architect entertainment Everlasting Bi-Weekly AE Event: ALTER-U (Chapter 2 at June 18th)

[LightMaster]

Have you ever wondered what happened if the Battalion (aka the Coming Storm) invaded has Live CoX not shut down in an untimely matter? Are they as threatening as people thought and the afternath is felt, or were they shut down easier than expected and is a result of an even more destructive collaboration?
 

What if the effort by Mender Silos and Ouroboros as a whole turned out to be all in vain, or if they were right all along about handling the danger? And what happens if Lord Nemesis managed to know about Mender Silos’ true identity?

 

Would the war between Paragon City and the Arachnos have a final victory for either side, or would there be something or even someone that causes a horrid aftermath for both?

 

All that will be explored in the ALTER-U series, a bi-weekly event involving a custom AE arc. Each “chapter” will explore the happenings and aftermaths of the potential events, acting as a pseudo-sequel to the City of Heroes official story a whole, but with slight creative liberty on the characters to prevent things from being too predictable.

 

This thread can be used for providing feedback, story critique, difficulty, etc, but remain civil for the thread as a general rule of thumb of Homecoming forums.

 

There are simple rules for each chapter:

• Your actions might have weight on future chapters depending on how severe they are. That said, Godmodding and powerplaying actions will not be tolerated, which means you can’t kill an important NPC ICly without the agreements of the other players.
• Level range is 50-54, so yours truly will use any of my level 50 toons to ensure many have a chance to contribute in battles.
• You are not required to RP, but it can help making the story immersive. If your character die ICly, you may want to use another for future chapters.
• Following up on first rule; the missions outcome are pre-determined, but your words and actions toward NPCs when RP’ing may have an impact in future chapters.
• Do not commit any act of betrayal. Betrayals will be handled by NPCs anyways.
• And most of all, it’s meant for a fun adventure, so we adjust in Notoriety and other factors to ensure people enjoys.
   

Chapter 1: Aftermath of Battalion
Wednesday, June 4th 2025, 7:00 PM EST

A decade after the invasion of the Battalion, the aftermath showed that the people of Primal Earth are still recovering from what is the biggest multiversal war to date. The heroes of Paragon City and villains of Arachnos are back to the old war, with no decisive victor this time.

 

Then, you heard a threat from Lord Nemesis himself. “Consider your days numbered, heroes and villains of the Earth. I have discovered the method of immortality… that led me to become some time-travelling goody-two-shoes! If I cannot be immortal without becoming a fool called Mender Silos, then I will find another way to achieve eternity!”

 

Same ol’ Nemesis, same ol’ unpredictable plans. You cannot run risk letting him get away from all of what he have done, and you and possibly a team runs to investigate an abandoned warehouse that is rumored to contain powerful artifacts…

Edited Thursday at 12:34 AM by LightMaster
Chapter 1 done!

[ZamuelNow]

I probably won't be available but great to see other people doing AE events. What shard will it be on?

[LightMaster]

50 minutes ago, ZamuelNow said:

I probably won't be available but great to see other people doing AE events. What shard will it be on?

Oh yeah forgot to mention, it’ll occur in Everlasting.

[LightMaster]

Chapter 1 is completed! An user with “Primal” on their name helped a lot for recruiting missing spots, particularly at the fifth and final mission, and switched from Brute to a more well-built Tanker to ensure things goes smoothly.

 

As of the chapter itself, here are some aftermaths based on our actions and what we witnessed:

• Spoiler

  • The “ancient artifacts” in an abandoned warehouse turned out to be another diversion by Nemesis. And another fake Nemesis to be destroyed, at that.
  • Captain Mako and Barracuda has gone rogue, and not in a good way! Mako secretly allied with Nemesis thinking that the “Arachnos have been turning into softies lately”, not having his bloodlust sastified. Barracuda, while initially hesitant, ultimately allows herself to take the most of the potential thrill with the adrenaline and raging boost of the Misomania Pollens. This is background details, but Barracuda and Captain Mako were against us in Mission 1 and 4 respectively.
  • Speaking of which, the Misomania Flowers and their Pollens causes even the mighty Devouring Earth to go on an unparalleled rampage, leaving even the secured Atlas City at their mercy. It has no effect on robots, including the Praetorian Clockworks who suddenly make an appearance… which may foreshadow something bigger.
  • Manticore made an uneasy alliance with you, but ultimately saw that Atlas City really needs you despite everything, after rescuing him from the onslaught of Devouring Earths and Hydras.
  • As stated, even Atlas City isn’t safe from the onslaught. They were not attacking the Nemesis Automatons or the Clockworks, however… it seems that the Misomania Pollens makes the enraged creatures to only attack other living beings. Or could the Clockworks and Automatons conveniently make themselves invisible to them? One thing for sure, something smells!
  • Scirocco got rescued, attempted to stop the onslaught in Atlas City, and while Serafina isn’t willing to forgive him yet, she is touched with how sincere Scirocco is about his redemption and stick with our group. Even after defeating yet another fake Nemesis, Scirocco ensures that the Primal Earth is safe and sound from worse events from happening.
  • Nemesis, already discovered his future self, decided that the true way to achieve eternity “without becoming a goody-two-shoes like Mender Silos” is to begin even more fear and destruction, to the point he cannot he compared to anything else in terms of terror… and with both Paragon City and Rogue Islands being heavily damaged in a short amount of time, compared to what the Battalion and even Dimensionless did, he proved himself right.
  • His final step, to escape punishment and becoming good, is to let himself disintergrated with his staff, influencing many machineries in both Primal and Praetor Earths… and as Babbage herself shows up, she is now the leader of both Nemesis army, the New Clockworks, and what remains of the WarWorks. Whether or not this is yet another fake Nemesis or the real deal… Babbage have no intention of keeping him around, for sure.
  • While Babbage is stopped, she managed to escape, swearing vengeance, in true villain fashion. The destruction, orchestrated by Nemesis, is not like any before… but you and many, many heroes, villians, civilians and all else survived nonetheless. And now, you can finally rest easy… for now.
  • There are however reports about Captain Mako and Barracuda on the loose, Scirocco now having his bounty on his head despite helping to stop Mako from killing Arachnos as a whole, and the Legacy Chain facing criticism and scrutiny for “undisclosed oppressions”. The latter has to do with a Radiant of Light not rescued by us, and upset of us forgetting him, he managed to escape… but not without a warning on our back.

   

(Teaser for Chapter 2)
Radiant of Light: “You will regret not checking on the Legacy Chain… They had made a slave out of ourselves, the Legacy of Light, in fear of becoming what became the Carnival of Light of the other world… But I will not let it slide, and neither will many of my friends. From now on, watch yourselves… For that we will come back, shining brighter than never.”