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deercountry2023-05-01 10:26 pm
survivalthroughhate) wrote in deercountry2023-05-01 10:26 pm
"Somehow....Palpatine Returned." (Player Plot)
Who: survivalthroughhate and anyone who wants to join in!
What: Palpatine ends up in Trench and no one wants that, so it's time to give him the beatdown!
When: Throughout the month
Where: All over Trench.
Content Warnings: Physical child abuse mentions, mental manipulation mentions, gaslighting, exorcism, food deprivation mentions, weed mentions, will add as necessary.
Maul's followers had come to him with the worst news possible. They'd been tracking the signs and had come to one conclusion: Palpatine was back to full strength and here in Trench. The Sith Lord was now possessing people, monsters, animals, whatever that could hold his form for any length of time before it was destroyed or rotted away from the pure evil of his spirit being contained within the body.
Maul knew he had to do something. He'd been responsible for unleashing this menace and so it was his responsibility to stop it. But he was scared too. The fear of his (former, he had to remember that part) master was deeply entrenched into his mind, the simple fear of a child scared of their abusive father and wanting to avoid punishment by doing anything possible mixed in with the more complicated fear of an adult who had been broken down through brainwashing and physical abuse until he'd been turned into a weapon rather than a person. Even now, letting go of his anger and pain hadn't diminished the fear he had of Sidious.
He'd hide for a period of time after warning the other Sleepers, too afraid to go out and face his master for good. It was all well and good to let them try to deal with this. None of them had any personal connection to Sidious, so they could try whatever methods they saw fit in order to exorcise those he'd possessed.
But as the month wore on and his master's spirit still stubbornly clung to the realm of Trench, Maul began to realize he had to face his master even if it was the scariest thing he'd ever have to do in his life. If he didn't confront him, Sidious was never going to leave. Bolstered by the encouragement of his friends and family, plus with the motivation of knowing only he could end this, Maul would go out to face his master. It'd be the hardest thing he'd ever have to do in his life, but to protect the people he loved so deeply and the place he called home, he would find a way to banish Palpatine forever from his life.
[OOC: This is the log post for the Palpatine in Trench player plot! Feel free to start your own open top-levels, set up closed threads, or just head straight over to the network post if you want to interact with Maul or threadjack people there. As a reminder, Maul doesn't necessarily need to be involved in exorcising an NPC or character if you just want to do to something among two of you.]
survivalthroughhate and anyone who wants to join in!What: Palpatine ends up in Trench and no one wants that, so it's time to give him the beatdown!
When: Throughout the month
Where: All over Trench.
Content Warnings: Physical child abuse mentions, mental manipulation mentions, gaslighting, exorcism, food deprivation mentions, weed mentions, will add as necessary.
Maul's followers had come to him with the worst news possible. They'd been tracking the signs and had come to one conclusion: Palpatine was back to full strength and here in Trench. The Sith Lord was now possessing people, monsters, animals, whatever that could hold his form for any length of time before it was destroyed or rotted away from the pure evil of his spirit being contained within the body.
Maul knew he had to do something. He'd been responsible for unleashing this menace and so it was his responsibility to stop it. But he was scared too. The fear of his (former, he had to remember that part) master was deeply entrenched into his mind, the simple fear of a child scared of their abusive father and wanting to avoid punishment by doing anything possible mixed in with the more complicated fear of an adult who had been broken down through brainwashing and physical abuse until he'd been turned into a weapon rather than a person. Even now, letting go of his anger and pain hadn't diminished the fear he had of Sidious.
He'd hide for a period of time after warning the other Sleepers, too afraid to go out and face his master for good. It was all well and good to let them try to deal with this. None of them had any personal connection to Sidious, so they could try whatever methods they saw fit in order to exorcise those he'd possessed.
But as the month wore on and his master's spirit still stubbornly clung to the realm of Trench, Maul began to realize he had to face his master even if it was the scariest thing he'd ever have to do in his life. If he didn't confront him, Sidious was never going to leave. Bolstered by the encouragement of his friends and family, plus with the motivation of knowing only he could end this, Maul would go out to face his master. It'd be the hardest thing he'd ever have to do in his life, but to protect the people he loved so deeply and the place he called home, he would find a way to banish Palpatine forever from his life.
[OOC: This is the log post for the Palpatine in Trench player plot! Feel free to start your own open top-levels, set up closed threads, or just head straight over to the network post if you want to interact with Maul or threadjack people there. As a reminder, Maul doesn't necessarily need to be involved in exorcising an NPC or character if you just want to do to something among two of you.]
luna lovegood | harry potter
— Tory
No matter, either way. What does matter is that Maul's master is dealt with, and promptly kicked out of whatever poor soul he's settled himself in. And hopefully someone will be able to put Sidious down permanently, maybe if he's kept out of hosts for long enough.
But getting Sidious out of his unwilling hosts is easier said than done. Not with the latest encounter: a man promptly turning into a huge bestial wolf-like creature in the middle of Willful Machine, the tell-tale yellow eyes glowing as it attempts to flee the scene. Crowds scatter, chaos erupts in the streets. Screams and shouts as townsfolk desperately try to get out of the way of the sharp claws and fangs. The whole thing is an utter mess.
She's already in the area. Luna quickly pelts after him, lugging a very particular sword after her . She has absolutely no plans to go about killing Beasts, not with how much she's been trying to advocate for the exact opposite. The Blade of Agency can bring Beasts back, and should be enough to kick Sidious out for good measure. ]
Move—! Out of the way—! Please—! Let me through—!
[ She darts between fleeing swathes of people, trying to keep up. Ariel, her Familiar, soars overhead — the raven able to keep close to the Beast far easier than Luna can run. It's certainly an odd sight: one tiny girl running towards the danger rather than from it. ]
— Deku
This time, there's no transformation. The Hunter Sidious possesses: a tall, powerfully-built man — years of hunting under his belt — remains solid and towering, yellow eyes glaring angrily. The Blade of Agency won't do here. She'll have to cast him out another way. Fortuntely, one does come to mind.
But before she has a chance to act, the Hunter shifts suddenly. Almost impossibly so, as if the light bends around him — obscuring him from view, moving too quickly, dizzyingly so. He's right beside her, and the next thing she feels is the force of a fist slamming into the side of her face, with enough force to knock her to the floor.
'I like this one.' Sidious hums thoughtfully. 'It's power will do.'
Luna's blinking back stars, her jaw burning in pain. Sidious reaches for her by the hair, grabbing a fistful to yank her back to her feet. Luna winces in pain, trying to pry his hands from her. ]
I'm not going to even dignify you with sending you to Hell.
[ Honestly, Hell doesn't deserve someone like him. She doesn't want to trouble the other demons. Sidious chuckles, head tilting. 'That silly sword of yours will not help you now, child. And I've grown tired of you, although... perhaps you might make a fitting host. There's power in you, child. Far more than this simple Hunter.'
He throws her with force, not that it takes much considering her size, sending her flying into the wall of a nearby building. She's winded from the hit, desperately trying to get back onto her feet again. He's not possessing her, no chance. He won't get to have her. ]
mha spoilers throughout, y'all
With his soaring progress in his training and power, he can do so much more than when he faced a similar enemy not even a year ago. It's easier to mask his disregard for his own well-being. Tory mentioned the danger of Sidious possessing someone with Midoriya's power, but Midoriya's drive to protect others supersedes that. This protection extends to the possessed and Beasts as well.
He is, however, well-versed in the school of patrolling for and fighting to subdue superpowered enemies. He doesn't hesitate to jump in when he sees Luna against the wall and her attacker mentioning a fitting host. He jumps from wall to wall to build speed and lands a surprise kick directly to the head.
"SMASH!!!" he yells as he alights between him and Luna, armored shoes scraping the cobblestone.
He only used enough force to knock out an ordinary human. He doesn't want to cause death or permanent damage to the possessed. So, while the Hunter staggers, he doesn't even fall. He laughs. Worrying. How much strength does he have? Midoriya wonders.
"Yellow eyes! Is this the one Darth Maul-san warned us about? Can you move?"
god, i am so sorry it took so long to get to this
"I can move." She just... needs a minute, but she's certainly wasting no time in getting back onto her feet. She's breathless, her chest hurts from the landing. But she's up.
Right, then. Rubbing at her face, she retrieves and sheaths her Blade of Agency before retrieving her wand. Looks like she's... doing something a bit new this time. But first: she blasts the Hunter with a knock-back jinx to push him back a little more, so she can have a moment to speak.
"Sidious, yes." And has eyes for her, apparently. Although, she's absolutely not entertaining that thought. "I can try expel him, can you keep him occupied?"
no problem!!
"Nice aim. And yes."
He recognizes she could fight at a distance with minimal risk while he draws fire, so he doesn't try to get her to run for now. He leaps forward, not daring to give the enemy time to think. That's one of the things Bakugou taught him (the hard way with a barrage of explosions).
Midoriya executes a number of feints and dodges, not willing to incapacitate himself by leaving himself wide open with a large attack. It also affords him the opportunity to shoot the tendrils of energy known as Blackwhip from his hands as he leaps over and behind the "Hunter," attempting to hold him in place for Luna to get a clean shot.
It's a move he's done with Bakugou. There's an advantage to being relatively hands-free and clear: Whatever Luna throws at Sidious can be very spicy indeed.