Re: Intense Struggle Season 2! (Round 1: Training Facility ONX)
08-19-2010, 12:45 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by gloomyMoron.
Reudic stirred from one of his mental lapses, regaining some semblance of actual cognitive thought. Having had spent countless solar cycles alone in the wild had dulled the Viridiofloran's mind substantially. Instead of thought the plant had learned to rely on instinct during times of great crisis and activity. As the giant beast dropped from the ceiling and proceeded to attack the others, Reudic only now was beginning to realize that he would have to change.
"Rowbaught Char-lee. Atta-ack kree-tch-ore. Reudic atta-ack touo." Reudic was slowly getting used to the language the others were using, but he knew he was probably barely understandable. He just had to hopedthe the strange metallic being understood, and that it didn't use it's flame attacks. Trusting the robot to do what it does best, Reudic moved towards the beasts injured hand with surprising stealth and speed.
Reudic was still unsure if all of his abilities would work on these beasts the same way they did back on the beasts of his home world, but it was something he'd have to try sooner or later. Deciding to take a gamble now, against a fairly manageable enemy, seemed like the best choice to Reudic. Still, the plant didn't have time for the effect to take hold the normal way and had something else in mind.
Reudic climbed onto and wrapped his vines around the beasts injured arm just as Charlie started using his metallic pincers to tear into the beast's other arm. With the time bought bought by the robot's attack, Reudic managed to dig his vines into the beasts arm as well as dig some tendrils into it's open wounds. The plant's vines began to excrete a more potent version of the chemicals it used for illusion creation and mind domination directly into the large beasts body and bloodstream. The effects were slow at first, as the pain from Charlie, Reudic, and Karen's attacks kept its mind focused and sharp, but soon enough it would be rendered helpless by the potent toxin.
Reudic released his grip on the beast and moved away from the fighting to watch and see how the creature behaved after being exposed. As expected the creature's movements dulled as a particularly potent illusion took hold. The beast seemed to swat at thin air and not even notice the fighters that were still attacking it. Reudic decided that, with the fight now all but won, he would test how much control over the beast's mind he had from a distance. The plant floated around the arena testing how well it could control the creatures movements from various distances before deciding on an optimal range.
The beast started to behave even more strangely than before as Reudic started to get used to how the animal's musculature and body worked. Soon Reudic was controlling the beast almost effortlessly as he had it continually dodge Karen's sword and magic strikes as well as continually knockbacking Charlie without lasting damage.
Deciding that he experimented enough on the beast's motor reflexes, Reudic began reprogramming the creatures brain. While his abilities didn't allow him to know what the creature was thinking, he could make it so the creature would think certain things. Reudic programmed an intense fear of the 4 contestants into the creature's head. An overpowering, instinctual fear that would cause the creature to flee rather than fight further when Reudic released control over its mind. He also took the time to program a fear of any other sort of beings as 'strange' as Karen, Reudic, Charlie and Lloyd. The beast would only ever be able to attack creatures native to this area, or so Reudic thought anyway.
After having had the beast dodge a particularly brutal assault from and increasingly frustrated Karen, Reudic relinquished control over the thing's mind. Immediately the creature reacted as expected, and started to run off terrified of the four. Reudic remained indifferent about his success, but was oddly glad that the beast was escaping. Reudic rather disliked killing needlessly, and this thing was just too big to eat. The beast, however, would not remain alive for long.
Reudic watched blankly as Charlie charged a strange weapon before firing at the fleeing foe. A large hole appeared in its midsection as it slumped and slid along the floor, crashing into one of the arena's walls. Reudic began to feel a flash of something he had long since forgot. Emotion, particularly that of anger. Reudic loudly growled and hissed something completely unintelligible, though the two humans in the room seemed to understand enough to know that the plant was pissed as Karan and Lloyd instinctively recoiled from the sounds. As quickly as the sounds started, they stopped. Reudic regained some form of composure and attempted to move past the anger he felt at the needless death.
The attempt would, eventually, fail, but for now Reudic returned to his indifferent self.
Reudic stirred from one of his mental lapses, regaining some semblance of actual cognitive thought. Having had spent countless solar cycles alone in the wild had dulled the Viridiofloran's mind substantially. Instead of thought the plant had learned to rely on instinct during times of great crisis and activity. As the giant beast dropped from the ceiling and proceeded to attack the others, Reudic only now was beginning to realize that he would have to change.
"Rowbaught Char-lee. Atta-ack kree-tch-ore. Reudic atta-ack touo." Reudic was slowly getting used to the language the others were using, but he knew he was probably barely understandable. He just had to hopedthe the strange metallic being understood, and that it didn't use it's flame attacks. Trusting the robot to do what it does best, Reudic moved towards the beasts injured hand with surprising stealth and speed.
Reudic was still unsure if all of his abilities would work on these beasts the same way they did back on the beasts of his home world, but it was something he'd have to try sooner or later. Deciding to take a gamble now, against a fairly manageable enemy, seemed like the best choice to Reudic. Still, the plant didn't have time for the effect to take hold the normal way and had something else in mind.
Reudic climbed onto and wrapped his vines around the beasts injured arm just as Charlie started using his metallic pincers to tear into the beast's other arm. With the time bought bought by the robot's attack, Reudic managed to dig his vines into the beasts arm as well as dig some tendrils into it's open wounds. The plant's vines began to excrete a more potent version of the chemicals it used for illusion creation and mind domination directly into the large beasts body and bloodstream. The effects were slow at first, as the pain from Charlie, Reudic, and Karen's attacks kept its mind focused and sharp, but soon enough it would be rendered helpless by the potent toxin.
Reudic released his grip on the beast and moved away from the fighting to watch and see how the creature behaved after being exposed. As expected the creature's movements dulled as a particularly potent illusion took hold. The beast seemed to swat at thin air and not even notice the fighters that were still attacking it. Reudic decided that, with the fight now all but won, he would test how much control over the beast's mind he had from a distance. The plant floated around the arena testing how well it could control the creatures movements from various distances before deciding on an optimal range.
The beast started to behave even more strangely than before as Reudic started to get used to how the animal's musculature and body worked. Soon Reudic was controlling the beast almost effortlessly as he had it continually dodge Karen's sword and magic strikes as well as continually knockbacking Charlie without lasting damage.
Deciding that he experimented enough on the beast's motor reflexes, Reudic began reprogramming the creatures brain. While his abilities didn't allow him to know what the creature was thinking, he could make it so the creature would think certain things. Reudic programmed an intense fear of the 4 contestants into the creature's head. An overpowering, instinctual fear that would cause the creature to flee rather than fight further when Reudic released control over its mind. He also took the time to program a fear of any other sort of beings as 'strange' as Karen, Reudic, Charlie and Lloyd. The beast would only ever be able to attack creatures native to this area, or so Reudic thought anyway.
After having had the beast dodge a particularly brutal assault from and increasingly frustrated Karen, Reudic relinquished control over the thing's mind. Immediately the creature reacted as expected, and started to run off terrified of the four. Reudic remained indifferent about his success, but was oddly glad that the beast was escaping. Reudic rather disliked killing needlessly, and this thing was just too big to eat. The beast, however, would not remain alive for long.
Reudic watched blankly as Charlie charged a strange weapon before firing at the fleeing foe. A large hole appeared in its midsection as it slumped and slid along the floor, crashing into one of the arena's walls. Reudic began to feel a flash of something he had long since forgot. Emotion, particularly that of anger. Reudic loudly growled and hissed something completely unintelligible, though the two humans in the room seemed to understand enough to know that the plant was pissed as Karan and Lloyd instinctively recoiled from the sounds. As quickly as the sounds started, they stopped. Reudic regained some form of composure and attempted to move past the anger he felt at the needless death.
The attempt would, eventually, fail, but for now Reudic returned to his indifferent self.