And we have our first PC monster

[nomen_est_numen]

[After hearing about the monsters and witnessing Ran's pyrotechnics, Shen went on to see what all the hubbub was about. He's already encountered civilians screaming and running from horrible slime creatures and another one beating a giant bug senseless with an umbrella. In some ways, it looks like someone took 'normal day in Sirocco' and cranked it up to eleven.]

[He rounds the corner and passes a cafe with a giant hole in the wall and is nearly to the end of the block when the wave of dizziness hits him. He staggers and leans against a lamppost. Panting and nauseous, he has maybe a moment to wonder what the hell is happening to him before he blacks out.]

[Instead of falling to the sidewalk like any normal being, however, his senseless form twitches violently and, with a terrible wet cracking and a tearing of fabric, he changes, transforming into a ten-foot-tall monstrosity. Two pairs of sparse, pointy wings beat the air while a third pair curl inward, the claws at the end twitching. The feet develop foot-long talons, the legs bend unnaturally at two pairs of hips, the tail becomes a thrashing, barbed whip. Three glowing red eyes flick open and the beak opens, displaying row upon row of sharp teeth, emitting a horrific, multitoned squawk.]

[This creature that used to be Shen gouges at the sidewalk with its talons as people flee, screaming. Its wings snap outward and it takes to the air. Is it leaving the city?]

[No such luck. It folds its wings and dives, talons outstretched, into a crowd that attempts to scatter. Its shriek can be heard for nearly a mile.]

Comments

[nomen_est_numen]

WAAAARRRRK!

[That red-and white colour scheme looks vaguely familiar, but it's not usually seen on a ten-foot-tall monster. Said monster snaps at Kotetsu with its tooth-filled beak]

1/2

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

YEOW!

*He scrambles backward awkwardly and without grace.*

All right, beaky, looks like we're gonna have to get wild here!

*He activates...*

2/2

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

*Or tries to, anyway. All he really gets is a massive coughing fit.*

*COUGH COUGH* Wh-what the -- *COUGH* THAT'S never happened before!

*That's okay, Kotetsu, we're sure it happens to plenty of guys.*

[nomen_est_numen]

[The little human managed to dodge this time but he won't dodge a second time! The Shen-beast snaps at him again. Now might be a good time to run.]

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

N-nice big bird! Can't we all just get a -- YEEOW!

*Getting time is go! Damnit, this is so humiliating!*

[nomen_est_numen]

[The human runs! The Shen-beast chases, talons gouging the street. He's a fast monster, but his eyesight is terrible, and he augers facefirst into a skywalk that bridges two of the buildings. Down he goes, squashing a Yugo. He shrieks and thrashes, taking out more parked cars and part of the building before regaining his footing.]

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

*Kotetsu does NOT waste this opportunity. He dives into a convenient hiding spot.*

CrapcrapcrapcrapCRAP, come on, NEXT power, don't fail me now!

*Again he attempts to activate. Again he coughs.*

No -- *cough* -- no way...

[nomen_est_numen]

[In a neat little bit of recursive continuity it's about now that the Shen-beast is hit with a solar laser and is thereafter completely immersed in a fight with another giant monster. The surroundings are rapidly reduced to rubble.]

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

*If there's one place that's pretty terrible to be caught without any super powers at all, it's in the middle of a kaiju fight giant monster warzone. It doesn't help there's a lot of debris in the way, so now he can't really get out whether he likes it or not.

He pulls out his cell phone.*

OI! OII! I need backup! Like FIVE MINUTES AGO!

Voice

[stinglikeabat]

Well, where are you? In the place with all the loud screeching and the crashing or the place with the... koala... er. I hope it's the first one!

Re: Voice

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

Well, you know, those drop bears can really cause some serious I'M IN THE FORMER WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK, DUMBASS?!

[stinglikeabat]

Well, there's no need to yell about it!

I'm on my way! Try not to die!

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

I can't make any promises if you don't get here pronto!

*Worrying about why he's suddenly in desperate need of superhero viagra can come later!*

[stinglikeabat]

[Joachim's getting closer.]

I can see smoke... What's going on over there?

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

I dunno! There's these two giant monsters duking it out in the middle of town! It's friggin' nuts!

[stinglikeabat]

...I see them now! Goodness, they are big.

[He actually sounds pretty worried. He's used to big monsters, but less used to them rampaging around in a city full of helpless civilians.]

Where are you? And what's the plan?

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

Over here by this rubble pile where the barber's used to be!

And our plan is we get out of here, and I figure WHY THE HELL I'M HACKING UP A LUNG EVERY TIME I FRIGGIN' TRY TO USE MY POWER!

[stinglikeabat]

You can't use your powers? So... no fighting them, then, got it!

[His voice is starting to become audible from both the phone and down the street. He's sticking close to what's left of the walls.]