It's Thanksgiving. Not that you have a lot to be thankful for. Your dad is still moping in your...
The Khala (Worm/Starcraft altpower)
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Awakening 1.1
- Location
- United States
It's Thanksgiving. Not that you have a lot to be thankful for. Your dad is still moping in your house, having completely forgotten about celebrating Thanksgiving. You can't really blame him; he did find a lot of jobs for the Dockworkers Association around this time, and is exhausted from it.
Rather than stay in your house, you've headed west, just wandering the city. It's just an afternoon walk to clear your head. After all, being alone here or being alone there; what's the difference? Besides, what's the worst that can happen? It's not like gangsters hang out there, and you have pepper spray to defend yourself. Even the gangs celebrates Thanksgiving. It's not like you'll run into your bullies, Emma, Sophia, Madison, and Julia, out here either. For once, you actually feel safe.
You keep wandering. The streets are awfully empty nowadays. Back in its prime people would be everywhere–but you shouldn't yearn for the days before you were even around. That's for your dad to do. You're reaching the end of the city now, and it's just beginning to get dark. You should turn back.
You go forward instead. Time for a nice nightly mountain hike, right?
Not five minutes later do you regret it. As it turns out, body types that look like frogs just aren't very good at exercise. You look around, and see someone else is out here. An adult man. That's strange, you wouldn't think anyone would go hiking on Thanksgiving. You decide to stay away from him, you don't know who he is.
You're turning back, you should have done so long before. You see a tunnel down, which looks like it might be a shortcut. Sounds like a good idea to you, anyways, you don't want to have to travel all the way back down.
You walk through the tunnel for a few minutes, and you're totally lost. You can only see because of these strange glowing crystals everywhere lighting up the place. As you try to travel out, you think you may just be going deeper.
You are beginning to think you might not make it out.
Ba-boom. Ba-boom. Ba-boom.
You start hearing a powerful heartbeat from somewhere within the caverns. You try to follow it to its source; maybe other people are down here? It takes a few minutes, but you finally arrive in a large chamber.
A giant floating crystal takes up the center of the room. The heartbeat seems to be coming from it, and it pulsates as it slowly spins. There is a small platform next to it, which is the only place you could reach it from. The rest of the room seems strangely empty.
Is it tinkertech? Did you stumble on some evil villain's layer? It's floating, so it has to be. You could call this in, get the heroes here! If only you had a phone. You should investigate this, then come back and tell the PRT.
You step onto the platform. The heartbeat is thundering now that you are so close to the crystal. You reach out and touch it. It feels cold, like metal does when you touch it, but colder. Your fingers feel tingly, and you feel a slight aching pain. Well, that was disappointing. You begin to let go, when you feel a sudden headache. You black out.
You groan as you rise from your bed. You have such a huge headache, you are so glad it's Thanksgiving break.
This isn't your bed, this is hard stone.
You momentarily panic before you remember what you were doing before you got knocked out. The tinker must have come back! You have to get out of here, there's no telling what they'd do to you! Wait, you should check to make sure you're not injured. You look at your body; yup, still just as ugly as before. You remember reading about head wounds not always being noticed, so you reach to feel the back of your head. You feel something cold, but not wet, so it can't be blood.
You feel around, and it seems a Khaydarin crystal grew on your head. It feels the same as the giant one from before. You know what they're called now. You have a lot of more knowledge than before, the crystal did something to you! It gave you knowledge. The crystal is meant to teach, and it isn't tinkertech, though you don't know exactly what it is. It grew a smaller Khaydarin crystal on the back of your head, where it will not be easily seen, to connect you to the Khala. An emotional link between all who have it, which fosters unity between them. It also gives you the potential to use powerful psionic abilities, such as creating force fields and shooting energy and telekinesis and reading minds. It is your job to bring the rest of the humans into the Khala and bring unity to your race.
Nope! That sounds like something from a bad movie. But... maybe not. It would fix the problems Brockton Bay has, if the gangs worked to build up the city rather than tear it down. Then the heroes could focus on more productive things. Imagine if Armsmaster could build a more efficient city, like Sphere was, or if Velocity could save people from fires instantly.
So... maybe you should. The city can hardly get worse after all. You leave the room, heading out of the tunnels which you now know perfectly. You pick up a few Khaydarin crystals on your way out. You'll need them to connect others to the Khala if you decide you want to do so.
As you walk down the mountain, you consider what you will do when you get back to the city.
[] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[] Go to the PRT. They should know about this.
-[] Try to get them to join the Khala.
-[] Try to get them to remove the crystal attached to your head.
[] Go to Emma's house. With this, you can finally make her understand.
[] Use your newfound power to beat up some villains!
[] Experiment with your power.
[] Write-in
Chose one ability
[] Telekinesis
[] Telepathy
[] Astral Projection
[] Psi-blast
Rather than stay in your house, you've headed west, just wandering the city. It's just an afternoon walk to clear your head. After all, being alone here or being alone there; what's the difference? Besides, what's the worst that can happen? It's not like gangsters hang out there, and you have pepper spray to defend yourself. Even the gangs celebrates Thanksgiving. It's not like you'll run into your bullies, Emma, Sophia, Madison, and Julia, out here either. For once, you actually feel safe.
You keep wandering. The streets are awfully empty nowadays. Back in its prime people would be everywhere–but you shouldn't yearn for the days before you were even around. That's for your dad to do. You're reaching the end of the city now, and it's just beginning to get dark. You should turn back.
You go forward instead. Time for a nice nightly mountain hike, right?
Not five minutes later do you regret it. As it turns out, body types that look like frogs just aren't very good at exercise. You look around, and see someone else is out here. An adult man. That's strange, you wouldn't think anyone would go hiking on Thanksgiving. You decide to stay away from him, you don't know who he is.
You're turning back, you should have done so long before. You see a tunnel down, which looks like it might be a shortcut. Sounds like a good idea to you, anyways, you don't want to have to travel all the way back down.
You walk through the tunnel for a few minutes, and you're totally lost. You can only see because of these strange glowing crystals everywhere lighting up the place. As you try to travel out, you think you may just be going deeper.
You are beginning to think you might not make it out.
Ba-boom. Ba-boom. Ba-boom.
You start hearing a powerful heartbeat from somewhere within the caverns. You try to follow it to its source; maybe other people are down here? It takes a few minutes, but you finally arrive in a large chamber.
A giant floating crystal takes up the center of the room. The heartbeat seems to be coming from it, and it pulsates as it slowly spins. There is a small platform next to it, which is the only place you could reach it from. The rest of the room seems strangely empty.
Is it tinkertech? Did you stumble on some evil villain's layer? It's floating, so it has to be. You could call this in, get the heroes here! If only you had a phone. You should investigate this, then come back and tell the PRT.
You step onto the platform. The heartbeat is thundering now that you are so close to the crystal. You reach out and touch it. It feels cold, like metal does when you touch it, but colder. Your fingers feel tingly, and you feel a slight aching pain. Well, that was disappointing. You begin to let go, when you feel a sudden headache. You black out.
You groan as you rise from your bed. You have such a huge headache, you are so glad it's Thanksgiving break.
This isn't your bed, this is hard stone.
You momentarily panic before you remember what you were doing before you got knocked out. The tinker must have come back! You have to get out of here, there's no telling what they'd do to you! Wait, you should check to make sure you're not injured. You look at your body; yup, still just as ugly as before. You remember reading about head wounds not always being noticed, so you reach to feel the back of your head. You feel something cold, but not wet, so it can't be blood.
You feel around, and it seems a Khaydarin crystal grew on your head. It feels the same as the giant one from before. You know what they're called now. You have a lot of more knowledge than before, the crystal did something to you! It gave you knowledge. The crystal is meant to teach, and it isn't tinkertech, though you don't know exactly what it is. It grew a smaller Khaydarin crystal on the back of your head, where it will not be easily seen, to connect you to the Khala. An emotional link between all who have it, which fosters unity between them. It also gives you the potential to use powerful psionic abilities, such as creating force fields and shooting energy and telekinesis and reading minds. It is your job to bring the rest of the humans into the Khala and bring unity to your race.
Nope! That sounds like something from a bad movie. But... maybe not. It would fix the problems Brockton Bay has, if the gangs worked to build up the city rather than tear it down. Then the heroes could focus on more productive things. Imagine if Armsmaster could build a more efficient city, like Sphere was, or if Velocity could save people from fires instantly.
So... maybe you should. The city can hardly get worse after all. You leave the room, heading out of the tunnels which you now know perfectly. You pick up a few Khaydarin crystals on your way out. You'll need them to connect others to the Khala if you decide you want to do so.
As you walk down the mountain, you consider what you will do when you get back to the city.
[] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[] Go to the PRT. They should know about this.
-[] Try to get them to join the Khala.
-[] Try to get them to remove the crystal attached to your head.
[] Go to Emma's house. With this, you can finally make her understand.
[] Use your newfound power to beat up some villains!
[] Experiment with your power.
[] Write-in
Chose one ability
[] Telekinesis
[] Telepathy
[] Astral Projection
[] Psi-blast
Character Sheet
- Location
- United States
Taylor Hebert:
Connection to the Khala: Lvl 1, 100/500
Skill Points: 0
Psionic Abilities:
Yellow indicates unlearned abilities you can choose next time you can, red indicates unlearned abilities you cannot buy yet. Not all abilities are visible. Skill points are used to upgrade an ability you already have.
Fine Control Branch
Telekinesis (1 point)
-Charge (1 point)
-Mending (2 points)
Mind Branch
Telepathy (1 point)
-Project Thoughts (1 point)
-Mind Shield (2 points)
-Feedback (2 points)
Projection Branch
Astral Projection (1 point)
-Psionic Transfer (2 points)
-Hallucination (2 points)
Energy Branch
Psi-blast (1 point)
-Psi Blade (1 point)
-Psionic Bolt (2 points)
-Psi Shield (1 point)
Connection to the Khala: Lvl 1, 100/500
Skill Points: 0
Psionic Abilities:
Yellow indicates unlearned abilities you can choose next time you can, red indicates unlearned abilities you cannot buy yet. Not all abilities are visible. Skill points are used to upgrade an ability you already have.
Fine Control Branch
Telekinesis (1 point)
-Charge (1 point)
-Mending (2 points)
Mind Branch
Telepathy (1 point)
-Project Thoughts (1 point)
-Mind Shield (2 points)
-Feedback (2 points)
Projection Branch
Astral Projection (1 point)
-Psionic Transfer (2 points)
-Hallucination (2 points)
Energy Branch
Psi-blast (1 point)
-Psi Blade (1 point)
-Psionic Bolt (2 points)
-Psi Shield (1 point)
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- Location
- Warsaw
[x] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
- Location
- United states of america
[x] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
- Location
- Puerto Rico
Okay to clarify, this Khala, is it the same one from canon aka the one that got hacked by Amon or a new non-hacked one?
Also, those that are connected to it, are they inmune to Master effects? If so, once it's confirmed that being a part of it makes you inmune to Ziz and/or Heartbreaker people will want to join in mass.
[x] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
Also, those that are connected to it, are they inmune to Master effects? If so, once it's confirmed that being a part of it makes you inmune to Ziz and/or Heartbreaker people will want to join in mass.
[x] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
- Location
- Canada
[x] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
- Location
- Milky Way
[X] Telekinesis
- Location
- United states
[x] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
AkatsukiL13
An Enlightened Mind
- Location
- New Copernicus Station
As nice as bringing in Danny first is, there's someone else that's a more inviting target candidate...
[x] Go to Emma's house. With this, you can finally make her understand.
And then through Emma we canconvert connect Sophia and then use her to get to the Wards, the PRT and the local Protectorate. After that, Brockton Bay and then, the World!
And if something goes wrong with Emma and her brain gets fried or mind shattered, well we didn't lose much. Unlike with Danny. After all, better to use an expendable lab rat for the first attempt than someone valuable.
Plus the chance for some mental punishment on Emma as a bonus as we make her understand the error of her ways.
[x] Telekinesis
[x] Go to Emma's house. With this, you can finally make her understand.
And then through Emma we can
And if something goes wrong with Emma and her brain gets fried or mind shattered, well we didn't lose much. Unlike with Danny. After all, better to use an expendable lab rat for the first attempt than someone valuable.
Plus the chance for some mental punishment on Emma as a bonus as we make her understand the error of her ways.
[x] Telekinesis
- Location
- United States
The Khala isn't currently connected to any beings other than yourself, and you don't know anything about its past.
Everyone in the Khala helps with the 'will save' against master effects, so partial immunity to some effects. For example, Cherish's "you will now kill yourself" wouldn't work, but her and Heartbreaker's powers would still change one's emotions, it's just that one would have resistance to following through on an action.
Powers like Valefor's can be potentially no-sold, but it would have no effect on Regent's power which directly controls the body.
Rossum
Not a Cyberman
- Location
- Earth
Honestly, telekinesis sounds like the ideal "beginner" power since it can have combat and utilitarian purposes.
Of the rest, I think telepathy and psi-blast are tied for second while astral projection can wait.
Psi-blast looks like it allows for energy manipulation and eventually getting a shield. Which sounds like another good combination of powers to allow for offense and defense in combat.
Telepathy sounds good for getting defense against Master effects and coordinating our little hive mind. However, it will raise some alarms due to the fear of us using master effects on others.
On the other other hand, I think the Mind path would be a decent way to let us boost human intelligence enough to build Protoss tech or cure people of trauma, Simurgh influence or the like.
Astral projection doesn't strike me as having quite the same immediate utility as the others, thought I can see it having some useful abilities down the road.
Of the rest, I think telepathy and psi-blast are tied for second while astral projection can wait.
Psi-blast looks like it allows for energy manipulation and eventually getting a shield. Which sounds like another good combination of powers to allow for offense and defense in combat.
Telepathy sounds good for getting defense against Master effects and coordinating our little hive mind. However, it will raise some alarms due to the fear of us using master effects on others.
On the other other hand, I think the Mind path would be a decent way to let us boost human intelligence enough to build Protoss tech or cure people of trauma, Simurgh influence or the like.
Astral projection doesn't strike me as having quite the same immediate utility as the others, thought I can see it having some useful abilities down the road.
- Location
- Puerto Rico
What about Jack Slash's secondary power?
- Location
- United States
His enhanced intuition for the Parahuman is unaffected and the emotion controlling wouldn't be changed either. So no immunity to his power. Taylor isn't a Parahuman though so is unaffected by his power.
- Location
- Puerto Rico
And those that were Parahuman before getting Khalad?
- Location
- United states of america
Vote tally
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
[x] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
Next up telepathy, if only so we can talk to dear old dad!
If we can get the dock-workers into this, well we're pretty much set to become the fourth power (surpassing useless protectorate despite being the largest "gang").
Anyway looking to see how this all goes down...if we end up with Danny dating Miss Milita? Well that would be somthing...
And a jelous contessa starts a path to "Marrying Danny Hebert"...
That can only get crazier.
Especially if Danny ends up soloing Lung and goes psionic fuck-you-rage-dragon On his ass!
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
Next up telepathy, if only so we can talk to dear old dad!
If we can get the dock-workers into this, well we're pretty much set to become the fourth power (surpassing useless protectorate despite being the largest "gang").
Anyway looking to see how this all goes down...if we end up with Danny dating Miss Milita? Well that would be somthing...
And a jelous contessa starts a path to "Marrying Danny Hebert"...
That can only get crazier.
Especially if Danny ends up soloing Lung and goes psionic fuck-you-rage-dragon On his ass!
- Location
- United States
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
Ermmm wouldn't being connected to the Khala let everyone know about Jack Slash doing his thing and trying to help? this is Psi bullshit...so even being there connected would help. Plus since this isn't a parahuman power it cant be No-sell by hatchet man. and if they have a way to kill crawler by Psi-fuckery his mind to a vegetable state? Great! also mannequin as well as Siberian (due to finding out sib is a projection and smashing the guy in the white van!)
burnscar and the crazy shatterbird lady would prove to be problems...unless they can find out how to make energy shields that can resist fire long enough to mind-fry them (as well as protect themselves from shatterbirds song).
Now bonesaw would be among the worst to fight...unless she connects herself to the Khala…Then mind-whammy on the whole "Bad Girl" thing.
in a way I pity Jack slash, who despite his imprisonment decided that the world wasn't as bad as his parents said...and then decided to say "FUCK IT" and make it worse until it was as bad as he knew it should be.
burnscar and the crazy shatterbird lady would prove to be problems...unless they can find out how to make energy shields that can resist fire long enough to mind-fry them (as well as protect themselves from shatterbirds song).
Now bonesaw would be among the worst to fight...unless she connects herself to the Khala…Then mind-whammy on the whole "Bad Girl" thing.
in a way I pity Jack slash, who despite his imprisonment decided that the world wasn't as bad as his parents said...and then decided to say "FUCK IT" and make it worse until it was as bad as he knew it should be.
- Location
- Tarn-Vedra
[x] Immediately go to your house. It's almost morning, and your dad will get worried.
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
-[x] Connect your dad to the Khala.
[x] Telekinesis
Ghostdevil
The Devil of Ghosts
- Location
- United States
[x] Go to Emma's house. With this, you can finally make her understand.
[x] Telekinesis
[x] Telekinesis