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Episode Two! The Liberation of Hades!
The ill omens and warnings brought to Daybreak Academy in the form of a swarm of Prinnies and a single member of the Abaddon Group unfortunately prove very true the moment that Daybreak forces arrive in the Outland of Hades. Upon their arrival, fighting has already broken out all over the realm between two forces: the loyalist daemons serving and protecting Death King Hugo, and those that are rising up against him. Hades has all but fallen into a full fledged civil war.
The rebel faction is disorganized and loose, but putting up a fierce fight. However, the news of the arrival of Daybreak's forces, headed by both the former Tyrant Valvatorez and Emizel, son of the Death King himself, brings a great morale boost to the Resistance. While there is a lot of initial mistrust about inviting Humans into Hades to solve an internal dispute, shows of strength, power, and badassery will generally go a long way to winning over members of the Resistance. So you know, get on that.
Hades itself is quite a dark place, where a gloomy but unmistakably Halloween-gothic aesthetic is present everywhere. It turns out, Valvatorez's own office is something of a love letter to his old home, though perhaps somehow even more extra. Regardless, Hades is a fairly dangerous place, packed with humanoid daemons and monsters of all sorts. Their strength and power all vary wildly, from weak, pathetic goons to formidable foes that will prove a challenge. Hades is a wildly diverse place, and generally speaking anyone can probably find a foe meeting their strength, regardless of class or race.
Among the Resistance, you can find a scrappy mix of almost anything under the sun there. Lower level creatures like Prinnies, Zombies (who are sentient, fully conversational, and often sassy), Spirits, Orcs, and Mothmen are among the most common of Resistance monsters, but other higher level ones like Dragons show up too. Almost every humanoid class appear too (save for Celestial Hosts, Androids, and Battle Suits) within the Resistance, with Warriors, Valkyries, Skulls, Mages, and Thieves (watch your pockets) being the most common, while Mage Knights, Professors, Masked Heroes, and Heavy Knights tending to be rarer. However, there are very few Reapers and Bouncers among the Resistance; most of them have remained part of the Loyalist forces.
Reapers and Bouncers make up many of the officer and leadership positions of the Loyalist forces, along with some curious looking automatons. Some of these even appear to be ordering Reapers around in the name of Hugo, but they do not track as Daemonic, but they do seem to be powered by some kind of innately evil force. They are affected by Radiance, which badly disrupts their ability to move, fight, and generally cause trouble, despite their seemingly non-daemonic readings. Despite this, make no mistake, any of these Androids will prove to be a significant danger for anyone engaging them. Short of Death King Hugo himself, they are the most formidable foes in Hades right now.
Which leads us to the mission: March on the seat of Death King Hugo's power: the Blight House, a proud, stately structure like a palace, and where the rulers of Hades have resided since its founding. The Blight House is well guarded by high level daemons, monsters, and even a few Androids. Getting there will be a challenge. Getting in will be even harder. And within awaits Tyrant Valvatorez's old rival, Death King Hugo himself. Though he may look somewhat aged, he will prove to be an incredibly formidable opponent, packing immense physical strength, powerful magic, and a scythe capable of severing souls from mortal bodies. Humans should avoid the stroke of his scythe at all costs; even if he chooses not to rend your soul from your body, he does have a tendency to leech magical energy from his targets. That said, like all daemons he will prove susceptible to Radiance, but a daemon of his caliber will still take quite a bit of punishment from it.
Hugo will not prove interested in talking for long. If you want answers... you better be prepared to beat them out of him.
[OoC: Threads will be under one of two categories. The first is general battle and throwdown with enemies within Hades if y'all just want good battle threads. Feel free to use whatever classes of monsters and humanoids you want as enemies or allies short of Celestial Hosts (angels), and Battle Suits (humans in power armor, unless you want them to be Daybreak troops? That'd probably be fine.) Other than that, I'm not the boss of you. Remember that this is Disgaea, and it tends to be silly, over the top, and often goofy. Don't be afraid to make NPCs weirdo goobers if you want. Give enemies ridiculously named and themed attacks, or weird character gimmicks or tics. Have fun. And as always, if you need NPCs threaded for you, leave a request in your thread title and we'll NPC some goons for you.
The Hugo Fight will be done via standard round robin threading. Go nuts. Hit him hard. Show off.
There will be also an ending thread setting up part two of the conflict, appearing tentatively on the 13th of December. Though that'll be a wrap-up plot point for this stage, fight tags will continue after that time.]
The rebel faction is disorganized and loose, but putting up a fierce fight. However, the news of the arrival of Daybreak's forces, headed by both the former Tyrant Valvatorez and Emizel, son of the Death King himself, brings a great morale boost to the Resistance. While there is a lot of initial mistrust about inviting Humans into Hades to solve an internal dispute, shows of strength, power, and badassery will generally go a long way to winning over members of the Resistance. So you know, get on that.
Hades itself is quite a dark place, where a gloomy but unmistakably Halloween-gothic aesthetic is present everywhere. It turns out, Valvatorez's own office is something of a love letter to his old home, though perhaps somehow even more extra. Regardless, Hades is a fairly dangerous place, packed with humanoid daemons and monsters of all sorts. Their strength and power all vary wildly, from weak, pathetic goons to formidable foes that will prove a challenge. Hades is a wildly diverse place, and generally speaking anyone can probably find a foe meeting their strength, regardless of class or race.
Among the Resistance, you can find a scrappy mix of almost anything under the sun there. Lower level creatures like Prinnies, Zombies (who are sentient, fully conversational, and often sassy), Spirits, Orcs, and Mothmen are among the most common of Resistance monsters, but other higher level ones like Dragons show up too. Almost every humanoid class appear too (save for Celestial Hosts, Androids, and Battle Suits) within the Resistance, with Warriors, Valkyries, Skulls, Mages, and Thieves (watch your pockets) being the most common, while Mage Knights, Professors, Masked Heroes, and Heavy Knights tending to be rarer. However, there are very few Reapers and Bouncers among the Resistance; most of them have remained part of the Loyalist forces.
Reapers and Bouncers make up many of the officer and leadership positions of the Loyalist forces, along with some curious looking automatons. Some of these even appear to be ordering Reapers around in the name of Hugo, but they do not track as Daemonic, but they do seem to be powered by some kind of innately evil force. They are affected by Radiance, which badly disrupts their ability to move, fight, and generally cause trouble, despite their seemingly non-daemonic readings. Despite this, make no mistake, any of these Androids will prove to be a significant danger for anyone engaging them. Short of Death King Hugo himself, they are the most formidable foes in Hades right now.
Which leads us to the mission: March on the seat of Death King Hugo's power: the Blight House, a proud, stately structure like a palace, and where the rulers of Hades have resided since its founding. The Blight House is well guarded by high level daemons, monsters, and even a few Androids. Getting there will be a challenge. Getting in will be even harder. And within awaits Tyrant Valvatorez's old rival, Death King Hugo himself. Though he may look somewhat aged, he will prove to be an incredibly formidable opponent, packing immense physical strength, powerful magic, and a scythe capable of severing souls from mortal bodies. Humans should avoid the stroke of his scythe at all costs; even if he chooses not to rend your soul from your body, he does have a tendency to leech magical energy from his targets. That said, like all daemons he will prove susceptible to Radiance, but a daemon of his caliber will still take quite a bit of punishment from it.
Hugo will not prove interested in talking for long. If you want answers... you better be prepared to beat them out of him.
[OoC: Threads will be under one of two categories. The first is general battle and throwdown with enemies within Hades if y'all just want good battle threads. Feel free to use whatever classes of monsters and humanoids you want as enemies or allies short of Celestial Hosts (angels), and Battle Suits (humans in power armor, unless you want them to be Daybreak troops? That'd probably be fine.) Other than that, I'm not the boss of you. Remember that this is Disgaea, and it tends to be silly, over the top, and often goofy. Don't be afraid to make NPCs weirdo goobers if you want. Give enemies ridiculously named and themed attacks, or weird character gimmicks or tics. Have fun. And as always, if you need NPCs threaded for you, leave a request in your thread title and we'll NPC some goons for you.
The Hugo Fight will be done via standard round robin threading. Go nuts. Hit him hard. Show off.
There will be also an ending thread setting up part two of the conflict, appearing tentatively on the 13th of December. Though that'll be a wrap-up plot point for this stage, fight tags will continue after that time.]
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[Although, it definitely seemed Valvatorez had some sort of history with him. He glanced over.] You met him before? Where did he get that sword from?
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That's the spirit, you two. He will not get away with this. We'll put an end to all of this, and see Hades restored and humanity saved. No matter the cost.
[The black mana around him slowly died down, his tempestuous anger burning out little by little. He looked over to Emizel, when the question was asked, and back to Hugo, who seemed to be sharing a similar quizzical gaze.]
I am quite curious of this myself, Valvatorez. That you were not carrying Yoshitsuna in our battle just now made me wonder if you were holding back even further. And how is it that Nemo is so familiar with you? And what sort of failure was he talking about?
...I am not entirely sure who he is. His face isn't familiar to me, and he did not give us his name. [He paused, glancing back to his students.] What he gave us was an alias. "Nemo" is a pronoun in Latin, not a name. It simply means... "No One."
But he gave me enough for an idea. A couple of them. He knew that Yoshitsuna was once my sword. Or perhaps, more properly, it chose me as its wielder, much like how Caliburn chose King Arthur when it was drawn from the stone. Yoshitsuna has similar qualities. It will not allow itself to be wielded by those it deems unworthy. For daemons, it's a weapon of similar fame as Excalibur, Durandal, and the like. Few humans know of the blade's origins or existence, though it is documented in obscure, heavily guarded sources. But I do not believe that is how he knows of it.
No... he knows exactly why I lost my powers as a Tyrant. He knew it was because... I failed to protect someone I promised to protect, until I showed her the meaning of fear. And I had promised until I had, I would not drink a human's blood. She was murdered in a moment I let my guard down. And from then on, because I had not fulfilled my end of the promise, I refused to partake in human blood ever again. It's a promise I kept for over 400 years, and it cost me everything at the time. My power, my pride. Even Yoshitsuna, which I did not attempt to call to my side for quite some time, and when I did... it never came.
...He said you refused to use it to punish humanity for her death. Tell me, why did a Tyrant refuse to bring his wrath upon humankind? The daemon I knew back then did not give humans much more thought than as targets of terror, and occasionally food. Retribution would've come naturally to you.
[The daemon was quiet for a moment, closing his eyes in reflection.]
...It was her last wish that no one would have to die because of her.
That's the kind of person she was. A healer. A woman of boundless compassion for others, one who waded into a war zone to treat injured soldiers regardless of affiliation or nationality. Someone who gave everything in the service of others. She would go without food to make sure her patients had medicine. And through it all, she knew no fear. Even knowing that she might die, she stood up to a Tyrant to save a wounded man she did not know, and offered her blood in his place without so much as blinking.
She gazed upon the King of Fear. And made him blink.
...Do you understand, old friend?
["Friend," in daemon terms, could be a complicated thing. Hugo and Valvatorez were once archrivals, enemies... but at the same time, that carried with it a sense of understanding few daemons had. And very rarely, would the truth of that be spoken aloud.
Hugo, himself, gave him a solemn nod.]
...I do. And it sounds to me like Nemo is very familiar with what happened. He said he was waiting for a long time. Four hundred years... would be that, to a human. But how would he even be alive this far removed from that era?
I do not know. But in the end, it does not matter. Nemo will be stopped, whoever he is be damned. At the end of the day, for the sake of all of us, that's all that matters.
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[She nods seriously.]
You have my condolences for what's happened to your land. We will deal with everything in the way of saving the world, this man included.
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[She crosses her arms over her chest.]
Whatever he is or has become doesn't matter, though. We'll strike him down, for the sake of Hades and for the sake of the of the world at large.
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[ THIS NEMO GUY IS A BIG MEANIE POO POO HEAD ]
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I have no right to ask for your aid after my failures as an Overlord. However... I cannot begin to thank you all enough for thinking of and fighting for Hades and all of our people.
Though my strength is spent, I will offer you whatever I can to help stop Judge Nemo. It is the very least I can do to start owning what happened here.
...You've some fine pupils, my friend. Such courage and heart in all of them.
[The vampire chuckled, and closed his eyes.]
I cannot claim much credit for that. They became that way on their own. At most I give them a little push, but they're the ones that do the work that make them who they are.
...And I am proud of each and every one of them. Your son, too.