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Phasers back story

On the planet fobos, in a distant galaxy, existed a peaceful bipedal race. These 'people' were friendly, nurturing, and of a singular mind with their world. Fobos herself was a strong willed world, a champion breed amongst the heavens. She had vegetation from equator to poles, with succulent berries and tropical nectar enough for every man woman and child.

The inhabitants, again, were of one mind. They were peace loving, and excellent farmers and builders. They appreciate art and beauty, and strove to retain the elegance and splendor of their mother fobos. And so this symbiotic relationship was. Generation after generation.... Until at last the prophecy of earth was realized.

A child was born on the UniCalender day of February 17, 1000 years before the Uniwar began. This child, named Alone, was unlike anything the peoples of fobos had ever met. He was brilliant. In fact, those living on fobos were certain: he was the single most intelligent being they had ever met; possibly who had ever existed. Alone was also proud, and beautiful, and kind. He was a devout teacher, who shared greatly with those around him. But Alone was not like those who lived with peace and beauty and love in their hearts, sharing one mind with fobos. The Alone did not play well with the others. He did not share one consciousness, but instead held only his own thoughts, separate from the rest.

All the same, the people of fobos loved and adored Alone for all of the teachings he provided to them, the beautiful works he created with his hands and his mind. His parents beamed with pride seeing their son grow before them, brilliant and revered.

Alone's father, Xavier, had made it a point to try to teach Alone about love, and good and of evil. Alone listened as his father spoke, but, as it was always meant to be, did not heed these soft and wise words.

The elders of fobos knew this was a clear sign of the prophecy times. The brilliant, separate child would soon develop into a shrewd, calculative warrior who would lead the people of fobos into their first war.

The prophecy... states: The Alone, a leader with infinite vision, intellect, and poise, yet lacking wisdom, would stand leading the armies of fobos into certain victory. The enemy would be the bane of all existence.

As the elders contemplated the meaning, and the timing, and their plight, mother fobos sprung into action: berries and nectar sunk into the soil, replaced with deep caverns rich with ores. Deep veins of oil opened up near settlements, ripe for collection. Rolling hills lowered into flat plains, lined with high protein tofu plants, these large plains would soon be the site of new factories. Fobos knew the prophecy, and played her part.

The people moved singularly, enlightened by thousands of years of trust and compliance and truth. Painted wooden aqueducts were torn down, replaced with conveyer belts and loud oil engines. Scientists changed their works from advanced gardening techniques to fashioning the most volatile weapons of war they could imagine.

And The Alone? He, sat on a tall bluff and watched.

Alone had been told since as far back as he could remember that he was special. That he would fulfill a timeless prophecy. He was frightened. But proud. And so he planned.

Alone looked at the world around him, quickly it had changed from beauty to function, and in time, he thought, could even create the weapons it would need to face off against a star-faring foe.

But Alone, while lacking wisdom, had the intelligence to see that time was not on his people's side. If this war would come during his lifetime, then fobos and its people did not have the time to build the weapons necessary. Something drastic would need to be done, or else the people of fobos would be destroyed.

And so, The Alone set out to speak with fobos herself.

Alone, he wandered into the nearby quarry. Darkness all around, his vision failed him. Alone was forced to grope the sides of the cave, advancing at a mere crawl - fearful that a pitfall could lead to his - and his people's - untimely demise.

Alone made slow process. Repeatedly his hands and legs were sliced with razor sharp rocks. His life essence spilled onto the cave floor, creating small pools of light, enough only to cause despair to creep into the heart of Alone. As his heart sunk, fobos felt for a moment that the entire world went with him. It seemed that far off in the distance, the cave had closed off where he entered it. And that the caves themselves had lowered down into mother fobos.

Alone, defeated and weary, laid down on the razor sharp ore to rest. Sleep would not come easy, as sharp points all across his being sliced into him with the slightest of movements. But soon, Alone found himself at long last asleep.

When he awoke, The Alone found himself well rested, lying in a soft patch of grass with soft dirt underneath. Grateful, Alone thanked fobos.

She, in return, spoke to him, saying "after all of these years, at last we meet."

Startled, Alone jumped up to his feet and looked around. Still, there was nothing to be seen, but he could sense that... Something was close by.

Alone paused a moment and considered his options. He had come here to strike a bargain with fobos, to have fobos join him in his plan. But what if fobos refused? His plan was dangerous. And with no guarantee of success, he may soon find himself abandoned in the cave.. So, Alone decided to use his cleverness to leave fobos no choice.

"I don't know that we can call this a meeting, as I am unable to see you dear fobos."

Some time passed again, as apparently fobos now considered her options. Alone wondered if he had waited too long to respond? Or maybe he had imagined the voice..... He felt lost in the darkness.

And then, a light in the darkness appeared. Before Alone, wreathed in light and energy, stood the true Avatar of fobos.

"After all of THIS time, now we truly meet"

The words jumped like sparks off of the Avatar. Pure, unmitigated power. The eyes of the avatar burned like blue flames. If there was a body behind the wall of blinding light, Alone couldn't tell.

But it didn't matter. Alone knew what he had to do.

Innocently, Alone held out his hand towards the Avatar, and slowly stepped towards the burning entity. One step.. Two steps..

The Avatar blinked, it's head turning to the side somewhat, as if fobos herself was curiously watching this boy, trying not to laugh as he inched ever closer.

And then, like a spring uncoiling, The Alone charged forward. In the narrow corridor, the Avatar had no chance of avoiding the surprisingly quick young man, and so was forced to hold her ground. The last thought fobos would create came from her lips: "so the prophecy is truth..."

The Alone rushed into the very essence of fobos, his flesh and bones scorched with the power of the Avatar. Pain writhed through every nerve fiber in his body, Alone's mind screamed with torturous pain.

As he imagined, Alone's soul was captured within the Avatar. A shadow remained of fobos, but where love and beauty once thrived, now only purpose and duty remained.

Alone had sacrificed his body and his flesh for the power to create a machine of war worthy of any who dared approach the planet of fobos. Next, Alone set out to help the rest of his subjects to do the same.

King Alone, the Avatar of fobos, stalked out of the dark cave and to the nearest village. There he emitted such a blind light as to blind every last person in the village. The townsfolk wandered, blindly, frightened in their darkness. But The Alone was, cruelly, with them all along. One by one he grabbed the villagers, burning away their flesh and bones, leaving only a fraction of his energy and power for their soul to inhabit.

Many of those he converted existed as Orbitals, floating around him as he moved from town to town, harbingers of the people's impending doom. Those who succumbed to the process willingly were given enough energy and power to create a bipedal form, where the people could to some extent interact as they previously had.

As the people were joined to him physically, Alone gained physical command over his subjects, and soon he had raised a mighty army, intent on converting all of fobos to his cause.

Scyirs were chosen from those subjects who were most loyal. They would travel to the distant towns and preach to the people of their coming savior. They were each gifted special power from Alone, some even elevated with other Scyirs to join Alone as lesser Avatars.

The Alone came at last to his home village and his father Xavier, who looked upon him with grief and sadness, and awe. Xavier spoke
"I see that you have found the means to phase this race from its beautiful existence to one of power and persistence and strength. And you have done what needed to be done."

"Yes, father."
Electricity crackled all through the air.

"Then the prophecy is fulfilled. You will lead the armies of this planet to victory. Yet you are clearly the enemy and the bane of all life. I hope one day you will realize the failure of your ways, and return as my smart, brave young man."

The Alone smiled deeply, as he grasped his father's body in his hands - charring and melting his very essence.

Alone knew all along: this is not the story of the salvation of fobos, but it is the destruction of all life at the hands of his all powerful phasing race.
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I like it

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before he became corrupt, what did Alone look like?

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  LkASr wrote:before he became corrupt, what did Alone look like?


Like a space elf. Tall, lanky, lets say, orange ish skin (I just randomly chose a color :p). All rather normal for his race, just a smidge taller. Hair is blue-green which is an uncommon color, but not totally rare. His eyes are a solid bright, almost glowing green, which was very uncommon for eyes to be green as well. Usually their eyes are a shade of purple or deep blue.

He is not particularly muscular, tho he is exceptionally dexterous. Most notable was his intelligence though, as he spent a great deal of time reading and studying the world.

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  Duaneski wrote:
  LkASr wrote:before he became corrupt, what did Alone look like?


Like a space elf. Tall, lanky, lets say, orange ish skin (I just randomly chose a color :p). All rather normal for his race, just a smidge taller. Hair is blue-green which is an uncommon color, but not totally rare. His eyes are a solid bright, almost glowing green, which was very uncommon for eyes to be green as well. Usually their eyes are a shade of purple or deep blue.

He is not particularly muscular, tho he is exceptionally dexterous. Most notable was his intelligence though, as he spent a great deal of time reading and studying the world.



so, he's basically a fantasy-styled space elf turned dark elf. I'd imagine him looking like Zero from Megaman

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