#gemini is known for his ability to make copies of himself

[forestlingincorporated]

love your Protoverse stuff

it would be cool to see more random robot masters interacting with their counterparts similarly to your ElecMan comic

Personally I'd love to see a GeminiMan one since Gemineye by the Megas is one of my favourite songs right now

Anyways, keep up the great work

I'm not sure the Geminis have noticed anything is amiss....

And then there's Ruby Spears.

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Kuroko no Basket Headcanon : GoM (+others) Horoscopes and Planetary Positions (Sun and Moon Sign)

Going full Oha-Asa over here, I really wanted to write something on it. As meticulous as Fujimaki-sensei is, he already noted what sun sign each and every character is born under. The internet is filled with Zodiac stereotypes and sets every signs into boxes: this character should be like this and all. But the surprising thing about Kuroko no Basket characters is none of them fall under their zodiac stereotypes. So I looked around and discovered that in Eastern Astrology, especially Vedic astrology each sign of the Zodiac is divided into 2 and a half star division, which makes two people of the same sign completely different persons. That makes 12 Zodiac Signs ruled by 27 different constellations! I was inspired by an Youtuber called “Claire Nakti” who sheds some brilliant light upon it. So here is my take on it. 

The calculations I did is based on the Cafe Astrology

I will also try to add different characters of the same zodiac signs to prove my point. So This may get a little longer. I understand there could be jargons and all, so I will be adding English names also so that you can read about them.

Disclaimer: I ain’t no astrologer, I just made an analogy to an anime where Horoscope is much discussed topic (by a certain Green haired character) so I thought why don’t I pull an Oha-Asa in my way?

Kuroko Tetsuya (31st January, Aquarius sun-Scorpio Moon, North Node and Jupiter Influenced)

Kuroko has always been unique as a character in sports anime. His sun sign falls in Aquarius in Shatabhisa constellation or The Constellation of 100 healers (eng: γ Aquarii), and his moon falls in Scorpio, in Vishaka Constellation or The constellation of Tree branches (eng: α, β, γ and ι Librae ). His sun position makes him not hesitate to sacrifice his self-interests to stand by his principles. Indeed Kuroko is a moral person and calls out the wrong, even though his enemies are larger and scarier than he is. This moral nature is further heightened by Jupiter ruled moon sign: Vishaka people are clear speakers, unique thinkers and justice lovers. Kuroko may be soft spoken but he clearly depicts all of those qualities. 

Looks wise Nodal males have light, magnetic wide eyes. North node of the moon is the shadow of the moon, and Kuroko is the “phantom”, an illusion which is also under the domain of the North Node of the moon: as sun plays a forefront in astrology, his Sun ruled Aquarius north node perhaps makes him the way he is.  His name is “Tetsuya”, which was written in Katakana; if it were written in Kanji it means “Philosophical”. North node controls darkness and illusions, out-of-the-box ideas, Jupiter controls morality and higher truth: His name is “Kuroko” (child of the dark) “Tetsuya” (Philosophical)

Kise Ryota (June 18th, Gemini sun-Scorpio Moon, Jupiter and Mercury influenced)

That is a really odd combination for Kise, because Jupiter characteristics are not at all frivolous and smiling all over the place like Kise. His Gemini sun falls in Punarvasu Constellation of the Constellation of “Return of the Good” ( eng: Castor and Pollux ), and His moon sign is in Scorpio in Jyestha Constellation, or the constellation “of the elder” (α, σ, and τ Scorpionis). Both of his constellations sit at the cusp of air (Gemini and Libra) and water signs (Cancer and Scorpio). This brings two things in line: Air sign gives him his mutability or ability to change, while water sign brings him closer to his emotions. He is not a “perfect copy” without any reason (Midorima agrees)

Looks wise, His mercury ruled moon sign is more dominant than his Jupiter rule Gemini constellation. Mercury men are very youthful looking, have narrow but bright eyes and are very much babied by the people around him: Mercury being the infant planet of the zodiac brings this quality. His moon sign also dictates his career as a model because Jyestha males are prone to go to the entertainment industry. Both Jupiter and Mercury are responsible for learning, knowledge. Kise is known to catch up with basketball in the shortest amount of time, and perhaps this is the reason. These people are also bad at hiding their emotions and are very honest in nature. Both him and Kuroko share Jupiter moon signs, perhaps that is why Kise is very attached to Kuroko.

MIdorima Shintarou (7th July, Cancer sun-Leo Moon, Saturn and South Node Influenced)

We all knew that Midorin was a Cancer, but Leo moon, we did not see it coming. Midorima is a Cancer sun and falls under the Pusya Constellation or the Constellation of Nourisher (eng: γ, δ and θ Cancri ). People born under the constellation are well respected, stable-minded and moral (we all agree on that). The Leo moon falls under the Magha (the blessed) constellation (eng: Regulus). These people  are very hard-working, and whatever progress they makes is owing to this attitude of sincerity. Well, no one can disagree on that part also. 

Pusya males are saturn ruled and they come with extremely good looks. Saturn beauties have long-ish faces, narrow eyes and a serious look on their face which looks quite attractive especially on males. South Node  moon makes a man magnetically handsome and to some extend emotionally distant--he may have hard time figuring and expressing his or other’s emotions. South Nodes also gives people a weird way to speak: be it voice, dialect or accent, and in Midorima’s case it is suffixing everything with “Nanodayo”. Saturn born people are very spiritual as well, they believe in a higher power and often follow it unquestioningly: with Midorima’s case, it’s his Horoscopes. With the saturn influenced sun, he will be disciplined, orderly and somewhat submissive in his nature: figures when he gets scolded or bullied by his seniors (and Takao) he takes it quietly. Guess Midorima knew Oha-Asa wasn’t hoax when he self diagnosed himself.

Aomine Daiki (August 31st, Virgo sun- Leo Moon, Sun and South Node influenced)

I had a hunch that Daiki is Sun influenced the moment I started doing this thing. He is a Virgo sun that falls into a Sun ruled constellation called Uttar Phalguni (The Younger Red One) (eng: Denebola), which is called the best Constellation for leadership and masculinity; Sun attends Youth in this constellation and therefore these people are leaders, egotistic and often harsh speakers. He is a Leo Moon which falls on the Magha or The Constellation of the Blessed (Eng: Regulus). His sun sign sits between the cusp of Leo and Virgo and this brings the fieriness in him. Stereotypical Virgos are portrayed as Nerdy and Neat people, but Virgo behaves like Leo when sun is sitting in Denebola Constellation and it amplifies Virgo’s ambitious nature and Leo’s Ego.

Sun influenced men are very masculine in looking and particularly the constellation under which Daiki is born makes the men hypersexual and lovers of all things erotic. Sun men are also the people who attract a lot of Nodal natives, moon born natives in their lives. Kuroko, who is North Node influenced, was once Aomine’s “shadow”-- a Sun influenced person who was Kuroko’s light. However, here comes his south node moon in play. South Node men are quiet emotionally distant, even from his own friends and loved once: they frequently hurt people with their words and have trouble expressing their feelings. Daiki also has the South Node speech type: he tends to drag the words “in--dayo” whenever he speaks, especially if he is annoyed. They speak often forcefully which may come off as rude, which also contributes to their loneliness. They are the “lone wolves” and people cannot stand them often: Sounds like Aomine? because he is like that. 

Murasakibara Atsushi (October 9th Libra sun-Capricorn moon, North Node and Sun influenced)

Anyone with Libra sun hear me out: Sun is said to be at his Weakest in Libra, and that means out Purple Giant has an unfortunate sun position. His Sun Sign falls in Swati Constellation or the Constellation of “Goodness” (Eng: Arcturus), and his moon falls in Uttar Ashada or the Constellation of the Undefeated (Eng: Zeta Sagitarrii) which is a Sun ruled constellation that sits at the Cusp of Sagittarius and Capricorn. Thus Murasakibara is not a stereotypical Libra, he has some grounding qualities in him. Libras are most compatible with Gemini, Aries and Aquarius but Murasakibara’s best friend is Himuro Tatsuya who is a Scorpio. This must be because the Capricorn enters in his chart as his House of Moon, which has medium compatibility with Scorpio.

Any Nodal person mentioned in this post, especially if they are North Node are exceptionally tall in heights and it is said that Nodes, like trees in the deep equatorial forest, grow tall to get the Sun, which makes them so execptionally tall. Murasakibara is very large compared to a Japanese. Although his sun is weakened in the sign of Libra, which snatches all the honour, glory and leadership positions, he strengthens it back in his Capricorn moon which is a Sun ruled Constellation. Although the Constellation is mainly on Sagittarius’ side, but when it enters Capricorn’s side it loses it’s philosophical edge of the Sagittarius house and gets more practical because Capricorn is an earth sign. This moon position gives him those Sun ruled narrow and sharp eyes, deep voice, imposing alpha qualities. People who have sun in Swati tend to be my-pace kind of people: they have their own ways to do things, they hate being criticized and they have fierce angers. 

Akashi Seijuro (December 20th, Sagittarius Sun- Aries Moon, Sun and Venus Influenced)

Boy! Here comes one big ball of Ego! I always wondered (when I first saw Akashi) wow, he acts like a Greek God who just got pissed off by a mortal, and turns out he was just born on certain influence. He is a Sagittarius Sun that falls on the Uttar Ashada Constellation or the Constellation of the Undefeated (eng: Zeta Sagittarii), and His Aries Moon falls on Varani constellation or The Constellation of the Bearer (Eng: 35 Arietis). Uttar Ashada is the last sun ruled constellation of the Zodiacs and Varani is the First Venus ruled constellation. As a fire sign he should be getting along with other fire signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, (even airs signs like Gemini and Libra) but he is closest with Midorima, who is a Cancer Sign, and Kuroko who is an Aquarius. All of them have one thing in common: Jupiter. Sagittarius is Jupiter’s domain, Cancer is Jupiter’s favorite house to be, and Kuroko has Scorpio moon in Vishakha Constellation, which is ruled by Jupiter.

Sun ruled males are hands down the alpha males around as i have written before, but dear Akashi’s constellation has an added twist. As Sagittarius is Jupiter Ruled (the eldest of the Zodiac) where Akashi’s sun sign sits, it gives him a sense of older-than-his age dignity. Thus people around him, older or younger, stronger or weaker obey him without contest. People with these placements may be blessed with the Supreme Leadership image, but it also gives them an overly authoritative and egotistic father figures (with which Akashi has had torments). His moon sign which is Venus influenced makes him very unconventionally attractive and in touch with his feminine sides, females or feminine gay men are likely to be attracted to him for this. But all of this politeness are outside features: inside, he is harsh and broken. Venus men are very particular about what women they desire in life, and Sun men are rapid womanizers. However Akashi’s Constellation has no opposite gender consort available in the 27 constellations (26 others are assigned with 13 pairs of male and female animals). So he will have high standards in women, not likely to have steady partners because of this--he may (god forbid) also die a virgin.  

(Fun Fact: the symbol of Varani Constellation is a Vagina)

Kagami Taiga (August 2nd, Leo sun- Leo Moon, Double South Node Influenced)

Kagami may have Leo sun and Leo moon and we may think--oh, he is full of sun power, but it is not hat simple. He is doubly influenced with South Nodes. South Nodes are responsible for morbidity, detachment, emotional alienation, aloofness etc, but none of them is really seen in Kagami. He shares Leo moon sign with Takao and Midorima, Aomine and on the same constellation: Magha, the constellation of the Blessed (eng: Regulus). At the beginning he seems to be very aggressive and his speeches rub people in the wrong way which is a typical South Node influence that come with his Sun and Moon sign. But later we see that he has a huge gap between appearance and reality. 

Magha people usually come from wealth, but due to Kagami’s sun sign falls in a nodal constellation he faces detachment from his father figure. Nodal people usually have wide and doe like eyes, but as Kagami’s Sun and Moon sign sits on a Sun ruled House of Leo, his South nodes mimic the looks of a typical Sun dominant man: narrow eyes, alpha male qualities, deep voice and great leadership skills. Their speech tends to be loud, forceful and may seem harsh and rude, but it’s far from it. It is to be noted. Kagami’s voice also have the typical South node eccentricity, he ends his speeches with “desu” in polite conversations, even when it is not necessary. South Node is the headless tail of dragon and when sun comes to it, it takes the sun as it’s missing head and magnifies the qualities of the Sun. Kagami is so beautifully written that he is not a typical rugged charmed beauty: there is more to him in the bottom than we can see. South nodes enables a person to reach the higher truth, if they are placed in a good sign--remember how Kagami opened the Direct drive Zone? it was really like discovering the unconscious mind.

Takao Kazunari (November 21st, Scorpio Sun-Leo Moon: Mercury and South Node influenced)

Charming, playful, good looking, Takao Kazunari is Scorpio Sun and a Leo Moon. Surprised? I was too--our Takao influenced by Leo? but that’s what he is completely opposite inside and out. He Mercury influenced Jyestha Constellation Sun or the Constellation of the Eldest (Eng: Alpha Scorpionis) and South Node influenced Magha Constellation or The Blessed Constellation moon (Eng: Regulus). The Mercury influenced Sun sign makes him swift and outspoken in nature; these people can be so quick thinkers that it makes them almost unpredictable.

 South Node influenced men have light eyes, great looks and magnetic personality, while the Mercury influence gives them youthfulness, lightheartedness and great intelligence. they may have forceful speech or a weird accent: Takao adds a “-ssho” at the end of his sentence, despite he laughs at Midorima’s “Nanodayo suffix”. They don’t take life or themselves too seriously but can hold grudge for a long time. South Node men are prone to be ‘draining’ emotionally, but that aspect of Takao is not revealed. He and Midorima shares the same moon sign, The Leo Magha Moon, which makes them so different and so uncanny to be friends together. HIs Moon constellation, Magha makes him sort of selfless and detached at the same time. I always wondered why Takao wheels Midorima around and doesn’t get mad? because he is generous in a very selfless way.

Hyuuga Junpei (May 16th, Taurus Sun- Taurus Moon: Mars and Sun influenced)

Hyuuga is Taurus sun and Taurus moon respectively. Hyuuga’s sun fall in Mrigshira Constellation or Deer Head Constellation (Eng: Lambda Orionis), which is the third Taurus constellation and it sits between Taurus and Gemini. His moon falls in Krittika constellation or Axe Constellation (Eng: Eta Tauri or Pleiades) which sits between Aries and Taurus. Sun influenced males depict a lot of alpha male qualities that attract both males and females (remember Reo Mibuchi) But Mars males usually are short tempered and express their anger in a funny way. Hyuuga is acknowledged by all as a captain but he struggles with his temper and his position, several times, perhaps due to these position. Looks wise Sun influenced males are very attractive in their own way, they usually have large forehead, sharp and narrow eyes and husky voice.

Sterotypically Taurus people cannot stand any other signs than specific earth and water signs, but this combination brings a taurian very well in terms with fire and air signs, especially with Leos, Geminis and Aquariuses. Aquarius people become very special in these types of taurians because they keep coming into Taurus’ throughout their lives: even though they are completely opposites. Hyuuga’s romantic interest is Riko, an aquarius. Taurus and Gemini are said to be in bad terms, but due to this combination of constellations, Hyuuga is in good terms with Kiyoshi. His Moon sign that falls in Krittika Constellation is symbolised by Axe (and any kind of blades in general) so, these natives are usually good with jobs that requires cutting: Hyuuga cuts hair nicely, don’t you think? Cutting also means cutting remarks--his Tsukkomis bite

Kiyoshi Teppei (June 10th, Gemini sun-Aries Moon: North and South Node influenced)

No wonder Kiyoshi is the way he is. I always thought he is not a typical Gemini, there is a hidden aspect to him. South and North nodes of the moon are nodal planets and they love being around Sun influenced people (Hyuuga). Kiyoshi is an Aries Moon that falls on Aswini or Horse Head Constellation (eng: Beta Arietis), and he is a Gemini Sun that falls on the Ardra or Wet Wind Constellation (Eng: Betelgeuse) If You want a stable, cool-headed, life of the party, salt of the earth kind of person, go for Kiyoshi or the combination of his Sun and Moon placement.

The males born with the Moon in Ashwini Nakshatra will almost always have a handsome face, and bright and big eyes (South Node, trying to absorb light through big doe eyes). His forehead will be broad and his nose will tend to be on the bigger side. He will be grateful to those who love him and will go to any extents to do anything for them. He is the best friend you can have when you need one desperately. Ardra people have the special power to persevere, communicate and be gentle and soft spoken at the same time. The natives are soft, stable, strong, sacrifice a lot to earn, and may be prone to sickness--the last can connote with Kiyoshi’s knee injury. North Node people tend to be ambitious in nature and they will to any lengths to fulfill it, Nodal people tend to have wide and often doe like eyes, dry but sophisticated sense of humour and they love to be around Sun influenced people. That is why, despite being completely opposites, Kiyoshi and Hyuuga are in good terms. 

Riko Aida (February 5th, Aquarius sun and Leo Moon: Venus and North Node influenced)

Riko is Aquarius sun and Leo moon. NO wonder she exercises great leadership skills. Her Aquarius sun falls in Satavisha constellation or the constellation of 100 physicians and her Leo Moon falls in Purva Phalguni constellation or the Elder Red constellation. The North Node ruled sun constellation gives her harsh, strict, healing and truthful nature while the Venus ruled Moon constellation gives her charming outlook: she is soft on the outside, hard on the inside kind of girl. She used to have relationship with Kiyoshi at the beginning, and I wondered why, and then I discovered: Kiyoshi’s moon’ s constellation Ashwini is symbolised with a Male Horse and Riko’s Sun’s constellation Shatabhisha is symbolised with a Female Horse. The stars truly came together with these two.

The Purvaphalguni women are instructive and very good teachers and mentors: Riko is a coach and is very good at her job. Because her moon sign in ruled by Venus, she attracts a Taurian Hyuuga, whose Zodiac Sign Taurus is general is ruled by Venus. Nodal women have wide set and usually lighter eyes (according to the race) and Venus gives them an overall charming beauty (because Venus is the Goddess of Beauty). But along with it comes vanity as well: venus is extremely proud of her looks and will not stand any other’s presence who is more good looking than her. Perhaps that’s why she is quite jealous of Momoi.

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Mega Man 3 Electric Heart Styled.

Now we're on to Mega Man 3, and this time we introduce a new possibility to redesigns: Gender swapping. There are just way too many guys, I don't think anyone would mind if I made a few girls here and there.

Proto Man

Proto man, otherwise known as Blues, is Dr Light's first creation. He is the literal first robot master ever built, and his blueprints serve as the base for almost every robot master that followed him. When Dr. Light was revealing him to the public for the first time, Dr. Wily detonated an explosive at the convention, resulting in many injuries and the disappearance of Blues... While Light thought at first his son had died... the heavily damaged Blues was actually wandering around the outskirts of town, with no recollection of how he had gotten there or what had happened... and he was eventually discovered by Wily, who took advantage of the robot's amnesia. Proto man was then modified for combat, and his damaged core was replaced with an inefficient and possibly unstable nuclear core, resulting in buster shots somewhat similar to atomic fire, but not as strong. Under the guise of "Break man" Proto man willingly helped Wily, as he was led to believe he was protecting the world from Mega man. Luckily, Blues learned the truth and he slowly started to recover his memory... Though he does aid the right side now, he never stays at Light labs for too long. He loves his father and his new little siblings to death, but he fears Wily has rigged his power core to explode if Light were to replace it, which is why he avoids maintenance unless he really needs it. While wandering, he can often be heard whistling, or can be found spray painting one of Wily's abandoned fortresses. Oddly enough, he would become somewhat decent friends with Bass, despite the two having a fairly rocky start.

Needle Man

Needle man sometimes seems very cold and sharp with his words, but really he's just an introvert who values his alone time, which he often spends by knitting or sewing. Built through the combined efforts of Light and Wily, he uses his sharp needles to whittle down tough metallic ores into manageable pieces, namely on one of the mining planets gathering materials for building Gamma. Though when Wily created a plan to steal Gamma, Needle man was brainwashed into fighting for Wily against his will. Needle man is weak to the Magnet missile, since his armor and needles are made of highly magnetic metals, and in a similar sense to Metal man, Needle man's Element is Undead. Not only are needles deadly and sharp, but they even have their own dedicated phobia.

Magnet Man

Magnet man was built for sorting through scrap and recovering recyclable materials on the mining planets, to reduce waste and increase efficiency. His magnetic fields are very powerful, which is why Wily didn't hesitate to brainwash Magnet man on his quest to steal Gamma. Magnet man values his spiritual and physical health, despite being a robot, so he loves massages and Shaitsu therapy. He can also be found sticking to metallic ceilings taking naps. He dislikes Disk based media, because he is unable to touch it without accidentally damaging it. His Element is Tech, and his weakness is Spark shock, due to the electric charge disrupting the balance of his magnetism.

Gemini Woman

Despite Wily's arguments, Gemini woman is the second female robot master every created. Named after the twins constellation, she is able to create holographic clones of herself with varying levels of detail, and she can use her Gemini laser to mine tough crystalline minerals on the mining planet she was stationed at. Though Wily didn't want her to be a girl, her abilities were still useful to him, so she was brainwashed. Gemini woman is friendly, but very vain, and is said to use her holograms to admire herself when she has no access to a mirror. She is deathly afraid of Snakes, but still gets along with her sister Snake woman. Search snake is able to tell the difference between her and her clones, which is why it's her weakness. Her element is Light, because of her abilities utilizing holograms and lasers.

Hard Man

Big, buff, and made with thick ceratanium armor, Hard man uses his immense weight as a ground leveling robot, mak8ng mining and construction easier on the mining planets. He is able to shoot his heavy fists as projectiles, an attack called the Hard Knuckle, which Wily created after brainwashing him. Hard man is a fair minded and honest individual who loves good food, though he often finds himself disappointed in some of the decisions his little sister Snake woman makes. His Element is Earth, and his weakness is Gemini laser, as it's the only weapon capable of piercing through his thick paramagnetic armor.

Top Man

Top man was built with experimental auto-balancing technology and wheels in his feet so he could explore new territories. He is able to spin at high speeds, but only for short times as he can sometimes feel motion sick. Wily definitely brainwashed Top man, though no one is sure why he had Top man take over a greenhouse. He loves to dance and rollerskate, and he absolutely loves new years, as his ability to produce you tops from his head makes him popular. After the events of 3, he even left exploration behind in favor of working at an amusement park. Due to his toy based theme, his Element is Magic, and his weakness is Hard Knuckle as it knocks him off balance.

Snake Woman

Snake woman was also made for exploration, though she specializes in areas that are extremely steep or heavily forested due to her insane climbing ability, and her Search snakes, which slither across the ground and up walls as little surveillance drones. Again, Wily does not like that she was built as a girl, but he still found use in her abilities, especially when she showed interest in using her braid as a whip, and martial arts, primarily Viper style kungfu. Snake woman is very mischievous and flirtatious, she loves to tease and mess with others just for fun (Toad man being a favorite target bot necessarily because she's interested, but because she finds his reactions cute), which Hard man often gets disappointed in. She shows great interest in real snakes and would love a pet Boa, but she's terrified of Slugs. Being inspired by constricting snakes that are good at climbing and thrive in jungles, her Element is Life, though since the Needle cannon is good at pinning her down, it serves as her weakness.

Spark Man

Spark man's job is to manage the electricity on the various mining planets and ensuring that no blackouts occur. Since he's the only robot master with this job out on the colonies, he is able to produce three times the amount of power as Elec man, which is why Wily didn't hesitate to brainwash him. Spark man loves electric eels and catfish, but even more than that he loves his brothers and sisters being able to keep him company. He can be a bit clingy, and he really hates being alone for too long. He's weak to the Shadow blade, in reference to cutting electric wires, and his Element is Tech. Electricity technically isn't tied to a single element in Skylanders logic, so his Tech typing comes from the fact his body is shaped like a Spark plug, a common component to machines.

Shadow Man

No one knows exactly where Shadow man comes from, but he's possibly of extraterrestrial origin. Wily discovered this robot in ancient ruins, which would later be revealed to be where the Stardroids and Ra moon resided. Since this robot was in such a state of disrepair, Wily patched him up and added a ninja motif, though Shadow man requested not to be catalogued as a Wily robot when he was repaired. Shadow man is a fast learner, and he was able to learn ninja techniques from simulations alone because of this trait. He can seem cold and merciless at times, but he is loyal to the LWN robots, as they treat him as their brother despite his alien origins, and it would end up being him who helped Mega man craft a weapon that could damage the Stardroids.

Doc Robot

While these robots have no advanced personality or thinking ability like Robot masters, they are able to copy the abilities and combat patterns of previous robot masters from data preinstalled by Wily. While Wily was getting Gamma ready for world domination, he sent the Doc robots out after Mega Man to stall for time.

[markftmingi]

GODS AMONG US INTRO

GODS AMONG US MASTERLIST

Y/N [NYX]: The name coming from NYX, the Greek Goddess of the night. Y/N has the ability to bring sleep and/or death upon mankind. She can turn into a black mist and disappear into the shadows. It’s impossible to see her coming. DANGER LEVEL: [10/10]

LUCAS [EROS]: Eros also known as Cupid is the god of sexual desire, attraction, love and procreation. While Lucas doesn’t have a direct power like rest, he specializes in seduction and sex. He can use it himself or put sexual desires and love onto others. DANGER LEVEL: [8/10]

MARK [GEMINI]: Gemini is the Latin word for “twins”. While Mark is only one person, he has two personalities living inside him: Mark and Minhyung. Mark is a savage assassin while Minhyung is his normal self. DANGER LEVEL: [ 7/10 ]

TEN [ATTIS]: Attis is a minor god associated with vegetation and rebirth. Ten can revive any form of vegetation but what makes him so powerful is that he can also revive humans from the dead. No matter how long ago they died. DANGER LEVEL: [5/10]

TAEYONG [HERMES]: Hermes was god of trade, thieves, travelers, and border crossings. As god of thieves, Taeyong is very cunning. He has the ability to clone as many copies of himself as he pleases. It’s nearly impossible to tell which Taeyong is the real one. DANGER LEVEL: [7/10]

KAI [ARES]: Ares is the god of war and Kai is SM’s physically strongest god. He’s known for his aggressive nature and short temper. He’s trained in 17 different fighting techniques. He was the first god to be made with the purpose of being used for war. DANGER LEVEL: [9/10]

TAEMIN [CRONOS]: The god of time. He can control time in all ways. He can speed up the day, skip a whole year, go back in history, and of course freeze time. He can also erase time periods from someone’s memory. DANGER LEVEL: [10/10]

BAEKHYUN [HEPHAESTUS]: His body is made of metal which labels him nearly indestructible. Named after the god of fire, metalworking, and forges. He has the ability to create fire and manipulate it. He creates half of SM’s weapons. DANGER LEVEL: [9/10]

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task 005 - zodiac signs

question 1- What is your character’s zodiac sign?

Scorpio

question 2- List at least 3 negative traits that your character’s sign has. Does your character exhibit these traits? Give examples or explain a time when they have behaved in this way.

Suspicious Manipulative Unyielding Axel absolutely exhibits these traits. As a child who suffered nothing but abuse and neglect- Axel goes into every situation suspicious of people’s ulterior motives. He always assumes that people are playing an angle even when they’re coming off as entirely genuine. He manipulates any situation that he can to fit his narrative. He Tries his best to put himself above aboslutely anyone and everything else as a means to not get hurt. He does his best to manipulate people’s view on him as the scarier he comes off the less people will surround themselves with him and the less chance of him ultimately getting hurt if they leave. Axel’s very unyielding in the sense of once he has a thought or idea- that;s it. You’re not changing his mind and he’s not doing anything else. If it’s a person- such as Leo, who he has decided is good in his books that’s it. He’s great. He is a very firm believer that he is smarter than most of his peers and therefor he likely is correct more often than them so why argue.

question 3- List at least 3 positive traits that your character’s sign has. Does your character exhibit these traits? Give examples or explain a time when they have behaved in this way.

Loyal Passionate  Observant As mentioned in the ‘unyielding’ category, Axel is loyal through and through. Once this man has decided that he rides for you, it’s for life. Nearly nothing can shake his loyalty. He doesn’t care what people think unless it’s the people that have his loyalties.  Passion comes easily to Axel when he finds something that he likes or is good at. He’s fluent in over 5 languages because once he got started in being bilingual he just kept going. He had to master the craft of speaking more than one language, two quickly turned into three, three to four and so on. Axel is also extremely passionate in the art of pottery- an activity once suggested to him at a boarding school he attended by a trusted counsilor, now a hobby he absolitely cannot put down. He pours his entire heart and soul into evert piece he makes.  Axel is also very observant. Upon initially being released from what was basically his parents prison dungeon they had for him- Axel spent all of his time observing people... learning what made them tick, what made them happy. Basically how to be a person and how to interact with people. To this day you’re way more likely to find Axel sitting in the halls, watching people over interacting with his peers. His keen conservancy makes it very easy for him to read people. 

question 4- If there are any specific opposing traits that your character has which isn’t typical for their sign, what traits are they? Give examples of this opposing behaviour.

One opposing trait Axel has that is very different from a typical Scorpio is he’s very passive in the jealousy department. Scorpios are very known for their jealous behaviours whereas Axel usually could not care less. The times he’s been interested in someone romantically and they’ve tried to dangle other people in front of him to get his attention it hasn’t phased him at all. He is a very much ‘do your own thing- I’m here when you need me’ kind of person.

question 5- Which zodiac sign associated traits does your character exhibit that would be obvious to others? Which traits aren’t as obvious?

I’d think all of the ‘weakness’ listed traits above come off as pretty obvious to others when it comes to Axel, whereas also most of the ‘positive’ traits would be a little harder to see to someone who doesn’t know him well as he’s very shut off and puts up an agressive front, only really allowing his negative traits to be seen by people that he does not trust. 

question 6- Overall, do you find that your character’s sign suits their personality? Why or why not?

Oh absolutely- Axel is a true Scorpio through and through. Why? Because I intentionally made him a Scorpio based off his traits ... Because he matches more than not of the criteria listed for a typical Scorpio. The usual reaction to people being told that Axel is a Scorpio born on Devil’s night is anything but shock. It seems to be something that people have come to expect. 

question 7- Which aspect under the “In a Nutshell” header do you think describes your character the best? The least?

I honestly could copy and paste the entire ‘In a nutshell category here to describe Axel. I think it does a pretty nail on job of describing what he’s like and who he is as a character. If I had to pick just one sentence from the ‘in a nutshell’ that I think describes him the best it would be “They present a cool, detached and unemotional air to the world yet lying underneath is tremendous power, extreme strength, intense passion and a strong will and a persistent drive“.  I did not find a statement in this category that I could honestly say ‘least’ describes him. 

question 8- Which aspect under the “Deep Inside” header do you think describes your character the best? The least?

Under the ‘Deep Inside’ catagory I’d say the sentence that best describes Axel in it is “Scorpios are very intuitive, but not as in a psychic sense, more as intuitive into the human mind, they have a great understanding of the mystery and the power of the human mind.” As I’ve stated before above Axel has an absolutely amazing character read on people. He is almost a human lie detector, and is very good at picking up on the tiniest changes in emotion.  The sentence in the ‘Deep inside’ category that I think least describes Axel would again have to be “Scorpios are all about control, they need to be in control at all times. To be out of control is very threatening.” Axel very much does not care to have control over things that are not in his control in the first place. He’s very passive in the sense of letting people do what they want, and seeing how situations play out and going from there. 

question 9- Read the “How to Attract” header of your character’s sign. Do you find this accurately describes what would draw them to another person?

The “How to Attract” category, I’d say does pretty accurately describe good ways to attract someone like Axel. It highlights that they don’t particularity like someone who’s going to try to control them- which is accurate. He demands the same respect he gives on being very free range and open with anyone he dates. While also pointing out that Scoprios don’t like the ‘damsel in distress’ type which is absolutely true. Axel does not want to be someone’s prince charming. If they say they’re walking away- he’s letting them. If they constantly need saving he’s also going to grow tired of the dynamic very quickly. 

question 10- Did you already have a birthday chosen for your character? Had you considered the sign associated with that date? If you don’t find that your character fits the descriptions of their sign, which of the other signs do you think they’re like?

I did have a birthday already chosen for my character based entirely around the fact that I thought Axel was the most closely knit with a Scorpio’s personality- and the fact that he needed to be born on devil’s night- I think he very much fits the typical cookie cutter description of a Scorpio man. Had he not of been a Scorpio the other sign I  was leaning Axel towards was Gemini for their two faced nature and ability to be deceptive yet charming. 

question 11- Are there any additional descriptions you found in your reading that stand out to you or also describe your character well? What were they?

One thing that I’d never considered that stood out in my readings on Scorpio was the description of “They are all about intensity and contradictions. They like to be aware of a situation and always know what's going on, figuring this out with their probing mind, on the other hand, they are interested in the occult, the paranormal, conspiracy theories and other types of similar unknown mysteries.” Now that I think of it I absolutely could see Axel obsessing and deep diving into the world of consipracy theories and the paranormal and with his usual Scorpio wit- needing to know absolutely every tiny theory and every small detail of such. 

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Gemini was not a happy alien dragon at the moment, as could be seen by how he growled and snarled while wearing circles into the floorboards beneath his gooey feet.

Anger was not an emotion that the alien like to place within his heart, or what counted for a heart, considering his physical makeup, however, when the emotion did take control over him it was all to easy for him to behave in a typical dragon-like manner. Snarls became his only way of communicating with the world, as his ability to rationally speak the common tongue all but fled his control. His long black tail whipped at the wooden boards beneath leaving deep slash-like grooves in his wake as the reality of the current situation once again echoed within his mind. One would think that a creature that had the same consistency as edible jelly wouldn’t be able to have such strength within his limbs, and yet Gemini was more than able to harden his gelatinous body so that it possessed a steel-like density whenever wanted it to. It was one of the reasons why those who knew him didn’t actively try and provoke him. Well that, and the fact that he could literally digest someone from the outside in.

That was something that the black alien dragon did not often do, however at the moment he was more than willing to participate in such an act, especially if he found out who was behind the theft of his two most precious possessions.

If there was one thing that he hated more than anything else in this world, and specifically on this planet, it was losing something that belonged to him or having said something stolen from him. The alien derg had come from a planet in a galaxy very far away just to get away from having to constantly snap and snarl and fight for the things that belonged to him, and so everything that he had, which wasn’t all that much when one thought about it, meant something very important to him. While some of his kind might have thought that he shouldn’t concern himself with material loss Gemini was like any other dragon at the end of the day, and so everything that he considered to be his was precious to him. That was why when he had come to see two of his most precious possessions the black jelly dragon had not at all been pleased to find them missing.

Gemini hadn’t know what exactly had happened, all he knew was that during the last couple of weeks he hadn’t heard from either Skylar nor Bloodfang. This wasn’t something unusual, as the red and blue dragons had their own lives to lead, and as such, had other things to do outside of playing with him. Though that thought often made the jelly dragon rather sad, as he wanted nothing more than to be around, and within, his two favorite playmates all the time. There was just something so fun about covering the pair of them with his gelatinous body and then making them do all manner of lewd things that they might otherwise not have been interested in. Gemini didn’t often admit it but treating the two other dragons like his toys was the actual highlight of his life, seeing as he really didn’t have much of anything else to do here on this planet. So of course he was very annoyed to spend more than a few days away from them.

This was why, after failing to hear from the pair in over a week he had hopped a ride with some poor unsuspecting walrus, using the anthromorph’s body as his personal vehicle, as he didn’t

like to waste his energy trying to solidifying himself if he didn’t have to, and made his victim/host take him to where the pair lived. Once at the front gate Gemini disengaged from the very confused walrus, who stumbled around drunkenly for several seconds before pulling out his phone and calling for a ride service to come and pick him up. Gemini barely paid the other any attention as he walked up to the front door and then knocked on it.

When no one answered a few minutes later the black jelly dragon liquefied his body and then slid himself underneath the wooden barrier. The others had complained to him about how much they wished he didn’t do such a thing, as he often left a trail of slippery black gunk in his wake, however Gemini didn’t really care about this at the moment. He was more concerned by the fact that upon getting into the house he found it to be disturbingly quiet. Usually Bloodfang would have some loud rock music playing upstairs, or Skylar would be whiling away the hours on one of his video games. The black dragon didn’t really care for either of these two distractions, as he much preferred to play with the pair instead, and yet upon not hearing these sounds he suddenly found himself slightly agitated. Pulling himself up and then letting out his patented warbling cry the gelatinous dragon listened for the telltale sign of either Skylar or Bloodfang’s response to his call.

When neither of them answered back fear began to creep deep into his mind. Going over to the phone resting on the table nearby Gemini called Kryst.

It was always a hard thing for Gemini to speak with others, as he didn’t exactly have vocal chords, and so he had to simulate warbling noises in order to try and communicate with the beings of the planet when he wasn’t in possession of their bodies. The white dragon picked up a few seconds after being called and was immediately bombarded with numerous warbling noises, the likes of which made his snatch his cell phone away from his ear. Calming Gemini down took a few minutes, as the alien dragon was not at all in a reasonable frame of mind, however once he was rational enough to speak once again he relayed his current problem to the winged dragon on the other end of the line.

Gemini’s fear immediately turned into terror after learning that Kyrst hadn’t heard from the duo in quite a while either, but as he was out of the country at the moment he could be forgiven for not noticing their absence. That being said, the white dragon reassured Gemini that everything would be fine and that he should stay calm and allow him to call around to see if the pair were with some friends of theirs.

To say the least that by the end of the day the jelly dragon was not at all calm, as none of Kyrst’s friends had been able to locate either Skylar nor Bloodfang, despite neary contacting everyone within their extensive list of friends.

This is what had led to the alien dragon digging circles into the living room floor.

Fear, worry, and confusion lingered within the back of Gemini’s head as he tried to think about why the other two dragons would not have been seen for such a long period of time. Surely they had to be alright, because who on earth would want to hurt those loveable idiots? Gemini found himself snarling in rage and disgust, the likes of which made his gelatinous body hiss and bubble as he thought that perhaps someone had done something to them in order to get to him. It was quite well known that certain hidden bodies within the world knew of both his existence and various abilities, however, the alien dragon would have thought that these groups would have backed off from their pursuit of him after Kyrst had rallied his group of mercenaries together to rescue him the last time he had been captured.

The explosive display of violence for which the normally jovial and carefree dragon initiated after pulling him out from the massive glass vat that he had been kept within was one that still filled Gemini’s heart with a sense of elation, as no one had ever been so protective of him before.

Perhaps...some unknown group had decided to target Skylar and Bloodfang to get back at the white dragon?

If so, then that meant that he might have been the reason why the light blue and dark red dragons were missing.

It was the sight of smoke rising up in front of his muzzle that made the alien creature blink and then looked down.

A slightly abashed look crossed his face as he noticed the charred footprints he had left within the floor. Obviously the liquid mass that made up his being had turned acidic due to his growing anxiety, something that would happen if he ever lost control over his emotions, and now the two dragon’s home was damaged. A sigh escaped his throat as he thought about how annoyed the light blue and dark red dragons would be with him once they returned home. If they retuned home.

That thought chilled Gemini.

What if...they didn’t come back?

That simple thought was enough to actually make the gelatinous dragon feel sick.

A growl rose up from within his chest a moment later.

He knew that he should have melted the other two down into a gelatinous state and then assimilated them!

Obviously this was not something that he could bring up when he was around the two dragons, as he could only imagine the level of angry ranting both of them would unleash upon him for

doing as such, and yet his thought on the subject remained firm all the same. The desire to spread himself over and then inside of the pair and then fill them with his gooey body had been a hard one to control, but he had managed...if just barely. There was something about the dark red and light blue dergs that made him want to cover the pair until they liquified and then reformed into carbon copies of his sleek and sensual gelatinous self. Perhaps it was selfish of him to think this way, but Gemini considered both Skylar and Bloodfang to be something akin to family, what with him not exactly having his own clan. Being a creature created some sentient ooze the closest aspect of kinship that the jelly dragon could relate to was the bubbling ocean of slime for which he had drawn himself out of back on his homeworld. The memory of which often led to him shivering in unease. He never wanted to go back to that time in his life where sight, sound, taste, and touch were but abstract concepts to him. Nor did he want to be without the ones who he had met with and then bonded himself to.

A whine escaped from out of Gemini’s throat as lonesomeness creeped within his heart. A good thing for him that the phone rang a few seconds later.

The sound of Kyrst’s voice helped to calm the jelly dragon, however, what he had to say next immediately brought more and fear and terror into his heart. Apparently both Skylar and Bloodfang were reported to have gone missing not that long ago, the dark red dragon having called the police to file a report for the light blue dragon, as he hadn’t seen the other for quite some time. The police were said to have come out to check the house, but they couldn’t find hide nor scale of the light blue derg that owned the place, though from what Kyrst had been able to find out it seemed that there was a connection to some old abandoned casino out and about the way that may have had something to do with the missing pair. Getting the location of the casino was simple enough for Gemini, as Kyrst saw no reason to hide the information from him after making the alien dragon promise that he would stay there and wait for him to arrive.

Gemini’s blue eyes flared with predatory excitement as the rising moon drew soft white light over his bare form once he hung up the phone.

Obviously something had happened to Skylar and Bloodfang, otherwise they would have returned by now. With that in mind Gemini decided that his best course of action was to not wait for Kyrst to arrive and to instead head out to find the missing members of his horde. Of course the winged dragon would be pissed with him, but so what? As long as he got Skylar and Bloodfang back then all would be well in the end. And if he didn’t...

Gemini shook that idea out of his head before it could fully manifest itself. Of course he would get the dark red and light blue dragon back.

He had to.

They were his, after all.

And as such, he would use every single drop of his gooey body to return them to his side. Or die trying.

With that thought in mind Gemini made his way back out the front door, thankfully not ruining the underside of the wood as he did so. He was able to hitch a ride with, or rather on, a middle aged lion who just so happened to be taking an evening jog tonight, thereby allowing him the tools he needed to get an intercity common carrier bus ticket to this casino that Kryst had told him about. Once he had no more use for the maned lion he slipped off of the other’s body and then slid himself out of the open window of the rank smelling bus onto the dry ground. He did make sure to erase the feline’s memory of what had happened by sliding some of his gooey form into the anthromorph’s brain and scrambling his memory synapses, but that was more because he didn’t want any odd questions to possibly come his way later on, as people were sometimes actually able to recall him taking over their bodies when he was in a foul mood.

And right now his mood was so stormy that he just barely missed sensing that something was very wrong with the lit building in front of him.

Like the feeling one gets when they’re in a room where someone was watching them, Gemini found himself slowly slinking over to the front of the hotel with the same caution that a hunter might use when tracking down predatory quarry. That in itself was very odd, as there were few things on this planet that could actually cause him to pause in alarm, this included table salt, despite Bloodfang constantly threatening him with the grainy substance whenever he was upset with him. Gemini sometimes couldn’t understand the dark red dragon, but that didn’t stop him from loving him anyway. Sliding up to the front entrance of the casino in his gooey form the black dragon tried to figure out just exactly what it was that was bothering him about the place, as it seemed rather normal for an abandoned building, but nothing seemed to come to him.

Creeping through the split between the glass the gelatinous dragon noticed a particular scent on the air; because he didn’t exactly breathe like creatures with actual physical bodies the ‘scent’ that he caught didn’t affect his nose so much as it did his entire body. The jelly which made up his form wriggled and then hissed, as though it had come into contact with something along the lines of ethanol, which was odd because there shouldn’t have been any liquor spilled out onto the floor around here. However, even though he couldn’t see any of the chemical compound spilled out onto the floor Gemini most definitely felt it as he moved forward, as he found himself becoming slower and more sluggish as he went about his way down the strangely empty halls. Knowing that he couldn’t keep going in this manner, especially if the feeling from earlier was trying to foretell possible danger to himself, the gelatinous dragon made his way to the kitchen at the back and then over to where the fruits and vegetables were being stored.

Sliding into a crate filled with lemons Gemini happily absorbed all of the fruits one by one until he felt his chemical compounds start to shift into a more acidic form. Once he had become potent enough to the point where he could simply melt the wood in question just by reaching out and touching it the green dragon slipped back out of the box just in time to see someone making their way into the cooled room. What he saw gave him actual pause because he was sure that he had to have been seeing things. A few seconds of watching the femine figure puttering around the room from underneath one of the metal tables told him that, no, he was indeed seeing a VTO.

The creatures in question, while looking female in question, what with their full breasts standing out from their shimmering latex forms, were far from it. They, like Gemini, were truly amorphous aliens which truly had no gender, but made themselves look as female as possible as most worlds did not consider females all that dangerous, and such made them unaware of the malicious intentions the alien creatures had for them. More than a few planets had been tricked into breeding with the VTO, only to quickly find themselves being overtaken by the aliens parasites, for which they used to consume genetic material from other beings and thus procreate. The fact that there were some of the creatures were on the planet that he considered to be his made the black jelly dragon feel a sense of animalistic rage, the likes of which caused him to accidentally melt the floor underneath him.

Whether or not the alien creature had heard or sensed this Gemini wound never know because in a matter of seconds he found himself falling down within the basement of the hotel. Opening himself up like a blanket the gelatinous dragon found himself slowly floating down onto the soaking wet ground below. Once he was safe from any potential danger Gemini pulled himself together and then began looking around. What he found once again made him incesed, as all around him were the eggs of various unborn VTO.

It wasn’t well known to most, but Gemini’s species and the VTO had never been on good terms with one another, the two races having fought for resources and raw materials for which to use in order to expand their population on more than one occasion. Since of these said materials happened to be other living creatures it often led to fights, which then eventually brewed into wars, with one another. The planets which had been destroyed in their conflicts were too numerous to count, and had led to the various races being scattered about the galaxies. With that in mind, the jelly dragon was two seconds away from attempting to destroy the entire hive when he heard someone enter into the room. He quickly slithered away out of sight. Once safely tucked away Gemini noticed that the person in question was a fully matured VTO. The sight of the other’s body, with its helmeted head upon which two shimmering jewels shone from, let him know that the other creature had consumed someone and then made them into their host, as this was how the other aliens were able to expand their species.

Gemini watched as the latex creature fawned over the eggs which were collected together within a thin gooey substance which hung from off of the ceiling. A sense of irritation struck him the likes of which he had never felt before as genetic memory reminded him of the many battles

for which kind and the VTO fought in the past. Such was the nature of being the alien creature that he was, and such was the action for which he took next. Silently making his way over to the other Gemini rose up to his full form, the claws on his black fingers sliding out and then hardening until they could possibly cut diamonds apart, and then struck. Thankfully the thick walls were able to muffle the screams which came from inside the room as the alien symbiote went about eviscerating the VTO in front of him.

Making his way out of the room a little bit later the jelly dragon didn’t think of what he had just done, nor to the fluids which were covering his slightly hissing body, his mind too focused on trying to find both Skylar and Bloodfang, and hoping against hope that the pair hadn’t yet been assimilated by the VTO. Because there was so much of the VTO genetic material lingering on the floors and walls of the bottom of the hotel it was almost impossible for Gemini to smell the dark red and light blue dragon. This left him with using only his hearing and sight to be able to find his two companions. Making his way about the darkened hallways proved to be rather fun for the black dragon, as with every twist and turn that he made he found himself coming across more and more of the VTO, who in turn were completely unaware of his presence within their hive. Dealing with them was simple enough, as most were not prepared for a fight against him at the moment, though that would probably change soon enough, as he was sure that they would begin to wonder what was going on with their missing numbers, and thus send out others to search for them.

A dark smile crept onto Gemini’s face as he thought about the looks they would share upon finding the lost members of their species.

Searching for Skylar and Bloodfang took longer than he wanted, as there were so many rooms filled with VTO spawn and larvae that the black symbiote felt as though he were a mouse caught within a maze filled with cats. However thankfully he was able to sense the pair nearly an hour later after coming across a large cocoon that seemed to be squirming in a very obvious manner. Gemini felt his blood freeze as he thought about what he would find as he went over to the twitching latex shell. Poking at the large purple like substance the jelly dragon found himself having to fight with himself to hold back the hiss of displeasure which was threatening to bubble from out of his throat as he sliced the slimy gooey substance open with a claw, only to then be greeted with the sight of the two partially transformed dragons moaning and whimpering into each other's arms. Both anger and relief filled Gemini’s heart as he looked over both Skylar and Bloodfang.

As could be easily seen the dark red and light blue dragons were well on their way to becoming VTO. This was a fact. Harming the pair was not an option, but at the moment Gemini didn’t know how to undo the transformation which was slowly overtaking them. He could try and reach out to Kryst in order to get the winged dragon to aid him now that he knew exactly what was going on here, however there was a chance that either the white dragon wouldn’t be able to get here in time to help, or that he and the other members of his group would be captured upon arriving. The idea that this was some kind of trap had played within the back of the alien

dragon’s mind, and yet upon not being greeted by anyone he assumed that perhaps it was just coincidence that led to his two precious possessions being captured here.

Either way he had to do something, but what could he...

Inspiration suddenly hit him when a sudden memory struck him.

Gemini cut the two dragons free from the cocoon after transforming his hand into a blade and then dragged them over to the middle of the room. Once they were settled into place, and his heart stopped breaking from hearing the sounds of their pleading whimpers as they unconsciously reached out for him, the alien dragon slipped his fingers deep within the depths of their backsides and then concentrated. His digits slowly unsettled themselves, becoming thin writhing masses which slipped up and then into Skylar and Bloodfang’s rectums before moving on further up into their colons. Once settled within the pair he spread specially prepared concentration of goo inside of their bodies. Listening to the light blue and dark red dragon gasps and groans made him knit his brows in frustration but he had to continue on with the process. Once he was sure that enough of the material had entered into the pair the black dragon drew his tongue out from his muzzle and then split it into two. Lifting both dragons head’s up Gemini shoveling one thin strand a piece into both Skylar and Bloodfang’s mouths. Gemini found his lips rising into a devious smirk as he watched the now wide eyed pair stare at him in utter confusion.

It was only after he was sure that his tongue was deep within their mouths that the jelly dragon liquefied and then forced his body to split in twain before shoveling himself down into the depths of his two companion’s throat. Skylar and Bloodfang instinctively tried to fight against what was happening to them, but it proved to be impossible to stop Gemini, as the jelly dragon was determined to get his two companions back to their original state. Once he was fully shoveled down inside of their throat the two partially transformed VTO found themselves gasping and groaning as they felt the jellified dragon fill up the inside of their bellies to the point where they expanded outwards.

Both dragons immediately began shivering and then convulsing as the specially prepared form of Gemini’s body began to work their insides over. Both partially transformed dragons let out mewls and whines as they clutched at their throats, their helpless attempts to try and extract the fluid that had slipped down into their throats a futile attempt at best. Because of his position inside of them Gemini could just barely hear their noisy vocalizations as they began to get even louder. Of course he wasn’t about to stop what he was doing, after all, this is what he wanted, and as such, he would see what he had done through to the end.

Gemini found himself grunting as he shifted his body within the two of them, he needed to do this in order to force out the VTO parasite and mucus which was infecting the pair. It was a good thing he had absorbed so many of those lemons because the acidity within his body sped up the process of decoupling the parasite which inside of Skylar and Bloodfang. At the same time this

was happening both Skylar and Bloodfang were throwing up slime all over the already wet floor. His fury at having his two precious possessions taken from him was still burning deep within Gemini’s mind, as such there was a sense of triumphant glee to be found within him as he felt the pair slowly lose their dark purple hue, while at the same coughing up more and more discolored fluid from out of their mouths.

A few minutes later the pair slowly began to tremble and then shrink down.

The feeling of the pair holding their stomachs as they began to bloat outwards made a sense of alarm raise within Gemini’s head, but it quickly went away when Skylar and Bloodfang began to roll about on the floor, their bellies expanded and then contracting like mad, as though they had eaten something that suddenly wasn’t agreeing with them. The feeling of the Skylar’s wings bursting out from his backside was a beautiful sensation for the jelly dragon, as he always found the winged dragon so much fun to be able to play with. The sense of the leathery appendages twitched sparadoically as more and more of the outer latex-like shell that had been encasing them fell away was accompanied by the recognition of two familiar tails and a couple of pair of horns poking out from where they should have originally been. A playful sense of sense of excitement filled the jelly derg as he thought about how much fun he was going to have running his clawed hands over the flat bellies which appeared before his eyes.

Gemini let out a happy purr as he felt both Skylarlarlarlarlar and Bloodfang take on their former physiques, what it the dark red and light blue dragon’s muscles hardening, their feet and toes expanding outwards, and their heads shrinking back down. At the same time this was happening two very delicious looking shafts surged out from in between their legs, the thickness of which seemed to be just a little wider than they had been before. Gemini assumed that this was because of the cocktail he had prepared for Skylar and Bloodfang and nothing else. When the pair moaned out long and low into the room they blinked and then gazed up at him with expressions that no longer sung of betrayal, but of confusion and hesitation. The black dragon could only imagine the explanation that he would have to give to them, and Kryst, once this was all over with, that was...if he decided that if was worth it to actually go over this little fiasco.

At the moment Gemini didn’t think that he wanted to bother, as he personally would have loved to forget all about this once they returned home.

In the several minutes that followed the black dragon was once again treated to the sights of the pair slowly gagging out the last of the solution for which he had prepared for them, as their bodies no longer needed them and thus he quickly slip himself out from the pair’s maws back onto the floor. Once they were back to normal Gemini rehardened his jellified form and then went over to the duo and then looked them over. Nothing seemed to be out of place, though he did still sense something of the lingering traces of parasites within the pair, more than likely the residue from being infected and transformed for so long. He would have to deal with them later on. Right now though Gemini was ready to get out of this place, however he stopped himself midstride.

If he made his way out of here with two very dazed dragons then he would more than likely be overcome by the rest of the VTO. That would ultimately end with him being killed, as they would no doubt wish to punish him for what he had done to their hive, and while he could easily defend himself in any other circumstance he couldn’t afford to put Skylar and Bloodfang in harm’s way. Taking this in mind the jelly dragon decided to make a much more quiet escape from the basement of the hotel by melting the far wall after making his hands as acidic as they could become. With their way open in front of him Gemini turned to look at Skylar and Bloodfang, who had slumped back over onto the ground asleep. The jelly dragon shook his head as he gazed loving over his two most precious treasures.

Stepping over to Danny Gemini let his body liquify. Once he was as slimy as he could get the gelatinous mass completely coated the winged dragon’s body, taking it over and then raising the slumbering red dragon up. Stretching and flexing in order to awaken the other’s muscles Gemini snapped his companion’s wings open behind his back and then gave them a quick series of flaps. Seeing that they were working as intended Gemini went over to Bheni, knelt down next to the slumber blue derg, hoisted him up into his and Danny’s arms, and then walked out of the hole he had created without once looking behind.

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“What did you do?” Kyrst growled as he looked down at the bed where Gemini, Bheni, and Danny were all cuddling up in the nude together.

The black dragon said nothing to the larger white derg, he simply smiled while having his two companions two lick and kiss and nip at his freshly washed body. Gemini hadn’t missed a beat once he had returned home; he had swiftly placed him and the other two dragons into the shower, turning the water on scalding hot, and then washed every last trace of the fluids that had accumulated on his and the other’s bodies. That he had to use his body to wash the pair down, as they were still unconscious at the time, was something he didn’t mind, as while he did this Gemini was able to explore the inside of his companion’s bodies, taking note of their internal system as he soaped them up and then washed them down.

Now as they lay together, their naked bodies intertwining with one another as the two very thankful dragons showed their affection to their savior, what with their clawed hands stroking over each other’s firm chests and bellies, Gemini found himself all but purring in joy as he finally had his most precious possessions back. That was until Kryst let out a very unsubtle growl.

“Gemini...!” the larger dragon said in a voice that sounded very close to reaching the brink of irritation.

The black dragon said nothing, though he did give the other derg the sauciest smile imaginable as Skylar kissed him on the chest while Bloodfang positioned himself up behind to in such a

telltale manner that could only lead to one action. The white dragon sighed as he watched the three other dragons make out with one another on the massive bed in front of him, all the while the newscaster speaking on the muted television behind him chirped on about the ruins of a familiar looking casino. Apparently the building had crumbled in on itself after the foundations within the basement had melted in on themselves somehow. The lanky looking stork babbled on about the possibility of terrorist causing such a calamity, however Kryst knew the truth. And while he would have loved this situation to be one that had been caused by some extremist group, he knew that the real culprit was one that was far more deadly than any collection of armed soldiers.

[orbemnews]

What Can You Actually Buy With Bitcoin? In the last twelve months, the value of a single unit of Bitcoin has risen from less than $10,000 to more than $30,000. Companies including Square and IBM are using blockchain, the technology behind the currency, to design and improve digital payments methods. But what can you actually buy with Bitcoin? As it turns out, an awful lot. What it won’t always be is easy. “Bitcoin is just not the most efficient currency yet,” said Henry Elder, the head of wealth management at Wave Financial, a digital assets firm in Los Angeles. For example, one can purchase goods from Amazon with Bitcoin, using a third party service called Purse. The way Purse is supposed to work is this: A customer selects the items he or she wants to buy on Amazon, then copies the URLs and returns to Purse, which processes the transaction, using gift cards it’s acquired from people who want cryptocurrency. Purse guarantees its customers a minimum discount of five percent off Amazon’s list prices and adds the option of negotiating to receive up to fifteen percent off. I tried getting a $42.99 pack of 20 black KN95 masks with money I put in a Bitcoin wallet, but when it came time to click “order,” the total price — with fees — was $47.47, and that was including the eight percent discount I proposed paying. Since I’d received a pop-up message from a Purse customer service rep named Eduardo from Buenos Aires offering technical assistance, I reached out and got back an automated message saying Eduardo “was away” and that the typical response time for queries is a couple of hours. The whole thing felt a lot like ordering from Uber Eats, except that there wasn’t even a bag of cold food at the end. It definitely wasn’t like buying directly through Amazon with one click. In 2014, Overstock became one of the first big e-sellers to accept direct Bitcoin payments. It subsequently went on to develop a number of businesses related to blockchain. In an interview last week, the company’s chief executive, Jonathan Johnson, made plain that there isn’t an obvious overlap between the selling of closeout sofas and the rethinking of the world’s major currencies. Bitcoin isn’t a very big source of Overstock’s revenue. During the first three quarters of 2020, the site had revenue of almost $2 billion, according to its earnings reports. An average of $30,000 to $50,000 a week came from cryptocurrency, said Mr. Johnson. “Our demographic skews hard towards women and Bitcoin purchasers tend to be men,” he said. “It’s a different customer segment.” Mostly, it would seem, Bitcoin became a payment option because its ethos lined up with the libertarian leanings of both Mr. Johnson and Patrick Byrne, Overstock’s founder. But the wild oscillations in the value of Bitcoin have occasionally created complications for Overstock, specifically when it comes to returns. Although Mr. Johnson said the company was always clear at checkout that the refund would match the dollar price of the item (rather than the quantity of Bitcoin spent), people still complained, sometimes out of confusion, sometimes not. “We weren’t going to let people use their bedsheets as a hedge against a price decline in Bitcoin,” he said. “People would say ‘I bought my patio furniture for 0.1 Bitcoins and now you’re only refunding me 0.08 bitcoin?’ We were like ‘Yup.’” One industry that’s been something of a pioneer in Bitcoin adoption is pornography. Same with sex work. Mindgeek, the industry’s largest conglomerate, accepts cryptocurrency on its sites. So does Chaturbate. There are certain overlaps between porn and cryptocurrency: Men often hide their porn consumption; Bitcoin was designed with the idea that it could be used anonymously. No one’s name is attached directly to the Bitcoin he or she owns. Instead, a holder of it is provided with a private key that allows for the creation of a password that is known only to him or her. Records are maintained through a publicly available, digital ledger, known as a blockchain, managed by a volunteer army over numerous servers. It readjusts in real time as transactions take place between different holders of Bitcoin. That volunteer army will not mediate disputes over goods, so “you can’t reverse the transactions on crypto like you can with Visa and Mastercard,” said Lilly Sparks, an entrepreneur in Austin, Tex., who in 2020 founded Afterglow, a site meant to marry porn and “sexual wellness.” And a hallmark of pornography consumption, Ms. Sparks noted, is the attempt of its aficionados to avoid paying for it. Perhaps predictably, the lack of Bitcoin leadership has given it (and other forms of crypto) a certain desirability for those buying and selling contraband. On Discord, the messaging app, I connected to a user who goes by the handle Perc, who described, in a phone interview, a history of dealing drugs he purchased through the Silk Road, a dark-web marketplace that was shut down by the F.B.I. in 2013. After paying suppliers through his Bitcoin wallet, Perc said that goods would be stashed inside things like stuffed animals and shipped to a post office box he set up. But the increasing demand for Bitcoin among stock market investors has done much to diminish these associations, he and others said. Many retail investors buy Bitcoin now through companies like Coinbase and Bitpay, which operate as exchanges, processing trades between buyers and sellers. As such, the codes that were once anonymous are becoming anything but. More and more retailers are setting up payment systems that enable Bitcoin transactions. Among the biggest are Microsoft, AT&T and Home Depot. Additionally, apps in the Apple and Android stores make it possible for crypto-connoisseurs to pay for airline tickets by converting Bitcoin to fiat money in real time. On Monday, a news release went out about a doctor in New York named Alexander Goldberg who would now accept Bitcoin as payment the for $400 to $500 fees he charges to patients who want to be tested for coronavirus at home. His son, Mark Goldberg, said in an interview that it seemed like a good idea given that Bitcoin is “all over the news.” Its competitors are also proliferating. The Pepsi to Bitcoin’s Coca-Cola is Ethereum. Many mainstream retailers that are getting into cryptocurrencies provide customers with the option of using either. (Craigslist has the option for cryptocurrency transactions between individual sellers.) Mr. Johnson, Overstock’s chief executive, said that now, when he goes to church, he fields questions from “75-year-old grandmothers wanting to know about Bitcoin.” Last June, Mastercard announced it was introducing a crypto-based debit card in partnership with Bitpay that could be used at more than 3,000 merchants worldwide. In October, PayPal said it would give customers in the United States the ability to buy, sell or hold cryptocurrencies over its platforms. Later this year, those customers will also be able to shop with it. In an interview, Dan Schulman, the president and chief executive of PayPal, said he sees this as an opportunity to give crypto “incremental functionality” and provide freedom to its adherents, including those who cannot get credit. But Mr. Schulman is unsure he’d use his own Bitcoin (and he has a pile of it) to go shopping. Perhaps that is because many who have spent Bitcoin lived to regret it. The former drug dealer from Discord recalled using two of his Bitcoins in 2013 to buy himself a skateboard. “Back then, it was worth nothing,” he said. “Like $100 a coin.” Now, they’re worth more than $30,000 each. Similarly, in 2014, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss converted thousands of bitcoins into cash to fund a $500,000 outer space jaunt via Virgin Galactic. They have many, many less millions as a result. Thankfully for the brothers Winklevoss, that was but a small fraction of their overall Bitcoin holdings. And more crypto-connected money may be on the way to them and their firm, Winklevoss Capital. Later this year, Gemini, a Winklevoss firm, plans to introduce a rewards credit card whose rewards come not in the form of cash back but in Bitcoin.) In an interview, Tyler Winklevoss said he has definitely learned from his intergalactic misadventure: “Spend cash, invest in Bitcoin. Cash is trash.” Source link Orbem News #Bitcoin #buy

[ryanmeft]

Every Classic Mega Man Weapon Ranked, Part 1

Capcom is well known for having a huge stable of excellent and bankable franchises, populated by a wide variety of colorful characters. One, however, has gotten the shaft the last few years. Before there was Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Dead Rising or Street Fighter*, there was a little blue robot boy with an arm cannon and a copy chip. Lately, Capcom has neglected the Blue Bomber, cancelling several titles well into development (one was even playable at conventions) and seemingly so intent on pretending everyone's favorite robot doesn't exist that others attempted to step into the metallic boots. The success of two compilations has apparently changed their minds, and a Mega Man event is planned for the fourth. Every fan is of course hoping that we'll get a brand new game announcement. Whether we do or not, I decided it was time to take a look back at Rock, the helper robot turned warrior, and his most distinctive feature: his many, many weapons. During the course of the main series, he's claimed 78 of these from destroyed Robot Masters, and, well, some are better than others. To wit: all 78 classic Mega Man boss weapons ranked, from the most godly to, well, the Top Spin. Let's get some suspense going and start at the bottom, shall we?

*Yes, I know the original Street Fighter predates Mega Man. The game that would define an entire genre, however, didn't come out until years later.

78. Top Spin (MM3) When you use this weapon, Mega Man pirouettes like a ballerina and usually winds up hurting himself as much as his enemy. Mega Man fans will argue their favorites all day long, but there's one thing most of us can agree on: Top Spin sucks. Capcom has had over a hundred chances to devise a stupider weapon for the Blue Bomber, and despite some valiant efforts (see: Charge Kick and every other close range weapon) have failed completely. 77. Charge Kick (MM5) For the second time in the series, Capcom decided it was a great idea to give a guy who gets hurt by touching enemies a weapon that requires him to touch enemies. At least the Top Spin was original. This one is literally attaching some kind of barrier to Mega Man's feet when he slides. The designers must have been on unpaid overtime.

76. Plant Barrier (MM6) This is a shield, made of pretty flowers. It's exactly as useful as you'd expect a shield made of pretty flowers to be. 75. Spark Shock (MM3) This makes the enemy you hit with it stop for a few seconds. That's it. Considering you have seven other doodads that actually cause damage, the only thing it has going for it is that it isn't the Top Spin.

74. Water Balloon (MM8) Weapon names in Mega Man are not always accurate. There's nothing particularly energetic about the Hyper Bomb, and Danger Wrap is not a piece of really sharp tin foil. Aqua Man's Water Balloon doesn't have that problem. It's a balloon. Filled with water. The worst this can do to a killer robot is make it rust.

73. Gemini Laser (MM3) If you needed to get a robot rave going, this ping-ponging laser had you covered. If you needed to actually hit a robot, it was considerably less useful. Who can forget the joy of watching it bounce uselessly around the room while Mega Man, unable to fire again or switch weapons, got violated?

72. Ice Slasher (MM) Thankfully, Capcom had the good sense to only ever foist two weapons incapable of actually hurting enemies on you. This was the first, from the original game, and no one used it because you could literally shoot thunder.

71. Super Arm (MM) The Super Arm isn't a bad idea, because, I mean, it lets you throw boulders. And if you ever manage to find an enemy so tough you might need to throw a boulder at them, in an area where there's a boulder to throw, you might have fun with it. If they ever revisit this, they need to let you pick up the entire level until you just fall into space, forever. 70. Flame Blast (MM6) This sounds like you're going to cut loose with a flamethrower, but all it does is drop a fire at Mega Man's feet. If you need to toast some s'mores, this is your weapon. 69. Thunder Claw (MM8) Even though they are about as useful as running up and hitting a bulldozer with a stick, Capcom is oddly intent on giving the Blue Bomber melee weapons. Some of them do a lot of damage to try and balance things out, but not Thunder Claw. You have to flail away at even common foot soldiers forever with this turd.

68. Power Stone (MM5) You would think a weapon that causes MM to literally poop flying boulders would be way more useful than it is. Unfortunately, you could hit the enemy with actual poop more easily than you can with this weapon.

67. Time Stopper (MM2) It seems mind boggling that the ability to stop time is this far down on the list, until you remember that you couldn't actually attack when time was stopped. Sure, it got you past those damn lasers, but otherwise any kid that got excited about being able to freeze reality was sorely disappointed.

66. Hyper Bomb (MM) Being able to create bombs from scratch is pretty cool. Having to time it just right so that they explode next to an enemy means they aren't very useful on anything that moves, in a game where almost everything moves. It was the exploding thought that counted.

65. Chill Spike (MM10) Capcom really struggles with ice weapons. The range on this one is about two inches. To hurt something with it, you'd have to run up next to them, drop it, run away and hope they step on it.

64. Dust Crusher (MM4) It shoots...dust? I mean...at least it isn't a water balloon. Making this into any boss's weakness feels like handing out a participation trophy.

63. Skull Barrier (MM4) Capcom's second attempt at a shield was somehow a step backwards. The guy you get this from, though? Dr. Wily put skulls on everything, and here, he was just like, screw it, I'm going to make a robot out of skulls. Dr. Wily needs a zoloft.

62. Water Wave (MM5) When it comes to recurring weapon types, the travels-along-the-ground ones are only slightly less perplexing than the run-up-and-hit-them-in-the-face kind. Most of them are pretty blah, but this one can't even be fired in the air, making it marginally worse.

61. Plug Ball (MM9) Later on, you're going to find Bubble Lead and Search Snake a little higher up this list. Why am I not picking on them as much? Simple: in MM2 and MM3, your options for taking out small, grounded enemies were few. In MM9, the first weapon you likely get spits out a portable, guidable, remote-activated black hole. That alone would make Plug Ball boring and obsolete, even if you didn't have about three other, better choices.

60. Thunder Wool (MM10) This weapon is way more fun to play around with than to actually use on enemies, being almost impossible to position so that it actually hits something. Pump Man is really hard without it, but that's likely the only time you've got it loaded up. Still, credit where it's due; weapons usually fall into one of about a dozen types, and there's nothing else like this in the series.

59. Silver Tomahawk (MM6) I mean...really? Really, though? This one's like the Air Shooter, except the enemy has to be insanely perfectly placed to get hit by it. It's job is so specialized, it's the first to get laid off during a recession.

58. Slash Claw (MM7) I imagine that, in a world where the enemies on screen aren't governed by coding, they simply stand just out of range when Mega Man uses a melee weapon, laugh, and then shoot him in his stupid face.

57. Air Shooter (MM2) If you needed to take out something above and to the side of you, this weapon was where it was at. It's still quite a comedown when you've just seen a boss throw an actual storm at you, you fire his weapon, and you...watch it drift away like a child's lost balloon. What is with Capcom's need to neuter wind weapons? 56. Laser Trident (MM9) We're getting out of the weapons that are functional in name only and into the ones that are just plain boring. This fires a small laser. That's it. The first and so far only female Robot Master in the series deserved better.

55. Dive Missile (MM4) In theory, this one finds your enemies and then makes them dead for you. In practice, it's more like a drunk man lurching around from guest to guest at a party, trying to decide which one's shoes to throw up on.

54. Centaur Flash (MM6) Don't even try to tell me this weapon didn't come about because of budget overruns or developer apathy or both. The screen flashes, and enemies get hurt. That's it. It's the very epitome of "Fuck it, been a long week, I need to go home and hit the whisky." That’s the end of part one, and the top 25 least impressive Mega Man weapons counted down. There’s no game in the series that didn’t end up in the basement of this list, but some definitely appear to be faring worse than others. How will the rest of the list shake out? Check back tomorrow for part two! Part 2: http://ryanmeft.tumblr.com/post/168128282172/every-classic-mega-man-weapon-ranked-part-2 Part 3: http://ryanmeft.tumblr.com/post/168173192902/every-classic-mega-man-weapon-ranked-part-3 Part 4: http://ryanmeft.tumblr.com/post/168197639092/every-classic-mega-man-weapon-ranked-part-4

[mechagalaxy]

Unpromising Start

Castor and Pollux Tyndareus attended the Schola Imperatoriae together, twin sons, as alike as two edges of the same sword, and as different as day and night. Where the skills came to each boy equally, and the challenges of the athletic field found them matched as mirror images, the scores of the twins in the war games began to diverge when they earned the right as senior cadets to move from the range and simulator to begin to attack each other with live rounds and powered weapons.

Pollux moved with the grace of a hunting cat, moving from shots even before the targeting sensors screamed lock, and clawing deep with laser and cannon, loosing missiles before they achieved lock simply by “knowing” which direction the target would attempt evasion and dumping a spread not where they were, but where they would be.

Castor moved his machine like a racing hound, swift, sure, silent, yet his skill at range targeting failed to translate into opposed tests. Where Pollux screamed his joy at each hit, Castor placed his shots slowly, carefully, ever mindful of the risk of injuring or even killing fellow cadets. Frequently refusing to shoot when he could not guarantee his shots would not risk injury, his weakness, his failure to desire to hurt and even kill his enemies caused him to be brought before the counsellors. Given his scores, every attempt was made to salvage a promising pilot, but in depth counselling revealed the aweful truth; where Pollux was made to walk in blood and glory, Castor desired no glory, and while he knew no fear, neither did he hate; there was no rage, no kill-urge driving him to victory. Pollux was born to war, but Castor stood before his counsellors and asked for release; he was not meant to be a warrior. He desired the death of no one.

As Pollux graduated the Schola Imperatorae as a Lieutenant in command of a squad, Castor rose swiftly through the ranks of the Schola Logisticae, the unglamorous arm of the Illyrian Federation charged with keeping its matchless legions in guns and butter, repair parts and pay drafts. The brothers kept in touch as one twin trode the stage of war, and the other the dreary path of routine transportation and distribution networks.

So it might have remained without Drake Novum, and his attempts to build an army on the cheap. The alarm came from the loading bays, a demand for a Sub-Tribue Logisticae to deal with a demand to reroute supplies earmarked for the XVII Legio Novo-Terra to XV Legio Mortem Ambulatis (Death Walkers). The Death Walkers were an elite formation whose supply demands had priority override on provincial garrison forces, and whose movements were classified above Sub-Tribue Logisticae Castor’s level. He donned his weapon belt, a right he retained from his cadet service, and one which frequently caused Imeratorae Officers to unconsciously treat him more as a fellow Hegemony officer, and less like a stores slave. Castor’s life banked 90 degrees and kindled into flame when he saw what looked like his twin brother in the uniform of the XV Legio Mortem Ambulatis.

“Pollux? What are you doing in the uniform of the Deathwalkers? You are posted to the Legio XXII Primigenia.” Castor’s voice dwindled into shocked silence as the lack of recognition in his brother’s eyes caused Castor to run a full implant sensor challenge, and sensor sweep.

Implant challenges came back with Deathwalker codes, and his brother’s service number, explaining why the computers and guards had passed his brother and his men into the Logisticae bays, but even as his electronics told him it was his brother, his flesh and blood senses screamed alarm.

Gone was the scar on his left eyebrow that matched Castor’s scar on the right eyebrow, planted by the surgeons at their birth to tell the twins apart. As Castor bore his Gladius VII Laspistol on his right side, so should Pollux have mounted his on his left, the pistols a gift of their mother Leda on their admission to the Schola Imperatoriae years ago, one for her right handed Castor, and one for her left handed Pollux. Instead on his right hip the imposter had a Spatha II Pulse pistol, a weapon his brother had always mocked as a butcher’s tool, not a soldiers weapon. This was not his brother, this was a CLONE!

Clawing his Gladius from his holster, Castor drilled the imposter through the unscarred left eye, a scream of rage merging with the shouts of surprise and fear from the other warriors and logistics techs. Without pausing Sub Tribune Castor engaged the next pilot before taking cover as a hail of laser pulses from the remaining clone troops dug into his own men. A female Sgt scooped up a pulse pistol from one of the dead clones and joined the Sub-Tribune in blasting the last of the false troopers, and silence fell on the loading bays. The alarm Castor had called had gone unanswered. Someone bribed or replaced with a clone had shut down the alarms that should even now be bringing the reaction mecha. Looking at the external cameras Castor saw enemy Red Ants and Anzu moving at will, loading arms and equipment on the mag-lev trains to the gateways, intending to divert the supplies of the Legions to the Clone masters growing army.

Castor stood over the clone of his brother and found within him the fire he had never known. Drake Novum, renegade clone-legger had cloned his own brother, and forced him to raise his hand against his own flesh and blood. Standing over the body of his brother, even copied, Castor felt a rage blazing in him, transforming the happy puppy who turned his back on mecha battle into a cold hungry wolf, ready for the hunt.

“If they cloned my brother, that means my gene scan, my implant signature, and even my brainwaves will be close enough that I can pilot his machine. He was the officer, so I can override any mecha in his command to reset and accept a new pilot. Does anyone else have pilot implants and training?” Castor asked as he settled his pistol back in his holster and prepared for war on a larger scale. Without much surprise he noted the only respondent was the female Sgt with the stolen pistol. He tossed her a weapon belt from one of the corpses and they exited into the mecha bay where the imposters had parked.

Moving into the Warhorse in Deathwalker camouflage, Castor powered up the machine, noting it was a factory fresh model, not an elite fully developed machine like the Deathwalker Legion’s lowest scout was. Fresh mecha and rookie pilot, Castor plugged into the Warhorse and claimed it for his own. The machine spirit roused to life, confused and weak, nameless and only half formed, the AI was practically a blank slate. Drake’s clone had not impressed its character onto the machine like a pilot with true life experience would. Reaching deep within himself Castor opened his memories, his emotions, and above all his rage to his machine. The Warhorse reached inside for the other half of itself, the flesh and blood body and burning spirit that would make its ferrite and niode body into a living war machine. Feeling the rage of the kinslaying burning bright in Castor’s soul, the Warhorse drank deep Castor’s passion, his rage, his love, his fear, and above all else his loyalty and formed itself in that image. As the mecha roused to full life for the first time Castor bestowed a name upon the nameless machine.

“I name you Gemini; the immortal twin. I have slain my brother’s image to take you, so my brother you will be. Now power your weapons, activate scanners and targeting sensors. Release the code lock on the Red Ant designated RA21 for my Sgt. On the word of command, you will desingnate RA21 and yourself as Task Force Gemini, and paint all the other Clone mecha as enemy. We are going hunting”

Pirates were busy loading the stolen munitions and casually crushing the workers in the gate complex, chasing them with Viper Laser and Proto beams. They didn’t bat an eyelash as Castor and Belle (his Sgt) moved their machines behind them.

The blood red beam of a Force Ion Cannon impacted the first Anzu right in its engine compartment, doing triple damage as its overcharge buffers held the energy screaming in magnetic containment until Gemini’s own shields were about to fail before releasing the insanely overpowered beam. The explosion of the Anzu shocked almost everyone on the loading docks, only Sgt Belle failed to freeze as the Anzu died, her own Viper Laser lancing out to spear another Red Ant over the right hip, fusing the armour there to lock the joint, restricting its ability to dodge in the duel it didn’t realize it was in.

Snapping a shot at Sgt Belle, the raider Red Ant showed the Clone battle training did not prepare them for the unexpected. Attempting to pivot and fire at the dodging Red Ant, the hip-locked pirate failed to turn fast enough and blasted only the heavy armoured bunker behind the Logisticae troops.

Proto-Beam capitalizing on the lack of mobility of the Red Ant, Castor walked his beam over the Red Ant’s thigh and knee, fusing the whole of the leg into immobility. Planting her foot and pivoting back towards her pirate foe, Belle lanced out again with her Viper laser, cutting deep into the left side hull of the pirate Red Ant, leaving it shrieking with damage alarms.

Turing to direct its laser at the greater threat of the charging War Horse, the panicked clone pilot found the running War Horse bore more resemblance to a hunting wolf than hulking mecha, as it loped low and swift from shadow to shadow, never seeming to dodge, yet always being just a little to the left or right of the desperate beams desperately shot at it. A feral growl sounded over the pirate frequencies just before the scream of a Force Ion Cannon merged with the scream of a dying pilot as Castor ended his brief impersonation of a Hegemony Legionaire.

---Battle plus 6hrs----

“So that is your report, Sub Tribune Tacticae?” The Legion officer asked, looking at the Logisticae troopers before him.

“Yes sir, I mean no sir. The report is correct and complete sir, but I am Sub-Tribue Logisticae sir, it is my brother who is Sub Tribune Tacticae. The one whose clone I killed.” Castor stood looking confused as the Legion officer laughed quietly, looking at the battle ROM of Castor and his Logistics Sgt tearing through the Cloned pirate warriors like a Gladius Laspistol through paper targets.

“No Sub Tribune Tacticae Castor, I am correcting a mistake. Now get back in your machine, and have your Sgt follow you back to base. The Hegemony will have to find another clerk, I am taking my pilots home, understand? You ship out for Pirate Moon tonight.

Mecha Galaxy has a new pilot. Pirates beware.

John T Mainer 28840