Plotting post for 'Loki gains yet another powerful magical weapon'

[magicsprice]

So at some point today, Loki is going to get his hands on Gold's dagger and figure out just what he's gotten hold of. Needless to say, this is not good news for anyone, though I suspect the person most unhappy with this turn of events is undoubtedly Gold himself.

Fortunately for Ruby City, I doubt Loki has any intentions of city domination. Which is good, because Gold would hate to be used as a weapon against the place. However, until stated otherwise, Gold's shop is effectively closed, and he won't be answering his watch unless he's alone.

At some point either later this week or some point next week, Gold will be calling in the favors owed to him. Thus a post filtered to Aqua & Dante will go up telling them that he wishes for them to retrieve something stolen from him and for them to return it to him. He'll reveal that the object to be retrieved is a monogrammed kris dagger, bearing the name 'Rumpelstiltskin' and that Loki possesses it.

That will be the entirety of the first message, but if pressed further for information, he'll warn them to be careful in how they go about getting it, ie; don't let Loki know you're after it, for two reasons: Loki's own abilities, and the fact that Loki is very much capable of turning him against them should he so desire to, and he'll have no choice but to follow through in fighting them. Unfortunately, he'll not reveal the second reason without hard pressing, unless Loki's already revealed the fact he controls the man, in which case the issue is rendered a moot point.

I'll list Gold's main abilities below for easy plot reference, and likely Loki will also list his own abilities to help Aqua & Dante figure out a way to somehow work out a plan to regain possession of the dagger from the trickster god.

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[stylish_hunter]

GOD SLAYING YOU SAY?

Dante no.

[magicsprice]

To see full page with explanations: Click Here (Though I need to re-write this a bit to make things a bit clearer lol)

Offensive:
Tossing people about via telekinesis; shoving them away, holding them in one place for a limited time period (he can and has nearly drowned someone with telekinesis before in canon)

Freezing people in place/time, severity varies; they can just be frozen and completely aware but incapable of moving, or they can be frozen and completely unaware of anything until unfrozen)

Fireballs; yes the man can literally summon a handful of fire as easily as breathing and throw it at a target.

Transfiguration; basically he can turn people into animals or plants, the latter I suspect might be lethal. He can also turn people into inanimate things which I suspect is very lethal.

Literal Heart Removal/Enchanting: The process of literally ripping out a heart without killing the person or creature it belongs to, thus enchanting it. Holding a heart means you control who or what it belongs to and can make them do just about anything. Squeezing the heart or crushing it will either hurt or kill the person/creature the heart is from.

Defensive:
Barriers/Wards; He's already shown his penchant for this here, in the forest barrier, and the barrier on the library during the monster swarm previously. His shop is warded to keep people out of things he desires to keep hidden as well.

Healing; He's capable of healing anything from minor injuries to severed limbs.

Misc:
Teleporting; The man can literally vanish from one location to reappear in another within almost the blink of an eye. Due to my game nerf; fortunately he can only teleport to locations he's already been to at least once.

Some Side Notes For Loki

[shapesifs]

Loki does have power limitations and you are more than welcome to poke at them. As far as his magic goes, it's tied to him literally. The more he uses, the less capable he is to attack again. Also along those lines if he runs out he could potentially die especially if he sustains an injury while his reserves are low. He may do a few flourished tricks at first but a way to know he is running out of steam is when those attacks start to verge more on the harmful side. He'll try to take them out in one go if they attack him.

He can be injured, but his armor deflects most things. There are weak spots particularly on the right side and around the shoulders. The fun thing about injuring him is that his magic will automatically try to heal which means he has spilt attention before using it to fight, and keeping himself in working order. Injure him enough and he will try to bargain his way out of the situation. Loki's main concern is self preservation. He'll give up the dagger long before he ever gives up his life.

He will more than likely use Rumpel against Aqua or Dante if he discovers that he can command the Dark One just by holding the dagger before then.

Uh. What else. . .

Oh! And if you have any questions on how his powers work don't hesitate to ask. I've tried to engineer them in a way that is realistic instead of god-like XD but he is still quite powerful himself. We'll see how that goes.

Side notes for Rumpelstiltskin

[magicsprice]

Despite the various abilities that Gold has, he will likely limit himself if possible to those apt to cause least harm. So basically telekinesis will be used the most, along with teleportation. Fire might be used as a warning shot but it'll be aimed at other things besides people, trees, light poles etc..

Unless ordered to use lethal force and attack directly he'll try to keep himself from getting involved or failing that try to keep from hurting anyone too badly.

[bifroster]

Oh, I have a feeling that I am going to miss this, but it sounds like a ton of fun! Oh, what will Jane return to when she comes back? :)

Side notes? Side notes.

[stylish_hunter]

Okay I'm not awake enough to go through all of this so I'm just going to put this here as a placeholder for now, feel free to hit me with questions if you are unfamiliar with the canon etc. Later on I'll come back with something a little more detailed.

[asapphireheart]

I'M SO LATE, I'M SO SORRY.

So anybody who knows KH knows that Aqua is a Keyblade Master, she's shown the Mark of Mastery and became inheritor of her Masters Keyblade and the world they protected. That in itself says she's pretty freakin' powerful but on top of that, she hasn't stopped training herself in the time she's been in Ruby City. Since her arrival she's mastered the ability to freeze people solid (used once only so far and on Ansem/Riku back on the LJ comms) and how to shift the earth like Xehanort did in the Keyblade Graceyard.

She'll also have her Keyblade and Keyblade Armor with protects her from a hell of a lot but isn't invincible.

This... is not the method she'll try to employ though. Straight forward doesn't seem like the best tactic and she'll realize that.