SilentSpy

My two cents:

People are spectating at FC. One of them is your bounty. Walk up to them.

Ask:
"Hey, you are my bounty, can I just get the kill?"

They often say, "Sure" because they can just come right back.

If they say "No", then CHALLENGE THEM to a FC match.

If they say "No" to that, then:

A) Suck it up
B) Keep asking them
C) Explain to them

DO NOT ATTACK WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.

In other areas, feel free to attack them. Not in FC. Just not there. Simple as that.

Just a lot is going on in the story now as it is.

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o.O

Eventually.

Surgetron will return for his fame.

Neo, this is only the beginning in your rise to fame.

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Who is Gravinator and how did I end up in Warburg?

*re-reads a few earlier chapters*

Edit: Okay, now I know how I ended up in Warburg. Who is Gravinator?

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Re-read the chapter before this. With NeoRadiation.

You mean WHO is he? He is in the Watchguard.

Did you know that Statesman's origin is Magic while Lord Recluse's origin is Science...even though they got their powers from the same source (the Fountain of Zeus)?

This is because Statesman (aka Marcus Cole) believed that the water from the fountain was magical. Lord Recluse (aka Stefan Richter), on the other hand, believed that there was science behind it.

This is where they began to seperate and see things differently.

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Well, you soloed. So they are EB's now.

Book III
Chapter VII: Duty Calls

-~Gravanator~-

Gravanator arrived at Portal Court to find the area completely destroyed. The main building had collapsed and caved in, with a high pile of burning rubble. The other two buildings had also collapsed. Around the area were police men, scrambling around in confusion as newscasters tried to give a report in the chaos.
NeoRadiation and Tribal Axe arrived at the scene moments later.

“We’re too late,” said Tribal Axe.
“Not quite,” said Gravanator.

Gravantor walked up to a pile of rubble and focused hard. A piece of the rubble floated off the ground and was propelled far away. Gravantor continued to lift the rubble and toss it away, digging. Within minutes, he found four people buried in the rubble, all in critical condition with various broken bones. As the victims were found, they were rushed to hospitals in ambulances, followed by some of the city’s finest heroes.

“I’m going to help the victims,” said NeoRadiation, following an ambulance away.

Tribal Axe ran up to Gravanator, who had already dug through one of the buildings for any survivors.

“How are you holding up?” asked Tribal Axe.
“It’s tiring,” said Gravanator. “It’s depressing. But you know what keeps me going?”
“What?” asked Tribal Axe, as Gravanator lifted a woman out of the rubble who was cut up and hysterically crying.
“The fact that when this is all over I’ll have made a difference in their lives,” said Gravanator.

Tribal Axe looked at his feet, ashamed there wasn’t much he could do.

“I’m going to find out what happened here, what caused this all,” said Tribal Axe. “I’m going to find the ones responsible for this.”

Tribal Axe walked off, leaving Gravanator alone to his task.

-~NeoRadiation~-

NeoRadiation sat in the ambulance as it sped off to the nearest hospital. The patient was a woman with broken glasses, a broken leg and arm as well as a heavy concusion.

“Is there anything you can do to help her?” asked the paramedic.
“I’ll see what I can do,” said NeoRadiation, trying to bring the woman into consciousness.
“Her ID says her name is is Tina Macintyre,” said the paramedic.

NeoRadiation looked at the paramedic.

“She is in too much shock for me to help her,” said NeoRadiation. “Something had either hit her on the head or electricuted her.”

NeoRadiation looked at Tina’s face, which was severely cut. He looked at her leg, which was severely burnt and bent in a way that it was clearly broken.

“How’s her pulse?” asked NeoRadiation.
“Steady,” said the paramedic.
“Let me try something,” said NeoRadiation, placing his hands on Tina’s forehead.

Tina’s pulse began to increase at an alarming rate.

“Stop! Stop! Stop what you’re doing!” shouted the paramedic as NeoRadiation quickly removed his hand from Tina’s head.

Tina opened her eyes and sat up straight.

“Silent Spy!” screamed Tina. “Silent Spy!”

NeoRadiation turned at Tina surprised and worried.

“Excuse me?” asked NeoRadiation.
“Silent Spy,” repeated Tina.
“Was Silent Spy with you?” asked NeoRadiation.
“Where is she? Is she okay?” asked Tina.

The ambulance stopped in front of the hospital as NeoRadiation bursted out of the ambulance and flew off and back to Portal Corps.

“Don’t worry Silent,” said NeoRadiation. “I’m coming for you.”

-~Radevil~-

“Very good work, Radevil,” said Lord Recluse, circling Radevil in her chair.

Radevil sat in her chair in a small, dark room on the Arachnos submarine, returning to the Rogue Isles.

“You managed to escape Paragon City without being noticed,” said Lord Recluse.
“As I promised,” said Radevil with a grin.
“You have done great things,” said Lord Recluse. “I am very impressed.”
“Thank you, master,” said Radevil.
“And Figi?” asked Lord Recluse.

Radevil paused and bit her lip, holding in emotions.

“She has been taken care of,” said Radevil.
“Excellent,” said Lord Recluse. “Now our secret is safe.”
“There were two heroes, master,” said Radevil. “They both recognized me and Figi.”

Lord Recluse stopped circling Radevil and put his massive hand the top of her head, gently squeezing.

“What do you mean, ‘recognized’ you?” asked Lord Recluse.
“Silent Spy and Netherflare,” said Radevil. “They identified us. But I believe they have been taken care of as well.”
“You ‘believe’ they have?” asked Lord Recluse.
“Well, there is always a possiblity that…” started Radevil.

Lord Recluse began to put more pressure on Radevil’s head, causing Radevil to begin to cry in pain.

“In a single twitch of a muscle, I can crush in your skull,” said Lord Recluse. “So, I am going to ask you again. Have they been taken care of? Or are we going to have problems?”
“They won’t cause us any problems, sir,” muttered Radevil, struggling to make words while coping with the pain.
“Good,” said Lord Recluse, letting loose on Radevil. “But don’t ever disappoint me again.”

Lord Recluse left Radevil alone in the room as she sat in her chair, crying.

-~Tribal Axe~-

Tribal Axe stood a block away from Portal Court, speaking with a reporter who broadcasted that had been seen Lord Recluse wandering Peregrine Island during the incident.

“You need to stay safe,” said Tribal Axe. “Hide, do whatever you can. Just don’t let the Arachnos find you.”
“All I did was do my job,” said the reporter, afraid.
“Yes, but you did it too well,” said Tribal Axe.

Tribal Axe turned around and began to head off when he heard a scream. Tribal Axe turned back to the reporter to find her dead on the floor, bleeding severely from her back.

“What the hell?” muttered Tribal Axe.

Tribal Axe sensed someone nearby, someone right behind him. Tribal Axe grabbed his axe and swung it around behind him and looked at his approacher. It was none other than Captain Mako, who appeared to be very burnt. Standing next to him was none other than the ghastly Ghost Widow.

“Hello,” said Ghost Widow.

Tribal Axe took a step back and looked around him. The street was empty and nobody was within sight. Tribal Axe was strong, but he knew he was nowhere near strong enough to take on Captain Mako and Ghost Widow, two of the most powerful villains of the Rogue Isles.

“Relax,” said Ghost Widow. “We’re not going to hurt you.”
“You’re not?” asked Tribal Axe, confused.
“No, trust me,” said Ghost Widow. “Death is painless.”

Tribal Axe swung his axe at Ghost Widow’s neck, but the axe went right through as if she were nothing but an illusion. Captain Mako swiped at Tribal Axe, scraping his armor.

“Don’t get me mad,” said Tribal Axe. “Oh, wait, too late.”

Tribal Axe’s armor ignited burning Captain Mako even more. Ghost Widow focused on Tribal Axe and manipulated his soul to hold him still. She slowly began to pull his soul out of his body.

“I thought you said it was going to be painless,” struggled Tribal Axe.
“Yes, but, well, this way is more fun,” said Ghost Widow.

In an instant, a large piece of metal flew out of nowhere and slammed into Ghost Widow, knocking her to the ground, losing her concentration and focus on Tribal Axe. Tribal Axe felt his soul fully return to his body and turned to the direction where the metal came from. Gravanator stood there with a smile on his face.

“You’ll pay for this,” said Ghost Widow, who disappeared with a flash.

Tribal Axe looked around, but Captain Mako was nowhere in sight.

“I found all the bodies and survivors,” said Gravanator to Tribal Axe.

A noise came from the piece of metal that was tossed at Ghost Widow.

“Did you hear that?” asked Tribal Axe.
“Hear what?” asked Gravanator.

There was another noise, but this time much clearer.

“I heard it that time,” said Gravanator.
“Somebody is inside that,” said Tribal Axe.

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Silent Spy laid in her bed in the hospital. NeoRadiation walked inside the room.

“Neo! You made it!” said Silent Spy, very hapily.
“It’s good to see you’re okay,” said NeoRadiation, relieved.
“I love the bunny,” said Silent Spy, drugged up on painkillers.

NeoRadiation sat down in a chair in the room.

“I’ll make sure they don’t give you any more drugs,” said NeoRadiation, relaxing after a long day’s work.

NeoRadiation looked at Silent Spy’s face. There was a large cut from her eye, leading down to her neck. She had a black eye and a swollen lip.

“What happened?” asked NeoRadiation, standing up from his seat.
“Blueberry,” said Silent Spy in a daze.

A doctor entered the room carrying a clipboard with Silent Spy’s medical records.

“What happened to her?” asked NeoRadiation.
“She had a piece of metal in her neck, where the gash is,” said the doctor. “I only know the medical issues, not the situation.”
“Will she be okay?” asked NeoRadiation.
“Yes, she’ll be out of the hospital in a few days,” said the doctor.
“I’m fine,” said Silent Spy.

The doctor and NeoRadiation turned their heads at Silent Spy. The scar, the black eye and the swollen lip were all gone. She was cheerful and looked as if nothing had happened.

“You…you,” said the doctor.
“By the way, I’m Silent Spy,” said Silent Spy. “A hero.”
“Oh, your ID says you are Jessica Thine,” said the doctor.
“Ya, I know, I know,” said Silent Spy, getting out of bed.

The doctor left the room in astonishment, as Silent Spy walked up to NeoRadiation.

“What happened in there?” asked NeoRadiation.
“Radevil and Figi,” said Silent Spy. “We need to find them. Netherflare was there too. Any sign of her?”
“No, I haven’t seen her,” said NeoRadiation, surprised.
“We need to go,” siad Silent Spy, in a rush.

Silent Spy walked towards the door as the room’s window broke in.

“What was that?” asked Silent Spy, alarmed.
“Get out, now,” said NeoRadiation, quickly leaving the room.

A smoke bomb came through the window and released its gas. Silent Spy grew tired as she fell to the ground.

-~Netherflare~-

“Hello?” asked a voice.

Netherflare tried to respond, but barely had breath. She had been trapped inside a twisted piece of metal from the elevator for at least an hour.
The metal began to loosen up and in a few seconds, Netherflare was free from the piece of metal.
She was able to see the light of day once again. She looked at her rescuers. Her eyes had not adjusted to the light, so it was hard for her to make out any colors, just figures.

“Netherflare?” asked a deep, yet very familiar, voice.
“Who?” asked another voice.
“Yes?” asked Netherflare. “Who is that? I can’t see.”
“It’s me, Tribal Axe,” said the deeper voice. “You need to get to a hospital immediately.”
“Why? I feel fine,” said Netherflare, her eyes finally adjusting to the light.

She tried to sit up straight, but she couldn’t. She couldn’t move anything in her body from the neck down.

“I can’t move,” said Netherflare, beginning to cry in shock.
“We’ll get you to a hospital immediately,” said Gravanator. “Need a lift?”

Netherflare turned her head and saw that she had been lifted off the ground.

“You’ll be okay,” said Tribal Axe with a shaky voice. “I promise you.”

-~ZapperScurge~-

ZapperScurge sat in a helicopter heading back to the Rogue Isles, away from Warburg.

“What’s going on?” asked ZapperScurge to a pilot.

Everyone in Warburg was pulled out by both heroes and villains and send back to Paragon City or the Rogue Isles.

“There was a problem in Peregrine Island caused by some Arachnos,” said the pilot. “It’s a warzone out there.”

ZapperScurge’s jaw dropped.

“What happened?” asked ZapperScurge.
“You’ll see it on TV,” said the pilot calmly.

ZapperScurge scratched his head in shock and confusion.

‘What the hell happened?’ thought ZapperScurge.

---Next Chapter: As the intensity rises, violence breaks out.---

Next chapter has been written, coming soon...

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I love this game. I almost never complain. But this time I feel I need to.
Patron choice being permanent? Bad, but perhaps necessary.
Having to chose a patron? Very bad. I'm sorry, but my Mastermind is an evil genius with plans of world-domination and an ego the size of a galaxy. In-character, he would never, NEVER take a patron. From the sound of it, I'm going to have to break character. I want to play an archvillain who's trying to take over, not an apprentice of a bigger villain!

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You are not forced to do any of the Patron content.

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Is there a non-Arachnos patron set?

Edit - Any plans for a betray the patron trial at a later date?

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A non-Arachnos patron set would be AWESOME!

Aren't there Rogue Arachnos?

Can I join them?


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As for a Betrayal Trial...I was thinking there would be something like that.

For example, if you choose Ghost Widow you can either:

Defeat Wretch/Ghost Widow (or Scirocco, Silver Mantis/Captain Mako or Black Scorpion).

OR

Defeat 'x' Fortunataas (or Mu, Coralax or [Black Scorpion minions])

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No matter how many powers are in the set, you're still locked in - that's the point. If you choose Scorpion then down the line you want to switch over to Ghost Widow you can't.

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Much like how you can't switch from fire control to ice control down the line. Gotcha.

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The Difference:

You can't switch Power Sets.
But by Level 40, you are obviously happy with your current power sets.

If at Level 10 you realize, "I don't like this Power Set"...you can reroll your character. Simply delete and remake them, redo the 10 levels (may take a bit).

If at Level 45 you realize, "I don't like this Patron"...you can reroll. Would you want to repeat the 40+ levels of content with the same Archtype, character, power sets JUST to change your Patron?!

It's a much longer and time-consuming journey.

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Patron Powers are truly permanent. This powerset, once chosen, is as much a part of your character as your Name, Primary Powerset, Secondary Powerset, Body Type, and Origin.

There is currently no way for us to let you re-spec out of them and into a different one. This is because it is tied to specific content for that Patron.

Because of this, hard numbers are given, in-game, about the powers and what they do before you even choose which arc you wish to partake (and will most likely be available on the website as well).

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Positron, he is the BIG DIFFERENCE and BIG PROBLEM:

Name, Primary Powerset, Secondary Powerset, Body Type and Origin are decided at character creation. They cannot be changed, but if you feel they should, you can just delete the character and recreate them (aka, re-rolling).

Now, with Patron Powers (assumingly unlocked at Level 40+), you are capable of doing that, but you have to do all the levels ALL OVER again with a character that you liked a lot until this point.

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Well c'mon, there is some info:

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Will you delve into Ghost Widow’s darkest desires, Sirocco’s shocking secret, Mako’s dangerous drive, or Black Scorpion’s shadowed past?

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So now we know:

Ghost Widow: dark powers
Sirocco: electric powers
Mako: car powers? golf powers? heh
Black Scorpion: shadow powers

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No...that's referring the story-content. Not the powers.

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So getting a Patron Pool involves doing an arc? What happens if I decide that I don't like that patron and want to respec into a different patron pool later?

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I thought I read in an interview that you can't change patrons after you've picked one.

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Which is why I am not excited about I7.

Can't stand against the Arachnos. You can't beat them, join them....

Book III
Chapter VI: Lockdown

-~Phantoma Storm~-

Phantoma Storm sat in a glass case, floating in a mysterious void. Suddenly, a body was tossed it. It was a girl, a heroine that she recognized as Netherflare.

“Netherflare?” asked Phantoma.
“Oh, hey, its you,” said Netherflare.
“Where are we?” asked Phantoma. “Who took us here?”
“The Nictus. I have no idea where we are,” said Netherflare. “I think they just want Amethystar. I can’t use my powers, can you?”

Phantoma Storm concenrated and tried to summon her phantom army.

“No, I can’t,” said Phantoma.

One of the glass walls dissolved away as three men entered the case, appearing from darkness, armed with large guns.

“Let us go,” demanded Phantoma.
“No,” said one of the men.

Netherflare quietly snuck behind the three men, winking at Phantoma. Phantoma continued to distract the men.

“Please,” said Phantoma.
“Never,” said another man.

Netherflare was behind the men and quickly slipped out of the case. As Netherflare jumped out, there was a large flash and she disappeared.

“Good bye,” said Phantoma with a smile as she leapt at one of the men.

Another man quickly shot Phantoma in the gut while she was in mid-air. Phantoma was blasted back and launched into a wall in the case.

“Netherflare!” screamed Phantoma as the glass case completely closed, with Phantoma trapped with the three men.

-~Figi~-

Figi arrived at Lord Recluse’s mansion, searching for Ghost Widow, who had sent her off to space to find Radevil. Within minutes, Figi found Ghost Widow, followed by many of the other Arachnos. Behind here were Lord Recluse, Black Scorpion, Scirocco, Wretch, Captain Mako and someone wearing some form of a battle armor.

“Ghost Widow!” shouted Figi, approaching the groups.
“Figi,” said Ghost Widow, nervously.
“Figi?” asked the person in the battle armor. “It’s me, Radevil.”

Figi looked confused, giving looks at Ghost Widow and the person claiming to be Radevil.

“We found her shortly after you left,” said Ghost Widow.
“She can help us,” said Radevil.
“Absolutely not,” said Lord Recluse.

Figi took a step closer, with her arms crossed.

“Help you with what?” asked Figi.
“Destroying Portal Corps.,” said Radevil.
“Sounds fun, count me in,” said Figi.
“No,” said Lord Recluse.
“Let her come, I owe her one,” said Ghost Widow.

The group of villains walked to the dock where they boarded a large ship, carrying them off to Portal Corps.

-~Jessica Thine~-

Jessica exitted the giant portal, returning back to Portal Corps. She had spent the past few hours exploring a region called the Shadow Shard, which is much too dangerous for the average worker. But not too dangerous for Jessica, who was once the legendary hero Silent Spy. Now she is nothing but a multidimensional explorer.

Jessica walked towards her boss, Tina Macyntire, who was waiting impatiently for Jessica to give her the field report.

“The area is dangerous,” said Jessica. “The Rularuu still completely control the area.”
“Well, that’s no good,” said Tina. “Next time, return faster so I don’t have to be worrried we lost another one.”
“Lost another one?” asked Jessica.
“People get lost travelling dimensions,” said Tina. “Part of the job.”

Tina walked off quickly, heading to one of the laboratories. Jessica chased after her, following her to the elevator. As Tina was about to enter to elevator, Jessica put her arm out and stopped Tina.

“What happens when you lose somebody?” asked Jessica.
“We usually try sending heroes to find them,” said Tina. “Sometimes its just too late.”
“Too late?” asked Jessica, annoyed.

Tina quickly pushed Jessica’s arm aside and walked into the elevator. The elevator doors shut in front of Jessica’s face. Jessica banged on the door, screaming at Tina. After a few seconds, Jessica calmed down. Just then, there was a loud scream as an alarm went off. The power went off quickly and then went back on.

“What was that?” asked Jessica.

One of the elevators opened as two people came out. One was a person in a full suit of body armor and the other was a girl with greenish hair. Jessica stared at the one with the green hair.

“Figi,” gasped Jessica.

Figi glanced at Jessica, shocked that she was recognized. Other workers on the floor began to crowd around the villains, nervous about what was going to happen.

“Everybody get on the floor, now!” shouted the person in the armor, who sounded like a woman.

Many of the workers quickly jumped down to the ground or cowered against the walls, except for Jessica and two other workers.

“No,” said one of the other workers. “Try and make me.”

Figi smiled and looked at the brave worker.

A vine grew from the ceiling and wrapped around the worker. The vine constricted tightly and then lifted the worker off the ground, holding him up to the ceiling.

The second worker quickly fell to the ground in fear as his friend hung over his body.

“And what about you?” asked the woman in the armor.
“I’m not easily intimidated,” said Jessica.

Figi laughed as a few vines grew out of the ground in front of Jessica. The vines wrapped around Jessica’s feet as a small plant grew out of the ground. The plant grew larger and larger. It was a large Venus flytrap.

“Oh, how scary,” said Jessica sarcastically.
“Get down,” whispered one of the workers.

Jessica couldn’t give away her secret identity, but she knew she couldn’t just stand there. Jessica quickly kicked free of the vines and gave a hard roundhouse kick to the Venus flytrap. The Venus flytrap tried to bite Jessica, but missed. Jessica fell to the ground trying to dodge, but quickly jumped back up.

“Get on the ground now,” said Figi, angrily.
“Or else what?” asked Jessica.
“Or you will all die,” said the woman in the armor. “I have the capability to release an atomic blast of energy around me, killing everyone nearby. Those who do not die immediately will die to the severe radiation.”

Jessica recognized that voice.

“Radevil,” said Jessica, staring at the woman in the armor.

Radevil looked at Jessica, carefully examining her.

“Hello, Silent Spy,” said Radevil.

The workers gasped in shock that they had been working with a hero all along.

“Get her,” said Radevil.

A large vine grew out of the ground and wrapped around Jessica, holding her securely against the wall.

“Hey!” shouted Jessica.
“Put her somewhere secure,” said Radevil.

A few vines grew on the elevator doors and opened them up. The vine carrying Jessica began to move, dragging Jessica into the elevator. As Jessica was thrown into the elevator, the doors slammed shut and vines secured the door to prevent them from opening again.

In the elevator with Jessica was Tina, who sat in the corner, crying.

“Hey,” said Jessica, trying to comfort her. “We’re going to make it through this.”
“Oh,” said Tina angrily. “How do you know that?”
“Because,” said Jessica. “You knew me for longer than you think. Do you remember a hero named Silent Spy?”

Tina looked up at Jessica, relieved.

-~NeoRadiation~-

NeoRadiation sat in the bar of Pocket D. Security ran into the club, armed with guns and riot shields. The security began to separate the heroes from the villains, pushing them into different sides. People in the club were screaming as they were pushed in this riot.

“What’s going on?” asked NeoRadiation to one of the security.
“Something’s going down in Portal Corps.,” said the security guard.

NeoRadiation turned to the bartender.

“Turn on the TV for Paragon City,” said NeoRadiation.

The bartender quickly turned on the television. There was a new report. One of the field reporters stood in Portal Court where there appeared to be a lockdown.

“There is an atomic bomb threat in Portal Corps. today,” said the reporter. “This is the most intense hold-up scenario of the century. The suspects are the Arachnos, including Lord Recluse, who has been seen wandering around in the area, attacking all who stand in his way.”

NeoRadiation turned to the bartender, who dropped a glass in shock.

“The suspects are threatening to detonate the bomb if any hero comes to the scene,” continued the reporter.

NeoRadiation stood up from the barstool and began to head out.

“Hey!” shouted the bartender. “The reporter said that they’ll detonate if you go near there!”
“It’s my job,” said NeoRadiation.
“It’s my job, too,” said another hero, who was sitting at the bar.

The hero walked next to NeoRadiation.

“My name’s Gravanator,” said the hero.
“I’m NeoRadiation,” said NeoRadiation.

NeoRadiation and Gravanator turned around and started walking down the hallway, out of Pocket D.

“Don’t forget about me,” said a voice.

An axe flew by Gravanator’s face, missing him by inches. NeoRadiation looked at the axe. It was very diligently designed. It was an axe that was so breath-taking, it was unforgetable.

“He’s back,” whispered NeoRadiation.
“Who?” asked Gravanator.

A hero named Tribal Axe emerged from the shadows.

-~Radevil~-

“Okay, Figi,” said Radevil. “I need you to tell Black Scorpion that its time to destroy the portals.”
“Destroy the portals?” asked one of the workers, cowering in fear against the wall.

Figi pulled a walkie-talkie out of her pocket and called for Black Scorpion to come. A few seconds later, there was a loud bang as the ceiling cracked open and Black Scorpion came falling through, landing perfectly on his feet.

“Hello,” said Black Scorpion. “The elevator was broken.”

Black Scorpion walked to one of the portals and destroyed it in one mighty and powerful strike.

Ghost Widow and Captain Mako suddenly appeared behind Radevil and Figi.

“Hello,” said Ghost Widow.
“How long were you there for?” asked Figi, shocked to see them.
“We just got here,” said Captain Mako.

Ghost Widow put her hand on Radevil.

“Lord Recluse wanted me to tell you to expect heroes to come, even with the threat,” said Ghost Widow. “I want you to carry out the threat.”

Radevil breathed deeply, realizing what she will have to do.

“Don’t worry, it will be done,” said Radevil.

-~Netherflare~-

Netherflare arrived at Portal Court, looking for Silent Spy to tell her what happened to Amethystar. However, the entire area was blocked off by police officers.

“Please let me in,” said Netherflare to one of the police officers.
“I can’t do that,” said the police officer. “Now, please, back up!”
“You don’t understand, its an emergency,” said Netherflare, angrily.
“I understand that there is a crisis going on, now please back up,” said the officer.

Netherflare backed away, angry. She then quickly turned around and summoned her Fire Imps. The Fire Imps began to burn the police officers, distracting them. Netherflare quickly ran by the officers and into the one of the buildings.

Netherflare spotted Ghost Widow walking down the hallway. Netherflare jumped behind a desk and hid. When Ghost Widow left, Netherflare came out of hiding, confused.

A suprising and sharp pain struck Netherflare’s back. Netherflare quickly turned around to find who had attack her. She came face to face with Captain Mako.

“Hello, deary,” said Captain Mako.

Netherflare drained Captain Mako’s speed and made herself faster. She then ran back and created a ring of fire around Captain Mako.

“You think this will stop me?” asked Captain Mako.

Captain Mako leapt at Netherflare and scratched her across the chest. Netherflare quickly created some fire to burn Captain Mako.

“Do you honestly think you can defeat me?” asked Captain Mako with a laugh. “What do you think I am?”

Netherflare built up a large amount of heat and launched it at Captain Mako as a large, fiery ball. The ball hit Captain Mako in the chest and ignited him on fire. Captain Mako fell to the ground, burning.

“Cooked fish,” said Netherflare, watching Captain Mako burn.

Netherflare quickly ran towards an elevator, but they weren’t working. She jumped down a large whole in the ground that took her to the floor below.

Netherflare looked around. There were workers on the ground, crying or cowering in fear. She then came face to face with a villain she recognized as Figi and one other villain.

“Netherflare,” said Figi.
“How foolish, a hero actually came,” said the other villain.
“Are you ready, Radevil?” asked Figi.
“Radevil?” asked Netherflare. “Is that you?”

Netherflare looked at the two, confused.

“Ready for what?” asked Netherflare.
“Don’t play dumb,” said Radevil.
“I just need to find Silent Spy,” said Netherflare. “What’s going on?”

Figi and Radevil laughed.

“If she wants to see her friend,” started Radevil. “So be it.”
A vine grew out of the wall and quickly wrapped around Netherflare. The vine pulled her towards the elevator as the doors slowly opened.

“Help!” screamed Netherflare.

Somebody jumped out of the elevator and past Netherflare and gave a fast kick at Figi. Figi fell to the ground as the person turned towards Netherflare. It was Silent Spy.

“Spy!” said Netherflare, excited.

Radevil stomped her foot, angrily.

“That’s it! It’s time!” screamed Radevil.

The workers began to scream and quickly stood up and ran as far as possible, tripping over each other. A woman in the elevator began to push every button inside, but nothing worked. Even Silent Spy back up in fright, but Netherflare was helpless.
Silent Spy tackled Netherflare into the elevator and grabbed onto her and the woman in the elevator.

“No!” shouted one of the workers, jumping at Radevil.
“Close the doors!” screamed Silent Spy.

Netherflare quickly pressed the door-close button on the elevator as Silent Spy held on tighter. There was an extreme explosion around Radevil as the elevator doors shut. The explosion blasted at the elevator doors, shaking the entire elevator. The elevator lights went out as there were loud crashing sounds from all around. Silent Spy loosened her grip as Netherflare began to scream. The elevator began to shoot sparks inside, burning the worker in the elevator. Netherflare felt the elevator begin to shrink and crumble under the pressure. She felt an extreme weight over her body, crushing her bones. There wasn’t enough oxygen nor air to breathe. She felt the debris on her body, compressing her lungs. At that instant, a horrible though came to her mind.

“We’re all going to die,” gasped Netherflare, trying to get more air.

---Next Chapter: When help is desperately needed, heroes and villains will reunite.---

The next chapter is going to be really good, as a compromise to the long delay. It should be done very soon...its intensely good and fun just to write!

Entertain you?

Pssh, I'm entertaining myself too!

Going to start the next chapter now. Sorry for being so late, computer had some problems.

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Personally I'd suggest the rook symbol used for whatever the construction company in-game is called (I remember it was some injoke or reference to Cryptic), and also used for the Gamester Winter event this year.

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The ingame construction company, CAGE, uses the Cryptic Sutdios logo, which is a factory, not a castle. Still works, kind of, though.

Option

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Jonyu, poz and Positron are working on an 'Invention' system, which branched off of the Skill System work. The 'Salvage' system used in bases is an offshoot of the skills system design as well.

Unfortunately, I don't think anything more in depth than that is scheduled at this time.

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I love Salvage inventions and I, for one, feel it is fine as it is.

However, it would be nice to see more craftable objects.
Any plans?

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Also what’s with all the angry posts?
States tells us two lines of information and we're jumping to conclusions. Let the man create first before we judge.

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Well, obviously Statesman meant that we are able to invent things in our brand new (free) laboratories that each character gets, selectrively hidden in their apparement building where we get to choose to place whereever we want at any time!

And obviosuly he meant that we can invent things such as enhancements, new powers, new people, NPC killers, Stalker-proof armor, nuclear bombs, inspirations and anything else we desire!


DUH!

I think the best would be a Pikachu, just to symbolize where the ideas of Gladiators actually came from.

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Any hero that has the one year anniversary badge and logs in during the next anniversary event will receive a special gladiator badge.

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Wait, so there's only a reward if you were around last year? Or will newer characters at least get a badge similar to Celebrant for the 2nd anniversary?

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Yes, newer characters will get an Anniversary badge.

The gladiator is for having BOTH Anniversary badges.

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Interesting...

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Interesting indeed.

My only question is...

What will villains be doing during the anniversary?

Will they get their anniversary during CoH release or CoV release (obviously CoV, but still)?

And what will heroes do during CoV release?

Will CoV'ers get Anniversary badges?

Will CoV'ers get Gladiators that are associated with these badges?

Most important:
Will heroes who are here for Year 2 and Year 3 get the Gladiator, or only Year 1 and Year 2?