Gospel
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Name: Gospel, Blade Of The Ouroboros {Envy} //First Tier
A Brief History
What it is: An obsidian fragment, Borne of hell and the myriad souls of the damned trapped within, drawn through into the realm of hollows due to those disturbances caused by those beings sent and returned from hell. This particular one found home within the realm a fair bit ago, quite literally shearing through the planes of existance to make its way there, by which point it had been used to forge a simple Broad Sword and sheathe, of no particular distinguishing features, beautiful in its own mundanity due to the sheer loveliness of the forgers designs. The blade did not show any particular affinities towards anything for a time, save for an unebbing keen and a prodigial durability, though that was likely due to the creator and then wielder of the item having been unaware that every monster and being slain by that blade had its spirit drawn into the fragment, to be twisted by those damned souls already trapt. However, upon the slaying of a leviathan that had begun to rampage through the coastal town he had been travelling through, the blade changed, the power spirit of the creature amalgamating with all the damned within, and forming an Ouroboros (Serpent of Envy), albeit still quite bereft of any means of being liberated from the blade. The owner passed on, after a time, and it was in the hands of its next possessor that the sword begin to show its nature, for the good, and especially the ill.
A thief who had raided the grave of the swordsmith acquired the blade next, only to have a rather particular experience, for upon his touch, the weapon shifted so that the pommel became as myraid snakes entwined, the hilt like the head of some enraged reptile, the razor keen edge emerged from the gaping maw. The sheathe then quite simply affixed itself to his side, and a number of serpentine designs etched themself into the skin of his arm, all of which proved himself as the blades next chosen owner, up until death was to do them part- which it invariably did after a particularily bad argument with a drunken gambler...who proved herself more adept with a blade when inebriated then he. Hence was his soul taken by the blade, and the gambler became the next marked carrier, up until her career led to an assassin ending her life.
The assassin kept the Ouroboros Blade longest, to the point she became aware of the manner it seemed to slowly sap at her life force when drawn, and how it seemed to eat at her, faint figments of Jealousy tainting what few dreams she had- but also found herself unable to be rid of the item, the sheathe simply dissapearing unless particularily focused upon, the sword simply emerging from the marks upon her arm when willed for. Acceptance of the blades presence came, and she named it Gospel, for the particular message of pain it held from her- Eventually cumulating in her own self destruction.
Without an owner, and having not been passed on to another, the blade simply drifted, seeming to wander through a chain of Causality, until it eventually came to rest resting within a dirty burlap sack in Cenril's moat.~ To which the tiefling is drawn to- Causality at its best, shiny object to one who does take a liking to those things.
It did particular help that the weapon was drawn to the poor hybrid at a time when he was most envious of other creatures, his fiancee having been recently slain by the Lycan Banash. In the end however, the blade was not enough to push Kasyr to slaying the wolf, though he did come close to doing so repeatedly. Rather, it was a third party who inevitably slew the 'hypocritical' Lycan Hunter, Diiroehn the lich.
Unfulfilling as it was the tiefling did not forsake the sword, convincing himself and being convinced by the malignant presence within the blade that he required it's power to protect himself and any of those he cared about. And so it came to pass that it eventually pushed him into a conflict he couldn't win, finding himself Slain by the dark elf Bane.
What lies unique within the hybrid is that he is the only owner who reclaimed the blade, Bane falling victim to a mysteriously painful and awkward situation involving a number of feral pixies- the sword being reclaimed by Cabal, if only to be delivered into the hands of the Godling Kanos. It was through divine intervention that the hybrid was reborn, reclaiming the cursed weapon- and surviving long enough from that point onwards to become the wielder most attuned to the damned creature within.
What it can do:
To the owner, when they sleep, dreams are plagued of desires for things not had, a subtle push towards envy, which carries on until the sword is removed from their possession. When held, the blade bonds itself to the one destined for its touch by causality, marking them with the serpentine crests until they die and ownership is transferred. The blade and sheathe spend most of their time as a part of the markings, after the blade has had some time to attune itself to its owner, and will only emerge when either willed, or a threat appears...or the wielder dies. Should the wielder die, or someone/something be slain by the blade, their spirit is drawn into the blade and amalgamated by the Ouroboros contained within (Hence...no ressurections or stupid reincarnations from DD's..or being shanked and killed thoroughly in a non DD and coming back peachy fine dandy...unless your like vuryal and have divine intervention...maybe.) Also, due to the trapped being inside, its exceedingly resilient to damage, and will not lose its supernatural keen. When wielded, the blade will slowly drain energy from its wielder (Not a terrible thing given the prodigious amounts Kasyr Inherited) but it is a fact to note if used for exceedingly prolonged periods of time, or if someone of more mundane nature inherited the blade after, as they would find wielding it rather tiring (Though, the energy transfer allows them to rather effortlessly swing the blade...mixed blessing).
Envious Blade:
Lastly, and quite amusing, the blade can learn abilities, or rather, certain techniques if wielded against its user whilst its active {To be excessively specific, those abilities related to swordsmanship- And offensive at that}. The technique is required to either hit the blade or the wielder for the ability to be assimilated, as the learning process is not omnipresent.
Abilities Accrued:
1.Kaze Blade: A relatively simple technique once it had been learned from Sardin's essence, both the blade and the guardian are capable of this ~particular~ trick. It draws in a large amount of air about the blade's edge, compressing it and imbuing it with energy so that with a swipe, it creates a cutting edge in the air, more than capable of rending through flesh, and even steel if enough energy is placed within (or there's just a repeated amount of attacks performed.)
2.Wretched Agony: Gathered from a fight against Syadon, the sword gathered the ability to focus its wielders cumulated pain into a attack, gaining power when its wielder is at its weakest (Though in that very same gist, it helps to have a wielder who can endure horrific amounts of damage if only for the ability to hurl it back). Once focused upon, the pain is focused into the blade, appearing as a sort of tenebrous aura about the blade, negative energy at its finest. And then, when the sword is swiped, it bursts forth, splitting off from the blade in innumerable tendrils of darkness which bear down towards the target, poised to coalesce anew when they near the intended victim, to wreak upon them a grievous damage like that which he been dealt to the wielder of this attack.
3.Crematorium: Learned during his final bout against Azlue, it's activated in an altogether simplistic manner. Gospel is plunged down into the ground, partially burying the blade, where energy of a pyric nature is then transferred into the earth, if only to be manifested in the ground beneath the chosen target. Varying anywhere between 3 and 12 ruptures, the victim is effectively warned of whats to come by a scent of charred earth, as the ground beneath bubbles and burns- before promptly bursting upwards into a number of shortlived but intense columns of flame.
4.Pyric Cleave:Acquired from the final confrontation with Bane {Yes, that one that ended with him getting killed by being smote by a goddess twice} & recalled upon the weapon gaining more strength, the actual procedure is exceedingly simple. Drawing energy, magical and otherwise, into itself, Gospel simply converts it all into energys of a fiery nature, which coat the very blade {or Gauntlet} itself. This stored energy continues to stoke itself, up until the very moment that the tiefling makes a solid strike. This has two uses; the first is one of a more indirect nature, a trail of flame coming in the wake of every single sword swing... which grants the ability some defensive uses. Secondly, and more a propos, once the blade connects solidly with either flesh or a surface which does not cede under the force of the blow- every single bit of flame mana trapped within the weapon is discharged instantaneously; often resulting in fatal results {One's innards boiling is not healthy, persay}- or the inability to hold a weapon or shield that has suddenly superheated.
Gospels personality:
Exceedingly Hostile- the living embodiment of envy. Gospel is by nature very serpentile- and predatorial; it's first and foremost concern being it's own desire to acquire more power. It's interactions towards others generally comes off as snide and aggressive towards those it believes it has an upper hand over- and aggressive and untalkative towards those it can't seem to get trapped within it's machinations. Towards those that it deems food- It will hunt them down, again, and again, to devour them physically, and spiritually- and consume their essence. Genocidal Tendancies.
Gospels Forms:
First Form {Initial}: The Bastard sword, Second Form {Acquired at +4}: The Broad Sword, Third Form {Acquired at +8}: The Gauntlet, Fourth Form {Acquired at +12}: A Nodachi, Final Form {Acquired at +15}: A pair of Katanas.
Physical Description:
{Dormant} When Gospel is not called upon, it resides within countless tattoo's 'etched' upon the tieflings arms, countless 'snakes' which coil up along the flesh- ebon scaled creatures twined amongst each other. Disquietingly enough, if one observes the markings it becomes rather apparent that they are in a constant stage of agitation, writhing in place.
{Manifest} When called upon, The tattoo's writhings become much more animate, shrieking in fury before the flesh they reside upon bursts. A profuse emanation of darkness and blood then follows- the macabre combination fusing together if only to creep down towards the tieflings hand and take the form of whatever weapon the tiefling calls upon.
{Initial} A bastard sword that's 5'5 in length {Including the hilt of '10 Inch hilt} as it's wielder and composed of an extremely durable obsidian composite, infernal in nature. The pommel looks like a number intertwined snakes, whilst the hilt resembles the gaping maw of some malignant reptile. The sheathe is located upon the right leg, a solid scabbard of an ebon material of an extremely solid substance, just as difficult to break as the blade itself. Both of these items emerge from the serpentine markings that form upon the wielders flesh, a generally painful process in itself. The weapon and sheathe, when wielded do have a tendancy towards hissing when swiped through the air, so discretion is sometimes rather difficult. ~One owner Dubbed it Gospel~ {Moderate speed, Moderate Range, Moderate Power}
{Second} Six and a half in length {Not including the foot long hilt} - the blade is reminiscent of it's bastard sword twin in appearance, the main difference being that of width and length. The true power of the weapon rests within it's density however. Given it's bond to the wielder, the blade feels to be weightless, yet the actual amount of weight the arnament carries is enough to crush in armour, and bones easily. It is in fact excessively dense in this form- leading to it actually being near unusable by any other beings save it's chosen wielder, save in rare instances. The sheathe still exists in this form, and carries the same properties as the blade {Slow speed, Massive Range, Heavy Power}
{Third} A mass of scales condensed around the tieflings hand and leading all the way up to his forearm, layered in such a manner that it forms a sort of angular {To the point of being jagged} clawed gauntlet. The gauntlet is essentially a manifestation of the swords power being concentrated in a single area, resulting in a massive amount of strength being channeled within the area of focus- an amplifier of strengths. The claws themselves are of the most bare minimal usage, it's greatest strength resting in the fact that it's strength in strikes is phenominal- for sheer impact and kinetic force. With grapples, its excessively difficult to break free from- and the amount of distance and torque that can be generated- makes it rather deadly. {Fast Speed, Point Blank Range, Massive Power}
{Fourth} A nodachi six feet in length. The slender & graceful arnament is pitch black in hue, the blade composed of a highly reflective ebon material of the same durability as it's other forms. The hilt in this form is more simplistic, that of a section of a serpents body- with no hilt to protect the wielder from slicing their own hand should they not prove dextrous enough to wield the item. Ability wise, the Nodachi isn't obvious until one wields it- the blade able to be swung with a great degree of ease albeit it's length. Deadlier still, it's speed is complimented by a secondary ability- a sort of exceptional keeness which grants the ability to cleave through most obstacles. In particular armouring of the mystic sort seems to falter before it- though surfaces which are exceedingly strong on a physical level will result being so easily carved through. {Moderate Speed, Long Range, Moderate-Heavy Power}-
{Final} Gospels final form is that of a pair of Katanas- the likes of which are nigh identical to the nodachi in physical appearance save that they are only 3 feet long. More noticeable than that however, is the constant emanation of darkness energy from the blades, the likes of which corrodes at what it comes into contact with. This ability allows the blade to do severe damage to most of which it carves through, given they lack the super natural keeness that the nodachi does- and a particular penchant for disabling the regenerative capabilities of some creatures due to the corrosive properties of the energies. In place of the keeness however, lies an exceptionally enchanced Affinity with spells of darkness when wielding Gospel in this form, as well as a severe resistance to that very same element. {Fast Speed, Short range, Heavy Power}
Blade Element:
The blades Affinity is purely Darkness & Shadow- and all aspects related, including death. It hence could be used to channel spells of those nature with an above average efficency.
What could be unleashed: ...?
Custom Name (s): Gospel{ Weapon} +15, Ebon-Ouroboros-Sheathe {Shield}+10
Serpent Type: Ouroboros
List of owners: 1~ Telios Searul (Human Swordsmith & Adventurer) M
2~Graevan Duleur (Human Graverobber) M
3~Arays Traizo (Elf Gambler) F
4~Feri Soria (Half-Elf Assassin) F
6~Bane (Drow Assassin) M
Current 5 & 7~Kasyr Azakhaer
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