Marcus raised his sledgehammer clenching it as hard as he could swinging it down, a gunshot was heard from the contact of the sledgehammer to the head of the mawler, giant brute immediately started roaring so loud that i couldnt move for several seconds as it got up holding it eye, its eyes was covered in blood flowing down his face, his face started to contort into rage as he looked at marcus, marcus was able to move after the stun, the brute swung his giant arm, marcus dove to the side, the ground where he was before was completely flattened into the ground, death will be immediate if we are hit by it, aimed my m4, took aim and shot at it, the bullets, crumped against its skin and fell to the floor, my bullets didnt even leave a scratch, im basically useless in this fight, unless Marcus can break it armor, some how
Marcus! Im not going to be able to do much unless you can break it armor some how
He kept his eyes locked on the mawler, unblinking, focused
The brute swung its massive arm sideways, the force enough to shatter concrete
Marcus planted his legs and took the hit head-on. The impact echoed like a cannon blast, dust rippling away in a wave. Smoke curled from his body, not from damage, but from power
He must've triggered something
(Marcus) Got a new skill from that hit. I'm gonna try it, I might be out for a bit. If it works, shoot while you can
His body began to glow faintly, a low hum building beneath the crackle of tension in the air. The Force inside him flowed down his arms, concentrating into his hands until his hammer vibrated like a live wire
He charged
When Marcus swung, the air split with a deafening explosion. The shockwave tore through the gym like thunder. He was thrown back into the wall, stone splintering on impact, but the brute's plated arm cracked, fissures spider-webbing across the armor
I fired. The bullets sparked against its plating but didn't pierce. Still… that hit worked. Marcus had finally found a way to hurt it.
My bullets still arent working marcus! Can you send me the ability so i can see what i have to do to keep it off you, till you recover
(Marcus) Yeah- *coughing*
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Marcus has shared a ability with you to view!
5. Impact Conversion (Advanced version of the tier 1 ability Reverberate) [this ability is no a passive one but will need to be activated to desperese the damage from the body] {this ability will only be able to activate if the body has taken enough damage to kill the user normally}
Marcus redirects stored kinetic energy from his body into a chosen point, weapon, fist, or even the ground, converting defensive pressure into pure offensive power.
The more damage he's taken, the stronger the release becomes, allowing him to turn pain into momentum.
Can be used instantly after being struck to create a counter-shockwave that multiplies the opponent's own force against them.
Drawback: Converts bodily strain into recoil; bones may fracture under redirected power, and repeated use risks complete muscular collapse or cardiac failure. Timing and precision are crucial, one misfire can cripple the user.
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Do you feel like your bones are fractured at all?
(Marcus) No not really, this concrete wall doesnt feel too nice though
Alright, take your time, ill protect you to the best of my ability
I dissovled my m4 back into my inventory, i pulled out my combat knife, even if i cant shoot throught the armor, i can try and stab between somewhere to find a weakness
The brute swung its other arm towrds me, i dodge to the side as it landed where i was standing last, i ran against its arm before it rose it back up, making sure to stay in its blind spots, its left eye was taken out so i ran from the left side climbing onto its arm, and grabbing onto its small neck and tried stabbing into its neck, my knofe bounced off as if i was trying to stab concrete, i could feel the brute start to move its arm to grab me, i took the oppurtunity to try stabbing its eye that was already hurt, it screamed and thrashed around till i lost my grip and fell to the ground, my knife was still in its eye, it swung its arm with so much strength, and hit its face without noticing where his face was since he couldnt see on his left side, he hit the knife deeper, he fell over, i could only hope dead, marcus got up with his sledgehammer in his hand
(Marcus) Great job! These brutes arent very smart
I could hear the girl coming down the hall then i felt the ground shake, i turned around to see the body of the brute turning a deep red color, then he rose and roared freezing me and marcus in place, it ran towards us, it didnt care about its injures or that marcus could hurt it, it swung from above, marcus got out of the stun before me and pushed me out of the way, tanking the full hit, dust disperesed everywhere, the brute was still yelling, it seung it hand over and over where marcus was standing, i could see a beacon start to take over the dust that was flying everywhere, marcus was standing almost like a god, tanking the hits, but then i saw blood start to come from his nose, he gripped his sledge hammer and swung, but the brute grabbed him stopping his attack
Crap this is bad, the more he holds the energy the more hurt he can get, i pulled out my m4 but then marcus put his hands on the brute dispersing the attack through his hands instead of his sledge hammer, i saw the red brute shake like it was getting electruded, then it through marcus against the wall again, but marcus went through this time, i looked at the beast and started shooting at it hoping that maybe one bullet would go through and kill the damn bastard
Tell me your okay marcus
(Marcus) im alive, i dont know anout okay though, my body feels cold
I saw at the corner of my eyes zoe was running through the gym towards marcus where he went flying through the wall, the brute looked over and swung its hand, i rand toward zoe grabbing her and tucking into a roll, i pushed her towards marcus
That was the wring choice you pile of meat
I shouldered my m4 and ran towards the beast, it swung its arm again, i slid under the swing because of the basket ball floor and the dust, i got up quickly and jumped to the side before the second arm could crush me, i aimed and shot at it head, blood was still gushing from its eye, i amed for the other eye but it closed it eyelid and my bullets bounced off, ran under it, it swung it arm sweeping its legs, i looked back to see its legs break in half, unlike normal brutes these actaully had legs but they were still dangling because of how frail theh were, the red brute screeched so loud i had to cover my ears then it fell over, i could still feel force from it, but whatever it did to get its power took its toll on the mawler i walked up to its head putting the barrel to head and was going to pull the trigger.
(Emily) Wait!
Huh whats up?
(Emily) Dont kill it, i can feel a pull of its emotions, its scared, just let me talk to it, go see if you can help marcus please
I hesitated for a minute but i knew the feeling she was getting and i wasnt going to say no to her, i handed her the deagle i got from johnson, i dont think she could take the recoil of the gun but it would be better than nothing, i walked over to marcus
Are you okay buddy?
I could see blood all over marcus's body, i could see multiple bones peak out of his body, even if he would survive this he wouldnt be able to do anything for the rest of his life
(Marcus) *coughing* haha yeah i think, i cant feel anything though, how do i look?
the words were stuck in my throat, when i tried talking i came out shaky
You lo-ok lik-e a bill-ion bucks
(Marcus) *laughs loudly* thats great *groans*
Zoe was staring at one of his bones pretuding from his fore arm, Jane was looking at marcus's face so blankly, i could see zoe's flame start to spin in circles, then it headed to her heart, she started to glow a slight green, she put her hands on marcus's bone and it seem to mend back to place but then she stopped
(Zoe) No! I wanted to fix daddy all the way, stupid magic!
(Marcus) its force honey *smiling*
I could see his eyes start to water
Wait, i just rhought of something, it could work, but marcus do you want to live
(Marcus) of course!
Are you fine with not seeing zoe grow?
(Marcus) what do you, wait no, something else please *tears started goiing down his face*
(Zoe) i want to save daddy
She turned her head to me, her face was drenched in tears, her eyes were so red
I cant do anything unless marcus is fine with it, he is your guardian till he is dead
(Marcus) no no no *muttering*
(Zoe) Please daddy! I dont want you to leave too!
Marcus seem to snap out of the delioum for a bit, he looked me in the eyes, it wasnt that he wanted me to do it but he didnt want his daughter crying any longer
Alright marcus, you dont have to glare at me,
I pulled put 35 of the faint force gems, zoe took one at a time and held them to her chest, they turn to dust instantly, she seem to slowly grow, she was putting every point in as soon as she gets it, her hand was still on marcus's body she was healing him more and more as she aged, she was devolping through all her ages, her face went from a child to pre teen to teen to young adult, her breast and hair grew more the older she got, her musle were defined, Her face grew more mature, her body following in a rush that tore through her clothes before I could even look away. The shirt burst apart, and for a split second the world froze, power radiating off her like heat. I turned away fast, slapping my hands over my eyes. Whatever she'd become, she wasn't that little girl anymore… and I wasn't about to cross that line.
(Marcus) STOP! No more, im fine now, i dont feel any pain, i can feel my body, i just need to slee
He passed out almost instantly
Zoe how many stats do you have now? *eyes still covered* Jane can you get her something!?
Jane snapped out of her daze and covered zoe with her jacket she was wearing
(Zoe) Oh, everything is level 21 now
Hm, i know you were 3 with 1 in every stat so you must be 18 years old
(Zoe) yeah that math makes sense
Wait, what is 250 x 250
(Zoe) 62500, that not that hard
So when you age a younger person older, they become smarter, where does the info come from though
I left to go see emily, i used alot of gems but ill wory about that later, its not like anybody knows except me,
How is it over there emily!
(Emily) Great! I got a force! Taming force!
Thats great! What force did you get zoe?
(Zoe) Healing Force!
Ah okay, that makes sense
I heard shuffling and the ground shaking, i turned around to a fully healed red brute mawler standing there, my instictively grabbed my m4 out of my inventory
(Emily) Wait! Its over he's living off my force so he wont attack you
I looked at the giant, and lowered my weapon, then it roared, and looked towards the forest that wasnt far from the gym, then a growling roar came from it, a bear the size of the red brute stepped out, it was white but also scratchy like a brown bear, it roared then started running towards us, i got ready for fight then i heard the screachee from above as a falcon swooped down slamming it in the ground and stabbed its huge talon into its neck, as it started to get ready to fly and it was partially in the air wirh the bear in its talons, a apartment building sized spider jumped out of some rubble and grabbed it and bit into its neck killing it on the spot, its eyes looked at us, but it simply lifted it leg, waived and left with bear and falcon
I couldnt move, the force eminating from those beasts were more then i have every felt, i wanted throw up right here
What the hell were those things
(Emily) *while looking at the red brute* he says that they were all stronger than him, the bear was a good bit above him, the falcon was way above him, and the spider was completely put of his league
Wait if thats so, this red brute has to be atleast type 6, so the bear is type 7, falcon type 8, and the spider type 9 or higher, i dont see how those things are even real right now, it waved at us like we were some kind of pet
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Monster Codex Entry
Monster Name: Red Brute
Type: Enhanced Mawler (Type 6)
Threat Level: 6
Description:
A towering evolution of the standard brute mawler, the Red Brute stands nearly three stories tall, its crimson hide glistening with hardened plates that pulse faintly with internal heat. It radiates raw, oppressive force energy and is capable of stunning nearby prey with a roar powerful enough to rupture eardrums. Its strength and durability are unmatched among lesser types, capable of flattening concrete and ripping through steel barriers with ease.
Strengths:
Can release a concussive roar that paralyzes or disorients opponents within range.
Muscles can tense and harden to absorb high-impact blows, even Force-based attacks.
Massive strength and reach; capable of crushing tanks and leveling small buildings.
In its rage state, speed and power drastically increase for a short duration.
Weaknesses:
Rage mode causes total loss of intelligence and precision, leaving it vulnerable to coordinated attacks.
Armor can crack under repeated Impact Force strikes or sustained kinetic shock.
Consumes energy rapidly during rage, collapsing from exhaustion once the effect ends.
Eyes and joints remain unarmored, exposing potential weak points.
Behavior:
Red Brutes are territorial and destructive. They often use loud roars to assert dominance and challenge anything nearby. During combat, they adapt quickly but lose restraint once injured, entering a frenzied rage that trades strategy for sheer brutality. Once their stamina burns out, they become immobile, leaving their armored bodies defenseless.
Survivor Notes (Lucian):
"It's like fighting a tank with anger issues. The only time you can hurt it is after it thinks it's already won."
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Bonus!
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Survivor Codex
Name: Zoe Reed
Type: Human
Threat Level: 2 (support-type)
Description:
A young girl who grew up within the chaos of the Force era, Zoe was once the youngest in Lucian's group at only three years old. Her innate connection to Force manifested during the battle with the Red Brute, where she awakened the Healing Force to save her father, Marcus. Through a surge of gems, she rapidly aged into adulthood, her body and mind shaped by the Force itself.
Strengths:
Possesses Healing Force, capable of regenerating wounds and restoring vitality.
Adaptable and emotionally driven; her willpower directly amplifies her healing potential.
Natural empathy allows her to sense or see peoples injuries with force
Weaknesses:
Healing large injuries drains her stamina and Force quickly.
Still emotionally immature, struggling to accept her sudden adulthood.
Cannot heal death or major internal trauma like heart explosions
Behavior:
Compassionate, gentle, and protective — Zoe's first instinct is always to help. Despite her age change, she retains childlike innocence, which often clashes with the burden of her power. When loved ones are in danger, her Force reacts instinctively, even beyond her conscious control.
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Bonus Galore!
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Survivor Codex
Name: Emily Grace
Type: Human
Threat Level: 3
Description:
Once an ordinary girl hardened by tragedy, Emily's emotions became the source of her awakening. During the aftermath of the Red Brute's rampage, she discovered her connection to the Taming Force, capable of linking with beasts through emotion and intent. Her first bond was with the very creature that nearly killed her group and killed her father, the Red Brute itself.
Strengths:
Possesses Taming Force, allowing communication and control over monster-type entities.
Strong emotional intuition, can sense and calm hostile Force creatures.
High affinity for empathy-based Force interactions.
Weaknesses:
Channeling powerful monsters drains her own Force and can cause mental backlash.
Physical fragility; requires protection during prolonged Force usage.
Emotional surges can unintentionally link her to hostile entities.
Behavior:
Emily's bravery comes from empathy, not strength. She treats even monsters as misunderstood beings rather than enemies. Her kindness and open heart make her a natural Force mediator — though her compassion may one day put her in direct conflict with human leaders.
Survivor Notes (Lucian):
"She tamed what we feared most. Maybe she'll be the bridge between monsters and men or the reason both sides survive."
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