lantern_corps (lantern_corps) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-10-07 18:58:00

Entry tags:

azurite, cindy lord, crimson, emerald, plot-"island lights", sapphire, sphene, team - new guardians, topaz

Island Life
The island was nice enough, a tropical climate. Ganthet had brought them to the beach there, and began his instruction.

"Consider, if you will, the different emotional entities, how they are paired, and from where they arise," Ganthet began.

"Rage and Love, for example, are emotions that are directed towards something. You feel love for your companion, or rage at those who have wronged you. They sit the farthest from the center of Will that is at the core of the Emotional Spectrum, because they are emotions of passion, here in one moment, gone in the next, difficult to sustain and yet able to consume one if left to flicker and burn for too long by themselves.

"Greed and Compassion, move closer to the center, and act as more intrinsic emotions. Greed is a desire for more, never satisfied with what you have, always seeking to possess and control more. Compassion is the empathy for the suffering of others, the understanding of other viewpoints and situations, feeling for them and seeking to mend them. These emotions exist more solidly, more states of being that flare-ups of passion.

"Fear and Hope just left and right of center, are different in that while those are emotions that may be felt, as the Emotional Spectrum understands them, they are emotions that can be caused in others. The Fears that claw at us in the dark, the Hope that tomorrow will be better. Those who wield the Lights of Fear and Hope are beacons of these emotions, fanning the flames of those emotions around them. They know them, and how to wield them to best effect.

"Willpower stands at the center, and stands alone. It is the ability to overcome fear, to turn hope into action. It is the ability to fight to make compassion a reality and to resist greed's temptations. It is the ability to temper the fires of rage and the passions of love with the need for clarity and reality. Though my brothers are wrong in ignoring the other Lights, they were correct when we believed that the Light of Willpower has the potential to be the strongest of them all."

He looked them over. "To know your Light is to know yourself. Think, and search within you. What about you drew your Light to you?"

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	greenwillpower 2012-10-10 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah! Real cool, Andy!" Jess grins then winks at Harry. "Lets show em what you can do with a bit of a boost, Harry." And suddenly chains wrap around Harry tightly. She knows this won't hurt him. She knows her powers too and just how far she feels comfortable going. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

in_reserve
2012-10-10 06:00 pm UTC (link)

Harry gives Jess a shy smile, not sure what she was planning until the green construct chains come to wrap around and squeeze him.

He doesn't actually do anything, there's a slight blip of an Indigo aura and the green chains just seem to sink into him and disappear. Though it's a tropical climate, he's wearing a lightweight long sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and as the green chains get absorbed, the markings which hadn't been visible until then extend and crawl down his forearms so they're very clear. After a brief glow they fade to their normal dark indigo shade.

He smiles his thanks at Jess for the boost then pauses and seems to think of something. An indigo flash and he's gone, arriving a few moments later in another flash. "You forgot this," he smiles and hands Jess her usual water bottle that had been at the HQ until a moment ago. With her boost he didn't need to worry that that would've wasted too much energy.

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	loveontherocks 2012-10-10 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	Heather applauded Andy and Harry's displays. "Okay, maybe I can't do anything quite like that," she said, lifting off the ground, "but I can do this." She waved a hand, weaving crystal into the shape of Ganthet. It floated in the air, doing a little dance, before she allowed it to break apart. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2012-10-12 12:15 am UTC (link)
	If told that Harry thought Cindy's forcefield worked just as well on other people as her self, she would probably laugh. As it is, she just watches and golfclaps for everyone. "Good likeness, Heather. Good likeness." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2012-10-12 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Saishu lets the others do their thing, then draws her sword, focusing on all of her hatred for the founder of her technical order - and slices cleanly through a large section of rock, leaving the sides of the cut glass-like and hot enough to be still steaming. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2012-10-12 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"Well," Cindy said in French, quite sincerely, "If that didn't make me feel safe, I don't know what would." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-10-12 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	Lenny felt a slight pang of envy at how easily the others could use their powers. Yes, he did not want to be a superhero, but..he couldn't help but feel his lack of control kept him apart from them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lantern_corps
2012-10-12 09:36 pm UTC (link)

Ganthet was more familiar with Adara than any of the other Entities, save, perhaps, for Ion. Had he not forged the Blue Power Battery along with Sayd with their Hope for the future of the universe? And yet, the strange why in which her aspect had bonded with Leonard...

It puzzled him. They all puzzled him. He truly believed they had a great destiny ahead of them, but he was beginning to believe he understood less than he had thought.

"Most impressive," he said, "all of you. You have grown into your abilities in quite a short amount of time... and you may as yet have others that you have not yet discovered."

He went on. "For now, however..."

Ganthet stopped suddenly, as though the words would not come. He looked down, and found an amber spear of energy protruding from his chest. "I..."

He looked at the New Guardians, as he sank to his knees. "Run... Run!"

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	lantern_rogues 2012-10-12 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	They came out of the sky, six of them, tall pink humanoids suspended in fields of energy. And with them, a variety of humanoids, pale of skin and burning with flames. "Effigies," one of the pink humanoids barked. "Capture them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_rogues 2012-10-12 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	The Effigies flew on ahead, ready to attack the New Guardians, firing blasts of flame. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-10-12 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	"I fucking knew it!" Lenny growled angrily. And of course now Bird-lady let him turn blue and tried to move Ganthet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2012-10-12 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Andy, cover Lenny while he's checking out Ganthet! Harry, how many of us can you teleport!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-10-12 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	Harry stares in shock at the impaled Ganthet but Cindy's words snap him out of it. "Um uh however many are in contact with me. But uh how far? I can get back to HQ but shouldn't we stay for..." He didn't quite feel comfortable leaving Ganthet plus... "I don't know anything about the island so I shouldn't teleport too far from where I can see." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-10-12 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, for fuck's sake.... It was extremely weird to be panicking without feeling her heart thudding in her chest, just for the record. Heather quickly threw up a curved crystal wall, blocking the first flame shots. "Is everybody out to get us? Really?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fears_itself 2012-10-12 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	Fear. That deep seated fear is there, even in this huge form Andy has taken. The being that had so much power was impaled in front of them. "LEAVE LENNY ALONE!" Came the distorted voice of Andy as the shape shifter jumped forward, raking the forms claws towards the effigies. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2012-10-13 01:46 am UTC (link)
	Saishu is less worried about flames than most others, and feels a need to get attention off the group. She draws her off-hand blade as well, and leaps at the nearest attacker. "Save Ganthet, be ready to go! I buy time!" she calls back to the others. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hope_on_wheels
2012-10-13 05:28 pm UTC (link)

Lenny focused his powers of healing on trying to remove the spear while at the same time not causing more damage. He didn't like the little blue dwarf, but he didn't want him to die either.

"We've been stuck with this and you're the only one that seems to know anything," Lenny said, gritting his teeth from the effort of moving the spear out bit by bit while healing the damaged tissue. "You don't get to die, they need you!"

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	greenwillpower 2012-10-14 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Harry! Do you need more power," Jess asks ready to give him a boost. She also sends out a big barrier to try and keep them from getting fired on if she can help it. The fire doesn't scare her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lantern_corps
2012-10-14 08:48 pm UTC (link)

Lenny's Blue power, power once harnessed by Ganthet himself along with his Green power, is enough for the Guardian to dislodge the energy spear from his body. He would heal, of this he was certain, but his life meant little right now compared to that of his charges.

"I know, Leonard," he said between breaths. "I shall... stall them. You must get to safety."

He lifted into the air unsteadily. "Controllers," he said, flatly. "You have no business here. Be gone."

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	lantern_rogues 2012-10-14 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	One of the Controllers sniffed disdainfully. "Pathetic Guardian bluster. Always you have tried to deny us power, too afraid that our methods might prove you and yours inferior. We will have these Earthmen and the power they hold inside." He sneered. "You can surrender them peacefully, or we will take them by force." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_rogues 2012-10-14 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	The Effigy under attack by Andy threw up a wall of flame between them, while the other tumbled from the sky under Saishu's attack. The others sought containment, throwing a wall of fire around the others. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2012-10-14 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy sets one hand on Harry's shoulder and one foot on a bit of crystal. Jess, Heather, expand those! Everybody touch one or the other in five... four.... three" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-10-14 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Harry nods and gulps as Cindy counts down. Two...one...and now! On cue, the usual bright flash of indigo light goes off to indicate it's teleporting time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_rogues 2012-10-14 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	One of the other Controllers was watching this, and acted. He fired a blast of power at the exact moment Harry was teleporting. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

in_reserve
2012-10-14 09:08 pm UTC (link)

The controller gets a direct hit and Harry cries out more from the surprise of getting hit than any pain. Despite his concentration gone and the blast of power somehow messing up what he'd already started, the teleport goes through. Except not exactly as planned.

Harry hits the sand with a thud at the other end of the teleport and looks around in a panic. Where were the others?! Oh no, what had he done?

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