Description
Name: Bahamut
Age: Unknown; theorized to be anywhere from 2,100 to 2,500, and still going stronger than ever.
Gender: Male
Height: (Standing on hind legs) 19'8"
Weight: 2.7 tons
Hair: Has various horns protruding from his head going backward
Eyes: Ivory
Clothes/Armor: Does not wear any clothing; overlapping scales create a rigid sort of natural armor.
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Likes: Being alone, destroying what the denizens of the other countries and regions have worked so hard and long to build and preserve, devouring any sort of meat, his home in various ruins
Dislikes: The gods, people in general, working with others, being challenged, those who try to stop him from doing as he pleases.
Special Skills/Magic Abilities: Being a dragon, he has the ability of flight, is incredibly strong and agile, and breathes the flame known as Dragonfire. Is well versed in the uses of Ki and Mana. Has three different breath attacks: The normal dragonfire, a blue flame which incinerates much faster than normal fire and cannot be extinguished by normal means, and then a sort of acid breath which has extremely corrosive qualities.
Neither an ally of Avory or Venash, but his actions are universally considered evil.
Personality
An ancient and massive dragon, he is in every right an ill-tempered, destructive, and overall malicious entity. While he isn't antisocial, when he doesn't want to talk or have anything to do with someone or something, he'll usually let them know; usually in a manner that can be fatal. He'll only consider working with others when they prove themselves worthy of being with him; however, once they lose their usefulness...
History
Ever since he was born, Bahamut was the epitome of the stereotypical bad dragon; ill-mannered, cruel, and full of malice. He has travelled far and wide? Claiming many homes and mates, growing stronger and wiser with each stop. Currently, he resides in the largest set of ruins in the Bestia region of Daughtris. Not much is known about him, since almost all who have seen him have met a fatal and horrible end. However, his life has been recorded in story books and formal history books. Pieced together excerpts go something like this...
"...A long time ago, longer than you and I have been around, a small dragon was born into the world, and his name was Bahamut. He was a devilish little rascal, always getting into trouble, but he was a curious child, just as you are. Now, Bahamut wanted to learn, even if it meant hurting others, which one should never do. But, learn he did; languages, the landscape, history, and even his own abilities. At a young age, he was learning a great deal, and eventually, after a few hundred years, he had learned everything he needed to know about our country of Daughtris. Eventually, he left Daughtris on a journey to other lands..."
"...Eventually, around 700 years of age, Bahamut returned, but no longer the kindred spirit of a dragon he once was. Now, he held the seed of evil in his heart, and he went seeked to destroy the things that once he held close. First, he rampaged through his very home, Bestia. There were no gods there, and the people's defenses were not enough since his attack came so fast. After a war of a hundred years, Bahamut had earned a name for himself, and turned Bestia into the ruins they are known for today. At first, he lingered in the ruins, cleaning out the lands of anything of worth and that he could eat. For 400 years, he remained in the ruins, until that fateful day..."
"...Bahamut came back from the destroyed lands of Bestia, and soon began attacking our own lands and people! At first, we were unsure of what to do. Bahamut came so fast and fiercely, he caught us off guard. But, with the help of the gods and the goddesses, we were able to fight back! United together, gods and countries, with the Avory royalty at the lead, we fought against Bahamut valiently! However, there were supporters of the evil dragon, and a war soon started, with the dragon leading the offensive. From lands to lands, we fought long and hard, for hundreds of years! Many heroes were made, while noble kings, princes, and warriors made sacrifices. Eventually, we had Bahamut cornered, when..."
"...Soon, the beast lashed out and destroyed the armies with powers we had never seen. The royals, the remainders of the armys, and the gods themselves fought back. If it were not for the gods, Daughtris would've been lost. Bahamut's offense soon turned to defense as the battle soon became one-sided. Driven back to Bestia, the beast retreated, but the goddess of light, Hikari, pursued, knowing that she alone had to be the one to seal the behemoth. In a final battle, her siblings at her side, Hikari was able to deal a massive blow to Bahamut and bring it down, though not kill it. Instead of finishing it off, she built a seal on the islands of Bestia to keep Bahamut in..."
"...Ever since, our lands have been restored, and Bahamut fell into myth once more. No one really knows what happened to him, but we do know this: He is gone, thanks to the gods. Now, be sure to behave, or else Bahamut may come eat you up in your sleep!!"
So begins...
"Your Lordship, your cavalry is here..." Came a voice over a loud speaker, laud enough for practically everyone nearby to hear. Suddenly the clear blue sky's around the dragon was filled with 100's of black-flagged airships, pirates... But form the horizon came one gigantic beast of a ship... Like a gigantic fish if rose from the sky, her frame being propelled by 6 huge fin-like wings, pushing it forward and an incredible rate.
Again over the loudspeaker came the voice of what was assumed to be the pirates captain; "MEN! Level the field! Leave nothing standing!" With a crack the loudspeaker shut down, but form inside the barrier, over the private coms, came the voice once more.
"Your Lordship, lets hope that barrier isn't held up with electricity, otherwise its going down... Hold on tight" The sky suddenly filled with a concussive explosion form the fire of 100 ships shooting downward at the dragons forces. Again over the com came the voice; "My name is Captain Thackeray III, and i want to make a deal. Were going to kill this dragon, then your going to help me with something... Oh, and you might want to cover your ears...
(Okay, Dice roll for defend is...Damn, 6. 10-6=4. That was for light cannons. Since no roll was presented with the cannon fire from the ship, I shall act on my own accord there.)
Bahamut roared in anger and fury, but also with triumph as well. He had a way to break down the barrier, and with a few more hits, he'd be in. But, before he could summon up more dark energy and blue flames for a follow-up strike, whistling was heard from the flying cannon rounds that erupted from Avory. He managed to duck away from the higher ones, but at the cost of getting hit by lower shots. Four rounds found their mark in varying locations. Two hit different areas of the thicker portion of his tail, one found his left shoulder, while the fourth struck his right flank. They burned through scales and singed skin underneath, but he wasn't bleeding. Bahamut roared, but in anger, not in pain. He was numb to minor pains such as this.
And speaking of pains, a new pain in the hindquarters had shown up rather loudly and brazenly. The dark dragon observed what he assumed to be pirates; beastpeople judging from the sounds from the ship, Afukirian from the style of the ships. It had been a thousand years, and they had gained this technology over that time. The only reason Bahamut knew of it was from sources he had that weren't dead. Still, he laughed as the fleet received the order to fire. The dragon took to the air with a vertical lift-off. The rounds from the guns were bouncing off and barely denting his scales, though the few that hit his wounded areas did sting a bit. With renewed vigor and drive, Bahamut charged through to the nearest group of ships, tearing througb with claws and acid flying. He was going to play with these pirates for a while, then leave. Bahamut realized that in this time and body, he wasn't as strong as he could be. He needed to seek power.
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Rixator groaned a bit before beginning to climb. With all the moisture, he wouldn't be able to use his sands effectively, since they would clump up and become useless. So, instead of Mana, he was to use Ki. Still, climbing was an exhilirating experience for him; he was always going forward, back, around, or through, never up or over. He gave a chuckle as he went up. "I wonder what Sensei would make of all this..."
... Come on beasty.... Get those wings going...
An armada of ships fired down at the dragons forces, quite a big hole punched into the minions, when the first pirate casualty came. The airship fell from the sky, her crew still firing even as the ship crashed into the ground. A massive explosion erupted from the crashed ship, even in death the ships killed the dragons forces. While the majority of the ships fired down, as the mighty dragon rose the 3 massive Destroyer ships stood as silent giants.
The Interceptor, the command ship, stood still along side her sister ships. Not firing, not moving, simply standing still. Suddenly, without warning, the cannons opened fire onto the dragon once it got close enough. As the rounds hit the beasts thick scales he found some hit harder than others, and some exploded on the surface, creating a cloud of black smoke around the him. Outside the cloud, the 3 huge K.M.C's charged with blue energy. A massive concussive crack! rang through the air, as though 10 lightning strikes came colliding on the ground all at once.
Time itself seemed to slow down to all that watched as 3 huge chunks of what looked like iron went flying through the air, followed by a trail of blue lightning. As the smoke cleared away, the dragon could see the rounds... Heading straight for him.
Judan looked up though the window and saw the battle happens between the pirates cavalry and the Bahamut. He quickly casted an air elemented spell to speed his movement and ran as fast as he could to reach the highest tower to get a better view. His servants followed him and was manage to be by his side thanks to well training. What the king saw was shocking. Some of the barriers created by the barrier machine was down, effected by pirates cannons, decreasing the protection on the metropolis. The cannons on top of the towers of Avory's metropolis continued to shoot at Bahamut there were more missed shots than successful shots.
"Damn those pirates!" He cursed in anger "find a way to repair those machine!" he ordered his servants while his eyes gazing at the Bahamut, destroying multiple pirates ships in minutes. "Isn't that Gerard here yet!" he shouted in frustration.
(note: Charging is required for more powerful attacks... I placed information about able actions of the battle system in the rules section in the introduction tab... check it out)
(dice roll for pirates attack: ... eh... just 5... O_O )
(dice roll for Tower attack: ouch... 2 )
Judan watched as some black and blue animal like air machines flew towards the Bahamut, aiding the pirates in battle. Then three cannon fire, different from Avory's was shot.
"Gerard is now within Avory and aiding us, my king" Judan hovering communicators beside him informed "He is currently searching for you in the castle's main hall"
"Send him here" Judan ordered as he watched the cannon's fire flying towards the Bahamut.
"I am not sure, Gerard of Brunoma... I just hope that the Bahamut retreats before the barrier totally collapse" The king said to Gerard while still looking at the battle.
( No idea for interaction :-P )
The battleships of Avory's defences are finally ready. The Generals and commanders of Avory dispatched their knight and soldiers who could fight in mid air. Men and women, elves, dwarves, and beastman, all fighting as one. Thousands of airships flown around the Bahamut while keeping it's distance, firing at the godly powerful creature using the battle ship's Gatling guns and cannons.
(dice roll for Avory battleship's attack: 12 !!!)
Rixator checked in with a resounding "Aye" before continuing his climb. Where were they going exactly? The Afukirian gave a heavy sigh as he looked up. One small ledge would not be enough for him to keep his grip, so he swung his hand to reach for a stone inside the waterfall; risky given how slippery it would be. However, when he reached, he felt water, then air. Shocked and caught offguard, his occupied hand slipped. It was the end. He was done. The thoughts crossed his mind before he kept his free hand outstretched, eventually clutching a ledge. Water poured over and on him and threatened to knock him loose to a watery grave, but he drew his serrated blade and dug it into the rock before moving to pull himself up. "Sensei...If only you could see me now..."
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(Alright, let's see here...Three rolls...)
(Pirate Cannon defend is....An 8.)
(Tower cannon defend is...5)
(All out attack defend is...Phew...A 10..)
Bahamut roared as the three rounds from the ships flew forward, but they were slow and their path traceable with the lightning. While some of it arced down and got a contact as he flew under, he only felt a tingle. His ivory eyes glanced back as the light based rounds of the cannons from Avory fired once again, though they missed, close as they were. A few grazed his scales with a nice run by, but he was overall safe. Once again, before he could conjure an attack, he was interuptted once more; though, this attack was unexpected and very powerful. He had little time to defend himself, and took many direct hits, some making their way to penetrate exposed flesh from the earlier attacks. With a roar of pain, he had to retreat. He underestimated the technology and firepower they had. While they alone could never hope to kill him, the fact that they were able to do something on this great of a defensive was unimaginable. He had to do something voluntarily that he dreaded; he had to get help. And he knew who to go to. For now, he retreated. Bahamut had retreated, but not run away. Running away implies fear, weakness, that you never plan to fight this again. None of those applied.
The dragon, battered and driven back, flew in a west to northwest flight. He was going to Pruwas. He was going to find Venash.
(Defend and flee. Avory has won the fight, but the war has only begun!!)
Almost everyone in the metropolis cheered loudly. Cries of happiness and joy could be heard everywhere. There only damage the Bahamut did was done by the fire the Bahamut spread through the sewers but nothing serious.
On the highest tower, Judan smiled, relieved. He was so happy that he turned to his servants, lifted, and hugged them tightly, screaming "Avory metropolis is saved!". He let go of his servant and turned to Gerard.
"you have aided Avory greatly, Gerard, friend of Avory" He laughed and continued "I shall see that you be rewarded greatly. I shall see that you have a place to stay here in Avory's metropolis. You shall have your own building!" He laughed some more before someone spoke through the King's communicator.
"Your lordship, this is the Interceptor. Requesting permission to land inside the barrier. We have something to talk about, your highness..." Captain Thackeray requested
Judan turned to his floating spherical communicator and spoke "Yes, yes,... For the help you gave to Avory, I shall ask my people to shut down the barriers. Please, land and park you airships in Avory's port. I shall send my Knights to lead you to the castle to meet with me"
After a while, all the barriers were shut down. Every battleship's were landed. The Knights and soldiers were back at the barracks. The barrier machines and cannons were put on stand-by incase the Bahamut decides to come back. The king's knights, Sir Jorick Godfrey, Sir Mika Rockwood, Sir Bessy Lockheart, waited for Captain Thackeray at the ports to escort him.
Rixator heard Gabe's voice over the communicator, the voice loud, but a bit garbled since the communicator had gotten a little waterlogged. "Anyone fou-...-nything?" He paused, his eyes looking to the enshrined stone, then to the old woman, then he returned and held his gaze at the stone. "I've found something...I'm going to investigate it a bit more...I'll report in later.." With that, he ended the sentence and closed his end of the line so he couldn't be heard unless he opened his side of the channel again. "So, a shrinestone, huh?" Rixator turned to the elderly woman, ignoring the comment about the waterfall. Unsure of what was before him, he inched a bit closer to get a better look, arching a brow before he was squating in front of it, looking directyl at it. "What purpose does it serve? What...Does it do?"
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Bahamut was flying extremely fast, at about a top speed; that is, as fast as he could manage in this battered state. His ivory eyes were narrowed a bit as he flew, the rounds that had pierced his body dissolving from a slightly painful yet effective method from which he used his own Acid breath on his wounds. The damaged scales would be shed once he was able to rest, the lost ones will grow back swiftly as well. The ancient dragon had cleared a great deal of land in the time from his retreat, and he was coming upon the coast and mainland of Pruwas. With a bellowing roar, he heralded his own coming. It was time to cut a deal, and take advantage of the resources he had at his disposal; slight as they were after so many years, they were still useable none the less. "This time...I shall wipe them all out..." Bahamut muttered as he closed in on the major city on which he knew Venash resided.
“Father this dragon was imprisoned for a reason and the legends say it would take at least two gods to fight it, it has destroyed some of the countryside already. Unless you have a truce with it that encompasses the land you and we your children control, then I and hopefully the others will have to fight against it.” Eclipse told his father.
Rixator shifted a bit before standing, nodding once to the elderly woman. He needed to step away from that stone; something about it drew him to it, made him want to touch it, grasp it. After distancing himself from the stone, he reported in on the communicator, his voice ringing out through everyone's. "I've found some sort of shrine stone. An elderly woman explained to me what it was. It's something to see, for sure, but I'm not sure if it can help us find Undine." He waited for an answer from everyone, shifting and glancing around to see if he could spot anything of significance.
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A vampire entered calmly and cooly into the room for which Venash and Eclipse talked. After focusing her crimson eyes, she knelt down and bowed her head in repsect for the duo. "Your highness Venash, Lord Eclipse, our scouts have just reported that Bahamut has just crossed into the Pruwas region via the seas. What actions do you advise we take?" She kept her head down, awaiting the orders from the god of darkness.
Bahamut focused his eyes, seeing the dark clouds hovering over the major city where Venash would be. Despite all these changes, technologic and otherwise, they still haven't found a way to rid themselves of those perpetual clouds. Dreary as it was, Bahamut planned to be seen, so he lowered his altitude to go under the everpresent clouds.
Venash gestured his hand, sending his son away then rests his head on his hand.
"Raise the barriers of the metropolis. Ready the cannons, battleships, and army... If the Bahamut attacks, we shall counter"
High up above Pruwas's main metropolis, Bahamut descends from the grey clouds. Black swirling black smoke appeared before him and reformed into a figure of a young man with six pair of large black wings.
"halt, Bahamut" the god of darkness ordered "what is your purpose of coming here?"(any request like
skipping the discussion, just post in OOC and I'll work something out)
