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Name: Avalon
Rank: Legendary+
Type: Sheath
Description:
Avalon is the name of the sheath crafted for the legendary sword Excalibur. Given to Aegis by his friend, King Arthur himself, it was traditionally considered a sheath, but it is something far more than just that - it's the embodiment of an ideal. The earnest longing for the misty land where there is no evil, where peace is finally achieved.
As such, the idea of Avalon is manifested into a sheath - the one that is to hold the mightiest of all swords; on a more metaphorical level, if Excalibur is the ultimate form of might and power, of war; Avalon is the idea that would one day bring an end to all the bloodshed.
Avalon has no permanent physical form. As the concept of an idea, it exists primarily within the mind of its owner and affects him passively, but upon being invoked within reality, its only physical form is, indeed, the sheath.
Strengths:
- Does not have to be carried around all the time, as it is just, in essence, an idea brought to life.
- Its presence within Aegis' mind is often what enforces his motivation to keep pushing on in the darkest of times by helping him retain his hope for a day when all the bloodshed would end.
- It is incredibly beautiful.
Weaknesses:
- Cannot be used as an actual offensive weapon.
- Despite being one of the greatest feats of craftsmanship, it cannot be freely carried around, since physically manifesting it means triggering its greatest effect.
- The only weapon that can be efficiently stored in it is Excalibur itself.
Abilities:
Rank: Legendary+
Type: Sheath
Description:
Avalon is the name of the sheath crafted for the legendary sword Excalibur. Given to Aegis by his friend, King Arthur himself, it was traditionally considered a sheath, but it is something far more than just that - it's the embodiment of an ideal. The earnest longing for the misty land where there is no evil, where peace is finally achieved.
As such, the idea of Avalon is manifested into a sheath - the one that is to hold the mightiest of all swords; on a more metaphorical level, if Excalibur is the ultimate form of might and power, of war; Avalon is the idea that would one day bring an end to all the bloodshed.
Avalon has no permanent physical form. As the concept of an idea, it exists primarily within the mind of its owner and affects him passively, but upon being invoked within reality, its only physical form is, indeed, the sheath.
Strengths:
- Does not have to be carried around all the time, as it is just, in essence, an idea brought to life.
- Its presence within Aegis' mind is often what enforces his motivation to keep pushing on in the darkest of times by helping him retain his hope for a day when all the bloodshed would end.
- It is incredibly beautiful.
Weaknesses:
- Cannot be used as an actual offensive weapon.
- Despite being one of the greatest feats of craftsmanship, it cannot be freely carried around, since physically manifesting it means triggering its greatest effect.
- The only weapon that can be efficiently stored in it is Excalibur itself.
Abilities:
- True Faith:
- Name: True Faith
Rank: A
Type: Passive, Non-elemental
Description: The presence of the sacred ideal of King Arthur is a constant motivation. Its very purpose is to immortalise mankind's hope for a way out of the vicious cycle of struggle and misery; as such, its presence within Aegis' mind is a massive boost in conviction and faith. It is so strong, in fact, that it turns his already strong will absolutely unbreakable when he is struggling for the ideal he shared with his friend, King Arthur. Avalon's power is so great that it also fortifies the knight's physical and mental condition, granting him a 10% reduction to any and all incoming damage, as well as a 2% HP and MP regeneration per post.
Strengths:
- It is the one thing that definitively assures you that Aegis will not relent in a fight of ideals.
- It boosts his resilience to harm, decreasing incoming damage by 10%
- It gives a small regeneration to HP and MP per post; 2%, to be precise.
Weaknesses:
- It is a passive ability, therefore being able to be temporarily removed by spells that dispel passives.
- The HP and MP regeneration is so small that it's almost negligible.
- It cannot affect people other than Aegis
Duration: None/Passive.
Cool-down: None.
- Avalon:
- Name: Avalon
Rank: A
Type: Active, ultimate defense
Description:
If it comes to it, Aegis is capable of invoking the sheath's name, Avalon, and materialize it in front of himself for 3 seconds. During this period, he is surrounded by a bubble of golden energy that reflects any and all magic that comes into contact with it or with Aegis. It doesn't matter what the nature of the magic is; even if an ally casts healing magic on Aegis while Avalon is invoked, the spell would just be reflected back on to the ally. Physical attacks are not reflected, but instead get deflected upon contact with the barrier or with Aegis.
Strengths:
- The ultimate defensive ability, the great spell of rejection. Upon the invocation of Avalon's holy name, no one and no thing is allowed to even touch Aegis.
- Enemy spells of any sort get reflected back onto their caster if they come in to contact with either Aegis or the barrier that forms around him.
Weaknesses:
- Avalon reflects spells indiscriminately, meaning that it also reflects beneficial spells that get cast on Aegis as well.
- Avalon only remains materialised for a brief moment, meaning that if Aegis does not time its invocation right, he'd just waste the mighty spell.
- Invoking Avalon deactivates the passive True Faith until Avalon's cool-down ends.
- If the enemy can manipulate the trajectory of their spells, they could actually have their spell purposely miss Avalon's barrier, therefore rendering Avalon mostly useless.
- Casting the spell requires the name "Avalon" to be pronounced first, which takes about a second to do and is, in every sense, heavy telegraphing, meaning that the enemy is literally told that Aegis is casting Avalon.
Duration: 3 seconds.
Cool-down: 5 posts.
Last edited by TehDMCmaniac on 26th June 2014, 11:51 am; edited 7 times in total
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