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Post by silverstarcross on Jul 29, 2013 17:36:15 GMT
 (Art done by Shadow-Fox-Goddess of Deviantart!) Okay listen up, this here is a respect thread for Valkyrie Cain. You already heard of a Magical Bag of Bones, but how often do you hear of one of his comrades-at-arms? *listens to cricket noises* Yeah that's what I thought. I'm gonna go see if I can gather feats for Val from Dark Days onwards, anyone who has the 3 Skullhead* books before that or anyone who has Dark Days onward would be welcome to assist as they see fit, provided they cite chapters and page numbers! Away we go!!! 1.) (Skulduggery Pleasant novels, by Derek Landy!) *When Val was searching for something that belonged to Skulduggery Pleasant* (Spoiler tag) When Val was seeking out Skullhead's original Skull!
Dark Days, Chapter 02, Home Invasion
'...For Eleven Months he had been gone and for almost a year Valkyrie had been searching for his Original Skull, to use as a tool
to re-open the portal and get him back.
She slept when she had to and ate when she needed to.
She let the Search consume her.
Time spent with her parents grew less and less.
She'd been to Germany, and France, and Russia.
She had kicked down rotten doors and run through darkened streets.
She had followed the clues, just like he'd taught her, and now, finally, she was close.'
Pg. 10-11, which shows how dedicated to a task Valkyrie is.
(Spoiler done pleasantly!) Will continue the task ahead of me and hope others may return to lend a hand. |
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Post by silverstarcross on Jul 30, 2013 14:57:49 GMT
More Dark Days related stuff in the next spoiler tags: '...She took a black ring to the Finger and put it on the bedside table.
Ghastly, Tanith and China didn't like the ring-It was a Necromancer tool after all.
But for what Valkyrie has had to face for the Past Eleven months she had needed something extra,
and her Natural Aptitude for Necromancy had provided her with the sheer strength she had required.'
Dark Days, Ch. 02, Home Invasion Pg. 16
Valkyrie Cain's Black Ring which she has acquired sometime after the Faceless Ones but before Dark Days! The 2nd chapter of Dark Days has a lot of displays of Valkyrie's powers, Post-Faceless Ones onward. |
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Post by silverstarcross on Aug 1, 2013 12:21:02 GMT
More feats involving Val's newfound powers, from the same chapter.
When Remus Crux(a failed replacement for Skulduggery 'Skullhead' Pleasant, AKA the Magical Bag o' Bones!) tried to kill Val,
and she managed to slip back the Black Ring.
'...The Covers came loose, and she slapped her foot into his thigh.
His leg moved back, but his grip didn't loosen.
She got both feet against his belly and tried to shove him off.
The dark shape stayed where it was, looming over her.
She was going to die.
She took one hand away from his wrist and pushed at the air, but the push was too weak to have any effect.
She reached for the Necromancer ring, desperately slipping her finger into it, and immediately
she felt the darkness within, cold and coiling.
She curled her hand and thrust it at him.
A fist of Shadow slammed into his chest and suddenly the choking fingers were gone
and he was stumbling away.
Valkyrie leaped off the bed, snapped her palms against the air and the man shot backwards off his feet.
He hit the wall and fell, crashing through her desk.
She clicked her fingers, conjuring fire into her hand, illuminating the room.'
Dark Days, Ch. 02. Home Invasion Pg. 17-18
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Val uses Dark and Shadowy environments to make good use of her ring.
'...In an enclosed space Valkyrie's knowledge of Elemental Magic wasn't going to get the job done.
The Necromancer ring was cold on her finger as she drew in the Darkness.
She focused it into a point and then unleashed it.
It hit Crux's shoulder and he jerked back.
She did it again, hitting his left leg and it crumpled beneath him. '
Dark Days, Ch. 02. Home Invasion Pg. 19
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Post by silverstarcross on Aug 1, 2013 21:57:07 GMT
More feats, not all of them from Cain but the majority of the ones to be posted are from her.
Done by Solomon Wreath, this is one of the cases Val didn't do.
'...The Winder shattered in on top of them.
Valkyrie gasped as Crux was wrenched away from her.
Shadows swirled and a Thousand Arrows of Darkness flew at him and he dived,
barely avoiding the barrage.
He snarled, flinging himself out through the broken window.
Solomon Wreath turned to her, checking that she was okay,
While shadows wrapped themselves around the Cane in his hand.'
Dark Days CH. 02, Home Invasion, Pg. 19-20
Next up is from CH. 07, Back to Arranmore, Pg. 75
and this is from Val after she stopped getting tortured by another failed replacement for Skulduggery, Davina Marr, and then picked the black ring back up.
All to give Marr the smackdown of her life.
'...And Valkyrie said,"Thank you Detective Marr, for giving me back my ring."
Marr's eyes flickered to the ground where the ring had fallen, but it wasn't there any more, and before she could do anything about it, Valkyrie sent a fist of Darkness slamming into the detective's chest.
Marr stumbled and Valkyrie straightened, reaching out through the air for the desk. It shot forward and slammed into Marr's legs, and she flipped and fell over it.
Valkyrie opened the desk, snatched the keys up and ran to the cells. She unlocked Ghastly's door and he emerged, tackling Marr as she came at Valkyrie.'
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Ch. 07, Back to Arranmore, Pg. 80
Valkyrie uses Elemental Magic against an enemy Sorcerer, an Agent of the Sanctuary to be precise, and goes for Air to deal with him.
'...Valkyrie snapped her palm. The air rippled and the sorcerer went skidding across the floor.
She stepped inside, using her ring to gather the Shadows in the house and bring them crashing down on her head. He didn't get up.'
Ch. 11, The Faceless Ones(not to be confused with the novel of the same name!), Pg. 103
'...Valkyrie bolted into the Circle, her Necromancer ring grabbing the shadows and curling them around the Faceless One's left ankle.
She kept running and yanked the shadows with all her strength, but the shadows were taunt and her legs flew from under her and she crashed to the ground.
The Faceless One hadn't budged.
Its blank head turned and it let Skulduggery drop to a groaning heap.
Valkyrie threw his remaining arm to him as she got up.
The Faceless One observed her without moving. She'd experienced this reaction before, eleven months ago.
It was China's theory that the Faceless Ones could detect the blood in her veins, the blood of the Last of the Ancients.
Valkyrie didn't know if that was the genuine reason, but she took every advantage she could find.
She snapped her palms and the air rippled and slammed into the Ruined body before her.
The rags it wore fluttered in the violent gust, but the body stayed still.
The ring was cold on her finger and it drank in the death this city had seen.
She focused on the Shadows and hurled them at her enemy.
A Spear of Darkness flew into the Torso cavity and tore out through the back.
The Faceless One staggered and looked down at itself.'
Val used Necromancer powers for the Spear of Darkness to be unleashed, The Faceless Ones' Avatars will pretty much reflect the efforts to hit them with status effects, then send them back at the enemy that attempted it.
They can also tank damage from 'Normal' Magic-users without any detriments to themselves, but that's a matter to go in-depth for another time.
Done the next set for now. |
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Post by silverstarcross on Aug 2, 2013 3:13:10 GMT
Okay, The next set of feats may include some of Skullhead's own capabilities in some passages, not to mention a quote from him, but the rest involves either Val's fighting abilities themselves or more on where the new Item she had after the Faceless Ones was forged. But first, here's something light-hearted.
Dark Days Ch. 19, The New Pet, Pg. 164.
'..."Can we have a dog?" She asked."And not one of those annoying yappy dogs. Hannah Foley has a Chinese Crested dog that doesn't have any hair, and it looks like the little guy who hangs out of Jabba the Hutt's ceiling. I don't want one of those.
I wouldn't be able to take it for walks without being embarrassed for it."
Her dad frowned. "You've seen Star Wars?When did you see Star Wars? I've been trying to get you to watch it for years."
Valkyrie Hesitated. Tanith had made her sit down and Watch the movies over the course of one weekend.
It had been an educational experience.
"I like the Lightsabers," She said.'
Yes, Val has also Watched Star Wars and is even aware of at least the Original Trilogy, meaning she's at least aware of Modern Star Wars. She(or at least one of her comrades-at-arms in Tanith Low) might actually be a fan, and normally I'd be in a disposition to feel sad that Ancient Star Wars(as codified in KOTOR or The Old Republic) wasn't mentioned but I am reading the copy of Dark Days I got on me, so I'll let it slide. Next post will have the above warning. Following takes place in Dark Days, Ch. 30, Mid-Afternoon of The Dead.
'Glaring at Sanguine, Valkyrie clicked her fingers and summoned a flame.
Sanguine muttered something and gave her the fourth leg.
.......
Skulduggery's gun roared again and again.
Zombies stumbled and fell, and Skulduggery reloaded while Valkyrie hurled Fireballs.
A Flaming Zombie came stumbling and Valkyrie cracked the table leg against its head.
It hit the ground and tried to get up, but the other Zombies trampled over it.'
Pg. 266-267
'Skulduggery was out of bullets.
He dropped the Revolver and curled his hands. The air closed around the nearest Zombie and it froze, gurgling slightly, before Skulduggery swept his arms widand its head flew from its body.
Valkyrie punched a hole through a Zombie's chest with her Shadows.
It staggered forward and she ducked under it, bringing the shadows back and turning them sharp.
They sliced through the Zombie's ankle and it toppled over.
She hefted the table leg in both hands and used it like a baseball bat on the next one to get near.
It stumbled over its fallen friend and knocked a third one down.
They weren't too bright, these zombies.'
Pg. 268
'Valkyrie pulled a chair from beneath the table, wiped the seat and sat.
"I read somewhere," She said, "that you can protect your true name. Isn't that right? There's a way to seal it so it can't be used
against you? Why didn't you do that?"
Myron licked his lips. "It was too late," he said stiffly. "That only works if you seal the name before it's used."
"I see," She nodded. "But you didn't even know what it was, did you? And Mr. Bliss did. And you annoyed him.
I can't possibly imagine how, seeing as you're just so nice and polite, and such fun to be around."
Dark Days, Ch. 35, Myron Stray, Pg. 290
Describes how useful the True Names of someone else would be if you knew what they are. |
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Post by silverstarcross on Aug 5, 2013 5:52:09 GMT
Dark Days, Ch. 16, The Temple, Pg. 138
"The Soul Catcher was used to trap and contain an individual energy," Wreath told her,"To stop it from rejoining the stream. It was a barbaric punishment that we have long since outlawed.
"The last time an inventory was carried out was a month ago. If it <i>was</i> indeed stolen, it could have been stolen a month ago or it could have been stolen yesterday. The simple fact is, however, I can't see how any thief could have got this far into the Temple without being seen."
"Oh, it was definitely stolen," Skulduggery said. "But the thief didn't use the door."
Valkyrie looked at him. "So who stole it?" Skulduggery pointed up.
She clicked her fingers and raised her hand, the flames flickering across the patch of cracked and crumbled ceiling, large enough to fit a man through.
"Sanguine," Valkyrie said.
Wreath frowned. "Billy-Ray Sanguine? What would he want with a Soul Catcher?"
"This is just a guess," Skulduggery said,"But maybe he wants to use it to catch a soul."
Same chapter, at Pg. 131
'Valkyrie had been to the Necromancer Temple only once before, to see her ring being forged in the shadow furnace.
She had imagined, when told of the Temple, a vast building with spires and long narrow windows, of huge doors and possibly some dark and terrible towers.
Her expectations were dashed when Solomon Wreath had led her through an old graveyard, to a crypt with Rusted Iron gates, overgrown with weeds and Ivy.
Beneath that crypt, however, the Temple lay- a cold and forbidding labyrinth, drenched in darkness.' More things about Val, right here. |
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Post by silverstarcross on Aug 14, 2013 8:05:51 GMT
From Here on out, you ought to know that any feats to be gained on Valkyrie will note a difference between her True name is uncovered but not yet Sealed, and Her True Name is sealed, be prepared for the fact accordingly from here on out, okay?
Yes, its a major difference between whether or not her True Powers get unleashed, Post-Deathbringer at least.
Reading Mortal Coil now.
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Post by silverstarcross on Aug 14, 2013 22:52:01 GMT
Valkyrie Cain's progress: The first tag will describe how developed with her powers she is, during the events of Mortal Coil. Not necessarily any concrete feats beyond how fast she can learn, but pretty good nevertheless.
Mortal Coil, Ch. 01, Wreath's Task, Pg. 8-11
'..."Despite Cleric Craven's overt dramatics," Tenebrae said, "He is quite correct to point out that you are late with your report. How is Valkyrie Cain progressing through her studies?"
"She's a fast learner," said Wreath. "As far as the practical side goes anyway. She's a natural at Shadow casting, and every time I see her she's improved."
"And the philosophical aspect?" Quiver asked.
"Is not progressing nearly as smoothly," Wreath admitted.
"She doesn't seem to be at all interested in the history or the teachings of the Order. It's going to take a lot to open her mind to it."
"The skeleton has already poisoned her against us,"
Tenebrae said bitterly.
"I fear you may be right. But I still think the effort is worth it."
"And I have yet to be convinced."
"Just because the girl is a fast learner," Quiver said, "Does not mean she is the Death Bringer."
"Cleric Quiver speaks the truth," Tenebrae nodded.
Wreath did his best to look humble, keeping his comments to himself.
He'd been searching for their saviour, for the one who would save the world from itself, for most of his life.
He knew full well the danger of false hope and blind alleys-he'd had his fair share of both. But Valkyrie Cain was different.
He felt it.
Valkyrie Cain was the one.
"She troubles me," Tenebrae said. "Does she have potential? Absolutely. With Training and with study, she could be the best of us. But the best of us still falls far short of what the Death Bringer should be."
"I'll keep working with her," Wreath said, "In two years, maybe three, we'll have a better understanding of what she's capable of."
"Three years?" Tenebrae laughed. "A lot can happen, as we have seen, in a short space of time. Serpine. Vengeaous. The Diablerie. Dare we risk being sidetracked by a mistake? While we are busy testing Miss Cain, another one of Mevolent's disciples might actually succeed in their insane goals and bring back The Faceless Ones for good.
What if, as you ask yourself fear, Cleric Wreath, Lord Vile returns to punish us all?
If that happens, our plans mean nothing. There will be no world left to save."
"Then what does His Eminence suggest?" Wreath asked.
"We need to know if we are wasting our time with this one."
"A Sensitive," Craven nodded.
"We've tried this before," Wreath argued. "None of our psychics are able to tell us anything."
"Reading the future has never been a particular talent of the Necromancer Order," Tenebrae said. "Our Sensitives are somewhat lacking when it comes to fortune-telling. But there is another I keep hearing about. Finbar something..."
"Finbar Wrong," Wreath said. "But he knows Valkyrie personally. It would raise too many questions. Even if he didn't know her, I doubt he'd ever aid our cause.
As I keep reminding you, nobody out there likes us."
"We're working to save them all!" Craven barked, and this time not even the High Priest paid him any attention.
"The Psychic will help us," Tenebrae said,"And afterwards he will remember nothing about it. Cleric Wreath, I want you to take the Soul Catcher and release the Remnant we have trapped inside it."
Wreath's face slackened. "Your Eminence, Remnants are highly dangerous..."
"Oh, I trust your ability to handle any situation," Tenebrae said with an airy wave of his hand. "Have it possess this Finbar person, and if he sees a future where Valkyrie Cain is the Death Bringer, and he sees her saving the world, then we can put all our energies into making sure she fulfills her potential.
If he does not see this future, we forget about her, and our search continues."
"But using the Remnant..."
"Once the job is done, simply return it to the Soul Catcher.
What could be easier?"...'
I admit all the quotes are also to be gathered if we go with a respect thread for the World of Skulduggery Pleasant himself, not just for Skullhead either. They also have importance for other reasons, not just with the capabilities of various artifacts if anything. I'll focus on them later on.[/span] |
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Post by silverstarcross on Aug 15, 2013 2:13:49 GMT
(When I am not trying to gather feats for Valkyrie Cain, I'll see if I can find some for Skulduggery Pleasant while I am at it, Post-Dark Days and all that jazz! You'll know when feats for either Val or Skullhead are brought up!) The Black Ring also feeds off of Death. (Also showing how well Skullhead can disguise himself as someone with both Flesh and Bones!  ) '...Skulduggery Pleasant got out first. He was tall and thin, and wore a dark blue suit and black gloves. His hair was brown and wavy, and his cheekbones were high and his jaw was square.
His skin was slightly waxy and his eyes didn't seem capable of focusing, but it was a pretty good face, all things considered.
One of his better ones.
Valkyrie Cain got out of the passenger side.
She zipped up her black jacket against the cold, and joined Skulduggery as he walked up to the front door.
She glanced at him, and saw that he was smiling.
"Stop doing that," She sighed.
"Stop doing what?" Skulduggery responded in that gloriously velvet voice of his.
"Stop smiling. The person we want to talk to lives in the only dark house on a bright street.
That's not a good sign."
"I didn't realize I was smiling," he said.
They stopped at the door, and Skulduggery made a concerted effort to shift his features.
His mouth twitched downwards. "Am I smiling now?"
"No."
"Excellent," he said, and the smile immediately sprang back up.
Valkyrie handed him his hat. "Why don't you get rid of the face?
You're not going to need it in here."
"You're the one telling me how much I should practice," he said, but slid his gloved fingers beneath his shirt collar anyway, tapping the symbols etched into his collarbones.
The face and hair retracted off his head, leaving him with a gleaming skull.
He put on his hat, cocked at a Jaunty Angle. "Better?" he asked.
"Much."
"Good." He knocked, and took out his gun. "If anyone asks, we're scary carollers."
Humming 'Good King Wenceslas' to himself, he knocked again, and still no one answered the door, and no lights came on.
"What do you bet everyone's dead?" Valkyrie asked.
"Are you just being incredibly pessimistic," Skulduggery asked, "Or is that ring of yours telling you something?"
The Necromancer ring was cold on her finger, but no colder than usual."It's not telling me anything.
I can only sense death through it when I'm practically standing over the dead body."
"Which is an astonishingly useful ability, I have to say.
Hold this."
He gave her his gun, and crouched down to pick the lock.
She looked around, but no one was watching them.
"It might be a trap," She said, speaking softly.
"Unlikely," he whispered. "Traps are usually enticing."
"It might be a very rubbish trap."
"Always a possibility."
The lock clicked open. Skulduggery straightened up, put his lockpicks away, and took his gun back.
"I need a weapon," Valkyrie muttered.
"You're an Elemental with a Necromancer ring, trained in a variety of martial arts by some of the best fighters in the world," Skulduggery pointed out.
"I'm fairly certain that makes you a weapon."
"I mean a weapon you hold. You have a gun, Tanith has a sword...I want a stick."
"I'll buy you a stick for Christmas."
She glowered as he pushed the door.
It opened silently, without even a creepy old creak.
Skulduggery went first and Valkyrie followed, closing the door after them.
It took a moment for her eyes to adjust to this level of gloom,
and Skulduggery, who had no eyes for this to be a problem, waited until she tapped him before moving on.
They passed through into the living room, where she tapped him again.
He looked at her, and she pointed to the Necromancer ring.
It was buzzing with a dreadful kind of cold energy as it fed off the death in the room.
Mortail Coil, Chapter 2, The Smiling Detective, Pg. 13-16 The following mostly shows feats for Skulduggery Pleasant and one of the enemies they'll face in Mortal Coil, expect them to be colored in dark green for contrast's sake.
'..."You're Tesseract," he said."You are, aren't you? Who hired you? Who are you working for?"
The man, Tesseract, didn't even look at him. His red eyes were focused on Marr. He moved towards her and Skulduggery stepped into his path.
Immediately, Tesseract grabbed the gun, twisting it from Skulduggery's grip.
Skulduggery grabbed the bigger man's elbow and wrist and wrenched, and the gun fell back into his hand.
"Get her to the car!" Skulduggery ordered, and Valkyrie grabbed Marr and started dragging her away.
As they struggled for control of the weapon, Tesseract kicked Skulduggery's leg and Skulduggery kneed Tesseract's thigh.
They headbutted each other as they locked and counterlocked, using moves Valkyrie had never seen before.
She heard the gun click, but their hands were covering it so she couldn't see what was happening.
Finally, Tesseract flipped Skulduggery over his hip, but Skulduggery took the gun with him.
He rolled and came up, aiming dead-center for Tesseract's chest, and the fight froze.
Valkyrie shoved Marr into the Back seat of the Bentley, and looked back in time to see Tesseract hold out his fist, and slowly open his hand.
Six bullets fell to the ground.
"I thought it was a bit light," Skulduggery muttered, putting the gun away.
Valkyrie considered helping, but she'd never even heard of this guy Tesseract, and she knew how dangerous it was to charge into a fight without knowing who your enemy was.
Instead, she slipped in behind the wheel of the Bentley.
The Priority here was Marr, and they had her, after all this time. Valkyrie wasn't about to risk letting her escape again.
She put the Bentley in reverse, like she'd done a hundred times before under Skulduggery's tutelage, then yanked the wheel.
The car spun and she put it in first.
She sped away from the fight, rounded the corner and kept going.
There was no other traffic on the road.
Valkyrie took another corner a little too sharply, but maintained control.
Something moved in the rear-view Mirror, and then Skulduggery was flying alongside the car.
He nodded to her and she braked and slid over to the passenger side.
Skulduggery got in behind the wheel and they took off again.
She frowned. "Are we not going back for him?"
"For Tesseract?" Skulduggery said. "Good God, no."
"But he's in shackles, right? You beat him?"
"I like to think I beat him in a moral sense, in that he's an assassin and I'm not, but apart from that, no, not really."
Valkyrie turned in her seat, looking at the dark street behind them, then settled back. "Who is he?"
"Assassin for hire, is all I know. I recognized him from his sheer size, and the fact that he wears a metal mask.
I've never encountered him before.
That's probably a good thing.
But let's not dwell on the new enemy we might have made tonight.
Let's dwell instead on the old enemy we've got in the back seat.
Hello, Davina. You're under arrest for multiple counts of murder.
You have the right to not much at all, really.
Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
Marr remained unconscious.
"Splendid," Skulduggery said happily.'
Mortal Coil, Ch. 04, Grander Scales, Pg. 27-30
What it showed is that Skulduggery only needs Elemental Magic to fly, right here!
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Post by shadowknight on Aug 18, 2013 5:40:08 GMT
Hey, I took a quick look online but the most I found was an sample containing the first two pages of book one. I will go to the library tomorrow; however, I did not want to tell you I returned empty handed. I got this pick of Valkyrie for you to use in the future. Ill post more useful things as soon as I can.
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Post by shadowknight on Aug 20, 2013 18:28:04 GMT
Well, this is not a feat per-say; however, this does help describe her character.
"You say that like you know me." "Strong willed, intelligent, Sharp-tongued, doesn't suffer fools gladly.....remind you of anyone?" "Yes Gordan." "Interesting," he said. "Because those are the exact words he used to describe you.":pg 7-8 (between Val and Skulduggery during their first meeting).
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Post by shadowknight on Aug 21, 2013 6:05:12 GMT
These are probably only minor feats compared to later books; however, it does demonstrate that Skulduggery can handle himself in a fist fight, with magic and gunplay. ...And that's when the front door was flung off its hinges and Skulduggery Pleasant burst into the house...Skulduggery moved strait two him and hit him so hare,Stephanie(Val)thought the man's head might come off....The man launched himself forward. The two men collided and went backward over the couch...They got to their feet, grappling,and the man swung a punch that knocked Skulduggery's sun glasses to the other side of the room. Skulduggery responded by moving in low, grabbing the man around the waist, and twisting his hip into him. The man was flipped to the floor, hard.....then he remembered Stephanie and made for her....Skulduggery was there,kicking the man's legs out from under him. The man hit a small coffee table with his chin and howled in pain....Skulduggery shrugged, and Stephanie watched in amazement as a ball of fire flared up in his hand. He hurled it, and the man was suddenly covered in flame...."More!" He laughed. "Give me more!" "If you insist." and then Skulduggery took an old-fashioned revolver from his jacket and fired...the bullet hit the man inthe shoulder and he screamed....he scrambled for the doorway...the flames obscuring his vision so much that he hit a wall on the way out. And then he was gone.-Pgs.39-40 ------ like I said, probably not as impressive as later stuff but this is merely the first book. |
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Post by shadowknight on Aug 21, 2013 13:16:51 GMT
This is a display of courage from Valkyrie back when she was known as Stephanie and had no powers, Here she is terrified out of her mind but firmly stands her ground. =========== "Leave me alone!" Stephanie shouted. "Open the door!"(bad man)"No!"She shouted back. She liked shouting;it disguised her fear....She grabbed a poker from the fireplace and was reaching for the phone when she heard a knock on the window beside her..."Are you alone in there?"came the voice. It was teasing now, playing with her."Go away," she said loudly....."What are you going to do with that?" he asked from outside. "I'll break your head open with it!" Stephanie screamed at him, fear and fury bubbling inside her....Fear became terror and Stephanie froze. She was going to cry. She could feel the tears welling up inside her.She hadn't cried in years....Stephanie gripped the poker in both hands and shook her head. She was crying now, tears rolling down her cheeks. "No," she said.....She stumbled back as the man started climbing in, glaring at her with blazing eyes.....Strong hands grabbed her from behind. She screamed again as she was lifted off her feet and carried back. she kicked out, slamming a heel into his shin....Stephanie twisted, trying to swing the poker into his face, but he caught it and pulled it from her grasp....And that's when the from door was flung off its hinges and Skulduggery Pleasant burst into the house.-P.G.36-39 =================== This shows that even though she was over matched and had no powers, she still stood her ground against her superior attacker. |
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Post by shadowknight on Aug 23, 2013 3:45:34 GMT
This is a small feat for China Sorrows, it demonstrates her ability to make any person she meets for the first time instantly fall in love with her. It also suggests that she could use her ability to manipulate people into telling her what they want to keep secret. ----- In the middle of the library was an open space...in this open space stood the most beautiful woman Stephanie had ever seen...and then the lady smiled and Stephanie felt such warmth that for an instant she never wanted to be anywhere else but at this lady's side. "Quit it," said Skulduggery. The lady let her eyes move to him, and her smile turned playful. Stephanie stared, enraptured. Her body felt so heavy, so clumsy, all she wanted to do with her life was just stand here, in this spot, and gaze at pure and true beauty. "Quit it," Skulduggery said again, and Stephanie felt a fog lift from her mind......"My apologies," the lady said, giving her a small bow. "I do forget the effect I have on people. First impressions, and all that." "Seems like every time you meet someone new, you for get that little fact," Skulduggery said....."Don't feel self-conscious. The first time anyone sets eyes on China, they fall in love. Believe me, the effect lessens the more you get to know her."....."...Oh, where are my manners? My name is China Sorrows, my dear. And you are...?" Stephanie was about to tell China her name when Skulduggery turned his head to her, sharply, and she remembered what he had said. She frowned. The urge to tell this woman every thing was almost overwhelming.---p.g. 67-69 ----- |
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Post by shadowknight on Aug 23, 2013 17:58:03 GMT
This is the first time we see Tanith Low. She is fighting a troll in London. She held the sword down by her side and circled the creature....The troll roared and lunged, moving fast despite his size,but Tanith was ready. She slipped to the side and then past him, her sword opening up his thigh. He hissed in pain and swung a massive fist that slammed into her back. She hit the ground hard. He went to stamp on her, but she rolled, coming up on one knee and bringing the sword from her side to her shoulder, and the blade found his arm. The troll stumbled back, she got to her feet....Another roar and he dived straight at her. She stood her ground. One swipe of the sword took the fingers on his left hand. He howled in pain and staggered back, and she jumped. She planted her feet on hes chest and swung, the blade flashing in the bridge's lights as it took his head. The troll stumbled and she jumped off. The body hit the barrier and tipped backward into the river. Tanith stooped to pick up the head and moved to the barrier....(conversation with Mr.Bliss)....Tanith threw the troll's head into the Thames and, hiding her sword under her coat, walked in the other direction.P.g.s125-128
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