PHALANX - The rules of the universe.

 

Some people have asked me if they can write a story in my multi-verse. Since most of the time, I had to make up stuff at the moment the questions were asked, I have given myself the task to create an 'official' list of rules and regulations. The rules that are described in this document are the primary ones, meaning that they negate whatever I may or may not have permitted/told you in emails, ICQ messages, or by other means. I am truly sorry if this disrupts your work in progress, but I need time to collect my thoughts, and think about stuff in general, in order to make sure that

a)      Everyone uses the SAME rules

b)      Everything runs smoothly

c)      To make my job easier, meaning that I don't have to spend time repeating the same things to different people. So I'm lazy. Sue me. J

 

So, here we go.

#1 Of any given race, the Phalanx is the most powerful being, incorporating all knowledge and skills at the highest possible level at the time of the Phalanx' creation. This means that Frederic has all the knowledge and skills leading up to the moment where the Gods declare him Phalanx, and anything discovered later has to be learned the old way.

#2 Frederic is the only one who has multiple Phalanxhoods. In order for a Phalanx to become Phalanx of a second race, like Fred did with the Oech-anya, I refer to a later rule.

#3 In order for a Phalanx of the Human race, for example, to obtain the Phalanxhood of an other race, he/she has to

1)      Vanquish that Phalanx in hand-to-hand combat, or stumble upon the symbol of the Phalanx of that particular race

2)      The race in question can no longer exist.

Both these have to be met at the same time, so if Fred were to stumble upon the Sword of the Phalanx of, let's say, the Klingons, he can't be the Klingon Phalanx because there are still Klingons in existence. On the other hand, if the Klingons no longer exist, he still can't be Phalanx of them, unless he finds their Sword.

#4 Frederic/Freda Fromthefield is the only one who can be the Human Phalanx, in any universe. He can only be married to Jennifer, and she only to Jonathan.

#5 Dimensional travel is limited to technological devices ONLY, and are in the hands of the ESMF (Master Slayers are part of the ESMF), Gordon Zells (who does NOT share the technology with ANYONE), and the only exception are the gods, the Destroyers, and Frederic Fromthefield in Shadow mode. Reason for this is the following: it took Shadow 250 years to learn all the bits and pieces, and with Fred's help, they finally came together. Only Shadow can cast the Dimension Door spell, and the technique is impossible to teach to the other characters, unless they are willing to spend another 250 years trying to do so.

#6 creating a new Phalanx, of a new race, is your own choice, but please keep the rules of the Phalanx intact:

1)      The Phalanx is selected at birth by the Destroyers to be the destroyer of the race. The Gods give him/her supernatural abilities (effectively giving the person the title 'Phalanx') as soon as they find him/her, to help in their battle against their own dark side. Because this takes time, the Phalanx-to-be walks on the wrong side of the law. (Frederic smuggled people in and out of the U.S.)

2)      The Phalanx is the strongest being of that race, in endurance, strength, intelligence, agility, dexterity, and everything else. No technological or biological being can rival this, unless it's another Phalanx. (Remember how Fred beat Data at arm-wrestling?)

3)      Fred is the only one who is stronger than the Phalanx of any race, given the fact that he has three Phalanxhoods.

4)      The Gods destroy the Phalanx after he/she defeats his/her dark one. This dark one will either attack in the Phalanx's own mind, or by splitting at a given time and attacking in the physical world. The dark part of the Phalanx has its own name, behavior, and appearance. In case of defeat of the Phalanx, the Dark One will survive, and become a Dark Phalanx, no longer under the God's power, and therefore, the Gods can no longer kill him/her.

5)      Allowing a Phalanx to live has only been granted to Fred/Freda. All the others have perished. Only under very, very, dire circumstances will the Gods allow this. (Freda's exception was based on the fact that she was facing a lot of vampire/demonic activity on her home world. Frederic's was the invasion of the Ketari, and the subsequent elimination of their Dark Phalanx.) Needless to say, an entire race has to be at stake before the Gods will even consider such an activity.

6)      In case you are considering giving your Phalanx a second Phalanxhood, remember that his own Dark One may very well come once more.

#7 some of you have an interest in time-travel. Since temporal mechanics give me headaches, I've decided to let you deal with it, but don't come running to me when you're in deep shit. I can't help you. J

#8 the use of my characters (Fred/Freda - Jennifer- Daphnix- any of the Master Slayers, the Club members, the ESMF, acquaintances, friends, etc.)

If you want to use my characters, be prepared to rewrite your story multiple times. The lesser characters not per se, but certainly if you're using Fred, Jennifer, and Daphnix. Frederic is based on me, and Daphnix is based on my best friend, so I expect them to be 100% true to my stories. You may find me rigged and unyielding in this section, but my characters are like children to me, as is this entire story and multi-verse, and I am only trying to keep my story-line easy to understand (believe me, with dimensional crossings and time travel, it could be incomprehensible to anyone without an IQ of 800. J)

If you do decide to use my characters, technology won't be shared, unless your characters officially join the ESMF (Master Slayers are part of the ESMF.), in which case they will be expected to start hunting vampires, and demons. They will also be expected to help when called upon. And then it will be me who will have the trouble of using characters that aren't mine. But, since I've been doing it for some time, I'm sure we can work something out quickly and easily.

I also understand that you may wish to write erotica. I have no problems with erotica, but understand that there will be limits to it: Frederic will only have sex with Jennifer, and vice versa. Likewise for Freda. No rape or forced sex with any of my characters, please. I don't really care who the rest sleeps with, since none of the others are married. This may change in the future, though. J

#9 the symbol of the Phalanx of any given race is the Sword of the Phalanx. The only exception is the Oech-anya, with their Necklace, because of their inherited mental abilities, and the fact that they didn't need swords. They used mental energy to create a blade, if the need arose. The Phalanx armor is identical for every humanoid race, with only the size varying from person to person.

#10 No Phalanx can tip the power of Frederic or Jennifer. They share a triple Phalanxhood, and no other Phalanx can assume that much power. For the same reason, no single Phalanx can reach the level of power Daphnix has, because he shares in both Frederic's and Jennifer's powers, giving him about the power of a double Phalanxhood.

 

Because some of you have asked for a table of power-levels, I have included one below:

Power level	Abilities
1	Basic telekinetic power, mind-reading, minimal shielding
2	Advanced telekinetic powers, basic mind-control, basic shielding
3	Top-level telekinetic powers, advanced mind-control, advanced shielding
4	Same as #3, only stronger and further reaching
5	Phalanx power level. Same as #4, with more range and power

 

All additional levels just add more power, and with more power comes increased range. I have also included a list of power levels of the different characters.

Name	Level
Frederic Fromthefield	13
Jennifer Fromthefield	13
Daphnix Smith	8
Freda Fromthefield	5
Jonathan Fromthefield	5
Daphne Smith	4
Master Slayers (general)	3
ESMF soldier	3
Club member (Sonya, Michelle, Barbara)	1