animus_network | 002nd Plot--on the nature of the "soul" [Video]

[The screen was dark, hazy as always, but that loud, metal-filtered voice rang just as clear as anyone else's.]

A travesty. So, believing us to be the mice they think we are, we are shown second hand, by Nyarlathotep itself, that our worlds are well and truly gone and there is nothing left but this tower.

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A pity I find myself seeing everyone "convinced" by this merely because beings of magic also exist. Doom, however, does not merely accept a truth unless it has become absolute. I am a man of science as much as I am of magic, and I will not be convinced to despair so easily!

One thing I do find to be true, however, is the nature of one's personal aura, the "soul" if you will. It would explain the resurrection and the fact that my magic hasn't been detecting anything inside of a person's body, yet I can use magic at all still. A complicated process, yet ingenious, really. Few could understand how it works. Even Doom would not find it easy to dismantle the workings of what are apparently Outer Gods within his own lifetime.

I will not tolerate words to convince me otherwise of these recent matters. Especially if you are a young man or lady who believes their own lives to be the most tragic and filled with self righteousness.

Adjourned.

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"If the tales are to be believed, a very unusual people," she said with a nod while his tone rose in crescendo. "At the same time they can be very difficult to traffic with for the unwary."

"Which brings me to my latest part of the boon--" he said, the light from behind him landing on his dark, metallic gauntlet. "--this."

The light dissipated, revealing what would on first look greatly resemble a Fae humanoid creature. Except it wasn't. Its eyes were unblinking, its head swiveled on an axis. Mankind's hands wrought this thing with tools and machines, a true creature of Order to resemble Chaos with its all metallic, gray carapace, much like its creator. "I admit, it is my first in creating a prototype that resembled a creature of myth*. Tried a dragon once, but I had to abandon that project, unfortunately. Doom's creations are the pinnacle of robotics, no matter how small nonetheless!"

*:[[OOC Notes: Was made in the Doom post during the events so not many noticed. Someone did post, and they saved me from the activity check. *wipes sweat from brow*]]

Edited 2013-03-04 08:01 (UTC)

"A creation of yours... to bargain with them?" she asked curiously, an eyebrow raised. "If that is the case, it might do well with the dwarves, though I am unsure what it is they would have here for those seeking their aid."

"More just a complete emulation of their forms. Fairy bodies carry with them symbological magicks within their very forms. And while I cannot replicate this completely, the various scientific enhancements I have made will make one think otherwise.

"This is not to talk to them--it would be destroyed on sight--as Doom possesses the knowledge to do that himself! Rather, this is merely a prototype to something only I am privy to!"

Its head rotates a complete circle on its axis. Despite this, its movements are fluid enough to simulate any living things motions, if only with inhuman precision.

"Interesting. You've been keeping yourself busy in your silence, I see. I wonder if anyone unwisely assumes you are brooding in peace when you are not heard from..."

"Few outside my world even know what I am truly capable of, as you have seen yourself! And other than these present, the others are mere fools, if still quite powerful," von Doom says. "Strength is but one aspect of true power."

"A good sense of timing goes a long way, more than anything else. Knowing your own powers, limits and when to use them can change the flow of a fight."

"That is only half of it. The rest, as I say, shall remain secret," he notes.

"You will find the finished prototype within your personal mail box by tomorrow afternoon. Quite a simple yet helpful device, actually. I was informed not long ago that larger power sources were difficult to take proper effect in this world, which hinders Doom a great deal, and Doom sees that as a challenge. This minor creation can record many things about its surroundings, as well as act as a go-between between two individuals.

Unlike those magic influenced domkopfs, machines are impervious to mental dominations and magical influxes. Not to say they cannot be blasted to pieces, but they cannot, per say, be turned into a rodent so easily."

The not-fairy folk spun three hundred and sixty degress around at the hip. It's doll-like face betrayed no emotion. "And before you ask....no. No it does not possess any fighting capabilities. It is a FAIRY, not an ogre. A pixie would be but...nevermind that. I suppose it 'could' poke someone's eyes out, but I must remit that it cannot fight. So don't go and break this thing."

He's tossing a coin on this one.

"It is a reconnaissance tool, not a combat tool," she said, nodding. "I can easily see the utility in an item like that. I would not imagine something so small would have great utility in combat without a great deal of careful tooling."

"And yes... there is an advantage to a creation of man, over and above fickle magic. Not that I doubt magic's power, but I trust my hands more."

Exactly the thing an assassin would say, Doom notes.

"I think you will find this creation most serviceable. I myself consider it a paltry creation when placed next to a more in-line combat android.

"Construction on my new chest plate, however, is going well."

"I would imagine the main concern in this is the deplorable lack of high quality parts, considering the sorts of things you've constructed so far," she said frankly. "Your technical understanding is beyond what is in my world, after all."

"I am beyond all things in engineering."

His only reply. Firm. Arrogant. Yet little disbelief might end at the pint sized robot that moved with the lucidity of well maintained tires.

She chuckled thinly and nodded. "I cannot contest the scale of your construction. It is far enough above my own world's that some would call it magic. I would not, but I am a little more familiar with the difference now."

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