The God Complex

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

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Chao gunna go back and forth. Chaos is unpredictable. 

 

[Nathrangking he/him]

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It's to be expected.

I turn to Chao. "I'd wondered where you'd gone. Welcome back Mistress of Chaos."

Edited March 3, 2020 by Nathrangking

[+Sorana she/her]

23 hours ago, Darth Woodrack said:

Alright, Sorana, would digital copies count?

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In my head yes, given the amount of e-books that were never published in print. For me the act of creation is more important than the place. In my head everything that people spend some time on to create and to write down is something she has a connection to. So I wouldn't count quick chats or something like that.

(Ultimatively, it's up to you - I don't want to have her end up too strong or too weak or to destroy what you have in mind, so I'm fine with everything I would be glad if she could maybe find out a little thing that they need to find out anyway? Though if that doesn't work, then it doesn't work and they just never wrote it down in a way she can access.)

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Leila considered Balhaan's words, not turning around. They all had followers, had managed to preserve that little piece of their past. There might be fewer of them, than there were before, but still, they had them. Not for the first time she regretted that she had let this part of being a god slide, that instead she had focused on other parts of her existence. She didn't regret what she had done instead, but the nagging feeling that she should have cared a bit more didn't go away.

She lifted a hand and brushed her hair out of her face, finally turning back to the others turned around when she heard someone else enter the room. A smile crossed her face at the sight of Chao, and she inclined her head in greeting. "I am glad you are here." She stated calmly, although Chao's words suggested that contrasting Leila she had attended the meeting. She liked Chao, found that creating books often needed a little bit of Chaos to work, that good tales used that spark of unplanned events to really work.

Focusing her matter back at the situation at hand she walked over to the table and sat down, carefully choosing a stool that allowed her to see the mountains outside.

"Why don't we set them a trap?" She asked. "Then we can choose the next battlefield and prepare it to our advantage." Her eyes darted to Balhaan, wordlessly asking for his opinion. She knew the stories of war and fighting, had moved over countless battlefields, but it was nothing compared to his experience and knowledge.

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[Nathrangking he/him]

6 hours ago, Sorana said:

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Leila considered Balhaan's words, not turning around. They all had followers, had managed to preserve that little piece of their past. There might be fewer of them, than there were before, but still, they had them. Not for the first time she regretted that she had let this part of being a god slide, that instead she had focused on other parts of her existence. She didn't regret what she had done instead, but the nagging feeling that she should have cared a bit more didn't go away.

She lifted a hand and brushed her hair out of her face, finally turning back to the others turned around when she heard someone else enter the room. A smile crossed her face at the sight of Chao, and she inclined her head in greeting. "I am glad you are here." She stated calmly, although Chao's words suggested that contrasting Leila she had attended the meeting. She liked Chao, found that creating books often needed a little bit of Chaos to work, that good tales used that spark of unplanned events to really work.

Focusing her matter back at the situation at hand she walked over to the table and sat down, carefully choosing a stool that allowed her to see the mountains outside.

"Why don't we set them a trap?" She asked. "Then we can choose the next battlefield and prepare it to our advantage." Her eyes darted to Balhaan, wordlessly asking for his opinion. She knew the stories of war and fighting, had moved over countless battlefields, but it was nothing compared to his experience and knowledge.

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I turn away from Chao and meet Leila's eyes. The plan had merit, but it was not without risks. Fighting a relatively unknown enemy even in a scenario where the field has been chosen and prepared could well end in disaster. 

"Our first step must be to gather what intelligence we can. Battle on a field of our choosing is wise. However, we must be calculating and not play into the hands of our enemy."

I turn to Sangus. "How quickly can you reach out to your contacts? "

I turn to Caeli. "Can you stir up the storm winds and create some chaos for us? The clean up work will keep our enemy off balance I think."

I turn to Chao "How much Chaos can you create?"

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[+ZincAboutIt she/her]

14 minutes ago, Nathrangking said:

I turn to Caeli. "Can you stir up the storm winds and create some chaos for us? The clean up work will keep our enemy off balance I think."

Caeli grinned. "I thought you'd never ask," she said, staring off at the mountain peaks and yearning to dance above them. "I shall call Zephyr's brothers and tell them of his fate - if they don't already know. We shall find them to be formidable allies. Boreal alone can freeze an entire region into submission, and Notus is always looking for something to wreck. It has been a long while since I've seen Eurus, but even he shall come. For this, he shall come in force."

She looked at Baalhan, then the others. "Where should we begin?"  

[old man moomba he/him]

“We could bait them into a trap.” Sangus ruminated on this for a moment. “But in doing so, we risk overextending ourselves and letting the Complex strike back.” the god of wisdom stood up, pacing back and forth, occasionally puffing on his pipe. “The best course of action would likely be two attacks at once. We bait their main fighting force out, entrapping them into a losing battle. But at the same time, we must strike against their strongholds.” 

Sangus turned to look back at the other gods. “I shall contact my followers as soon as we are done here. They will have much to share, I believe.”

[Nathrangking he/him]

8 hours ago, ZincAboutIt said:

Caeli grinned. "I thought you'd never ask," she said, staring off at the mountain peaks and yearning to dance above them. "I shall call Zephyr's brothers and tell them of his fate - if they don't already know. We shall find them to be formidable allies. Boreal alone can freeze an entire region into submission, and Notus is always looking for something to wreck. It has been a long while since I've seen Eurus, but even he shall come. For this, he shall come in force."

She looked at Baalhan, then the others. "Where should we begin?"  

5 hours ago, Dr. Dapper said:

“We could bait them into a trap.” Sangus ruminated on this for a moment. “But in doing so, we risk overextending ourselves and letting the Complex strike back.” the god of wisdom stood up, pacing back and forth, occasionally puffing on his pipe. “The best course of action would likely be two attacks at once. We bait their main fighting force out, entrapping them into a losing battle. But at the same time, we must strike against their strongholds.” 

Sangus turned to look back at the other gods. “I shall contact my followers as soon as we are done here. They will have much to share, I believe.”

"We should perhaps form an imformal council to vote on such things. However, I would advise that we shut down the primary shipping lanes to deprive them international material."

I turn to Sangus. "Two attacks could indeed succeed. However, first we must devise a strategy and learn what we can."

 

Edited March 4, 2020 by Nathrangking

[little wheel he/him]

"Then I pray that they give good advice," Tut'Kor'Anuumo said to Sangus. "Strategics and combat are more the domain of my other half, but I'll see what I can do." 

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[Nathrangking he/him]

5 minutes ago, bees? said:

"Then I pray that they give good advice," Tut'Kor'Anuumo said to Sangus. "Strategics and combat are more the domain of my other half, but I'll see what I can do." 

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"This is all that is asked of any of us."

[old man moomba he/him]

Sangus chuckled. "Luckily, what we can do is much more than any mortal can dream of. My followers will give good advice, that I am sure of." 

[Nathrangking he/him]

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So what is our overall goal? Are we trying to destroy the Complex and gather intel. Just gather intel etc...? Also our decision making perhaps we should each have a vote?

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30 minutes ago, Dr. Dapper said:

Sangus chuckled. "Luckily, what we can do is much more than any mortal can dream of. My followers will give good advice, that I am sure of." 

"In this we can trust if nothing else."

[old man moomba he/him]

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Probably gather Intel and then destroy the Complex. Sangus certainly wants to know more of their motives

 

[+Sorana she/her]

Leila started to note down their words, made sure she managed to capture the mood of the situation. The drive, the fierceness, but also the caution and the danger they knew they were toying with. She lost herself in her words, quickly covered a page and then a second one, ended up with a longer description on Sangus and how he sat there, fully trusting his followers. Balhaan how he tried to look at the situation from every angle, to make sure they were save and Caeli. Leila loved how she looked outside, her path of action clear and vivied in front of her eyes. Tut'Kor'Anuumo who spoke less, but whose words were well chosen and transfering everything that needed to be said.

She only looked up when the discussion came to a halt, when they needed to decide and nobody stepped forward to snatch up the crown. Fascinating. And wonderful. She found herself smiling at this fact alone, that they wanted to hear every voice and gave everybody a chance to speak up as well. It took a several sentences to capture this fact alone and she finished them first before adding her own opinion.

"I don't know if we are ready for a battle." She started slowly. "But on the other hand, I don't know if they expect us to attack just know." She made a vague gesture with her hand. "I agree that we should wipe out their hiding points, but at the moment, at least I don't know where they are." Her eyes moved from Sangus to Balhaan. "The same with their supplies. As long as we don't know which goods they need and which supply chains they rely on, we can hardly destroy them."

She gave a slight shrug. "I think we only have two options here. Either we lure them out in the open and then follow them back to one of their hiding places and from that one try to find out more, or we try to gather all intel we can find and hope that we can puzzle some clues from it."

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my opinion see above.

 

[kenod]

On 2/28/2020 at 10:40 PM, Darth Woodrack said:

Godslayer walked through the hallways of Complex 1B4, and into an office complex. He grabbed a man in a blood red suit with a symbol of a lions head on his collar bone by his throat and slammed him into the wall. Godlslayer bellowed into his face, "THAT WAS A HOSPITAL. INNOCENT! ALL YOU DID WAS PISS HIM OFF!"

Alice walked into the room, seeing a man in power armor holding someone up against the wall. "Did something happen?" She asked with a sigh. "Everyone in the building could hear you yelling." She looked at the man currently being held against the wall. "Also, if you want him to answer you you might want to consider releasing him, he can't really talk with his throat pressed shut, and if you keep him up any longer he won't be able to answer you ever again, given that he'd have choked to death."

[Nathrangking he/him]

15 hours ago, Dr. Dapper said:

Sangus chuckled. "Luckily, what we can do is much more than any mortal can dream of. My followers will give good advice, that I am sure of." 

10 hours ago, Sorana said:

Leila started to note down their words, made sure she managed to capture the mood of the situation. The drive, the fierceness, but also the caution and the danger they knew they were toying with. She lost herself in her words, quickly covered a page and then a second one, ended up with a longer description on Sangus and how he sat there, fully trusting his followers. Balhaan how he tried to look at the situation from every angle, to make sure they were save and Caeli. Leila loved how she looked outside, her path of action clear and vivied in front of her eyes. Tut'Kor'Anuumo who spoke less, but whose words were well chosen and transfering everything that needed to be said.

She only looked up when the discussion came to a halt, when they needed to decide and nobody stepped forward to snatch up the crown. Fascinating. And wonderful. She found herself smiling at this fact alone, that they wanted to hear every voice and gave everybody a chance to speak up as well. It took a several sentences to capture this fact alone and she finished them first before adding her own opinion.

"I don't know if we are ready for a battle." She started slowly. "But on the other hand, I don't know if they expect us to attack just know." She made a vague gesture with her hand. "I agree that we should wipe out their hiding points, but at the moment, at least I don't know where they are." Her eyes moved from Sangus to Balhaan. "The same with their supplies. As long as we don't know which goods they need and which supply chains they rely on, we can hardly destroy them."

She gave a slight shrug. "I think we only have two options here. Either we lure them out in the open and then follow them back to one of their hiding places and from that one try to find out more, or we try to gather all intel we can find and hope that we can puzzle some clues from it."

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"Sangus, we should start by learning of their nature and how we can starve them out. Please see if your followers know where their resources originate."

I turn to Caeli. "Do call the brothers. If you would tell them that the straits of Hormuz, the Panama canal, the Persian gulf, the Suez Canal, the South China Sea, and the gulf of Aden are the first targets. If we are to gather intelligence and then wage war we need spies. Can you have the winds be our ears?"

 

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[little wheel he/him]

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woodrack you only added Tut'Kor'Anuumo to the OP and didn't update Caebdar (if you forgot, the stuff is on page five)

"Why do we aim for the water? The best sounds can be heard when life is present. Cities. Jungles. But above water? There is not much for one to hear there," Tut'Kor'Anuumo reasoned. "Unless you wish to hold off trade. Then you would not be aiming in bad places."

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Edited March 4, 2020 by bees?

[Nathrangking he/him]

3 hours ago, bees? said:

"Why do we aim for the water? The best sounds can be heard when life is present. Cities. Jungles. But above water? There is not much for one to hear there," Tut'Kor'Anuumo reasoned. "Unless you wish to hold off trade. Then you would not be aiming in bad places."

@Nathrangking

I turn to Tut'Kor'Anuumo. Interesting that he is pointing at this portion of the plan. His words are chosen carefully for this he has my respect though I will have to keep an eye on this one. I must tread carefully or risk losing him. I keep myself neutral and devoid of emotions.

"Upon the surface this seems to be merely an attempt to do as you say. However, the implications here are just what we may need. You are correct that a strike upon great populations will make quite a scene. I doubt that the God Complex cares if we destroy their fellow mortals. We don't know where their armies camp or wherein lie their supply lines. This cutting off the waterways will create chaos and force them to shift resources to maintain their supplies. An organization such as theirs must have deep pockets. If we put pressure on them in ways that they will think important then they will make a mistake and we will utterly obliterate all memory of them from this realm."

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[little wheel he/him]

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third character coming soon!

 

[+Sorana she/her]

Pensively Leila looked up. "But what if we used the crowds?" She asked and stood up again, walked over to the window again. "What if we used the means of this society to find those ripped from us?"

Turning around to face them, she made a quick note in her book before continuing to speak. "Even with all of our ressources combined, we don't have the means to see and hear everything, but they," she made a sweeping gesture outside, "they do."

"We could publish a letter, maybe pictures, ask everybody if saw them, and if they have clues to contact us."

"It's not without risk, but it also doesn't hint at our current level of knowledge, and maybe we will end up with a vital clue. I doubt that every person out there is part of our enemies, and if we tread carefully we could use such an action to cover up on the other things we do. Like targetting their supply chain."

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[old man moomba he/him]

"I will invite my chosen few here, to inform me of what they know. They will also spread the word among my followers, many of whom are respected as givers of wisdom." Sangus smiled at Leila, "Perhaps we could do more than just a letter. I shall tell all of my followers to spread our message, whatever it may be." 

[+Sorana she/her]

7 minutes ago, Dr. Dapper said:

"I will invite my chosen few here, to inform me of what they know. They will also spread the word among my followers, many of whom are respected as givers of wisdom." Sangus smiled at Leila, "Perhaps we could do more than just a letter. I shall tell all of my followers to spread our message, whatever it may be." 

Leila found herself smiling as well. "Then let me write something for your followers." She extended a hand and a scroll appeared in the air and fell into her hand. "I can tell a sad story of lost friends and brave souls trying to find them. I can tell a story of unjust violence and gruesome murder at nights. It will touch their hearts and nudge them in a fdirection favorable to our cause."

She set her book down and slowly unrolled the scroll. "And if your followers prefer to talk, I can provide the right words for that as well. A story can be told many ways, and this one will spread quickly and fast."

Edited March 5, 2020 by Sorana

[old man moomba he/him]

"Thank you, my friend. You are far, far more eloquent than I." Sangus nodded, placing both hands on the table."As for pressuring the Complex into making a mistake, that seems like a fine idea. After all, if you push on something hard enough, eventually it will slip. And when these fools slip, we'll be there, with a knife to their throats. They will realize their wrong, perhaps beg for mercy. But there will be no mercy. For they have slain our friends and our families, so we will give no quarter." All of this was spoken in a calm tone, albeit one edged with a cool certainty. 

[Nathrangking he/him]

10 hours ago, Sorana said:

Pensively Leila looked up. "But what if we used the crowds?" She asked and stood up again, walked over to the window again. "What if we used the means of this society to find those ripped from us?"

Turning around to face them, she made a quick note in her book before continuing to speak. "Even with all of our ressources combined, we don't have the means to see and hear everything, but they," she made a sweeping gesture outside, "they do."

"We could publish a letter, maybe pictures, ask everybody if saw them, and if they have clues to contact us."

"It's not without risk, but it also doesn't hint at our current level of knowledge, and maybe we will end up with a vital clue. I doubt that every person out there is part of our enemies, and if we tread carefully we could use such an action to cover up on the other things we do. Like targetting their supply chain."

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9 hours ago, Dr. Dapper said:

"I will invite my chosen few here, to inform me of what they know. They will also spread the word among my followers, many of whom are respected as givers of wisdom." Sangus smiled at Leila, "Perhaps we could do more than just a letter. I shall tell all of my followers to spread our message, whatever it may be." 

9 hours ago, Sorana said:

Leila found herself smiling as well. "Then let me write something for your followers." She extended a hand and a scroll appeared in the air and fell into her hand. "I can tell a sad story of lost friends and brave souls trying to find them. I can tell a story of unjust violence and gruesome murder at nights. It will touch their hearts and nudge them in a fdirection favorable to our cause."

She set her book down and slowly unrolled the scroll. "And if your followers prefer to talk, I can provide the right words for that as well. A story can be told many ways, and this one will spread quickly and fast."

9 hours ago, Dr. Dapper said:

"Thank you, my friend. You are far, far more eloquent than I." Sangus nodded, placing both hands on the table."As for pressuring the Complex into making a mistake, that seems like a fine idea. After all, if you push on something hard enough, eventually it will slip. And when these fools slip, we'll be there, with a knife to their throats. They will realize their wrong, perhaps beg for mercy. But there will be no mercy. For they have slain our friends and our families, so we will give no quarter." All of this was spoken in a calm tone, albeit one edged with a cool certainty. 

I turn to Leila and despite myself I let out a chuckle. A hint of mirth enters my eyes. "Using the mortals to be our eyes and ears is something that our enemy will not expect. Leila write our message that Sangus' followers may spread it across the globe. Slip within your words lies that the Complex will hear and act upon."

A razor edge enters my voice and a destructive fire appears in my eyes\. I turn to Sangus. "They will not die quickly. They will long for death long before we ever grant it to them. They will cry out to their ancestors, but will be greeted with silence. They have earned the wrath of gods and such shall they receive."

I may have reservations and grown tired of battle, but if we are to survive I must wear the mantle of War once again. 

@Blessing of Potency @Dr. Dapper @Sorana @ZincAboutIt @bees?

 

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

"I can create chaos. If it's what you will need is  not something I can answer." She said, her voice soft and her eyes far away. She blinks and shakes her head, her eyes focusing on the room again.

[Nathrangking he/him]

2 hours ago, Blessing of Potency said:

"I can create chaos. If it's what you will need is  not something I can answer." She said, her voice soft and her eyes far away. She blinks and shakes her head, her eyes focusing on the room again.

I turn toward Chao and contemplate her words. As long as I have known her everything that she says is loaded with meaning. What most deities remember she has forgotten. This that is her nature and which makes her unpredictable is what makes her more powerful than most would ever hope to be. Many a time have she and I joined forces upon the field of battle. In times to come hers is the aid that we shall need.

"Your powers will wreak chaos and that will be enough. All chaos in the mortal realm will aid us immeasurably."

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