[THEFROST]'s 30 Day Anyburst Challenge Tracker [Jan 2019]

Mirror Damage (Reflective Damage): Mirror Damage is a unique ability to Algos that allows her to create shields and barriers from the damage that is inflicted upon her body. This is a pain construct that works by her actively creating a surge of crimson energy around her body to act as an exoskeleton. Upon its creation, it will often provide little to no protection for Algos as she must gather energy for it to activate from the pain she endures, but as it takes abuse, it will be able to increase it's durability until it reaches a point of having enough energy stored in it from the attacks it absorbs to equal Algos's current level of durability. Though, it can be summoned far before that point if Algos wishes it.

Regardless, once Mirror Damages reaches that point of peak power, it will be able to sustain itself indefinitely until Algos's energy/stamina drops to 25% (since when it dips to 25%, it will shatter and break since she won't have enough stamina to support it), or the opponent is able to shatter or cancel out the barrier in some way. The purpose of this Mirror Damage is to otherwise give her an advantage as the fight draws on. Since Algos can potentially tire out given the nature of some of her abilities, her intent is to become steadily harder to attack as her energy drops throughout a fight.

As one might assume, the primary drawback to this ability is that it will cause Algos to take on pain/damage which can be problematic as it may force her energy/stamina to drop quickly. Additionally, the barrier itself can be worn down and broken much like Algos's own body can once it reaches its peak form. So it is not something which is impenetrable or unable to be destroyed. And, on top of that, one can attempt to seal that skeleton BEFORE it reaches it's activation point if they are aware of what is going on with it. Since it can be assumed that sensing such an overwhelming force of energy gathering in this barrier will cause a character to want to disarm in some way or another.

Furthermore, her other defensive abilities cannot be used at the same time as Mirror Damage as well. So she must have to make a choice between what method of defense she is going to go with based on the opponent she is facing and which defense ability she feels will be more effective in dealing with them.


Pain Reversal (Damage Reversal On Opponent): Pain Reversal is an ability where Algos must first strike the opponent she wishes to influence with ad direct attack by her hand. Then, when this requirement is met, she can then trigger Pain Reversal to activate. When this ability is activated, Algos can have the opponent she is facing endure the same amount of damage as she herself for a duration of five posts. This means that any injury that she faces, self-inflicted or otherwise, can be imprinted on to the enemy(s) that she faces. This works as a defense because of the fact that they will soon notice themselves being harmed for every attack they dish out to Algos.

The primary drawbacks to this ability are that, obviously, Algos must take damage upon herself. This is a drawback because when you are in a battle that can wear down and strain your body to prevent you from doing other abilities. And no matter how much Algos loves pain and how it doesn't cause her distress, that does not negate the reality she is being broken down throughout the course of a fight. Furthermore, even if Algos enjoys the pain, demons are prone to overdosing on their powers and that can be ill-advised if she proceeds to start self-harming herself and goes too far to the point where she gets herself drunk off of her own power.

Additionally, the opponent can try to remove the link from their body by trying to break the temporary seal, but it will be immensely hard to perform because it is being used with a high potency of demonic energy. So, if they intend to break it, they must put forth a high amount of effort because of how enriched this seal is with her influence. Furthermore, characters can also shield themselves with barriers as well to prevent getting tagged as Algos can only have one attempt per post. So, if she tries to tag them, but only touches a barrier; she will have failed in that attempt and will have to try again in another post because she must be able to touch the bare skin/body/influence (if this is a character that doesn't have a physical body, she needs to touch their energy) in order for this ability to have an effect.


Grief Siphon (Environmental Reversal/Absorb): Grief Siphon is a special defensive ability in Algos's arsenal that is often used as a last means of defense against an event she does not desire to happen. What it does is that it is able to potentially reverse the amount of pain and damage that is induced upon the world by any source that creates this torment and anguish -- provided it is within the power of Algos to otherwise manipulate and control. In exchange, Algos must sacrifice her energy in order to make this a reality and it will cause strain on her mental facilities. Furthermore, she must then house the amount of pain into her own body and that may cause her to temporarily be put into an orgasmic high that may leave her dazed as a result of her masochism adoring the sensation and being too drunk on her own power to properly utilize it in some cases. But, that is a price she is more than willing to pay if she wants to tap into this ability of Grief's Hand.

Additionally, as another stipulation of this power, Algos herself, or the particles of her energy, must have witnessed the event which otherwise occurred in the world to produce the pain and damage. If Algos did not see the event, then she cannot reverse/absorb it because she'd have no internal image or assessment of how the world/person was prior to the damage that they endured. So, for example, if The Royal Demon Palace was obliterated by a meteor strike, if Algos wasn't in person or the particles f her energy wasn't present to observe it, the event could not be reversed because they could register the action for themselves and the ability couldn't work.

With that said, the primary way this ability is used is to reverse the damage or pain induced by her enemies. So, it is often reversed for big-ticket items such as entire cities being wiped out or important and sacred territories that cannot be easily restored or built. She summons a high volume of her demonic energy into existence to start the process of activating this ability. It will eat up portions of her energy and mental focus, but once she is able to visualize the spot where the damage has been, her energy will consume it and begin to rewrite reality itself to reverse the distress, torment, and pain this event caused to existence and transfer that pain to Algos to bring it back to life so that she may relish in the hell it was intended to induce.

It will not harm the physical body of Algos, but her body will feel the full brunt of the pain if it is a large-scale damage event and it may temporarily make her unable to fight because she'd be in too much ecstasy. Which is why she has the choice of either allowing this to consume her mind, or she can take physical damage if she believes the attack itself is something her body can endure. As if she gets too drunk on her power, Algos can be made indisposed of for 1-3 post depending on how extensive the attack/event was; or it could be for a whole thread if it's something cataphoric. Of course, Algos can also use one of her Neoveta Shells to face the brunt of this, but then they will be indisposed of for one or two threads because they cannot endure the strain as well as Algos if it is an event that is catastrophic.