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I don't know about that. Battle actions reads better than after the end and the quality is really good. The main character is likeable, the setting is detailed and the writing quality is good. However, the lenght ofthe updates, while enjoyable, makes it hard to get into the roleplay.

I mean, battle action is more like an slightly interactive original fiction thana quest. I can see why it is so popular (it is one of my favorites) but while certainly it is one of the best quests to read, it doesn't feel like a game which is what I would expect quests to be.

So yeah, you could say that BA is better than after the end but after the end is better at being a quest.
 
BAHHSCQ is a better story, but after the end is a better quest. The only quest that I judge better is Ignition.
 
BAHHSCQ is a better story, but after the end is a better quest. The only quest that I judge better is Ignition.
I am partial to End of an Era and Ten Pounds of Gold myself, but that is off topic.

Now, how do you think the reveal of ki will affect us? Besides the attention at school and dad's day job there is also that we showed super powers with the country at war so they might want to use that, plus the fact that Jaron showed ki and is Trasteian, the reaction from Maya's parents and the rest of the Misfits, the governments questioning who are we to negotiate with the aliens in the planet's behalf (if they believe it was aliens), Dandeer's reaction at the aliens following us putting her son in danger, Jaron's potential as sorcerer being discoveredby Dandeer, fame from reporters and criticism... there will be a lot going on next year.
 
It All Breaks Loose
[X][ORDERS] Do as Dad said, and glue yourself to Jaron throughout the fight.
[X][IFF] Engage only those scouts which you can confirm as actively hostile.
[X][AIM] Forget the fight; make certain that the four scouts showing signs of trying to figure out what to do don't join the fight. Get them to surrender.

It All Breaks Loose
As the various teams of Masqued saiyan warriors erupt from hiding, you dodge back, getting out of the circle and returning to Jaron and Maya.

"Stay close to me!" you shout as the first blasts flash forth.

"What are we doing?" asks Jaron, eyes flickering as he looks from one scout to the next.

You look past the fight, though. The scouts are already falling like tenpins. Your help won't be needed here.

No, you have a different target in mind.

You reach out and pull Jaron in close, scowling into his face as he squawks in surprise. "I am going to talk. You are going to stay back, never get more than ten feet away from Maya, and yell if you need help. Got it?!"

He nods, eyes wide. "...okay, yeah."

"Now you listen." You let go, snorting in frustration.

"Why are you talking?" asks Maya, sounding a bit outraged. "Look what just happened!"

"I did," you reply, looking up. "And some of them aren't joining in."

Fingers-

vip

You appear in front of one of the aliens -- one of the four who's wavering in their convictions. "Stand back and don't get in the way," you say, staring into their eyes. "I told you that you don't have to fight. That doesn't change just because your boss decided he has to." You lean in a little closer. This scout is a fair amount weaker than you at your current level, and he leans away in response. "Don't make me fight you anyway," you say.

He takes a step back, raising his hands. "I'll stand down."

You point wordlessly at the ground, and he slides down out of the sky.

You might have been a bit short, but you also might be a little angry with how this has developed.

You turn-

* * *
-you open your eyes blearily, and see something blue.

Ah. The sky.

With a sudden, crashing impact, you slam into something heavy and solid, and that gets you the rest of the way up.

You snap your head up and try to figure out what just happened.

Over a mile distant, the fight rages, although you see fewer and fewer of the scouts fighting with every second. You dimly feel your father and something immense, some massive power level beyond what you've ever felt outside of a fellow saiyan, both engaging the scouts' bruiser.

Then you blink. That's Maya, and she's flaring at one and a half million.

...what?!

You grunt, trying to stand, and then realize the second part of your conundrum -- you're stuck in the ground.

That's the last piece of the puzzle you need.

You got knocked the hell out. Probably by the bruiser, given how completely out you were for a second.

And by how much you're smarting at the moment. Ow.

tsew

Jaron appears out of thin air, dirt spraying as he skids to a halt next to you. "Are you alright?!"

"Urgh. Fine," you say, tugging at your limbs. They're stuck in very deep. "What happened?"

"You got hit. The green one, with-"

"-the head like a potato," you finish, sighing. "What happened next?"

"Maya...went insane?"

You glare at him. He shrinks back. "Look, I don't know what else to call it! She went nuts on that thing. Her and your Dad."

"Not you too?" you ask, giving him an unimpressed look.

"I thought you could use my help more than them," he says. "Also, I don't know where the leader is anymore and thought he might be coming here."

Your eyes widen. "Crap." You flare, and the earth halfway entombing you shatters. You float onto your feet.

Okay. You got knocked out by the bruiser. Dad engaged, and Maya went berserk -- a willpower push; you'd bet anything on it.

"What about the people I was trying to convince?" you ask, looking around you. You landed in a wooded area, thankfully, but that means there's plenty of cover. Your sight lines are short.

"I mean, there was the one," says Jaron, taking a cue from your posture and sliding into a fighting stance. "You convinced him. I think I saw another dropping out too, and I know the group you convinced first thing were talking to some others."

You let out a quick breath. Unexpected help is always welcome.

"How touching."

You don't even register turning before your blast clears your palm, streaking towards the source of the sudden voice.

The birdsong alien ducks anyway, letting the blast streak past. You hurriedly detonate it before it can clear the trees and strike buildings. "So, you've taken out half of my team without even firing a shot. Well done, child. Tamar is going to like you." It comes to a halt across from the two of you. "I, on the other hand, have precious little left to lose." It reaches up to its strange scouter and deactivates it. "This next part? This is just between you and me. No audio transmissions; just visuals. I know I'm going to lose. You are far more powerful than I. You have reinforcements close to hand. I'm going to lose." Its eyes narrow, and it lets out a hideous shriek. "I still win, though. The fleet is desperate. If my team had said so, they might have turned away. But now? We've come too far. The ships won't last much longer. There's no time to turn back and pick a weaker prospect. As impressive as this world is, it has no orbital defenses. It's the only thing our fleet could survive attacking. We're out of options." It straightens. "And with me gone, Tamar will be nearly blind with rage. My master's vengeance is coming, little human. And even with your remarkable strength, you won't compare to him."

The alien fires up his aura. Jaron, by your side, does the same. "He'll end up just like the rest of you," says your friend.

"Maybe so." The alien's head tilts down and its eyes narrow. "Or maybe he will murder you all."

tse-

tsew

Both Jaron and the leader vanish, but once your eyes catch up, their progress is obvious and slow -- the leader lunging in, Jaron darting off to the side.

And Jaron is looking away from you.

Your fingers snap up to frame your face. "Taiyoken!"

The leader lets out a mangled howl as you blind it, and Jaron immediately pivots on his feel, kicking forward into a spin that cracks his foot across the alien's face.

vip

You appear behind the leader, catch it out of mid-air, and drag it down into the ground at rock-shattering speeds.

Credit to it, it recovers swiftly enough, tumbling to its feet and warding you off with an energy slash. But then Jaron zips past, kicking across at ankle level as he does, and the leader goes down once more.

This time, you rocket into the air and hammer it into the dirt.

So it goes. You and Jaron constantly alternate to keep the leader on the back foot and on the ground. You keep at a distance, pelting it with ki blasts, and exploiting your flight to get better angles. Jaron, landlocked and still desperately new to ki, continually closes to deliver punches and kicks.

He does so with a skill that surprises you; you knew from your sparring sessions with your friends that Jaron was skilled for your age, but you're beginning to suspect cross-pollination from Jaffur as well.

In any event, the fight is a farce. The leader is completely unable to deal with the two of you, as far behind as it is; while the two of you don't forget to take it seriously, there's nothing the alien can do to really pin either of you down -- the one time its gets its hand around Jaron's ankle, you blast the back of its skull, slamming its face into the ground.

The two of you are just too fast, too tough, and too strong.

It is over swiftly. The leader collapses, chest heaving. Jaron and you blur back into view, staring down at it.

It's beaten.

"...now what do we do?" asks Jaron, breathing hard and eyes wide. "Kill it? That's what it wants."

"It's a person, Jaron," you say, frowning at him.

"I- yeah, I know," he says, flushing slightly. "I just...what is it?"

"...I am male," says the scout, scowling at the two of you.

"...right," says Jaron, glaring back.

"I will not be taken alive," it says, static lacing its translator. "I will not."

You narrow your eyes at it. That sounded...ominous.



One way or another, the scouts you hoped to stand down, stood down. Maya has figured out Willpower pushes. Completely unrelatedly, you got knocked the fuck out for a second by the bruiser. You and Jaron have defeated the scouts' leader, working in tandem. What will you do with him now?

[ ] Turn him over to Dad.
[ ] That last statement sounded ominous. You've had enough of doomsday weapons today. Take him into space and leave him there. His armor is still intact enough for him to survive. You'll deal with him later.
[ ](x0.5) Kill him. It's what he wants...and you feel sick just thinking about it. But just what are you going to do otherwise?
[ ] Write-in.

THIS VOTE IS NOW CLOSED.

The vote weighting is due to Kakara being a twelve-year-old who is deeply unprepared for the act of taking a life, not a trait.

Hope you enjoy, folks! I'm crashing as we speak, so I don't have much commentary for you today, but as always I hope you all have had fun. Talk out your options and lets get ready to put this thing to bed.

And congratulations, on a truly successful fight!

See ya!

TWO HOUR MORATORIUM, NOT THAT MOST OF YOU ARE EVEN AWAKE RIGHT NOW
 
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I'm awake now, but i probably won't remember to vote in 2 or more hours!

Meh, obvious bandwagon is obvious even before it starts.
 
[] he is going to come with you and is going to help open negotiations with the fleets, unless he's not done sabotaging his people out of a twisted desire for his people to die in a needless fight.

Now to be ignored.
 
Anyway i'm guessing that he's likely already started a countdown on a suicide device/technique/species-ability because he's custom built to be an obstacle to any sort of peace with the aliens.
 
I'm awake now, but i probably won't remember to vote in 2 or more hours!

Meh, obvious bandwagon is obvious even before it starts.
Indeed.

[ ] That last statement sounded ominous. You've had enough of doomsday weapons today. Take him into space and float next to him. If he's going to kill himself, you're going to at least give him company.
-[ ] Talk to him. Who is he? What is his history? He at least deserves to be remembered. And why is he so against becoming a "refugee"?
-[ ] Correct his mistake on your actual, since his scouter is now visual only. You've been holding back. Can he deal with you if you were 500 times stronger? What about over 2000 times stronger?


...What, is that not what everyone was thinking?
 
Indeed.

[ ] That last statement sounded ominous. You've had enough of doomsday weapons today. Take him into space and float next to him. If he's going to kill himself, you're going to at least give him company.
-[ ] Talk to him. Who is he? What is his history? He at least deserves to be remembered. And why is he so against becoming a "refugee"?
-[ ] Correct his mistake on your actual, since his scouter is now visual only. You've been holding back. Can he deal with you if you were 500 times stronger? What about over 2000 times stronger?


...What, is that not what everyone was thinking?
Seems to be trying to have it both ways of trying to talk him down and wash our hands of his impending suicide.
 
Indeed.

[ ] That last statement sounded ominous. You've had enough of doomsday weapons today. Take him into space and float next to him. If he's going to kill himself, you're going to at least give him company.
-[ ] Talk to him. Who is he? What is his history? He at least deserves to be remembered. And why is he so against becoming a "refugee"?
-[ ] Correct his mistake on your actual, since his scouter is now visual only. You've been holding back. Can he deal with you if you were 500 times stronger? What about over 2000 times stronger?


...What, is that not what everyone was thinking?
Its... Pretty close, only involving dad more.
 
EDIT: This is a good illustration of the reason I'm suggesting we develop (IN TRAINING with Maya) a 'public' power level over half a million. That one alien scout just knocked us the hell out; Kakara could potentially have been killed in this situation. Meanwhile, Maya has hulked out and outguns us by a factor of three- comparable to the gap in power between Kakara's base saiyan and super-saiyan forms.

Given what's coming, I think we can and should close the gap a bit.

We even have a good 'masque' reason; if Karen were who Maya believes herself to be, after a setback like this she'd be training furiously.

Wait if I remember correctly this makes Maya more powerful than Frieza in the Namek saga.
First and second forms, yes. Third form, no. Fourth-and-final form, lolno. So... about where Piccolo was after fusing with Nail, I think/guess/remember?
 
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EDIT: This is a good illustration of the reason I'm suggesting we develop (IN TRAINING with Maya) a 'public' power level over half a million. That one alien scout just knocked us the hell out; Kakara could potentially have been killed in this situation. Meanwhile, Maya has hulked out and outguns us by a factor of three- comparable to the gap in power between Kakara's base saiyan and super-saiyan forms.

It's also a good illustration why I've pushed to just not lie to Maya.
 
At the beginning of our interaction with Maya, there was a very high risk that full disclosure to her would have resulted in disastrous backlash. Maya herself might have realized the powers she thought were impressive were outclassed by anywhere from four to six orders of magnitude and gone into shock or done something rash and counterproductive. Berra would have (with reason) thought we were endangering the Masquerade badly. Other saiyans would have resented that we get to have human friends who are in on our secret while they never, ever did.

I'm not going to say that operating within the broad outlines of our society's rules even as the situation changed was the best possible decision, but it wasn't a bad one.
 
But taking him into space relies on his armor being intact for him to survive the trip. He could just remove it and let space kill him if he is that determined or he could try to run away.
 
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