May 26th, Manchester: Putting it all on the Ley Line

by **Victor von Doom** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:20 pm

Doomed turned and caught the light blade in an armored fist. Who challenges Doom?he demanded

by **Kevin Gravis** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:54 pm

How did he... not... lose his fingers...

"Really? You're surprised we'd come to stop you from, yanno, killing the planet?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:14 pm

Meanwhile Nailah was lieing on the ground, not looking like she would be getting up any time soon, ice-crystals hanging in the feathers of her wings from the chilling blast.
Her eyes are open though and she whispers the same lines to herself over and over as the ice slowly melts.

"She restores the giver of life. She creates the gods from silence alone and comforts them.
She bestows upon me this power from every place, faster than the shadow follows the light."

by **Rick Ferguson** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:36 pm

Rick came to a landing, and tried to focus a blast of wind from his own hand towards Doom's, also trying to dislodge the staff from his grip.

by **Byrna Cooper** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:38 pm

Bear wound up, and threw an explosive ball right at Doom's faceplate, figuring why not open up with the strong stuff?

by **Victor von Doom** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:44 pm

Somehow, inexplicably, Doom caught the ball and threw it back at Bear

by **Byrna Cooper** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:03 am

After a moment of surprise, Bear flipped away before the returning ball could explode in her proximity.

"What the hell?'

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:47 am

"If Doom won't let us touch him, maybe we can keep him from touching the ground!"

Captain Britain flew straight for the ground, picking up some speed first, aiming to disrupt it around him. After impact, she tried to extend her force-field under him so that she could literally pull the carpet out from under Doom.

by **Veronica Freud** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:16 am

For the moment Alice was holding back. With everyone rushing in she didn't want to risk them getting knocked under her feet or worse; Doom getting the drop on her and sending her tumbling back on top of them. But from the look on her face she wasn't going to be able to keep herself back for long.

by **Victor von Doom** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:28 pm

Doom's feet lifted up for just a moment, but then he landed on his feet, with a force that shook the ground like a small earthquake.

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:37 pm

Kevin tried again, with two flying blades coming from different directions. Doom would at least need both hands... right?

by **Victor von Doom** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:07 pm

Doom caught a blade in either hand, this time, the light seemed to absorb into his body. The staff, oddly didn't move, although the color shifted from blue to purple.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:24 pm

Nailah pushes herself up with a groan, the shaking earth almost knocking her down again. Noting the staff she tries to feel out what is happening and if the staff is even what they should be focusing on or just a distraction.

by **Victor von Doom** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:49 pm

The staff was the center of the...whatever it is was going on, as the ley lines buckled and shifted and twisted.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:25 pm

"Get the staff!" Nailah shouts as she raises into the air on still somewhat shaky wings.

by **Veronica Freud** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:43 pm

That was all Ronnie needed to hear. "I'm on it!" Her mammoth voice boomed as she thundered toward the staff, slamming her gigantic body into the rippling reality the altered lay lines were causing around the staff.

by **Victor von Doom** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:29 pm

Doom rolled his hands, shaping a ball of energy, and sent it at Ronnie's legs.

by **John Hino** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:06 pm

John rushed in as Doom focused on Ronnie, intent on sending the dictator flying.

[[Yay! Bad idea!]]

by **Narrator** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:27 pm

John slammed into a invisible wall.

by **Veronica Freud** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:43 pm

Ronnie cried out as she was struck in the leg, burning through the fabric of her suit. But really, that only served to make her fall against the wall of lay line energy rather than running into it.

by **Victor von Doom** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:56 pm

"You should have allied with Doom when you had the chance." Doom said, as he sent another ball of energy shooting at Ronnie.

by **Byrna Cooper** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:23 pm

"DOOM! You will fail, just like every other time! And we won't even need Reed Richards, you being so weak!"

She then launched a bang ball, timing it to explode in his field of vision.

Please, please, please be distracted..

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:41 pm

Rachel meanwhile was trying, and failing, to find a way into Doom's mind.

by **Victor von Doom** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:02 am

"Doom is above your petty threats." Doom said to Bear as the boom ball flew back towards Bear.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:31 am

While Doom, hopefully, was distracted Nailah swoops around from behind the towering Ronnie. Raising her own staff she braces herself for the chaos of the shifting ley-line and tries to strike at the focal point. It may not be an actual Staff of Power (if such a thing even exists anymore) but it's a symbol for her and that imbues it with at least some of her own magic.

by **Victor von Doom** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:09 pm

Doom's attention snapped back onto Nailah, and he brought up both of his arms, grabbing her by the shoulders and tossing her backwards.

by **Rick Ferguson** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:35 pm

Though Rick wasn't a precog, he had a pretty good idea about what his next move what accomplish, but he had to try it anyway. He powered up, winds whirling and blasting around him, before flying at Doom in human-projectile mode.

by **John Hino** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:39 pm

John, meanwhile, was slamming the barrier as hard as he could.

by **Victor von Doom** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:47 pm

Rick slammed into the barrier, and John didn't have any lucking pushing past it, at least for now.

by **Veronica Freud** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:47 pm

Doom's blast to her ankles set Ronnie tumbling against the chaotic magical energy surrounding the staff; and that energy didn't take kindly to her it seemed. With a loud crack she was thrown backward, Naliah barely avoiding her before landing on her large backside and leaving an imprint in the sod.

by **Kevin Gravis** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:52 pm

Kevin rushed to help Nailah.

"Hey Prof, would carving something in the ground... do anything?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:04 pm

"It might if I knew how he was moving the line and how to counteract it." she says with somewhat ragged breath after shaking her head to clear it.

by **Byrna Cooper** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:43 pm

Bear landed next to Nailah on her butt, after being caught on the fringe of her backfired explosion.

"Oooof.. Geez..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:20 pm

"Still, it's the best shot we have right now. Give me a second..." she says, closing her eyes. Using her staff she 'draws' a system of interlocking circles and lines on the ground and puts her staff in the middle to indicate Doom's.

"You go around that way, I'll take this side." she nods in one direction to the side of Doom. "Let's try to get it as close to that as possible and hope it works."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:58 pm

"My life story," he responded, conjuring and flipping a long light sword downward as a 'drawing' implement.

by **Byrna Cooper** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:29 pm

Bear stood up and drew her balls, Doing her best to defend Nailah's and Kevin's actions.

"Good luck.."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:08 am

Captain Britain ran interference, trying to keep herself, and thus her force field, between Doom and Nailah's efforts.

by **Victor von Doom** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:44 am

Doom raised his hand, and Captain Britain went flying. He raised another hand, and Kevin went spinning away.

by **Sean Hall** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:36 pm

Which left a masked figure, drawn by some rather powerful magic, who'd walked onto the field during the initial confusion. The figure was chanting as he walked towards doom, and with every step the chanting grew louder.

This is one of the dumbest things I've ever done...

Once he was a bit closer he stopped, braced himself, and raised one hand. With a distorted shout a blast of concussive magical energy launched itself from the figure's hand heading towards Doom's staff.

by **Victor von Doom** » Sun May 01, 2011 12:25 am

"Who Dares Challenge Doom!?!" he bellowed, a shield flaring up to reflect Sean's magical blast back at him.

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