

Meanwhile Byakko was still struggling to land hits due to the lack of space, however not having to deal with two opponents at the same time gave him enough leeway to allow the tiger to perfectly avoiding all attacks.
Hearing the hiss of its leader, and seeing the inability of the tiger to attack it as a lack of threats, the snakeman turned his back to byakko to try and attack Kai's back!

Rolling might to pummel albino, withstand to deal with the snake's backstab, and rolling for Byakko athletics to catch the snake

>>5652139

He launched Kaede in the somewhat vague direction of the enemy before exploding into movement. The Water where he had stood was pushed back by the combined heat and sudden shockwave of Yama jumping. The weapon in his hands seemed to liquify and turn into a stream of molten metal controlled by Yamas mind and the Fire turning it nearly into Plasma. The Monstrous Skeleton swiped at Yama with its tail and the Ninja struck with unnatural strength. The Plasma Sword sliced through the replicated bones and protective ESP Layer. Grabbing hold of the bones still connected to the main body Yama redirected his momentum and slashed along the Spine of the construct.

By slashing at those parts in front of him and then stepping onto them Yama managed to push the pieces apart and making it harder and harder to control the thing by the Snake in the Ribcage. The Ninja was thrown off the back by a blast of pure ESP Power which launched him into the ceiling almost twenty meters above the Skeleton. But that burst of power had a price.

For just a second the Skeleton faltered and the Warlock controlling it from inside the Ribcage scrambled to reassert its control, leaving it open for Kaedes Attacks at close range.

>>5652163
Kai did not stop his relentless attack, not even when the other snake jumped on his back at started constricting him. No matter how much it tried, it could not stop Kai from exhaling and inhaling, so much so that it was starting to loose grip. As it decided to attempt to bite him, Byakko bit it's neck and dragged the animal out back.
The snake's venom was now sprayed all over it's own body, from being merciless pummeled while attempting to spit and bite the invader, slowly corroding the rings and jewelry it wore.
A few seconds later, all the snakes were now dead, and both Kai and Byakko were unharmed. Although the equipment of the head snake had melted away.

They decided to take one last look through the library, to see any exits and hallway, before heading towards the display room to meet with Yama and Kaede to share information.

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Oh, and will there be a museum or building recreation in the middle of the amusement park? Something that the mutant snakes turned into an actual temple?

Rolled 48, 84, 23 = 155 (3d100)

>>5652165

"Shit Kaede can you get in there?"

That gave the young girl an idea. Yama send her on the ennemy way, but Kaede doesn't act just yet...
Now, the guard is down!
Kaede dashes forward the warlock.
>Rollin Power (Expanding 1.5 charges)

>>5652199
yes. that is somewhere deeper in there... there is the big boss. and the Hatchery

>>5652206
>84 + Bonuses : Reached threshold of 75 (Non-crit 100 - 25 from distraction)

Kaede visualize herself not only jumping to the warlock place, but more exactly swapping positions...

>Warlock yeeted out of the ribcage, leaving him vulnerable

From the heightened position of the warlock, Kaede fells down with the disrupted skeleton.
Hey, is that a secret alcove above where they came from? Kaede is pretty sure something shined inside... To check once the snake warlock tail have been kicked.

Rolled 49, 15, 31 = 95 (3d100)

>>5652209

The Warlock had been taken completely by surprise and without the contact to the Skeleton itself the loss of control could not be easily regained. When it was spotted by a falling Yama he threw several of his shuriken at the shocked creature trying to skewer its head with the deadly thrown projectiles. Landing in the water proved little difficulty and he surged forward, taking his monstrous form to overwhelm the Snake as it desperately tried to skewer the Ninja with the Sharp end of its staff or scratch the Ninja with its claws.


>>5652196
>roll 1D20

>1-5 basic Marital Arts instructions
>6-10 basic supplies
>11-16 advanced supplies
>17-19 worthy relic
>20 secret Technique Scroll

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5652224

Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>5652224
The Bladed Staff hit Yamas armored chest and shattered into hundreds of pieces. In return Yama grabbed the Snakes skull with one hand. It tried in desperation to bite at Yama but only managed to destroy its own teeth before the other hand of the Ninja ignited. Fiery destruction enveloped the digits and were not extinguished as they were plunged into the Snakes Torso. Flesh cooked and blood boiled before Yama ripped out the leftover charred heart and devoured it quickly.

With the Snake skewered Yama tore its body in half before taking a look into its inside if it had any valuable organs inside that his body would recognize and take out before his lunch. Afterwards he devoured the body whole with his cloak and checked on Kaede to gather her before returning to the central room where Kai was returning to.

>Rolling for Ability stealing
1-3. ESP Telekinesis
4-5. Venom Glands
6. Telepathic ESP

>>5652226
On their way out Byakko growled and tried to direct Kais attention at an old display. It had not been destroyed though the description of the item was faded somewhat. He could barely make out what read like "Awakened Beast Pills." It was a small etui with one thumb sized pill inside that gave off a very light Aura. It was likely that Byakkos finer senses had noticed the Ki stored inside them. but that was not the only thing stored inside. There was also what seemed to be a recipe book written in a script that looked positively ancient but also familiar to Kai.

>Awakened Beast Pills: Taking one of these pills can forcibly Awaken someone to their true potential for a while but will leave them drained afterwards for some time.
i hope this is okay for you.You can write your own worthy relic if you want to and just ignore this part

>>5652240
It's ok, I had not idea what to write. In fact, these pills now give me a way to train awakening breath, which was something I was struggling to think of how.

>>5652246
good to know that i pinned that down to roughly something useful to you. also no worries about the clothing and Jewels.... they were all replicas.... the snake just liked how it all looked and looted it from the shops.

Rolled 72 (1d100)

Rollin' for Kaede's loot (the alcolve)

>>5652274
you have an idea what you are getting out of that?

>>5652246
for now there is only one pill but the manual lets you make more

>>5652280
Have something precise laid out for crit. This fells in range for some suits improvement material or a better blade, feel free to write for me

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>>5652240
>>5652196
>>5652274

There had been some things of Value for Yama. Mostly a somewhat Crystalline Organ that he chomped down on using his actual teeth and jaw before devouring the rest of the body. He could feel the Organ being converted and laced into his bone superstructure . When he arrived at Kaede it was already distributed and integrated. Looking over the shoulder of the young Heroine he would have raised an eyebrow at the curiousity in front of them. It seemed to be some kind of knife burried in the Skull of some unfortunate Animal that had been killed here. The Ninja was no longer giving off burning hot energy and as such only his normal Aura of danger crept up on the girl from behind.

When the young Heroine pulled the knife it slid right out and elongated a bit. It seemed to be almost Liquid before taking on the form of her preferred knife, completely capable of slotting into her Wristbands fixture without a problem. it seemed to be capable of bending if needed but was also sharp and stiff enough to easily bury itself in concrete without taking any damage to its edge that did not quickly repair itself.

"A self repairing knife... looks sharp. Come lets see what Kai is up to." he told the young woman and pointed through the window on the upper floor to get back to the main room unless she wanted to go back down and through the small pool again.


"So you had some trouble? I am sorry i would have helped but we had our own problems. A snake animated an old skeleton." he explained and was reliefed that the two Martial Artists were apperantly. fine.

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Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>5652292
the only other way out was in the back of the main room. The doors were left ajar and looked very unstable and nearly fell over when Yama glanced one of them with his increased bulk.

Outside they stood in another dense part of the forest but it seemed like the Treetops were a bit further from each other allowing sunlight to touch the ground. A Sign welcoming them to the Kamazonas Amusement Park was half buried under foliage and plantlife. A path of cracked asphalt was still visibel and led between large trees. It was clear that it had been very much frequented in the last weeks and months.


There was no Ambush though at several points it would have been Ideally suited for it. "We must have reduced their numbers severely in that initial fight.... to be fair if it had not been for us they would have wiped out those poor bastards from the Extermination and Cleanup Crews." was one of the comments Yama gave and seemed to itch at the thought to burn away the last remnants of these creatures.

At the end of the path they found an old looking temple though a quick Check told them very easily that it was a replica with faux rocks. The entire Building gave off an ominous feeling and pressure the closer they came to it. A voice seemed to scratch at the back off all of their heads while humidity and Air temperature skyrocketed.

>Rolling for Willpower DC 50/ 75/ 100

Failure imposes -20 to all rolls until disruption is ended
DC 75 grants immunity to disruption
DC 100 grants +10 to future encounters until Disruption is ended.

Rolled 3, 29 = 32 (2d100)

>>5652292
"Yes, there were a few in the library, but we managed it. I probably caused more harmed by being accidentally clumsy then the snakes did."
>>5652321
Rolling Focus

>>5652321
DC 50 just gives a -10 to all rolls until end of disruption.

Yeah Yama was feeling somewhat weird. Shadows at the edge of his vision and constantly changing temperatures didn't help but at least he had some of his other senses to help him move about only slightly hindered.

"L.E.A.V.E." a powerful voice commanded directly in his head and those of his comrades. "That must be their Boss..... but we wont just let ourselves be pushed around right!" Yama tried to boost the confidence of the Team.

Trait Demon: As a King amongst monster he can easily overcome the commands of a lesser monster. Can probably also affect allies.

>>5652292
>Updated battle suit : Blade Bracer from +5 to +10

>>5652326
This is bad, but Fighting Spirit and Underdog should offset some of the morale in combat. But outside of it, Kai is getting distracted.

>>5652332
yeah its visual, auditory and tactile illusions.

The Boss is a powerful Esper.

>>5652333
Just noticed that your name is missing a n

>>5652335
Actually, it's missing an an

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>5652321
Rollin' willpower (mind defense)

Rolled 90, 37 = 127 (2d100)

>>5652342
"L.E.A.V.E"
>44
Kaede turns around and start absently-mind backtracking.
Wait, she's forgetting something, right? Oh, yeah, her team mates
>Teamwork (+10)
The least she can do is getting them out.
Yamazuka seems aware, but Kai is perturbed.
Is space warpin' around? Poor sucker, unknowning Kaede got means to track it on her own...
But her power is not available right now. She can just feel the faint edge of everything nearby on her extra sense.

>Rollin' observation (With One free dice comin' from power intersection)

>>5652335
you are right... must have dropped it somewhere on my way when creating the thread... i was beating around the bush somewhat when compiling everything.

also Yamanon is correct. You can read it either as Yama non or Yam anon. which i find mildy more amusing than Yamaanon

>>5652326
Kai started seeing snakes slithering on the corner of his eyes, and whispering hisses in the back of his head. Cold and warm breezes coming and going from random directions.
>>5652327
"I'm not going to give up, but it's going to be hard to tell real threats from fake ones. I think we should avoid splitting up again."

>>5652347
>>5652349

"Alright sure. Lets stick together. wouldn't want anything to happen. Just make sure to look out. Not sure how up to date the Snakes are with Fire Codes." he joked and took a look around to find the entrance. It was easy enough to find, what with it being a massive gaping hole leading into darkness. There was only one route to take which had not been completely overgrown.

And even with Kaedes Space Control powers she would notice that there was little she would be able to do since most of the things she sensed were nothing but illusions. Still there were some dangers she could feel with Snakes moving through the walls, though many of them were hollow anyway.

They came to a split in the path when reaching a Staircase. They could either move below or towards the top of the faux temple. The way downwards was a broad ramp that slowly spiraled with many dragmarks upon the blank concrete. Upwards was more of a staircase but here there was lots of dirt almost turning it into a Ramp.

Or they could break through a thin wall that Kaede noticed with her spacial powers as to being obscured by a very light reality bending ESP. Behind that would probably be a small to medium sized room.

"So where do you wanna go? I would guess that if i were the Boss i would probably be in the best spot for the view." Yama reasoned. he hadnt noticed the hidden room yet and was more concerned with burning small spiderwebs that they had encountered before they could get caught on his irregular back.

Rolled 71, 44, 99 = 214 (3d100)

>>5652366
>Rollin for punching through the wall (cool factor)

>>5652374
Yeah you look very cool while punch through dome drywall. You can write it..there is a Storage room on the other side with Mystery Meat (Monster Cells stolen from the Beastmaster) and other resources. Like possibly some gold

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>5652374
>>5652376
Rollin' for loot

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>5652381
yes loot

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>>5652374
>>5652376

>"So, where do you wanna go?
*BLAM*
- This way."

The weak plaster gaves way to a large alcove, layered with shelves
One boxes present some gross meat balls with way too many jiggly, fatty and veiny part to consider them for ramen. Kaede feels sicks just by staring at them.
Hey, is that ingots? Kaede tries to grab a steel-looking one, to get her fingerprints right inside... A soft metal like that... Lead? Yeah, better not touch that.
And what's this one, in a bowl? Quick silver? Is everything in there a health hazard?

The knife itches. The mastermind of weak-ass loot will pay for that waste of time.

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>5652387
Rolling observation to see if I notice something about the funny balls

>>5652387
>>5652397
"Well, since there's nothing to see here, we should move on up the stairs"

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Rolled 31, 52, 67 = 150 (3d100)

>>5652387
"Huh.... these are... weird..... Maybe the Doctor will be able to tell me more" Yama said and grabbed the box to put it next to the entrance to the room that Kaede had just punched into. He had to admit that she was quite perceptive if she wanted to be and was properly motivated. Also going through the boxes that Kaede had looked through he found the metals pitifully weak under his armored fingertips and nothing about his biology told him that any of those were needed right now.

He did however find a small etui with several green stones inside. Each one was a cut gemstone and roughly the size of the nail of his thumb. They were missing a necklace but the Jade pieces looked quite nice he had to admit. Laying those down on top of the Box with the strange cells he joined the others and offered them to go scouting ahead. he still could feel the monster Ruler of this place try to worm his way into his mind but the Creatures influence was still suppressed though it was getting stronger the closer they got to the staircase.

"I think the Ruler of this place is above. I can.... feel him trying to break into my mind." Yama growled and followed Kais suggestion up the stairs.

He moved first and as such was first to be attacked by several snakes launching high caliber Riflefire at him the moment his head crossed the upper end of the staircase. He pushed through regardless but did notice that his regeneration was a bit impaired.

>rolling for Resilience (Zombie) DC 60

At the end of a large Plattform sat an oversized and ugly snake with Arms and a hilariously engorged cranium. Its eyes were located in its hood and stared with Malice. A shield of some kind seemed to protect the creature by bending light and other tings around it. Maybe even Teleportation would have a hard time reaching him. About a Dozen other snakes lined the Plattform. Three of them had Guns stolen from the Exterminators but threw them aside now that all the ammunition had been expended, falling back to Swords and Shield together with their venom.

Oh yeah, should I have rolled for loot too?

good night guys. i will be going to bed now. its late here. see you tomorrow anons

>>5652403
you can. if you get a 30+ you get some actually useful loot. There is a lot of stuff in that store room.

>>5652403
>>5652405
Yama thinks its jade.... but its just glass jewelry.

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>5652405
>>5652407
Alright, here's my roll

>>5652408
Well... pull something out if the hat i say. That is gonna be something good i think

Rolled 55, 22, 47 = 124 (3d100)

>>5652408
Is the roll affected by the mind warp? Either way it's something good, just no idea what.
>>5652402
After Yama deals with the shots, Kai decides to move in and help him face the snakes.
As he blood pumps, feeling the coming fight, his mind starts ignoring the illusions and words sent to him.
Rolling might to just bowl over their shield wall

Rolled 93, 65, 81 = 239 (3d100)

>>5652402

Using her meatshield to advance, Kaede get the liquid blade ready.
Just a couple more seconds...
Alright, the power is back. Still, it will be hard to reach the snake guy...

>Rollin' Power. DC is 75

Rolled 53, 72, 20, 41 = 186 (4d100)

>>5652419
>rolling ESP for the Snake Patriarch to defend against Kaede.
Perks:
Demon +20
Potential +5
Go Big in front of your subordinates +10

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>>5652419
>Outift : 103 vs 102

Kaede runs, extend to the end of her reach, jumps, throw her arm and shift weight. Clever positioning, that Kai see as very good spatial intelligence, allows her stab to use the maximum range offered by her jump.
>Kaede consumed 1 charge (0.5 remains)
Her blade strikes true, the monster hiss, bending his power.
Danger.
And just like that, Kaede is back where she comes from. Power is down.

>Unlocked new use of ability : Blink (for 0.5 charges, Kaede can flash back to one of her previous jump position of the sequence)

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>>5652414
Actually, I have an idea. Either a bunch of rings or a bracer lined with some incredibly durable metal. Also heavily decorated
Kai learned Hung Ga on the Flying Tiger Claw school after all.
Watch Kung Fu Hustle, it's a great film

Rolled 17, 51, 12, 30, 68, 33, 53, 63, 51 = 378 (9d100)

>>5652414
Kai reaches the trio, and manages to unbalance them, knock them out of their shielded stance.
However, it was not enough to make them prone, not that it would hep much with them being snakes, however, one of them was hurt!

Rolling for the snakes attack, withstand to resist it, then might to continue fighting!

Rolled 63, 1, 13, 35, 74 = 186 (5d100)

>>5652429
The snake were quick to retaliate, pouncing on Kai to bite him. However, the martial artist simply twisted his new fitting rings, forming a bracer that that stopped their fangs. One of them was smarter, and chose to use it's swords instead, cutting Kai. However, he barely felt the damage, and responded with a spinning kick, finishing the snake for good.

"One down, two more to go! I got to thank Master Min for teaching me again when she comes to pick up Nya-kun!"

Test your might!

>>5652434
Thank god that the first two rolls were for the snakes

Rolled 67, 21, 30 = 118 (3d100)

>>5652434
Rolling withstand against the snake that didn't eat shit

Rolled 55, 33, 55, 25, 92, 72, 59 = 391 (7d100)

>>5652434
>>5652465
Kai turned his attention to one of the pair. They were now separating to attempt to flank him, since they lost the power to directly overwhelm with strikes.
The martial artist decided to take the initiative before they could gain the upper hand again, and struck quickly. This caught one of the snakes off guard, as it was preparing to raise it's shield and take a defensive stance, in order to allow the other to be the aggressor. They were hissing their plan to alternate.
This meant that Kai's first punch ended removing the snake's grip on the shield, letting it be wide open for the beatdown that shortly followed. The second snake of course attacked Kai while his back was turned, but it did nothing to halt the sensei's brutality.

"Nearly done now. How about I give you a taste of your own medicine?" Kai said with a grin, before moving to grapple the last snake.

Rolled 17, 12, 93, 10, 36, 85, 18 = 271 (7d100)

>>5652475
Just a bit more

>>5652475
>>5652478
The last snake was way more determined and skilled then the last two. It made no mistakes or pauses, even after they were all defeated. A shield bash followed by a pommel strike was the answer to Kai's prideful attempt to grapple it.
Of course, the man did not attempt it's charge just because of a bloodied nose, but he did change the objective. Instead of wrestling the snake to submission, he rammed it to the wall, pinning it there.
The snake tried to slither away and cut the martial artist, but Kai keep repeatedly bashing himself against the shield, turning the monster's protection into it's own doom.
After a minute he stopped, stumbling backwards. But the snake was dead.

"I think I went a bit too far."

Now I'm letting Kaede and Yama duke it with the big boy

Rolled 33, 33, 32 = 98 (3d100)

>>5652425
good comedy and nice choreography with some interesting use for techniques

>>5652424
>>5652402

Literally Facetanking the entire Compliment of Snake Ammunition barely left a crack in Yamas armored form as he coated his arms in fire. The Shield looked like it would not be easy to breach for him and he instead concentrated on taking out the three snakes opposite Kai's side.

He laughed just a bit too high pitched as he unleashed the Fire he had summoned around his arms, creating a consuming, raging and blazing torrent of destruction

>Rolling Power DC 50 to control the blaze in the right direction instead of indiscriminate DC 60 to not be any threat to allies.

Rolled 18, 32 = 50 (2d100)

>>5652758
Rollin' Aura enhanced dexterity to avoid the conflagration of Doom

Rolled 33, 10, 69, 77 = 189 (4d100)

>>5652758
It was a good thing that the Monstrous Ninja had taken a couple of steps and Kaede had managed to teleport when he went on the offensive. Fire poured forth in a torrent of liquid destruction as Yama jumped the Snakemen and lunged between them. He had wished to annihilate them in a raging Inferno only for them to prove themselves slippery bastards. Fire lashed out in all directions wishing to pull the snakes in and anything else that would burn.

They struck at his sides with steel blades and inhuman strength, possibly enough to damage him with the Fire consuming him. They were protected by a slight reality warp of their leader that also made their blades unnaturally sharp. But Fire still burned and the snakes still died.

>rolling resilience for Snake Counterattack.

Rolled 75, 83, 7, 41, 70, 83, 18 = 377 (7d100)

>>5652758
>>5652768
After stabbing the big scaly pervert, Kaede glances. Kai is busy with smaller snakes, so is Yama
Wait, Yama, this fireball is too close, too close!
>Kaede suffered one wound (1/2)

And the big snake, disappointed of his attack missing, is coming back for her.

>3 dice of Aura-enhanced Athletics vs snake defense (>>5652421 : +35)
Kaede benefits of :
>Potential
>Battle suit
>One stack of Fightin spirit
>On the Hunt
Amounting to +30

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>5652770
>83(+30) VS 83 (+35)

Kaede lunges, Kaede dash, Kaede slashes.
However, the shield holds. Kaede was close - a hair width of her blade connecting to the body of the atrocities, more than a couple time, but she's still unable to reach the wretched thing.

Kaede can't hold a rhythm bothering the snake patriarch long enough. He flexes his will, and send a powerfull brain-wave.

>Rollin' Mind Defense. DC is 50 because of the closeness of previous roll.

Rolled 48, 72 = 120 (2d100)

>>5652770
>>5652771
Kaede fights against the mind slug. Fights really hard.
Her body gets slow, anormally so. She feels heavy, exhausted.

>Kaede suffered one wound (0/2)
Kaede fell into deep sleep.

Rollin' fastened healing

>>5652772
>Kaede self stabilized but won't wake up right now

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>5652769
>>5652770
>>5652489


With his followers defeated the massive Snake roared in Anger. Its shield faltered and its momentary distraction was enough for it not to capitalize on the opening Kaede had left herself after being burned by the flames of her ally.

Yama was unhurt. The instinctual fear of fire had made it so the snakes flinched back just enough for them to be less than effective. And the few shallow cuts were quickly sealing up again.

>>5652771

As he turned around from the carbonized skeletons that was all that was left of the Snakes in front of him he noticed Kaede going down. If he had eyes he would have blinked at the scorched girl just sinking to the ground with the only visible injury being the scorchmarks on her costume.

His jaw snapped open, revealing a second row of teeth deeper inside his maw as he roared in frustrated anger at his own incompetence at controlling the blaze. The Fire around him and at his feet forgotten as he lunged for the Patriarch behind the collapsed shield, armorgrown knifes in Hand.

>rolling Willpower to see if he can overcome Fire dependence after seeing he hurt a friend with it.
>3 dice after are for power Control
>4 dice after that are patriarch attacking.

effective +15 for Yama rolls

Rolled 33, 56, 30, 3, 66, 23, 72 = 283 (7d100)

>>5652782
forgot the extra dice

and Yama is not entirely over his Fire Addiction.

Rolled 71, 76, 65, 64, 91, 99, 31 = 497 (7d100)

>>5652782
>>5652784

The Fire in his heart was partially doused as he realized that he might have just seriously hurt the young heroine. This left him a bit distracted while charging the Patriarch. The Snake monstrosity hissed loudly before swiping at Yamas legs with his staff. The Ninja easily cleared that attack by jumping but was knocked back by a telekinetic push sending him across the roof while simultaneously grinding his armored plates against the pavement. By the time he managed to arrest his momentum, rich red blood stained the ground.

Several of his armored plates had been ripped of his chest Area, leaving his pectoral musculature exposed. >3/4 HP remaining

"You are weak.... young. as is everything these pathetic humans have made. Killing my servants changes nothing" the snake spoke to their minds as it readied itself for another attack using its prodigious psychic might. Yama attempted a ranged attack, trying to outmaneuver the creature

>3 dice for Yama
>4 after for Snakeman.

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Rolled 74, 28, 46, 19, 28, 61, 92, 43 = 391 (8d100)

>>5652806
The Snake pushed away the attacks with contemptive ease before unleashing a barrage of deflected munitions. Yamas Body was being torn to shreds as the explosive ammunition tore apart his defences.

>1/4 HP remaining.

Feeling faint Yama grasped at anything that would help him defeat the monstrous snake. Hissing, echoing laughter filled his head until it was silenced. "Release us...... no more holding back. Show this worm what it means to fight a True Ninja of the Village!" a growling voice demanded of him and he vaguely recognized it as his own. Fiery Energy filled exhausted, shredded muscle. Scarlet coated every inch of his swelling body.

The laughter of the Snake seemed to die in its throat with Yama's body rapidly regenerating from every scratch and piece of damage he had taken. "NOW..... LET ME HEAR THAT AGAIN YOU FILTHY CREATURE." he spat with a growling voice that seemed to be able to produce nothing lower than a full human shouting voice. Black Armor cracked and was flexed to near breaking point as Yama started moving. This time he was barely trackable to the human eye as he wanted to obliterate the Monster that had attacked and pushed him so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNNP9S5EEt0&ab_channel=SignoreRosso

>Effective Bonus for Yama 35

healed to full due to Carnage Mode

>5/5 HP remaining

Rolled 69, 59, 67, 59, 3, 77, 55, 29 = 418 (8d100)

>>5652812
Even with the enormous speed advantage it was almost not enough. Another pulse was thrust into Yamas face but this time he was not pushed back. Having not made the mistake to attempt to jump over an attack he had a secure stance to drive his burning claws into one of the patriarchs eyes.

The Snake screamed in pain, trying to bite and scratch the monstrous creature currently trying to tear it to shreds. But nothing made it through the hardened flesh and bloody boneplates that was not near instantly repaired.

Rolled 35, 26, 91, 62, 44, 13, 58, 65 = 394 (8d100)

>>5652815

Rolled 81, 27, 15, 93, 93, 49, 41, 7 = 406 (8d100)

>>5652816
possibly the last round depending on how it goes.

>>5652815
>>5652816
>>5652817

The Two monster stabbed and slashed at each other. On occasion Yamas Arms turned to blades or he spontaneously generated them from his armored plates to stab and cut. Fire surged where his defenses were breached by psionically driven might. The conflict was violent and harsh lasting possibly minutes though for the combatants it felt like an eternity of thrusts and counterthrusts. When the dust settled for Kai to see Yama was still standing with a roaring growl accompanying every heaving breath he took.

A distinct feeling of brutal violence surrounded the Monster without cloak as he casually tore off the Patriarchs Head after having broken through its ESP defenses. Unblinking Yama looked over at Kai before chucking the head of the snake into the air and catching it in a wide open maw, devouring it in a single bite.

"SO........ HOW IS...." the Ninja started before collapsing, rapidly shrinking back into his monstrous but not human form. It seemed like whatever he had done had put a massive Strain on his body. This was more visible with the deep Lacerations that covered his body now where his surgical scars gaped open with raw wounds. And while he would likely recover soon for the moment he was out cold and pretty much at the mercy of Kai. The Bulding was no longer on fire having been extinguished by the violent clash. But it had still become unstable due to the same clash happening on the rooftop.

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>>5652821

>K-City Hero Association HQ
>Esper Surveillance Station.

"SIR i just detected a Dragon type Monster from the Outskirts where we sent that Extermination Force!" the young Esper Woman shouted into her Headpiece. She had just woken up from her meditation after detecting a Powerspike of tremendous power. She barely managed to keep herself together and not throw up from the sheer feelings of malice and death rolling off the presence that she could still feel and was hanging over the city like a dark mist.

Her handler looked up at her and sighed. "Are you sure Imatoya-san? Not just some overgrown Trash Monster again stealing our Landfill again only to put it back hours later?" he asked but before he could ridicule her for always being overconcerned, he saw her pale complexion turning slightly green. In a flash he was up and dialed his own superior to inform him of what had happened and where the suspected Dragon Class Monster was supposed to be.

The Director took it somewhat less seriously since there were supposed to be two B-Class Heroes there, even if they were on Probation but would send over the Twins to check it out. If something were to happen they could stay alive long enough to inform the Association and for Sonic with his posse to get there.

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Rolled 27, 61 = 88 (2d100)

Kaede slowly come back to her senses.
Wait, what are Yamakuza and Kai doing?
Hey, that's the two ninjutsu-sharing weak ass ninja, right? They're not alone...

"Little brother, you let a civilian in?
>- Can't... Outrun... Her..."

"My Scoop sense is burning!"
Kooch kooch kooch, she can't let them see what's behind, Yamakuza need to get his act together!

"DEAR VIEWERS, WE WILL GET AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW OF C-RANK NUMBER 410 HERO, KINETIC KALEIDOSCOPE!"

410? Looks like she climbed two ranks. Well, she will have lasted a bit longer than the cop's grim warning - although she count at least one close call per day since the beginning of her activity.

Time to cover her team mates on her field of expertise
>Rollin social [Charm] (Smile, Handsome, Outfit : +20)

>Kaede nails it with her holding on of the investigators.

Let's let Kai react to Yama's transformation/Beat him up/Talk him down to human/Hide the incriminating proofs.

>>5653009
>Talk him down to human

that is not happening. Yama fell unconcious after the battle ended what with that power being very draining on him what with repairing all that damage in fractions of a second. The monster Form is his normal form after what happened to him in the KGG Labs. Its just that his mask when in use will not slip when unconcious/sleeping.

Rolled 93, 95, 86 = 274 (3d100)

>>5652821
After Kai finished up fighting the three snakes, he turned to see that Yama had changed forms, and throwing fire everywhere. Again.

He was fighting way more brutally then he did before. Almost like he had during the spar, he must be going all out. As much as Kai wanted to move in and help finish the fight, the two were trashing around too wildly. So instead, he saw Kaede laying on the floor hurt, and dragged her away so she would not be hurt in the crossfire.

By the time he had finished bandaging the poor girl, he saw that the monster was finished with his rampaged. He gently put Kaede inclined in a wall while approaching Yama carefully, in case he was out of his senses. Ripping a head off and then eating was a bad signed, but being able to talk was a positive one.

But it was then that Yama collapsed, rapidly shrinking. Kai didn't not waste a beat running over to him to try and help. He was not a doctor, and Yama body wasn't really normal, but he had to.

"So he had to use his transformation technique again? Must be a pretty strong one if it meant he square up against a Dragon."
Said a feminine voice from behind him

"But why isn't he turning back? His concentration should be broken now that he is unconscious..."
Added a more familiar sounding one

Rolling knowledge to patch up both Kaede and Yama. Success or failure don't really matter
Speech to bullshit the ninjas

>>5653113
yama is fine just very much exhausted. maybe Kai could say that Yama is conscious just immobilized due to the backlash of the Technique... his body is very much regenerating right now but badly beaten.

>>5653115
Don't worry, I had a sillier idea

>>5653117
Alright then. I wont interfere

>>5653113
The twins did not break Kai's concentration on his check up, in fact he managed to talk with them while doing it. It went quicker then he thought, as it seems that the ninja was not hurt, only completely exhausted.

"What dragon? There were plenty of snakes with limbs, and one even talked, but none of them flew."
He asked

"No, not an actual dragon, you dummy! A Dragon level monster! We got a message from the Hero Association that there was one here, and we rushed to help!"
Replied Dowa

"And once again we find you three were already there solving the case. You could at least warn others before so we don't waste our time you know?"
Sighed Kowa

"But this wasn't a HA mission, my dojo is in this park and we were here to exterminate some monsters that made a den nearby." Kai answered "Shame about the dragon though, I thought you two had seen one around here."

"You are right, an actual dragon would have been cool. Every time you fight a interesting monsters, turns out it was just a person or animal that transformed, no ancient being straight out of a fairy tale."
She said, eyes full of wander

"If there was a dead dragon, I bet we could make some powerful items out of it's parts. The teeth and claws would be great for weapons..."
The other added lost in though

"Personally, I would want to talk with them. A magical being like them should know plenty of martial art secrets."
Added Kai

"Really? I don't think a they could share much with a human, with the whole difference in body and all."
Questioned the male ninja

It was then that the white tiger arrived, having finished fighting the stray snakes that had been left behind
"Master Min taught Byakko here martial arts, surely a wise dragon could do the same." Said the martial artist while petting the animal

"Well, I for one would love to meet a Qilin. Their description sounds so majestic."
Said the sister

"You only say that because you think that unicorns are too cliche"
The brother commented

"Shut up, you don't know anything!"
The female ninja pouted

The three kept talking about creatures and powers from folk tales, completely forgetting about the supposed dragon threat or Yama's transformation.

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Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>5653159
Oh, and we probably should do a loot roll
Still up to you all if you want one of these on the altar or not. Might be too early, or mess with things.

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Ad here one last image of the snake men

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>>5653159
>>5653008

The voices of people reached Yama in his unconciousness. There was Kaede trying to talk to someone and the voice of Kai talking with others that felt familiar as well. He was still mired in his exhaustion and was barely aware of the surroundings through his cloak touching the faux stone and the blood that had dripped from his wounds before coagulating.

There had been memories, fragments his past. The faces of many people he had known and killed. The terrifying presence of That Man that had founded the Ninja Village and the day he had been brought to swear his allegiance to the monster. Everything was spinning weightlessly without him being able to feel anything but the sensation of the ground and cool air blowing over him.

While they were talking his body slowly healed until he suddenly could start feeling his limbs again. But there also was another feeling much more urgent and he propped himself onto the side to throw up a mixture of scarlet blood and destroyed tissue that had to be ejected from his internals. Only then did he slowly get up and started to undo his monstrous form. The plates slowly receeded into the surgical scars and Ink covered Skin once again was visible beneath the deep neckline of his shirt. And while his clothing looked pristine he himself looked not that great, feeling pretty ill for quite some more time. "I think.. i could use... a bag of Ice..." he murmured and slowly walked over to where Kaede was still talking with the reporter.

>pic related how Yama is feeling

>>5653170
sure why not have one of those. Maybe down below in the Hatchery which is what gave the Snakemen such power and the old one had been the first one to touch it and be transformed, stealing cells and other such things to create an army for his god.

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>5653170
loot.

The Boss just gives Yama two Level in ESP Telekinesis due to the consumed Head. he will not devour the Body with other people in sight or possibly later surveying the scene.

>>5653170
you wanna write that somewhat soon? i would guess the Twins would notice after a minute or so that Yama has regained Conciousness and might have some questions for him. or just want to try to get more information if he maybe remembered something what with his regenerative Powers obviously being a cut above the rest while transformed. it would be logical of them to assume that he might remember more with some more healing to his nigging being done.

But its your call i will go to bed soon. Night Anons

Already rolled a lot for loot, letting that one slide

Sorry for the low engagement, busy days, can difficultly write more. My life should get back on "manageable" difficulty starting Friday

>>5653265
i get it dude make sure to stay sane and healthy while dealing with the daily madness.

>>5653262
I was waiting to see if Kaede was going to write something about the reporter
>>5653265
No problem. You are juggling a lot after all

>K-City Kusigawa Group Hospital Laboratory
>Prodigy Genetics Lab

Doctor Nakazono was confused. He had received a new set of samples apparently from the same source as before. But several genetic markers did not match up in any way. There were too many factors that simply did not match up. From the strange crystalline formations in the subjects body to several markers that would put it more into the range of arachnids nothing made sense.

He had consulted with colleagues and they had all come to the conclusion that at least the Arachnid portions would have to be a mistake, through incompetence on the Doctor taking the samples. But the Crystalline formations were a further Mystery until a professor specialized in ESP was consulted. He quickly identified the substance as ESP reactive and proposed that the subject had to have developed ESP spontaneously. While it was rare in older individuals it was not impossible to unlock ESP potential that was already there.

When the Prodigy was confronted with the test results they went still and pale. “This….. could be a problem….. We have to recapture the Subject as soon as possible. If it can generate ESP spontaneously then who knows what it can do later if we give it more time to evolve…. and steal abilities from those it kills.. FUCK!” that last word was shouted and combined with a flipped over table.

The Prodigy seemed like they were seething and got ready to call their Teacher, to demand not only more supplies but also the newly enhanced enforcers. No matter if they were not done with field tests.

>Interview with Janna

>"OKAY GIRL, WE'RE LIVE! FOR VIEWER CATCHING UP, HERE'S FRONTLINE JANNA FOR TWITCH.TV/INMEDIASRES. OUR CONTACT, "SHINE ON", ADVISED US OF INVESTIGATING THE OUTBURST OF ACTIVITY IN THE OUTSKIRT OF K-CITY, TO PROVIDE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE DRAGON-LEVEL THREAT. SITUATION SEEMS UNDER CONTROL, LET'S ASK MORE ABOUT IT TO THE HERO ON SITE!"
That's loud. Hey, it is her first live interview!
"Hello everybody! Glad to meet you, I'm Kinetic Kaleidoscope, newly annointed C-Rank Hero.
>-KALEIDOSCOPE, WHAT IS THE SITUATION?
- Handled. We happened to be nearby when we met snakes and spiders. Human-to-building sized.
This should not be a problem anymore - we can safely say that Humanity reclaimed the Theme park, and that Nagas Temple can be turn into both a touristic monument and a research center on ancient civilisation.
>WHAT ABOUT YOUR OVERALL ASPECT? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU DIVED IN A FIREPLACE! AND YOUR TEAMMATES?
- I'm the spokeperson of Kinetic Knights, so you'll have to stick to me. On one hand, sorry to Yamakuza and Koach Kai fans, on the other, you can agree I'm way prettier!
>- STILL, HOW DID YOU GET WOUNDED LIKE THIS? WHAT ABOUT THE DRAGON THREAT?
- Well, it's normal that a dragon breath fire, right? Kaede let out a cristalline laugh. No dire wounds are reported on our side.
>- HOW DID YOU HANDLED THE FIGHT?
- Trade secret of the Kinetic Knights. All relevant details are known and given to the Hero Association."

Behind Kaeded, the ninjas and Kai are chatting. Perfect.

"Anyway, we'll ask everyone to evacuate. Hero Association cleanup crew will ensure no more threat remains in the temple. Don't forget to vote for your favorite Knight in the upcoming popularity challenges! Kinetic Kaleidoscope out, as always eager to let the taxpayer know she's doing her best with the support provided by her Hero Allocation ;) "

Kaede walks out the reporter.

How does the twitch Chat (mostly) reacts?
>OMG outfit burn show some side boobies
>Kinetic Kaleidoscope is so cute!
>Lol whatever get the randoms thrash heroes out.
>We are here to see hero, plz show hero stuff else unsubscribe
>Write-in

>>5653908
> Do they really expect us to believe C and B class rookies fought a Dragon-level monster and didn’t get instantly squished? Talk about clickbait.

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>5653908

The Interview seemed to be over when Yama joined the young Heroine and the Reporter. "Everything alright K-Chan? That Snake geezer attacked you with ESP did he not?" he asked the young woman completely unaware he was being filmed as he put a hand on her shoulder and looked very much relieved. He seemed to fuss over her for a bit before settling down again with the knowledge that she seemed fine enough. There was some obvious guilt written on his face that the reporter immediately picked up on and tried to get a comment from Yama.

>rolling Charisma to make a good impression accidentally

vote comes in after seeing what i rolled.

>>5653917
this

>>5653908
>>5653919

And Yama did not leave any lasting impression but also did not make a complete fool of himself. Feeling overwhelmed he just stated that Kaede was the Face of their team and he was just making sure that everyone was alright after an Eventful day and afternoon.

"But you really need to leave. This building got pretty roughed up by those ESP Blasts that old snake used." he said, pointing towards the mutilated corpse of the Patriarch. The crowd at least got to see some of the gruesome gore that was left after the fight.

Rolled 23, 84 = 107 (2d100)

>>5653917
>>5653920
>>5653919

Rollin' Social (subskill : Trashtalk)
I'll assume Kaede is rank 2 in this subskill based on her past interractions.
>Perks : Outfit, Smile (it's more insulting when done with a shit-eating grin)

>>5653935

Kaede reads the chat on the portable screen brought by the reporter.
> Do they really expect us to believe C and B class rookies fought a Dragon-level monster and didn’t get instantly squished? Talk about clickbait.

Something snaps in her. How dare them fail to worship her?

"Hands of, Yamakuza."
Kaede slaps the hand of the ninja, who looks like a beat-up puppy.
"A message for all the patriarcal pigs both in real life and online. It's easy to act all high and mighty behind a screen. Just to let you know, I'm C Rank because of the bigotted hero association unable to see the strength of a proud and liberated woman - you incels might think it's all talk, so come at me bruh. 1v1, live. Around 6% of you faggots should be in K city right now, so if nobody shows up that say the chat is made of at least a few thousand cowards."

>Non-crit 99 : taunt works
Everybody gets out of the building, and people start swarming.
Hey, that's Koichi, Kintoki, Kristoff and, less surprisingly, Kenichi. Looks like 5-People brawl is on the menu.

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>>5653944
>Forgot Picrel

>>5653944
>>5653917

"Look Kaede... be careful. I will get Kai and we will make sure no Snakes will come back. Tell us where you are going and i at least will be there... after getting something to eat. I am starving right now" Yama said and escorted the reporter to the exit of the building before joining Kai and the Ninja Twins on their way down into the dephts of the building.

Kowa or Dowa, he was not sure which approached him while they were taking a look around. "So you remember anything more since a couple days ago?" the Ninja asked with Curiosity. Yama was a bit too distracted to catch the almost predatory tonein their voice, hungering for knowledge and potential violence if something bad came to light.

"I think i lived in a village. There was someone there with... multiple heartbeats. But not much more.... there are the eggs. We should get rid of them." he answered absentmindedly and completely failed to catch the mouth of the Ninja beside him fallen open. Dowa or Kowa seemed to be momentarily stunned by the revelation and immediately informed their twin, leaving Kai and Yama to destroy the Hatchery and discovering a mysterious cube held there on a pedestal.

Yama reached for the strange object, feeling an almost instincual connection. "What do you think it is.... Something the snakes worshipped?" he asked Kai while slightly hesitating.

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>>5653955
STRANGE CUBE

in all caps for everything that has to do with GOD

Rolled 79, 38, 46, 63, 64, 64, 36, 74 = 464 (8d100)

>>5653944

ROUND 1!

>3d100 for Kaede (Get More Power : +14%, 2 stacks of Fighting Spirit : total +24%)
VS
5d100 flat for scrubs
>5d20 for first wave of random

Rolled 58, 41, 58, 87, 5, 10, 9, 10, 26, 87 = 391 (10d100)

>>5653962
>103 vs 74 : Kaede wins
Will write later
ROUND 2!
Group fight!
>3d100 for Kaede's team (2 stacks of fighting Spirit, teamwork, get more power) vs 7d100

>>5653965
>Double 58 (+34) vs double-87
Things will be interresting. Will write in 2/3 hours.

>>5653962
>>5653965
that is not gonna help her popularity or justice rating... but maybe her Fighting Ability or endurance.

>>5653967
no need for pressure. i will be busy as well. gotta try and revive our dead Teammate in DND.

>>5653182
As Kai and the twins talked, Yama awakened and transformed back. But because the martial artist had already finished checking up on him, they were no longer standing above him, so the three did not notice

>>5653955
Kowa and Dowa had a emergency meeting

"Multiple heartbeats can only mean that whoever trained him wasn't human. Now that can only mean two things..."
Said the brother

"...either that he is from some sort of monster ninja village..."
Added the sister

"...or he is from the Ninja Village, end trained directly under The Ninja With No Name"
Concluded Kowa

"Do you have to be so dramatic? Just say That Man, He or Him like everyone else, no need to make up a title!"
Protested Dowa

"It's easier to keep track in a conversation this way! Anyway, focus! This is more important. If he is some sort of oni ninja, then he got to have a bunch of special, never before seen techniques..."
The male ninja answered

"...and if he is from the Ninja Village, then he would have even more secrets locked away in his head. Either way our clan would benefit!"
The female ninja continued

"And either way he would be incredibly dangerous. We have to be careful now, do it slow and steady. There's no way we could take him down directly in a fight, and if the HA finds out..."
He elaborated

"...then they would get theirs hands on him and we would lose our chance. Alright, we need to get him to trust us, get close to him, then try to get more of his memories back and convince him to share what he learns with us."
She said

"That's easier said then done."
Sighed Kowa

"It's the only option we have."
Finished Dowa

>>5653955
"I'm not sure, the pedestal and the location makes me think that it was part of this room's exhibit to begin with." Kai said, look over everything "But then again, the snakes seem to have removed everything else from this hatchery, so why would they not only keep this one, but put it right in the center?"

He then shrugged
"Whatever it is, it must have been important. We should probably pick it up and bring it either the Hero Association or the Government."

Do we roll to see if GOD takes notice that a new hand touches the beacon? Or if a hole opens up?

>>5654015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJdYNvFUZuM&ab_channel=jaxxattax

a new Hand touches the beacon. lets roll for it. But who does it. Yama or Kai?
where would it be worse?

>>5654019
Kai would definitely refuse a free power boost straight up.
If GOD worded it as offering to train up, take him as a disciple? Maybe. But a deal for power? No way.

>>5654023
so your offering to take the CUBE? Because he probably also could not tempt Yama. Not easily at least. His instincts are very much so scrambled that he sees humans as something to protect. Something weak to give sanctuary to.

>>5654023
Oh, and the moment that kill all humans or become a monster get mentioned, Kai would try to leave. It goes against everything he holds as a Martial Artist. Or a Martial Autist
>>5654029
When GOD talked to Flash, Saitama and Manako, he acknowledged all three, so would he offer to us both no matter who touches it?

>>5654036
could be.... to be fair i have not read the latest chapters

>>5654044
And I have a confession to make: I haven't read the manga, saw the anime or seem the webcomic, my knowledge is entirely based on the wiki. Although I did just read chapter 138 and 139 because I wanted to know.
I often go on these fanfic quests based on properties I know nothing about to enjoy not metagaming

>>5654049
and i have a confesssion to make. with latest chapters i mean like the last 50 or so chapters i have not read

>>5654049
alright now that my comrade has been reborn as a.... Reborn i have the time to write something about God offering the two Power. want me to write it or are you on it?

>>5654015

The silent communication between the two Ninja went entirely unnoticed by Yama who was busy crushing eggs before being distracted be the CUBE.

Kais opinion made a certain amount of Sense to Yama which meant that his hesitation somewhat diminished. He was sure that he could probably survive it if the thing had any adverse effects on non Snakes.

"Alright lets get this thing out of here and somewhere safe, where it can be studied for its significance." Yama agreed and closed his hand around the CUBE. Time seemed to dilate as his hands closed around the object that seemed so impossibly heavy.

*FU KAI ...... KITAGUA YAMA..... YOU ARE WORTHY. LAY YOUR HAND UPON THIS CUBE OF MINE. MAKE A WISH WITH ENOUGH FORCE AND IT SHALL BE GRANTED. FAIL IN YOUR ULTIMATE DESIRE AND FACE FORFEITSURE.* a Voice spoke to the two Men directly in their minds. From there the Voice split between the men, each of them hearing their own version of what it offered.

"YAMA. I CAN GRANT YOU POWER BEYOND COMPREHENSION! A FOOLISH MORTAL SOUGHT TO EMULATE MY POWERS BY TURNING YOU INTO A SLAVE! SERVE ME INSTEAD AND ERADICATE THE VERMIN CRAWLING OVER THE LANDS TO RULE AS A GOD ABOVE ALL OF CREATION" the voice offered, showing Yama landscapes filled with burned trees. Ashchoked skies dominated a lonely world of darkness and cold, where only the last few Embers of Yamas Inferno warmed the few surviving creatures. All of them were Monsters seeking refuge in the Shadow of a titanic Yama where small flames still clung to his feet. The Monster worshipped him, bringing food and other offerings. Amongst them humans and one specifically Kaede.

The young woman was bound and gagged as they threw her into the folds of his immense cloak to have her be consumed. "YOU CAN TAKE YOUR REVENGE FOR HER TRYING TO NAME YOU! TO USE YOU LIKE A TOOL! TAKE HER POWERS FOR YOURSELF. DONT LET YOUSELF BE CONTROLLED BY SUCH AN UNWORTHY LITTL-" the voice was choked as the titanic Form spat out the humans having been thrown at it.

"no." was all the interruption Yama gave, taking all his rage fueled strength and lifting the immensely dense cube with visible effort. Changing into his Monster Form in a Heartbeat only made the effort of carrying the Cube slightly less taxing on his weakened body.


At the same Time Kai was pulled into his own Vision. Hundreds of Masters bowed before him. "JUST A WISH AND ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE MOCKED YOU WILL BOW BEFORE YOU! I CAN GRANT YOU ANY POWER YOU DESIRE WITHOUT ANY TRAINING REQUIRED!" the voice offered Kai, before showing him turning into a Beast like Yama. It offered him to make him even stronger than the Monstrous Ninja could ever hope to be. To have total dominion over all of Martial Arts. Or to rule the World. As long as he obliterated the vermin crawling over and clawing at the dirt of this beautiful little planet, he could have all of it as his property.

hope this is okay to you.

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>>5653962
>>5653965

"Hey, WhatsYourName, care to be a propper announcer? Unless you prefer the job of Ring Girl, but you'll have to ditch clothes for that...
>- SO OUR YOUNG HERO GROWL, LET'S SEE IF SHE BITES! RULES ARE SIMPLE : ONE VERSUS ONE. WE HANDED THE GAL A BRUSH WITH RED PAINT. SOME ON YOUR HEAD, THROAT, BELLY, NECK OR BACK YOU'RE OUT. NO RESTRICTION OF WEAPON ON YOU GUYS SIDE - WAIT NEVERMIND, FIRE ARMS NOT ALLOWED
- Could take you down even if one of you fuckers brings a tank. Now, are we talkin' or fighting?"
Round 1 :
That's... Quite a crowd that gathered. Some scrawny and skinny-fats, mostly.
>36
They don't even dare get in. Not after the first untrained one ate some gravel after a dodge and a faceplant on the ground
>63,64,64,74
The following ones? Well, they were more used to it - street brawlers, muai thai, and one guy that show up with a occidental P-City longsword and medieval armor.
>103
As if that makes a difference. That one is Kai-school grappled and put into submission - armor does not protect joint lock, does it fucker?
The crowd is tied around insulting her and cheering on the full display
Her vision troubles.
"KINOSHITA KAEDE... YOU ARE WORTHY...
-Fuck off, esper nerds. I hate your kind with a passion you can not even start to fathom.
I'LL REMEMBER THAT. PREPARE FOR PAIN."
Her vision focuses again.

"Allright, dimwits. Which one mentally threatened me right now? We're switching to group fight. 5 to ten against me and my crew."

Kristoff seems surprised. "Fighting... for you?
- Didn't you got the memo? We're all training."
Kenichi, Koichi and Kintoki are fearless above the danger.

>5,9,10,10
Yeah, the scrawny geeks where good warmup. That does wonder for Kristoff self confidence. And it's a personal pleasure to kick a sexist cunt in the nuts. Bliss.
>26
Yeah, more like it. The gang broke a sweet on that one - And Kristoff is out of it.

>87,87 vs 92, 92
The two remaining groups fused and attacked together.
Danger. Those one are trained - Yakuza? Military? Delinquents? That does not really matter in the heat of action.
Koichi... Is surprisingly reliable. covering Kenichi, striking done one opponent, then distracting other to leave a bit of breathing room to an overwhelmed Kintoki, he seems to dance on the battlefield.
Kenichi fells, attacked by the leader. Three thugs overwhelming the saberman and his boken, Kintoki joins the mate out of it - but took two of the opponents with him.

Kaede does not stay idle. Auras projected all around, she dodges, dives, slash with her pen.
The bad sports, keeping up a fight after a make-believe lethal wound? She punch them out of consciousness.
Only Koichi and her remains. Using her friend as bait, she strategically take opponents out one after the other.
Only the leader remains. He rushes toward her, but she's already behind him, her arms in choke hold.

Rolled 97, 69 = 166 (2d100)

"Nothing personal, Kiddo." - the fact he's 1m80 and around twice her weight does not matter. She flashed at his neck level and let gravity do the job.

"So, that's why I'm an Hero. That's why I made those claims you thought where preposterous.
This week, I've been beaten up so bad I lost consciousness..."
>The Yakuza
>The dummy
>The Spider
>The Snake
"... 4 times. That is, if I'm not forgetting any. And still, I'm on my two feets, kicking your collective gross unwashed ass.
Because remember, we are Heroes. We do all that for you. You can't imagine how hard it is, how much we work, how close calls are. Still, we're here to shield you and protect you from atrocities.
Remember of the humans behind our public personna - in my case, I'm a sweet girl, I promise. Just I don't like bullshit."
Kaede grabs the camera.
"So you, the sad Troll. Carefull of what you say, or else I'll barge in your gremlin stenchy cave and will taught you that free speech is not consequence-free".

Will write the result tomorrow, bed time

Rolling Social (Charm) to increase her public standing after that little speech + display

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How did all of those people get there so quickly? I thought you were still in the overgrown park with the now-dead snake monsters.
I had planned a superchat from "Ryonachad420lmao" but it wouldn't make much sense now, thematically.

>>5654095
This is good. Sorry for disappearing, I had to go to the gym, then take a shower and eat dinner.

The moment Yama touched the CUBE, Kai felt a pressure. One that was very similar to the one he felt when the snakeman tried to calw in his mind, but much, much more.
A voice talked to him, promising wonders, if only it did his biding. The martial artist would like to say that he would always have denied it, but that was not the truth. If it had come to him after he was barred from entering new dojos, he would have accepted it. Even now, there was still a part of him that wished to agree, a lingering desire from before he established his dojo. But in all the masters bowing, he saw the few that were good to him. And from that, he saw his students, his new friends, his grandfather. And the tenets he took as his martial arts way.

"There's no self-improvement in being handed over strength" He remembered the training, the beatings and fights, how each one slowly taught him more and honed his body.

"There's no honor in hurting the innocent and defenseless." He remembered his Yu telling him how a monster killed his parents when he was a baby, and lead to his grandmother passing away.

"There's no respect in treating one life differently then another." He remembered the odd people and animals he saw or met in different cities and dojos, and how all of then were so similar deep down.

"There's no duty in following an unworthy master." He remembered the masters who never held to any beliefs beside power, the ones that he abandoned instead of the other way around

"I'LL NEVER BOW TO YOU! BE GONE FROM MY MIND!" He answered with all the certainty his sould could gather.

>>5654146
Well, the part of the overgrown park we are is a flooded bronze age themepark / museum, so I imagine that it has an entrance to the abandoned or frontier districts like The Edge. SO people could have arrived in time.
Maybe he liked the fighting. Or at least thinking how Kaede was beaten unconscious 4 times in a week

>>5654146
Blame it on THE TIME WIZARD. He also likely watched just out of sheer boredom with his Ultra Dominance in Gatcha Games. Might have accelerated the Timeframe for those people to get there

>>5654146
Kaede and Janna got out of the park. And it's like in Fallout or whatever game : people settled back once a zone is cleared. Or time wizard, but unnecessary hypothesis this time I think.

>Any idea for the social crit consequence?

>>5654394
first the crowd is really against Kaede. Calling her a dumb little girl that does not know what she is doing before slowly coming around to herself. so maybe she gets a boost to FIghting Ability and Popularity?

>>5654394
maybe also gain some more stalker.



sorry kinda out of it right now.... those MDF plates reek and the amount of superglue does not help me think. was building a transport Box for my Army.

>>5654223
>>5654095

The power faded, Time resumed normally and Yama could see that Kai also had some form of strange encounter. "You alright Kai? You look like you have seen a Ghost" the suddenly transformed Ninja asked. No one had seen how it had happened but he was holding the CUBE and was very much struggling to carry the normal looking object. A good sign of that was that he was making sounds while walking with the pavement beneath him having small indents after stepping off of it.

"I could go for some Ramen.... Wanna drop this off at the association and then visit Kirin's? I think the other students can get here and check out what else is left to bring back to the Dojo." he asked the Martial Artist casually, still unaware of the two Ninja now staring at him with disbelieve in their faces.

>>5654123

Maybe they would see the end of Kaedes Brawl. Yama just shook his head at the dispaly of senseless violence and probably pulled some looks, what with him just walking around in his monstrous form together with three B-Class Heroes and carrying a strange Object.

>they all joined hero association
>right when it's going full corporate and starts falling apart
>and hunters are being formed
How does it feel to be a corporate rat anons? What are you planning to do now?

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>>5654492
we will always put our best foot forwards and do what is necessary.

>>5654493
what is "necessary"?

>>5654494
probably continue protecting people. At least that is what Yama is wanting to do. Might have to pick up a small job in the meanwhile.

or kill his Nemesis and take over the dudes Medical Empire with more money than any singular government in this world

>>5654496
Yamary Sue.

>>5654520
Please no need for such words.

He is Garyama Stue ;)

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>>5654521
it's just cringe whenever I see you take the spotlight, "more money than any singular government in this world" just broke the camel's back

>>5654523
If you refer to the character creation document in the first thread that is pretty much what it said about the Money perk which is why it was so expensive to get. The anon toned it down a bit for the current version. Yamas Nemesis is still a vastly rich and powerful man.

If you want to create your own Hero/ Monster. Like the Skittler for Instance. Feel free to do so and see if you can do better than this cringy anon.

>>5654478
"I agree, the sooner we get rid of this, the better."

As they left, they saw what looked to be a battlefield in front of the museum, with multiple civilian hurt.

"What happened here?"

Sorry if it's not very good, I'm having a very bad day
>>5654531
Yeah, I toned down a lot of the perks, originally a bunch of them were just having powerful items, resources or powers that canons characters had.
But I supose that comes with it originally being a jumpchain cyao instead of a quest or whatever we turned this into.

I wonder if the Skittler is around, he is funny.

>>5654616

"Kaede made a public challenge... heard her yelling about it just before we left to make sure the Job was done." Yama answered Kai but gestured to the petite Woman that was apparently pretty fine even after a lot of people had been pretty heavily beaten.

Yama did not want to stay around, mostly because he could hear his stomach churning and the humans looked tastier the longer he looked at them. If Kai wanted to stay and look over the young woman he was free to stay but Yama left quickly spreading some amount of panic moving towards the Hero Association. Entering the front door he nearly bumped into a young blonde woman that froze when she realized what was standing in front of her.

A shriek pierced the room and the Esper jumped back to take cover behind a nearby couch, covering her ears as if to block out something. The receptionist looked extremely pale as well at the clear monster just strolling into the Association Headquarters. "Ramen Yakuza here. I bring something taken from my last excursion into the Outskirts with the K-City Knights" he growled while pulling his Hero card. Setting the CUBE down he finally managed to relax a bit while the Object sunk half way through the reinforced front desk.

And even though he had not much of a face to express Emotion he seemed quite embarrassed

are you feeling sick dude? Hope you get better soon.

>>5654616
I hope you're okay mate... On my side, life autoshaker has stopped today, will let a few days to let dust settle... But Dragon's Dungeon next thread is right around the corner

>>5654725
good to hear you are finally getting off of the Roller Coaster. and that little Sidrijika can get back to being a Daycare employee.

>>5654626
"Did she now? I guess I was too busy with the ninjas to notice" Kai said "I'll trust the CUBE with you to deal with in that case. See you in Kirin's then!"

Kai then headed towards Kaede
>>5654123
"Hey there K-Chan! You've been my student for so little and you are already going around issuing challenges?" The martial artist asked her in a berating tone

But before the girl could defend herself, he laughed, dropping the facade
"Atta girl! A good fight is the best way to learn! You make me proud, just don't let the victory get to your head!"

"Oh, and next time tell me first, so we can do it properly at the dojo."
He said while moving towards Kenichi , that was nursing some new bruises
"Come on, let's get back to the others." He told him, before turning to the other three boys "I think today I'll treat you to ramen for the good work!"

-

Returning to the dojo, Kai met Kataguri

"The snakes are gone now. Seems that they had sent most of their number to the attack earlier, but there were still a few powerful ones in their lair, together with their leader." He said "HA even sent a couple of heroes after we finished, something about a Dragon? There was nothing that strong level there though. But Kowa and Dowa helped make us sure that it was all clear."
>>5654626
>>5654725
Just some problems that put me in a really bad mood. I'm a bit better now, my head is clearer. Thanks for the worry.
Also happy to hear things are better on your end as well

>>5654756

Kataguri had not stopped his patrols around the Dojo and some of his men had joined him after the injured had been taken care off. The Exterminator looked a bit twitchy when Kai arrived.

"So those two came about to help out. I thought i felt someone creep around here some time ago." he commented but seemed relieved that the Snake Problem had been dealt with. And he actually allowed himself to relax, leaning against the Side of his Armored truck to pull out a couple cigarettes. he offered Kai one but was not offended when the Martial Artist declined

"You don't seem the type to worry overly much but after shit like this I need some way to relax. Even if the Wife is gonna kill me. Maybe i should try and get some of those RK-E Models from R-Net. Hella expensive but they come with lifelong warranties. And more expendable than human lives." the man commented as some of his workers went further into the park to make sure everything truly was dead and to assess the damages that had been done. Even though it was unlikely anything would be build in the Edge for a long time it was still good to know what might collapse and lead to future problems.

The Cleanup effort would likely take another day or two what with the additional area that had been opened up but that was a matter for the Hero Association to figure out.
After delivering the CUBE to the shocked employee Yama turned to leave. His gaze wandered around the open room, taking in the sight of many people looking very much scared. Especially the young woman that had dove behind the lounge chair seemed terrified and didnt even want to look at him. Unsure on how to approach her he left instead as silent as a shadow gliding across a wall.

When he stepped outside he disappeared, slipping into his human guise with well practiced ease and made his way to the Ramen shop.

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Exavia was terrified. Luckily she had some capabilities for Telekinesis to stop herself from the embarassing bladder Evacuation she had had when Yama had entered the building. Her supervisor was surprised when she stood in his office after her shift had ended and while he was still filling reports. "THIS IS INSANITY! THE DRAGON CLASS WAS HERE IN THIS BUILDING!!!! ITS A GODDDAMN HERO!" she shouted at the man who seemed very much so taken aback by the accusations she had spat at him.

She was very much manic muttering that she had recognized that Aura when it had stood before her and looked at the Monster. It had been much weaker but undeniably the same signature she had detected that afternoon. "Dont you get it?! We have a walking disaster at our hands if that thing... this Ramen Yakuza gets out of control or decides we are not worth protecting or working for!!!" she shouted at her supervisor who promised that he would look into the matter and take appropriate action.

Exavia only sighed. He forgot too often that his mind was an open window to her. looking at him it was impossible not to see what he was thinking. "Then doom us all. I quit." she muttered at him and left her employee badge right there on the counter. He was too perplexed to stop her and by the time he had recovered she was already gone.

>>5654394
>Any idea for the social crit consequence?
Most of the people watching the chat would be at least convinced Kaede is more than pretty face, and the pretty face adds to the appeal. I don't remember if Kaede uses social media much but if she did she'd see a huge bump in interest from randoms. Good time as any to start something that could generate ad revenue?

No matter how high you rolled, provoking a street fight and (more importantly) publicly criticizing the Association's rankings and hiring practices is going to get Kaede an email from their PR/HR department. It will be presented more diplomatically due to the high-roll, though.

Kaede will receive either an email or snail mail from the K-City HA branch sometime on the day after the livestream saying the following:

Kinetic Kaleidoscope,

It has come to our attention that you have reported sustaining repeated and serious injuries while performing your duties. We are reaching out to remind you that as a member of the Hero Association you are free to avail yourself to the services of any member hospital at no personal cost by presenting your hero ID card or otherwise identifying yourself as an Association member.

It has also come to our attention that you recently played a notable role in a public disturbance and publicly voiced criticism of Hero Association hiring and ranking policies. We would like to remind you that all public representatives of the Association are encouraged to maintain a level of professionalism, which in the present case lapsed at an inopportune time. Due to the experimental nature of our most recent onboarding procedures, by which you were processed, those events will not be recorded as official infractions in your employment record. In the future, please direct any complaints regarding Association policies through official channels.

If you are not satisfied with your hero ranking, understand that the rankings are not static and that performance evaluations and updates are made on a regular basis. For C-class heroes in particular, performance evaluations are done on a weekly basis, and include but are not limited to the factors of frequency of heroic deeds, estimated level of destruction averted, popularity, and public relations ratings.

If you would like to issue an official clarification of your recent comments, please contact Roger Maestro by telephone at (XXX-XXX-XXXX ext. XXX) for consultation on how to proceed.

If you would like more information on other Hero Association policies or benefits, feel free to call our toll-free hotline or visit our official website.

Respectfully,
Hero Association K-City Branch (Human Resources)


>>5654616
>I wonder if the Skittler is around, he is funny.
He needs a little while to finish washing up and replenishing his supply. And dodge the heroes who were called into the area by the monster-sighting report that flower-girl filed shortly after she got to class.

>>5655252
damn that is the most HR Mail i have ever read

and i had to interact with HR way more than i liked during and after my hiring.

>>5655252
It's awesome. Keep bringing consequences to our stupid action please, this is exactly what this quest needed.

>>5654924
>>5655252
>>5655275

got any specific ideas for Yama just barging into the HQ in his Monster form?

i am planning some things with Exavia teaming up with Dr. Kusigawa/his minions but i am horrible when it comes to the association.

>>5655342
What about the men-in-blacks getting contacted through the opaque parallel counterpower, the Hero Regulation Consortium, to try to capture Yama?

>>5655357
the same Men-in-Black that wanted to capture Shinon?

where are you o great invisible reporter.

>>5655342
I'm not very sure, seems that HA doesn't accept monsters, and the ones that do look like human in zombieman's case, or have a human appearance that they keep hidden like webcomic's Sweet Mask. But in this quest's K-City, it has been stabilished early on that some companies are hiring trolls, HA has a hero and construction contractor that it's not sure if it's monster or some incredibly modified cyborg, and a hero that can transform into a monster with drill for a head and hands (although he might be unpopular, since Dennis' original build had No one knows him).
Maybe Yama would be put in an even stricter probation, with a dedicated handler and weekly evaluations like a C-class? Forced to sit to another lecturate, be officially reprimanded, docked pay? Made to not use his monster form unless in combat, and avoiding doing it in public? Give samples to the HA scientists for study, so they could create items?
Mostly because of PR and corporate corruption, HA is only getting worse after all.

>>5655453
that does sound interesting. The Evaluations and additional Lectures with stronger probation mostly. His Monster Form can still be useful for rescue operations and stuff like that.

The samples could be something that the Men in Black want... The HA would probably have outside people working on it like in hospitals and stuff.

I have an idea for a Handler though. Exavia could be the one since she can actually identify him when he is somewhat close by. And she did quit her normal job just that day because she believed that maybe just maybe she could actually do some good there and prevent a catastrophe from occurring. and i do believe they would like to keep a strong mindreader close at hand.

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>>5654772
>>5654756

"Hey Kai-Sensei. Oh and you guys are also here. Damn Kirins is gonna be full today." Yama commented after arriving and quickly sat down. Ordering a beer together with his fatty Ramen Noodles the Ninja allowed himself to relax a bit and flexed his arms before commenting about how extremely heavy that damn CUBE had been.

>>5654774

After calling a Taxi the young Esper had burried the face in her palms when the vehicle started carrying her away. She was upset, equal parts angry and fearful. Angry at the incompetence of her supervisor and the seeming indifference of the Association that such a dangerous monster was not only around but part of their structure.

The Fear was a much more primal thing, the fear of a prey animal cornered by an Apex predator. The Fear of an animal faced with its certain extinction. As such she almost jumped out of her skin when her Phone rang. The number was one she did not recognize though it was one of the Hero Association. Carefully responding she was a bit perplexed. "Director Agama? What is it Sir? If its about my resignation i will not return to my last position. I can no longer work with him...... wait you want me to become a Supervisor myself.... what is your plan?" she asked with apprehension in her voice.

While at first she did not expect anything good would come of it, she was surprised that he wanted her in charge of the a Hero Probation and weekly perfomance Reviews for that new Ramen Yakuza Hero Monster.

"Alright... i bite. But I will need some time to prepare... The day after Tomorrow would be the first review right?" she asked.

When she returned to her residence Exavia quickly returned to her room and started rummaging. When she finally found her old Headgear that she had used during her youth to control her powers she embraced it. "God Exavia.... what have you gottern yourself into.... at least i can try to steer that monster in the right direction." she mumbled before attuning herself to her Equipment.

Location:
K-City
Species: Human

Origin: Esper

>Perks +1000
0CP - Potential
0CP - ESP (Telepathy, limited Telekinesis)
200CP - Great Seer
300CP - ???
100CP - Doctorate (psychology)

>Items +300
200CP - Apartment
200CP - Communicator
300CP - Esper Headgear

>>5655519
I personally would give her a budget of 600 instead of 1000, to fit the follower criteria. Unless you want to save that for Toma.
The way I see it, 1000 is for people with incredible potential, top S-Class kind of thing.

>>5655529
But maybe that is what you are going for, someone powerful enough to be able to serve as a monster wrangler. Or someone that is very competent, but whose powers are mainly supportive.

>>5655529

The Follower is supposed to be the Cyborg Monster Toma Hasegawa as you pointed out. She will be toned down for the actual Follower Part. as she will lose much of the Infrastructure she had access to beforehand.


Exavia is not supposed to be a follower to be sure.
She is more a supervisor and sometimes contact.... and of course trying to be a voice of reason while being a Monsterwrangler.

She was on the force to be on the lookout for very strong monsters but got super fucking frustrated that many of her warnings were not taken seriously. The Thing with Yama was just the Cherry on top of the Shit Sundae.

The Director of the K-City HA had to pull a lot of favors together to keep her on in a new position.

i could pull her down a bit though. maybe cut out the Apartment and the Great Seer bit.

>>5655530
she does not have potential to be a Hero by herself. She is a Telepath but not very offensively capable.

Her sheer raw Power might be on paar with the B-Class Esper Sister. Forgot her name right now.

But her training focused on other things than combat. more control so she could actually sleep at night and not broadcast her own thoughts to everyone in the goddamn city.

>>5655529
>Perks +600
0CP - Potential
0CP - ESP (Telepathy, limited Telekinesis)
300CP - ???
100CP - Doctorate (psychology)

>Items +300
200CP - Communicator
300CP - Esper Headgear

alright so she still lives at home and is not a great Seer anymore. Still very powerful Psychic with wide ranging Telepathy. and a Psych Degree. no wonder she is such a nervous wreck.

>>5655563
I'm going to guess that the ??? is Rebirth. Planning on having her be eaten by a monster in the future?

>>5655591
Maybe. ;)

Its just something she is not aware off herself so i left it out. And things can happen. She would hate it though to be sure

>>5655598
Kusigawa would love to get his hands on her on that case. She would be great research material on the interaction between monsters, humans and ESP powers.

>>5655602
She would havr to become aware of it first. Maybe it could come up during some screenings in a zospital after she collapsed from exhaustion or something by pushing herself too hard with that Headgear of hers.

Also lying to her face to face is supremely difficukt. How would she say it.

Not reading your mind is as difficult as not trying to not see through an open eindow while your eyes are forced open.

anyway. I will go to sleep now. Is there gonna be any writing today?

I would guess Kaede Anon is busy with little white

>>5655275
I'm curious what kind of subtext Kaede will read into it and how she'll decide to react, I was very deliberate about how it was laid out. Bit of a shame Shinon vanished, Kaede would probably have wanted to talk with him about it.

I also considered a wife/girlfriend of one of the guys who died to the snakes might have an axe to grind against you for giving inaccurate information on how secured the area was, and to spice things up she could be a lawyer who targets Kai's dojo for building-code compliance issues or something. That way Kai would have his own subplot to deal with in response to recent events, and it wouldn't be the kind that he could resolve by just punching his way out.

>>5655693
Timmy will have to give her the slip.
Now more seriously, I don't know how good of an idea that would be, it would be mostly a legal procedures, and I don't know anything about law. But giving a challenge that my build isn't built around is a legit idea.

Thinking about it, this extermination feels like it would be one of those long cases where everyone keeps passing the blame to other.
For example, it was Veggie Man that called the exterminators, so it would be him that chose to call the Government instead of HA. But Kai was the one that gave the go ahead, and he did so with limited knowledge.
Kataguri expressed doubt that the giant spiders were real, which shows that the Government did not the the request seriously. However, they probably would doubt because if it were monsters, HA would be involved.
The HA didn't deal with two monsters dens, only getting involved in the last moment. However, the knights dealing with it could count as HA solving the issue.
Kai withheld knowing about the snakes. However, the only proof was a single corpse being digested, and the city had multiple mutant animal attacks previously.
In the end, the information that was passed along was correct since there was a giant, mutant spider den, and they were completely destroyed. A clean up crew was needed, not active threat exterminators. None of the parties knew of a monster army or an imminent attack. So it likely would get dismissed.

>>5655719
Actually thinking about, Kai having to deal with a bunch of Karens complaining about how harsh his training is, and having to deal with visits from buildings and park inspectors that receive "anonymous tips" could be interesting. Also having to maintain it all to be open to the public to visit the park itself, not just to study the dojo.
He could always just say fuck it, and make his dojo on the wilderness itself, but then it would be far away from the city, his students would have to live there and monster attacks would be even more frequent. Also he would having to actually find a good spot and build it from scratch to begin with.
So not worth it just to escape the wrath of a woman scorned.

>>5655719
Also the Timmy part is a joke, Paul Fellow is his birth name and he is not involved in slip and fall scams or meth trade. But he is not a saint though.

>>5655731
Oh yeah, Kai has Underdog. He probably wouldn't quit after a harassment campaign, most likely be emboldened by it.
Got to remember to think like the character.

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>>5655731
To be honest it wasn't a very developed idea. Simplifying it to "money problems due to various factors" might be easier, and it would be somewhat funny because in the actual OPM story Saitama is dirt-poor until Genos starts paying his rent and expenses.

***Meanwhile, during the livestream***

In his break-room, the monstrous scientist chowed down on more chocolates as he cycled between view-screens, wondering if anything interesting might come up. Sure enough, it turns out one of the newer heroes was in a street-brawl in one of the less-populated areas of town. At first he was simply amused at how eagerly the humans started beating the snot out of each other, but he quickly realized that the powers the C-class hero displayed were undeniably unique.

"It seems that girl is more powerful than her rank would suggest. And those powers may be of interest to my partner...." He murmured to himself as he scratched his gumball-encrusted head with sharpened candy-cane fingers. Picking up a headset and dialing in the correct channel, he then deactivated the suspended-animation cell of one of his creations and said into a microphone "Jawbreaker, come to my breakroom in half an hour. I'm planning an operation for you."

Exactly 30 minutes later, a 7-foot tall being with a red, elastic, humanoid body covered in jawbreaker candies of various colors, shapes, and sizes kneeled as he reported in, "What is thy bidding, my master?"

Pulling up a few portraits on his view-screens, the monster-leader answered, "These 'K-City Knights' display attack power exceeding what would be expected of heroes of their ranks. You are to find them when they are split up and fight them individually to collect combat data. The Hero Association may have begun sneaking powerful combatants into their lower ranks to throw even the more intelligent monsters such as myself off our guard; I'd like a confirmation one way or the other. If you defeat one of them, bring them here so I may conduct some experiments. Primary target is the girl, Kinetic Kaleidoscope, but the other two would-"

"I will bring her before you, or die trying." The Jawbreaker replied stoically.

"I beg your pardon?" The monster-scientist responded, taken aback, "I never approved a 'death before dishonor' mentality. If you're going to lose just disengage; in the early stages, probing attacks are sufficient. I'd rather not have to make another combat-candy to replace you."

"Oh. Thank you master, I just assumed I was expendable because you created me to fight." The Jawbreaker said.

"I'm not a callous poindexter who doesn't care about his creations. You and your brethren are the reason I do all this." His master said as he rose to return to his lab, "The Age of Man is ending, the Time of the Kandyman is nigh!"

>>5655834
So the new mastermind makes his move.

>>5655865
Flower-headband girl yelling about "The Kandyman" when she first saw the Skittler wasn't actually a random throwaway line.

>>5655834
what reasonable Monsters with reasonable methods that dont just waste hordes of minions?

Oh the Inhumanity.

Hey guys, long story short, yeah I've been busy. Will try to update in the weekend, no promise.
Good stuff Yama. And Skittler

Name: Striking Light

Species: Monster
Origin: Esper

>Perks +600
Monstrous Physiology (Adult Humanoid, Lower Jaw Missing) - Free
Because I'm a Monster - Free
ESP - Free
Sassy Lost Child - Free
Alone - 100
The Terror Cosmic - 500

>Items +300
Cube - Free
Limo - Free
Esper Headgear - 300

do i make a character sheet in google sheets now

>>5656882
well it depends.

Do you want this to be an ally. an attacking force?

A player Character?

If its a player character you get another 400 points for powers. you could just put those into items but if its supposed to be something long term then Mask might be something you want to consider. Then your main opponent will likely be THE TIME WIZARD because anything else will not be able to challenge you. The only true danger here would be Saitama himself and things like God, maybe Blast or other creatures God directly creates to fight you.

Otherwise i think i speak for the other participants here that we would prefer to not have the City get blown to Smithereens or depopulated since its cooperative Storytelling we are trying to achieve.

also some background would be nice. What are the powers and for player characters maybe some kind of backstory. It can be as simple as: "Turned into a monster after a certain Candy brand closed down production."

>>5656882
if you wanna stay with a Player Character maybe try

>Perks +1000
Monstrous Physiology (Adult Humanoid, Lower Jaw Missing) - Free
Because I'm a Monster - Free
ESP - Free
Sassy Lost Child - Free
Alone - 100
The Terror Cosmic - 500
>100CP - Mask
>100CP - Kingpin
>200 CP - Misdirection


>Items +300
Cube - Free
Limo - Free
Esper Headgear - 300


Self Reliant and tough. Capable of switching faces and outfits on a whim to pin anything on anyone they fell like. Really tough to break mentally and holds many valuable connections while being able to leverage them for maximum effect.

You can still do what you like to. I was just trying to present you with something else. also still cooperative storytelling so please no blowing up the city with crazy ESP

>>5657156
Overall agreeing with that

>G-City Kusigawa Research Lab

When the call of the Prodigy came in Dr. Kusigawa’s eye twitched in annoyance. He had been in the middle of some mild testing, pitting Subjects 54a and b against hordes of smaller threats where they could get used to their new Enhancements and expanded senses.

54b was a veritable cyclone of destruction. Charged monofilament wires sliced through malfunctioning Cyborgs and Genecrafted monstrosities. It's titanium alloy claws crushed steel armor to scrap, rending the flesh beneath to ribboned pulp.

In comparison 54a was holding back. But that was in it's design. The additional processing Power it had received allow Toma to not only wield her guns with greater efficiency but also to control a swarm of a dozen Drones, less for more complex forms with more abilities. Right now she mostly used them to stream data to her sister Unit, allowing 54b to fight with 360° of vision.

Only barely managing to tear his eyes from the streams of data the call was accepted. “What do you need?” he growled at the monitor, showing his prodigy.

The Fact of Yawann-230 developing on it’s own was something that he had anticipated, what caught his attention enough for him to forgive the intrusion was the fact that the newest samples had been found to be ESP active.

“So there is a Factor to ESP…. I will have to find some Esper to experiment upon. If their powers can be harnessed then…… oh the possibilities are endless. You are forgiven for now my Prodigy” the older man gushed with excitement.

“But progress does not wait. I will make sure the Hunters are ready tomorrow and on their way. It will be the day after that they arrive.” was his promise, which seemed to relieve the Prodigy visibly. He would have to make sure that they showed less emotions. While very successful the Prodigy was still a bit too emotional for his liking and would require further training as well.

Returning to his observations he started speeding up the simulation, quickly ramping up the pressure and forcing his subjects to work closer together with 54 a needing to use it's gun ever more until they were down to their pulsed laser Emitters, build into their palms. The blasts were still enough to burn holes into an unprotected body but were much less effective against heavy armor.

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>>5654123

>Speech success : Critical

The chat reaction is overwhelmingly positive.
[Deupsonym] : As a girl from K-city, this is so inspiring to see
[VirtualViking] : Tits or GTFO
[Stranger333] : +1
[Stranger164] : +1
[Stranger741] : +1
>You perverts and troll retards should have get your chud-face beaten in a swollen mess hiding your uglyness
You know what, girls? It's time for men to realize anons are not all male"

*Deupsonym is now known as "Kylie"
*Stranger258 is now known as "Rachel"
*VanquishingCanary is now known as "Fairytopia"
*WeirdAl is now known as "WeirdAlice"
*Bones is now known as "Symphonie"
*Stranger921 is now known as "D_City_Dyke"
*Picmon is now known as "BcityBustyBlonde[DMOpened_:)]"
*Axe is now known as "Axel"
*VirtualViking is now known as "GamerGirlLolSoQuirkyPlzSendMeAttention"
*Ben is now known as "IloveYouKaleidoscopePlzDateMe"
*Stranger738 is now known as "Sandra"
*D_City_Dyke is now known as "PrettySureKaleidoscopeIsInMyTeam"
*Stranger12 is now known as "TitsOutForKaleidoscope"
[Pornomancer] : "@TitsOutForKaleidoscope Pics or it is not happening"
[Stranger86] : Nice rack @TitsOutForKaleidoscope
[Stranger333] : +1
[Stranger164] : +1
[PrettySureKaleidoscopeIsInMyTeam] : +1
[69420] : +1
[System : User TitsOutForKaleidoscope have been banned. Reason : Forbidden domain external link]

Well, the chat is messy, but among all the flood and the gender war that sparked in the discussion - is that guy really claiming his ban was not justified for posting moobs amidst a great revolt for equity, really? - Still, lots of those girls write heartfull messages, asking Kaede questions.

>[Harmonie] : It's easy to act tough with your skills. I'd love to do the same. But I have no power, no strength, no training
"Stop devaluating yourself, Harmonie. My life was not easy. Never was, but it's a bit simpler lately... Anyway, last week I was someone very mundane. A shadow of the street, whatshername of the class, the not-too-ugly waitress.
I was assaulted by a monster. Alone, empty street. I couldn't fled - which was the sensible option, can't stress it enough. My only options where to give up, or stand up and fight. Something awoken in me - maybe because quitting never was an option in my head?
I might be a one-in-a-thousand thing, so please don't go out and pick fights. But you can aim for improvement. Take a martial art class. Learn to shoot. Register with Emergency Rescue Team. Help a grandma with her groceries. Tell a troll online to eat shit. Get all friendly with a nice incel, date him, turn him into a better man. Make the world a better place."

>Trait aquired : Feminist role-model
Does it have a mechanic signification? Maybe a +1 in relevant rolls?

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Rolled 13, 49, 30 = 92 (3d100)

>>5657298
Welp, the day was long enough. Kaede heads home. There's something she's forgetting.
Kittykat.
Kooch, days are only that long. She needs to spend time and bond with the little beast.

>>5655834
Unknown to the girl, a menace lurks in the shadows...

>Rolling power against Jawbreaker probing attack, DC : 75
Perks :
>3 stacks of fightin' spirit (+15)

>>5657327
so Kaede did not go to Kirins to eat with the others?

>>5657327
What good it does to be faster, if the attack is unseen?
With an uncanny agility, the Jawbreaker sneaked behind the young heroin. An hammer-arm punch later, he carries the unconscious youngster toward his master

>>5657333
Nope. And we have a disparition case at end.

>>5656882
>>5657168
If he wants to be one of God's servants he could for this too

>Perks +1000
Monstrous Physiology (Adult Humanoid, Lower Jaw Missing) - Free
Because I'm a Monster - Free
ESP - Free
Sassy Lost Child - Free
Alone - 100
The Terror Cosmic - 500
Chosen - 400 CP

Items +300
Cube - Free
Limo - Free
Esper Headgear - 300

He could change the headgear for this too

Mothership - 300

Full on space threat

Anyway, nice to have you on board.

>>5657369
Although Skittler also has only 600, and has slowly been upping his points to 1000.
Because he originally was meant to be a monster of the week, but he ended up surviving two encounters, so the Striking Light could be something like that

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>5655519
Eating and drinking enough to make a champion of Sumo blush Yama would have seriously bled his wallet dry if Kai's Buffet from R-Net did not cover the costs. The Owner was in good spirits feeding the hungry Martial artists and Ninja.

He probed the boys between his own meals, mostly about why they wanted to join the Martial School of Kai and what else they were interested in. In Return he told them a bit about himself, skipping most of the grisly details of being a killer for hire. Instead he talked a bit more of his Training and what kind of things he had to do to finish his training. Meanwhile he was drinking a lot of beer but did not appear tipsy in the least even after having exhausted the entire supply of beercans that establishment had prepared for the day.

"Alright i should probably get home- oh welcome back Morotoki." he started when he felt soft paws on his shoulder. He gave the Kitten some scritches in between his ears and excused himself for the night.

He went out for a short walk with his Cat, going about some of his own business. It was mostly just checking out the surrounding area of the Hospital to find areas of ingress and testing out his newfound abilities to scale even sheer walls. He noticed that it took quite a lot of effort for himself to climb up sheer surfaces and he could not rush it. So camouflage would be needed.


>>5657327
>rolling perception to notice something being amiss with Kaede. DC 85

Returning to his Apartments he wanted to turn in for the night and walked into the entrance hall of 21-B Lavender street.

>>5657369
that could work too yeah.

>>5657371
well Terror Cosmic is not just some simple enemy. we cant really deal with something like that. no matter if they have 600 or 1000 Points.

>>5657374
Well, he could have been someone that just accepted the deal, so great potential but currently not knowing how to use the powers.

But having someone high powered fighting other big shots could be interested compared to our more comparatively street level stuff. OPM's Earth even has a bunch of wilderness that exist only to be low up after all.

Anyway, now that Kaede wrote something, I can start thinking on how to continue Kai. All this monster hunting got me into Toukiden 2 and I have been distracted trying to finish the game in my spare time Naginata is the best weapon in my opinion

>>5657383
Sorry for the delays in writing. Tried to push an high-effort update to make for it

>>5657374
66 < 80

Not noticing anything amiss he went to his apartment, continuing to work on his Ninja Scrolls before sleeping for only a handful of hours and getting up again to practice some of his Lightning Ninjutsu.

He was shaken out of his Morning Training when there was a sharp knock at his door. A young woman, with glowing Headphones and an earnest Expression stood before him.

"Mister Kitagua... Or Ramen Yakuza. We met yesterday already. I am Exavia Imatoya." she told him.

Now that she had told him he did recognize her somewhat she had been at the Hero Association the day before and had looked at him terrified. He bid her to enter, which she did while he kept an eye on her.

She looked at him earnestly and then began laying out the grievances that had been heaped against him. "And please don't lie. I can read your mind and if i did not believe you to be capable of redemption" she stated, taking Yama by surprise. She revealed to him that she would be evaluating him in the next couple of days to make sure he did stay in Line with HA work. That meant restricting his Monstrous power and doing a whole lot of extra work if he wanted to be accepted in the Association for real.


>>5657383
maybe but that will be something they themselves will have to decide.

>>5657327
>>5657343
BONK

Catching the girl in one arm as she slumps to the ground, the Jawbreaker turned his communicator back on and reported, "Master, I have acquired the primary target. Now returning to base."

"Already?" The voice from the headset replied, "How much combat data were you able to collect?"

"I was able to confirm that my stealth, speed, and power specs were sufficient to favorably conclude the confrontation in a single strike." Jawbreaker answered as he started running toward the van he'd parked about a quarter-mile away, driven by a noncombatant candy since he himself didn't have much in the way of opposable digits.

"Well, that went more smoothly than I expected it to." His leader said, "Good job Jawbreaker! Now make sure to remove any devices she may be carrying that could remotely track her movements, then take her to site 4. I'll arrange the transportation of the experimental apparatuses and be there shortly."

"As much as I would love to comply with your request, I may not have the capability due to the configuration of my body." The Jawbreaker replied, reminding his leader that the most he could do was slide around a few of the smaller hard-candies to hit things like buttons. Even opening doors could be a chore for him.

"Then tell your driver to do it in your place, and to give her a candy-injection to keep her in a drowsy food-coma even if she begins to come to during transport. It would be quite the hassle if she teleported out of the van partway through." The monster-scientist clarified.

"Good idea. Jawbreaker out."

***

I haven't made stats of the Jawbreaker but the character concept was that his body was elastic so he could stretch himself while fighting kind of like the Luffy from One Piece, and also is covered in hard-candies that can give his punches or kicks more stopping power (like wearing brass-knuckles) and are like armor for his relatively less durable elastic body. The hard-candies can slide around in their relative positions a little, but they move kind of slowly. Since his body is designed for combat, he has trouble with mundane tasks such as using equipment that normally requires input through fingers.

Rolled 57, 92 = 149 (2d100)

>>5657400
Alright, time to attempt monkey-wrenching your little plan.
>2d100 Fastened healing to attempt recovery.
DC 75. If failure, Kaede will be sedated all right.

>>5657390

"I deeply apologize for scaring you yesterday... I was not aware was a Monster until after joining..... nor my full power." he told the young woman who just sighed and concentrated.

"Alright... i can see you are honest with your remorse. Just tell me... why? Usually monster are supremely hostile to humans. Why do you protect us instead." she asked with some relieve in her voice.

"Yes. I have no reasonable answer. Just a gut feeling... you are soft and.. weak. while i am tough and strong.... should i not use myself to defend you so you can become strong yourself." he replied unsure if she would be offended. But Exavia just laughed.

"Alright damn you actually believe that. I think you might be more human than most humans I know." she replied before telling him to go out there and do some good with his powers.

"Alright i will get K-Chan... ahem Kinetic Kaleidoscope see if she wants to come with me. She lives next door and is much more driven than i am. She might wanna get to know you." he told her with a big smile.


Exavia just looked confused and told him that there was only a strange cat inside the Apartment he was thinking off. "And they are hungry... looks like they weren't fed since yesterday." she told Yama.

The Ninja furrowed his eyebrows asking her if she was sure and when the Esper confirmed it he asked her to call Kai if he had seen Kaede and went to break into her apartment. Feeding her little Displacer Kitten her took a look around and found no sign of the young woman. And he was slowly getting worried that something had happened to her especially after seeing that she still had not read her mail.

>>5657460
the "Nanites" still work apperantly

>>5657470
Not really. But Kaede doesn't know how it works until her, or most likely Koichi, succeed a Smarts [Medicine] DC 75 or Smarts [Superphysiology] DC 50

>>5657460
Kaede slowly gets back to her senses.
Is that a van full of candies? Stranger danger.
Is that hands on her body? Stranger Danger!
Are her clothes getting pulled away? STRANGER DANGER!
Couldn't find relevant pics, and have sullied that poor laptop search history

With enough energy back in her, time to do something.
Rollin' power again. DC : 50/75/95

Rolled 54, 56, 78 = 188 (3d100)

>>5657471

>>5657472
I guess she breaks the syringe, knocks the driver away, and recovers enough to be ready for round 2 against Jawbreaker on an even footing? She might be a little too drowsy for her buffs to be active right away.

***

"Nani?!" Jawbreaker yells when the girl suddenly regains her senses and knocks the driver away before he can inject her with the sedative. He also appears to be dazed from the hit she gave him, slumping onto the floor of the van.

"The speed of your recovery exceeds expectations, Kinetic Kaleidoscope." Jawbreaker said as he raised his fists into a trained boxing guard, "You may give me some combat-data after all!"

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Rolled 47, 2, 90 = 139 (3d100)

>"Good Idea. Jawbreaker out"
>"Gnomiliscious, park the van. Go take her things away."

>>5657472
The liquid-metal blade immediately jump in her hand. Kaede slashes at the thing above her, which can't even let a growl of pain, holding the honey dripping from his throat wound.
The door. Kaede rushes, open the sliding metal pannel, rushes out.
>"What the... Gnomiliscious, noooooo!"
The clumsy candy golem was just around the door, struggling to open it - was Gnomiliscious wanting to have some private time with the naked teenage? Did it deserve a knife wound?
>"COME BACK HERE SKANK!!!!"
Sexually-promiscuity degrading worth. How typical of rape-culture enablers.

Didn't typed fast enough it seems.
Universe flicker one second, and her memory blurs. Did she punch the gnome or slash him? It does not matter.

>Roll for your Jawbreaker!
Perks : Fightin' spirit (1 stack), Potential - +10

Rolled 61, 96, 65 = 222 (3d100)

>>5657505
Gnomiliscious' wound was way worse than he thought at first glance. Where did that knife come from? Oh right, teleporting.

"You're not getting away with that!" Jawbreaker yelled as he stepped out of the van and threw an extendy-punch at the girl

[I really don't know what stats/modifiers to use. I conceptualized Jawbreaker as being threat level demon but on the weaker side. Let's just see how good the dice are].

>>5657514
demons are very powerful. and more like Monster Kings where Dragon types are Monster Emporers.

A Tiger class would likely be much more feasible. still a +10

Also the Monster Association with several Dragon Class Monster as their leader have maybe a bit more than a Dozen Demon class monster. but its your monster so dont let me discourage you.


Wolf gives +5
Tiger +10
Demon +20
Dragon +40

to rolls to show the exponential increase in power with the monster.

>>5657519
I get that, but realistically there's a spectrum of how tough monsters on a given threat-level are. Monster-Bakuzan from the Super Fight was Dragon, but Gouketsu still would have dumpstered him with ease despite being the same threat level.
My idea was if someone like Deep Sea King is 'high demon' like Gouketsu was 'high dragon', Jawbreaker would be 'low demon' like Bakuzan was 'low dragon'. Maybe Jawbreaker gets +15 to indicate he's significantly stronger than the average Tiger, but not up to snuff for Demon class?
I'm thinking more in terms of narrative than the numbers for modifiers.

>>5657524
that could work. He would still be a good cut above the average Tiger Class Threat.

>>5657524
Adding to this, his creator has the perk "Genius (Candy) Geneticist", so I figured one of his soldiers should be more than just threat level Tiger

>>5657528
alright i did not know that so yeah that can certainly work.

Rolled 37, 26 = 63 (2d100)

>>5657514
>>5657505
rollin' resilience...

>>5657524
>>5657528
He could be a tiger and have other perks that enhance his abilities. beyond that.
No idea what or how though, sorry.

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Rolled 55, 74, 86 = 215 (3d100)

>>5657505
>>5657514
>>5657535

Kaede turns on her heels, and run away - or at least pretends to And completely miss that her opponent is stretchy.
The plan is layed out. She runs, jump-kick a wall, grab a balcony ledge. Until she feels her opponent at the outer range of her power. she propel herself hard on the ground. And switch position, applying downward red aura to the monster.
The plan is simple : break that tough nut using everybody's weakness, gravity.
>Uncrit 100 vs crit 111
Wait wait wait wait, he was not supposed to bounce, just break in a thousand pieces on the ground - and fill Kaede's sweets jar for the year to come!
The airborne jawbreaker extends is gum-like appendage, with harden sugary shells forming rounded concussing appendage.
Kaede takes the hit right in her head.
>Kaede suffered one wound (1/2)
That won't help her with the dizziness. That pisses her off.
>Fightin' spirit (2stacks), Potential : +15
Still too dizzy to use her battle suit correctly.

Rolled 9, 3, 51 = 63 (3d100)

>>5657544
I guess I could say he has martial-arts skills that make him more dangerous than the average Tiger but he isn't a lot stronger than them physically.

>>5657551
Let's see how the dice look. He will try to do a spinny attack using the bigger hard-candies on his arms to try to crunch up Kaede's armor.

Rolled 74, 23 = 97 (2d100)

>>5657560
Jawbreaker's definitely getting the worse of that exchange. Can he adjust his armor to mitigate the damage?

>>5657544
just realized that you increased the points for a Nemesis by 100 from 200 for the Mad Nemesis to 300 Nemesis... would that give Yama another 100 points?

>>5657567
Is it enough for avoid the wound?
Does Jawbreaker maintain the fight?

>>5657571
Hmm, I think he'll take some damage and want to continue but remember that his boss told him not to risk getting killed off, so he'll resort to smashing up some of the nearby buildings to cover his escape before reporting back to his boss.

>>5657570
Probably. I changed Nemesis because it was connected to the whole jumpchain bit, and I removed most of the 300 drawbacks, because in my opinion, they were what I rewrote nemesis drawback into, but with canon characters.
I also fused Monster magnet and Wanted into a single perk, and created weak point ot counter it, plus turn Uglyness into Pet Peeve by making it more gneralized.
Thinking whether I should fuse pet Peeve and Weak Point as well, since they are both weaknesses, but one is mental and the other is physical. Also upping the weakness to 200 and maybe bringing back Baldy, since I thought gimmick covered it, but gimmick cost points while Baldy gives

>>5657576
then at some point in the future he will get something neat for 100 points. After some form of evolution. maybe he masters his Mask power more in some way or another.

Rolled 56, 31 = 87 (2d100)

>>5657573
>>5657551
>>5657560

Kaede grit her teeth. The Jawbreaker smiles, feint a punch, kicks instead. Kaede stabs.
The sugar amalgamate acts too late. Honey sips from the flesh wound.
Kaede smiles. Honour is saved at least.
>Rollin' self-healing to recover enough to use her perks to the full extent; won't get health back unless I crit
Feel free to roll for next round

Rolled 9, 55, 19 = 83 (3d100)

>>5657578
>56 : enough to get "Battle suit" perk, not enough to trigger Get more Power or On the Hunt

That's more like it. Kaede moves are getting swifter, harder.
>Perks : Fightin' spirit (2 stacks), Battle suit : Liquid Blade (+5) Potential (+5) : Total +20

Rollin' Athletics enhanced by Auras

Rolled 50, 42, 53 = 145 (3d100)

>>5657578
"Kuso-onna!" The Jawbreaker growled in weeb-speak. He wanted to make this gremlin suffer for what she did to Gnomiliscious, but remembered that his boss would prefer he cut his losses than double-down and make things worse.

"Let's see how you handle this!" The monster shouted as he used the elasticity of his legs to compress and accelerate himself incredibly quickly toward the van. Throwing it into the air toward his opponent, he then bounced toward another car, then another, then another, likewise hurling them toward the girl while also extending his arms to break through some walls and windows of the nearby buildings, as well as breaking any nearby street-lights to shroud his position. Car alarms started going off, and he hoped that between that and the loss of light there would be enough chaos to let him retreat.

Dice can indicate how well it works

>>5657580
>>5657586
I'd say we're both unable to hit the other.
Kaede will take the first chance at a strategic retreat she gets.

>>5657327
>>5655519
>>5654772
>>5657374
After the talk with Kataguri, the started to organize themselves to go check on the snake den, so Kai went ahead and invited his other students along as well. Byakko would stay in the dojo, of course, but he did deserve something nice, so the sensei left him some fresh beef. He probably was already full on what he snacked on the snakes, but the martial artist knew that the tiger always was a bit gluttonous.

Kaede had refused her teacher's offer of a free ramen buffet. While the fact that she would have to be around her four admirers and the have to deal with Yono's tsundere nature probably had something to do with it, it was mostly sheer exhaustion and desire to spend the evening resting on her apartment together with her new cat. Still, the boys did take him up after Kenichi vouched for his teacher.

When the group arrived at Kirin's, they saw that Yama was already there. Yama and Kai had a chat about the cube, and was glad that the dangerous object was deal with. Although he did tell Yama that he shouldn't have walked into HA in his monster form, it was a miracle that the security or any nearby heroes didn't try to fight him. K-City might be odd, but that was pushing the limits. However, everything ended well, and his friend was alright.

What was really impressive though, was the monster ninja eating almost enough to match the rest of the group alone. Kai had already began to worry that his buffet ticket might decline something like. It was all you can eat, and covering for other was allowed, but that was just a lot. The martial artist appologized to the owner about how quickly his friend went through his stock, and his group taking the space of his entire shop. However, he said that he was just glad about the increase in business, if it continued like that, then he might just be able to upgrade. They then talked some more about cooking, with him mentioning that he would sometimes watch Veggie Man's podcast to spice up his recipe, and that he heard that Kai would be a guest in the next one, with a ramen recipe to boot, trying to get him to share it before the episode. The martial artist got a bit embarassed about the small fame he was gaining in the cooking world when compared to the martial arts one, but he declined, saying that it might be best to leave it as a surprise.

When the party ended, Kai returned to the dojo, and started working to repair all the damage of it being invaded and turned into a field hospital in just two days. Almost all the progress the school had made towards fixing the park was set back.

>>5657602
Then we'll call it draw!

Rolled 71, 78 = 149 (2d100)

>>5657602
>>5657624
Fierce stances. Trading blow. Fast footwork.
Both fighters are actively locking gaze, matching hits, increasing distance. Until, in full sync, turns their back to each other and run away.

That was anticlimatic, Kaede though. But life is not a story, and her little pussy is dependant on her after all.

>Rollin social [charm] for kitty care

>>5657298
Why do I have the feeling that a bunch of girls are going to want to join up the dojo now yo try to emulate their new hero? The trio are probably going to be creeps and get slapped by Yono, Kaede and the newbies, as their slapstick nature demands.
This could tie in on Skittler's idea of Kai having money troubles and social troubles. He would need to hurry on with the repairs, remodelling and refurnishing to expand the school for the new increased demand, and his harsh training style won't be liked by everyone.

>>5657327
Wait, that image is from a internet game where you launch a luchador isn't it? What a blast from the past.

Also, I've been thinking on making a new potential villain, but I'm having some trouble trying to finish the build. Do I go for a 1000 one or a 600?

Name
Mountain King

Species
Monster

Origin
Martial Artist

-0 - Monstrous Physiology (Extra eyes, horns, fangs, giant, mane-like hair, ogre-like appearance)
-0 - Because I'm a Monster
-0 - Wolf (fear aura)
-100 - On the hunt (Likes to fight ?)
-100 - Brotherly Love (Beats his underlings into obedience ?)
-200 - Zombie (Difficult to take down)
-200 - Demon
-300 - Carnage Mode (Goes into rage)

-0 - Buffet (Gourd or cup with infinite sake)
-100 - Custom Equipment (Giant Kanabo)
-100 - Restricting Armor (Cuffs and chains to get a better fight)
-200 - Monster HQ (Mountain lair)

+100 - Weak Point (Bean allergy)

I also thought that there would be 5 more monsters with him, having more or less the same build, but being tiger instead of demon.
One would be two brothers, one red (stronger) and the other blue (smarter), one that is female (second-in-command), one that has metallic skin and one that has fur over his body.

>>5657168
alright, will use this build

There is a man watching crows. He is sipping on some lemonade that he bought from a fast food restaurant.

The sky is a glorious rusty rose, but the ground is shaking. He gives it no mind as he stabilizes his position with reality-warping powers. Life never goes wrong when you're basically a living death ray.

Still, there were no people around needing help. No good will to gain.

>lol what now?

>>5657629
Hey, the displacer kitten is not as skittish.
She even looks glad Mommy's back home - and is tied between sullying the cleaned litterbox or mightily pouncing on Kibbles.
The order this have been sorted out is unclear for Kaede, who went for a shower - and a subtle oscillation in time-space continuum leads to believe the kitten was in both state at the same time.
"I really hope this is not caused by my power tearing and patching space again and again..."

Kaede heads toward the bedroom. A mew later, she gives an hand to a not-obfuscated position cat to join her. Kaede sunk in dreamland, once again.

She dreams of cactus, again.
>Anybody got idea of the specifics?

>>5657633
Yeah, I was setting up a few students at the gym as a consequence. The Deupsonym/Kylie on will eventually join the Simp Squad, despite overall suck at everything she tries except Human Ressources. My Jawbreaker headcanon is indeed comin' from Burrito Bison

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>>5657635

>Find some people to play the highly critically acclaimed miniature wargaming game "The Ninth Age", allowing to flex with his carefully mini painted with extra care, and presenting visual effects unseen before thanks of his power mastery allowing to grow photonic cristals directly on the thin undercoat for amazing iridescent effects

>Refrain from killin' opponent who are as always way superior in the way of the game, no matter how smelly overweight cave dweller or young kid that can barely read the rules.

>>5657636
She will dream of the cactus growing beautiful flowers, but every time some gets close to appreciate them, they get stung by sharp needles.
The flowers eventually turn red from drops of bloody, and one day whither away, leaving only the needles.