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Apostle: Teenage Antihero Quest (Original Setting)

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Episode 1.6: The Hunt Begins
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    Vote Tally : Apostle: Summoner Superhero Quest (Original Setting) Original - Fantasy - Modern - Superhero | Page 6 | Sufficient Velocity [Posts: 150-164]
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    [X] Command the haunted car to run over the gangbangers. Let it kill and consume as many as it wants.
    No. of Votes: 4
    [X] Yzarc
    [X] LuxuryLore
    [X] Mars
    [X] POTDL

    [X] Open the book again and try to summon something less malevolent.
    No. of Votes: 3
    [X] Eternal_0bserver
    [X] AzuraNyx
    [X] WanderingTwix

    [X] Write-In: Attempt to have more control over Evil Herbie.
    No. of Votes: 2
    [X] GamingandReading
    [X] Eternal_0bserver

    [X] they were originally a horse right so time to sadle break! tame the beetle!
    No. of Votes: 1
    [X] Arbitbit39


    Total No. of Voters: 9

    [Gained 10 EXP. Haunted Car is now at Level 1. 20 EXP is required to reach Level 2]

    HUNT. KILL. FEAST. The demon had no mouth, yet you felt it grinning. You shared a psychic bond with whatever you summoned, and that bond allowed you to understand even the most alien of spirits.

    The Kelpie was something that had emerged from the primordial darkness. An alien world of myths and fables. It had lurked in the deep black pools of lochs, rivers, and streams in the Celtic Isles, long before the first man had ever set foot in that strange land. It still lingered, hid in dark alleys, and preyed on lost travelers on moonless nights.

    Can you force your will on such an old and powerful spirit? You observed the gangsters from a safe distance and weighed your options.

    The Kelpie had originally appeared as a white horse in Ireland. What if you tried to saddle-break it? Get inside the haunted car, grab the wheel, and try to drive it yourself?

    Nope, too risky. You shook your head. It would be nice to have more control over the haunted Beetle, but if you messed up, it would eat your entrails. Literally.

    "I'm too poor to afford new entrails." You let out a tired sigh. You were dirt poor, with no access to proper healthcare. Yet here you were, risking life and limb, going against the biggest gang in the most violent city in America.

    But this was the path you chose. This was your story, and you would do whatever it takes to reach the ending you wanted.

    What if you opened the book again and tried to summon something less malevolent? You tapped your fingers on the book cover. It glowed with a soft warm light, as it always did in your hands.

    The problem was whatever you summoned disappeared after an hour. Also, you could only open three portals per day. Your next summon could be too weak to be useful, or it could be something even more malevolent than the Kelpie.

    "Better to work with what I have." You decided to compromise and work with the haunted car for now.

    LET. ME. HUNT. The Kelpie demanded. It had no mouth, yet it felt like it was screaming inside your head.

    "All right." You replied calmly. "You can kill and consume as many humans as you want tonight. But no civilians, only the gangbangers with guns."

    UNDERSTOOD. The demon was clever. It knew that it could consume more flesh if it worked with you, instead of fighting you for control for the next hour.

    A-list superheroes in wealthier cities usually had a 'no-kill' rule. But you lived in Annwyn City. You couldn't afford such luxuries. You couldn't risk half-measures, not when dealing with a monster like the Kelpie.

    "Hunt them down." You commanded the Haunted Car.

    And moments later, you heard the screams and felt the sickening crunch of human bones being crushed under wheels.


    [] You fought the urge to vomit.
    [] You grit your teeth. Determined to do whatever it takes to make your city a better place.
    [] You tasted the sickening glee that the Kelpie felt whenever it killed something.
    [] Write in.
     
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    • [X] You grit your teeth. Determined to do whatever it takes to make your city a better place.
     
    [X] You grit your teeth. Determined to do whatever it takes to make your city a better place.

    Yeah I wanted to keep Evil Herby as our last option but oh well, let the bloodshed begin!!!
     
    GamingandReading said:
    You don't need a guiding mentor or some sh!t like that to know this is a damn crap decision. She lives in a superhero world, by that alone most idealist teens who idolize superheroes should know what a superhero does and what morals they follow. If she wants to lash out, she can start by breaking bones. NOT traumatize herself into thinking it's okay to kill a person!
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    Story's been p nihilistic so far, we don't really seem like the kind of kid that idolizes superheroes. The idea here to learn that with great power comes great responsibility.
    Is it a bad idea? yeah, but it's not that bad of an idea if you're young and still forming your moral compass.

    Also,

    [X] You fought the urge to vomit.
     
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    Vote Tally : Apostle: Summoner Superhero Quest (Original Setting) Original - Fantasy - Modern - Superhero | Page 8 | Sufficient Velocity [Posts: 177-186]
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    [X] You grit your teeth. Determined to do whatever it takes to make your city a better place.
    No. of Votes: 7
    [X] AzuraNyx
    [X] Kingster
    [X] Lord Necromancer
    [X] MrMeerkat
    [X] POTDL
    [X] WanderingTwix
    [X] Yzarc

    [X] You fought the urge to vomit.
    No. of Votes: 2
    [X] GamingandReading
    [X] LuxuryLore

    [X] shove the cackling inner demon inside you to the time out moral box
    No. of Votes: 1
    [X] Arbitbit39


    Total No. of Voters: 10

    You grit your teeth. Determined to do whatever it takes to make your city a better place.

    It would be nice to have a 'no-kill' rule. But life rarely turned out the way one wanted in Annwyn City. Maybe you could have pulled off a 'no-kill' rule if you were a billionaire genius with an endless supply of high-tech non-lethal gadgets. But unfortunately for everyone involved, you were a depressingly poor seventeen-year-old girl, who couldn't even afford a proper costume, let alone high-tech gadgets.

    Perhaps your control over your powers would improve as you got older and more experienced, and you would be able to pick what you brought into your world. But as you were now, you had to accept the will of the dice and work with what you had.

    From a safe distance, you felt the haunted car run over and consume more terrified gangsters. A Volkswagen Beetle normally weighs well over a thousand pounds, but the thing you summoned was far from normal, and likely weighed even more. You felt the car growing stronger, as it consumed both the flesh and bones of its victims, leaving only blood spatters in its wake.

    "It doesn't have a driver! What the fuck!" The Droogs started shooting after the initial shock passed. But their confusion reached a feverish high when they noticed that the car coming after them had no driver. Their confusion turned to terrified screams, and even a few scattered prayers, once they saw the haunted car healing itself. The bullet holes disappeared, and the punctured tires returned to normal, right before their eyes. The Droogs started shooting wildly, even killing a few of their own in the confusion, though luckily there were no civilians at the docks tonight.

    However, while the Haunted Car had a healing factor, it wasn't invincible. You noticed that it was getting slower the more bullets it took and the more wounds it had to heal. There were over a hundred gangsters with a whole shipment of advanced weapons, including rocket launchers and grenade throwers. The Haunted Car could use some backup.


    [] Summon the Toy Soldiers next. They have the numbers and firepower needed to hunt down every gangster.
    [] Summon the Insectoid Spirits next. They can find every gun in the docks, and throw them into the water.
    [] Write In.
     
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    • [X] Summon the Insectoid Spirits next. They can find every gun in the docks, and throw them into the water.

    Our main goal is to take the guns out of the city. Between the loss of guns and man power, the rival gang should finish these guys off.
     
    [X] Summon the Insectoid Spirits next. They can find every gun in the docks, and throw them into the water.

    Let's stick to the main goal and get rid of their guns while the car's distracting them.
     

    ^Celtic Fairies / Deep Forest Sprites from fairytales.
     
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