Scene: "Tideborne Ascension" — Morgz Unlocks Abysslung Core
Location: An isolated cavern lagoon at the base of a cliff. A still, circular pool reflects moonlight pouring in from the broken ceiling. The group is asleep up above — only Morgz wanders restlessly.
He stands at the edge of the glowing water. His reflection is quiet — until it suddenly shimmers.
Morgz (to himself):
"So I'm built different now, huh?"
He steps into the lagoon. The water licks at his calves, then his waist, then his neck — and when he fully submerges...
Everything changes.
SUBSYSTEM ONLINE: ABYSSLUNG CORE
Mutation Path: Active
Conditions Met: Submersion | Fluid Saturation Threshold Exceeded
Status:"SOAKED STATE" ACHIEVED
Evolution Unlocked: Abysslung Core
Morgz's body twitches — then settles.
His skin turns a deeper blue-gray, like the belly of a storm. Iridescent lines run along his arms and neck, glowing like bioluminescent veins.
His gills open. Not just behind his ears — but also across his ribcage and spine. A complete metamorphosis.
Passive Effects Begin to Trigger
Hydro-Hemostasis
A faint scar on his side (from a Namsari battle weeks ago) melts away as the water touches it.
Morgz (blinking, whispering):
"…that was supposed to be permanent…"
He nicks his hand with a blade. The blood hits water — and the wound vanishes instantly.
Even his tired muscles relax, as if the water itself is massaging him.
Abyss Breathing
He dives deeper, touching the thermal vents at the bottom.
Boiling water fills his mouth — but he doesn't gag.
Instead… he inhales it.
No burning. No choking. Just… power.
His lungs now behave like gills and combustion chambers — filtering toxins, absorbing Vythra, and sustaining him in lethal environments.
Moisture Conversion
Even as he surfaces, the humidity in the air continues to restore him — tiny droplets being pulled from the mist into his pores like he's a human sponge.
Bonus Mutation: Soaked State
After 10 seconds submerged, the glow on his arms intensifies.
Thin blue armor forms over his shoulders and back like liquid plating — water held in tension by raw Vythra.
He exhales — and the breath comes out as dense mist.
Morgz (grinning darkly):
"Yeah... I don't swim. I ascend."
He leaps from the water and lands on the rock wall above — water spiraling off his body in coils.
Zixy, watching from the shadows in her voodoo cloak, raises an eyebrow.
Zixy (amused):
"Show-off. But damn if it isn't hot."
Summary of Morgz's Abysslung Core
Hydro-Hemostasis: Instant healing in contact with any liquid — not just water (acid, blood, void, etc.) Abyss Breathing: Immune to drowning, suffocation, toxins, lava, and void-liquid Moisture Conversion: Restores stamina + VYTHRA from air humidity Soaked State (Mutation): Activates after 10 seconds submerged:
Glowing water armor (minor damage resistance)
x3 regeneration
Bonus visual aura and intimidation presence
Scene: Spiral Ignition – Full Sequence
Location: Fog-drenched canyon, twilight falling. Mist lingers like a veil. Pools of still water reflect the grey sky. The terrain is uneven, slick with moisture — perfect for Morgz's domain.
Morgz stood shirtless, barefoot, wind brushing against his soaked skin.
The damp air thickened with pressure.
He exhaled slowly, spreading his arms.
Morgz (quietly):
"Let's see what Spiral Ignition really feels like…"
His lungs expanded.
Abysslung Core activated. His skin shimmered faintly with a bioluminescent blue hue. Every pore drew moisture from the air.
Suddenly — the water around him coiled upward, spinning into a twin double-helix vortex around his body.
It wrapped him like armor, moving clockwise and counterclockwise at once — like DNA made of the ocean.
His feet left the ground slightly.
[Aqua Drive: Spiral Ignition – Helix Spiral Mode: ONLINE]
Water Density: 88%
Pressure Spiral Stable
Aqua Jet Phantom: Charging… Ready.
FWOOOSH!
Morgz launched.
His entire body drilled forward through the mist — an aquatic comet of blur and force.
The moment he shifted direction, a pressure snap detonated behind him — like thunder in a canyon.
He redirected mid-dash using his left leg, compressing moisture around his ankle. He kicked sideways — Burst Correction.
He zig-zagged like a ricocheting tide, faster than the eye could follow.
Then — the enemy trap triggered. A blast of energy shot toward his side.
And hit nothing.
The blast collided with… him — or what looked like him.
The fake body soaked the impact and fizzled apart into steam.
Aqua Jet Phantom.
Morgz reappeared 10 meters to the left, water trailing behind his spin.
Morgz (grinning):
"Damn. That wasn't a dodge. That was a decoy."
He landed hard, water exploding outward from the impact zone. The nearby puddles rose — pulled by his kinetic gravity.
[Aqua Jet Phantom: Active]
Afterimage intercepted attack
Enemy "locked-on" removed
Next move: user's choice
Morgz:
"Tidal speed… with a trick shot."
He stood tall, water still swirling around his arms, breath steady.
Morgz (smirking):
"Try and keep up."
Scene: Test Sequence – Kraken's Grasp
Setting: A shallow ravine filled with fog and low-tide swamp water. The air is heavy with mist. Pools reflect ghosted stars overhead. Morgz stands barefoot in ankle-deep water, shirt soaked, breath even.
Morgz extended his hand outward.
Morgz (quietly):
"Alright, Kraken… show me what you got."
His chest pulsed — Abysslung Core flared. The water around his feet vibrated. Then —
THOOM.
The ground shivered. A deep gurgling echoed beneath the surface.
From the shallow pools and canyon walls, jet-black tentacles made of pressurized water erupted in arcs — thick, sinuous, and slick with kinetic distortion.
They moved like they knew the terrain — sensing gravity, movement, threat.
[Ability Unlocked: Kraken's Grasp]
Tentacles Manifested: 6
Status: Autonomous – Semi-Synced
Morgz (low whistle):
"…Oh. You're hungry, huh?"
He took a single step forward.
Suddenly, the tentacles lunged — not at him, but at a boulder across the ravine. One wrapped around its base, another slid along the top like a constrictor.
CRACK—!!
The boulder snapped in half, dragged screaming into the water like it had insulted Poseidon.
Morgz (startled):
"Yo— you just decided that rock had to go?"
He flicked his hand.
Multi-Limb Bind — four new tentacles spiraled from the canyon walls, latching onto another formation. This time, they didn't break it… they squeezed.
[Drown Lock Engaged]
Water Pressure: Climbing
Asphyxiation Simulation: Active
Flow Disruption: Detected
Morgz (watching calmly):
"Damn. If that was a person… they'd be jelly by now."
The boulder began to tremble, cracks spreading like veins.
The pressure wasn't external anymore — it was internal. The stone was being drowned from the inside.
Suddenly, a stray bird flew nearby — too close.
One of the tentacles lashed out mid-air, coiling around the creature gently… then dropped it softly to the ground.
Morgz (eyes widening):
"…Wait. You're… defending me?"
His HUD blinked.
[Pulse Constrict – Passive Guard Mode: ACTIVE]
Tentacle Instinct: Engaged
Morgz (grinning now):
"Okay, Kraken. You're more than just smashy-grabby."
He snapped his fingers. The remaining tentacles twitched, then slithered back into the surfaces they came from — disappearing without a sound.
Morgz (smirking):
"Can't believe I'm saying this… but I miss the old water whip days."
He looked up at the sky, mist still thick around him.
Morgz:
"You don't just drown 'em. You study the rhythm of their heart…
...and stop it."