09-09-2005, 05:26 AM
Grimshaw's Memento:
While reading through an old book left behind by the powerful mage Grimshaw- who lost his life while fending off the changeling invasion -Bra came across a very powerful incantation. With intense concentration, the spell allows the user to create a rift in space, from which Grimshaw's 'memento' can be summoned.
The creature summoned- a hideous quadruped born of shadow- bears vicious teeth and claws, along with two whip-like tails which constantly thrash about as if trying to strike some unseen enemy. Smoke drifts from the creature's dark, translucent skin, and light is capable of passing directly through it's body, creating an eerie ripple effect which can often distort the monster's more subtle features. It's elongated skull is devoid of eyes, and a horrifying scowl is omnipresent.
The nightmarish avatar's strength lies in it's agility and savagery. It relies almost exclusively on it's claws, teeth, and ability to pounce on an opponent from a remarkable distance.
A ki battery hidden deep within the shade's body works just like a real battery, by supplying energy required to sustain the monster, which must be charged by the summoner or else the horror would enter battle with only a half-charged battery, and would be unable to strike with ki attacks. The more fervently the shade fights, the faster it's battery drains. If, somehow, the ki battery fails to sustain the familiar, it will vanish in a puff of smoke.
Grimshaw's Memento has but one ki-based attack: a navy wave of energy which can be launched from it's mouth. The technique is powerful, but puts a much more extreme drain on the ki battery than usual. Should the nightmare fire more than one blast in a short time, it would threaten to extinguish itself by overworking the battery.
The dark avatar thrives on shadows. Without their presence, it would die immediately. Therefore, an attack like Solar Flare could potentially eradicate Grimshaw's Memento instantly, as the bright light could remove any shadows nearby.
Grimshaw's Memento's own max ki is the equivalent of one half the user's base ki times ten. The familiar may only be summoned one at a time, and only once per day, a limitation written into the very fabric of the magic by Grimshaw himself. The summoned monstrosity has limited intelligence, and thus cannot carry out complicated tasks, but has an undying loyalty to whoever should conjure them into existence.
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Now, I would say that this was pre-approved by Raditzu, but I'd rather he read over the final product before I put words in his mouth. So, here it is.
While reading through an old book left behind by the powerful mage Grimshaw- who lost his life while fending off the changeling invasion -Bra came across a very powerful incantation. With intense concentration, the spell allows the user to create a rift in space, from which Grimshaw's 'memento' can be summoned.
The creature summoned- a hideous quadruped born of shadow- bears vicious teeth and claws, along with two whip-like tails which constantly thrash about as if trying to strike some unseen enemy. Smoke drifts from the creature's dark, translucent skin, and light is capable of passing directly through it's body, creating an eerie ripple effect which can often distort the monster's more subtle features. It's elongated skull is devoid of eyes, and a horrifying scowl is omnipresent.
The nightmarish avatar's strength lies in it's agility and savagery. It relies almost exclusively on it's claws, teeth, and ability to pounce on an opponent from a remarkable distance.
A ki battery hidden deep within the shade's body works just like a real battery, by supplying energy required to sustain the monster, which must be charged by the summoner or else the horror would enter battle with only a half-charged battery, and would be unable to strike with ki attacks. The more fervently the shade fights, the faster it's battery drains. If, somehow, the ki battery fails to sustain the familiar, it will vanish in a puff of smoke.
Grimshaw's Memento has but one ki-based attack: a navy wave of energy which can be launched from it's mouth. The technique is powerful, but puts a much more extreme drain on the ki battery than usual. Should the nightmare fire more than one blast in a short time, it would threaten to extinguish itself by overworking the battery.
The dark avatar thrives on shadows. Without their presence, it would die immediately. Therefore, an attack like Solar Flare could potentially eradicate Grimshaw's Memento instantly, as the bright light could remove any shadows nearby.
Grimshaw's Memento's own max ki is the equivalent of one half the user's base ki times ten. The familiar may only be summoned one at a time, and only once per day, a limitation written into the very fabric of the magic by Grimshaw himself. The summoned monstrosity has limited intelligence, and thus cannot carry out complicated tasks, but has an undying loyalty to whoever should conjure them into existence.
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Now, I would say that this was pre-approved by Raditzu, but I'd rather he read over the final product before I put words in his mouth. So, here it is.
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that sounds cool.
