What makes a monster? such a question has been asked many times, and debated throughout history by philosophers.
In the case of Erich Brodsky a former arachnos spy, many surmise that the accident that changed him into Grahn only brought out what was allready there.
Erich Brodsky had infiltrated the FSBA under the guise of a lab technician. working in the S.E.R.A.P.H., and D.A.T.A. labs under the guise of Wilhelm Schmidt. Erich or Wilhelm as he was then known passed along many secrets to his Arachnos masters. Erich was a skilled spy with a background in scientific research. this enabled him to fit in with the others and to elicit information from them. Professor St.John-Smythe had come to suspect a leak but could not confirm it as Brodsky was very efficient at covering his tracks.
Having no proof yet growing more suspiscious, Professor St.John-Smythe initiated a plan to unveil the suspected mole. He unveiled a new design for a microfusion power supply for jetpacks, powered armor,and such. He also spoke in passing to a Heroine named Psi-Lance that he knew who the leak in S.E.R.A.P.H. was. Later that night Brodsky attempted to assasinate Professor Smythe with a carbomb. the Professor was saved by Psi-Lance at the last second.
Using her mental abilities Psi-Lance was able to find the psychic imprint of Erich Brodsky on the device, and Professor St.John-Smythe confirmed that Brodsky had access to the materials needed to make the bomb. Further investigation showed a well covered up trail of information drops that brodsky had engineered including the leak of the new power system plans. Which the professor had put several computer tags on to trace the data.Using this information, the heroine and the professor informed the police, and confronted brodsky with their proof.
Confident that he could escape brodsky denied their claims stalling for time. But a quick thinking deception by Psi-Lance caught brodsky off guard and made him reveal through his surface thoughts his true allegiance. throwing down a flashbang he had concealed brodsky attempted escape. but a telekinetic blast by the heroine knocked him through a pair of doors and into a laboratory that Positron had been using for experiments to safely store the excess of radioactive energy that he sometime sloughed off. Staggering up his flailing hand activated the device and Brodskyw as exposed to a massive burst of radiation. But instead of killing him as it should have. The radiation initated an unholy transformation.
Brodsky grew in height to nearly 8 feet, and his musculature expanded to tremendous proportions. His skin grew dark green and scaly taking on a texture likend to a combination of a crocdiles and a pythons. His eyes became black and pupiless like a sharks. and his ears became flared like a bats.
Standing in the green glow of the radiation surrounding him, Brodsky Roared. A Roar of rage, power, and pain. A deafening roar that shattered glass within the building and for a mile around. A roar that was heard as far away as Steel Canyon. A roar that heralded the birth of a monster into the world. A roar whose sound would become the creatures name. GRAAAAAAAHHHHNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!
Lashing out Grahn smashed his way out of the lab. His actions causing an explosion that The heroine Psi-Lance was only barely able to contain at great cost to herself. an action that saved many lives. gathering his massive legs beneath him Grahn leapt straight up blasting through the reinfored roofing like a balistic missle. his inital leap carrying him to the plaza. and catching by suprise a group of young heroes speaking with Miss Liberty. Grahn wasted no time and attacked with a terifying ferocity. The medicom system was directly responsible for saving the lives of at least a dozen of the young heros and heroines that day.
Leaving the defeated heros on the ground Grahn roared his victory to the world smashing his hands against his chest like some grotesque ape. then proceeded to leap to the sky, in a prodigious bound that carried him clear to the Atlas Park warwall separating Atlas form Steel Canyon. There He displayed his most terrifying aspect. Even though drunk on power and rage, Grahn remained fully posessed of his intellect. displaying a devlish cunning Grahn avoided the gate and the police drones. Grahn reared back and proceeded to smash his way through the Warwall. a trully stupendous feat. tearing and crushing his way through the nearly 200 ft thick structure, and exploding out the other side.
Crashing his way through a building in front of him he leapt through the air landing nearly at Blyde square. There he was met by a rapidly put together force of Longbow special forces and Freedom Corp operatives backed up by Paragon SWAT teams. And above them the Freedom Phalanxe quickly gathered after Miss LIberty had alerted Positron to the danger. Positron, his protege Valkyrie, Swan, Manticore, Synapse, Mnyx, The Back Alley brawler, Citadel, and Sister Psyche, and Aurora Borealis. Statesman was off in another dimension having been captured by his alternate version Tyrant. word was that The Demolition Girls led by Alicia Artica were allready in the process of rescuing him.
Even without their leader the Freedom Phalanxe was a power unto itself. Positron ordered Grahn to surrender. Grahns responce was devestating. Stomping his foot onto the ground he caused a massive shockwave that threw many of the troops and heroes off their feet. Then He leapt into the fray. a massive battle ensuded a battle still talked about to this day. Clapping his massive hands together Grahn caused a sonic boom that shattered windows for a mile in every direction and knocked out more then a third of the troops including stunning Manticore and Sister Psyche, and Aurora.
The Longbow and Freedom Corp troops fought back valiantly laying down a withering barrage of return fire. But Nothing seemed to work. Grahn seemed invincible and unstoppable. The Back Alley Brawler and Citadel engaged Grahn in an incredible hand to hand fight but each one fell in turn. their energy enhanced punches seeming to only enrage the creature further. Synapse moved like a lightning bolt, dodgeing sledgehammer blows and peppering his massive assailant with lightning bolts. Swan blasted away with her light based powers sending blasts of light into Grahn, Minx slashed away with her claws detemrinedly. Valkyrie used her halbred with lethal skill. Positron used all the impressive power at his command. Irradiating Grahn with doses of neutrinos and x-rays in an attemp to weaken him; But all for naught.
Grahn was unyeilding in his defiance though, and seemed to feed off Positrons attacks growing in power with each passing second. his return strikes were devestating. haymaker blows dispatching Citadel and the Brawler. Using a crashed Longbow chaser he took synpase and minx out of the fight then threw the unconscious heroes like ragdolls knocking swan out. Then with an incredible Leap he slammed into Positron and with a crushing grip nearly cracked his armored shell.
Positron was only barely able to escape through use of an underhanded but effective tactic. A quick blast of x-rays into Grahns eyes blinded the creature temporarilly allowing Positron to fly upwards out of the atmosphere where he could safely repair his armor.
Nothing it seemed could stop Grahn. then a massive thunderbolt crashed into the Monster. Followed by a Star Spangled figure. Statesman freed by the Demolition Girls and given enough time to return by the desparate heroic stand of the phalanxers. Crashed into Grahn with a thunderous impact that registered on richter scales in california. Punches that could shatter mountains were exchanged between the 2 combatants. A battle thatleft onlookers stunned.
Yet in the end the massive onslaught of Grahn was not to be stopped by even the Mighty Statesman. Knocked unconscious by a thunderous overhand smash. Standing over his defeated Foe Grahn roared his triumph to the Sky several times. only to be interrupted by the Demolition Girls. Who had returned from the Praetorian dimension. rushing to the scene to witness Statesman fall.
the Demolition Girls attacked courageously, and with a cunning plan. using there blasters, scrappers, and tankers they engaged Grahn directly. while Alicia Artica, her daughter Ariana, and North Wind and Icy Angel, combined their ice control powers to slowly but steadily lower Grahns core temperature to near freezing. slowly but surely Grahn slowed and soon he fell. Frozen in an block of ice stronger then an iceberg. Positron would return and together the heros and Freedom Corp soldiers would transfer Grahns slumbering form to the Zig. Where using his powers Positron drained away the excess of energy flowing through the massive creature that had once been Erich Brodsky. greatly reducing its formidiable power. Grahn was sentenced to be confined for life in a hotsleep chamber through the use of a synaptic inhibitor that kept him in a calm state.
It seemed the nightmare would be over then. More then a third of Steel Canyon and a portion of Atlas Park had been destroyed. Many brave Longbow and Freedom Corp soldiers had sacrificed their lives fighting Grahn and in rescue efforts after the battle. the property damage would stretch into the millions of dollars. Despite that though. It seemd all would be well untill the day came when Arachnos troops attacked the Zig and freed many of the prisoners, including Grahn himself. What plans he may have are unknown but one thing is certain they well involve devestation on a massive scale.
So you mean you'll put down your rock, and I'll put down my sword; and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people?
Dubbed first knight of pep-istan by her majesty Queen Pepcat. first catmonaut to walk onna moon.
The Coming of Grahn
What makes a monster? such a question has been asked many times, and debated throughout history by philosophers.
In the case of Erich Brodsky a former arachnos spy, many surmise that the accident that changed him into Grahn only brought out what was allready there.
Erich Brodsky had infiltrated the FSBA under the guise of a lab technician. working in the S.E.R.A.P.H., and D.A.T.A. labs under the guise of Wilhelm Schmidt. Erich or Wilhelm as he was then known passed along many secrets to his Arachnos masters. Erich was a skilled spy with a background in scientific research. this enabled him to fit in with the others and to elicit information from them. Professor St.John-Smythe had come to suspect a leak but could not confirm it as Brodsky was very efficient at covering his tracks.
Having no proof yet growing more suspiscious, Professor St.John-Smythe initiated a plan to unveil the suspected mole. He unveiled a new design for a microfusion power supply for jetpacks, powered armor,and such. He also spoke in passing to a Heroine named Psi-Lance that he knew who the leak in S.E.R.A.P.H. was. Later that night Brodsky attempted to assasinate Professor Smythe with a carbomb. the Professor was saved by Psi-Lance at the last second.
Using her mental abilities Psi-Lance was able to find the psychic imprint of Erich Brodsky on the device, and Professor St.John-Smythe confirmed that Brodsky had access to the materials needed to make the bomb. Further investigation showed a well covered up trail of information drops that brodsky had engineered including the leak of the new power system plans. Which the professor had put several computer tags on to trace the data.Using this information, the heroine and the professor informed the police, and confronted brodsky with their proof.
Confident that he could escape brodsky denied their claims stalling for time. But a quick thinking deception by Psi-Lance caught brodsky off guard and made him reveal through his surface thoughts his true allegiance. throwing down a flashbang he had concealed brodsky attempted escape. but a telekinetic blast by the heroine knocked him through a pair of doors and into a laboratory that Positron had been using for experiments to safely store the excess of radioactive energy that he sometime sloughed off. Staggering up his flailing hand activated the device and Brodskyw as exposed to a massive burst of radiation. But instead of killing him as it should have. The radiation initated an unholy transformation.
Brodsky grew in height to nearly 8 feet, and his musculature expanded to tremendous proportions. His skin grew dark green and scaly taking on a texture likend to a combination of a crocdiles and a pythons. His eyes became black and pupiless like a sharks. and his ears became flared like a bats.
Standing in the green glow of the radiation surrounding him, Brodsky Roared. A Roar of rage, power, and pain. A deafening roar that shattered glass within the building and for a mile around. A roar that was heard as far away as Steel Canyon. A roar that heralded the birth of a monster into the world. A roar whose sound would become the creatures name. GRAAAAAAAHHHHNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!
Lashing out Grahn smashed his way out of the lab. His actions causing an explosion that The heroine Psi-Lance was only barely able to contain at great cost to herself. an action that saved many lives. gathering his massive legs beneath him Grahn leapt straight up blasting through the reinfored roofing like a balistic missle. his inital leap carrying him to the plaza. and catching by suprise a group of young heroes speaking with Miss Liberty. Grahn wasted no time and attacked with a terifying ferocity. The medicom system was directly responsible for saving the lives of at least a dozen of the young heros and heroines that day.
Leaving the defeated heros on the ground Grahn roared his victory to the world smashing his hands against his chest like some grotesque ape. then proceeded to leap to the sky, in a prodigious bound that carried him clear to the Atlas Park warwall separating Atlas form Steel Canyon. There He displayed his most terrifying aspect. Even though drunk on power and rage, Grahn remained fully posessed of his intellect. displaying a devlish cunning Grahn avoided the gate and the police drones. Grahn reared back and proceeded to smash his way through the Warwall. a trully stupendous feat. tearing and crushing his way through the nearly 200 ft thick structure, and exploding out the other side.
Crashing his way through a building in front of him he leapt through the air landing nearly at Blyde square. There he was met by a rapidly put together force of Longbow special forces and Freedom Corp operatives backed up by Paragon SWAT teams. And above them the Freedom Phalanxe quickly gathered after Miss LIberty had alerted Positron to the danger. Positron, his protege Valkyrie, Swan, Manticore, Synapse, Mnyx, The Back Alley brawler, Citadel, and Sister Psyche, and Aurora Borealis. Statesman was off in another dimension having been captured by his alternate version Tyrant. word was that The Demolition Girls led by Alicia Artica were allready in the process of rescuing him.
Even without their leader the Freedom Phalanxe was a power unto itself. Positron ordered Grahn to surrender. Grahns responce was devestating. Stomping his foot onto the ground he caused a massive shockwave that threw many of the troops and heroes off their feet. Then He leapt into the fray. a massive battle ensuded a battle still talked about to this day. Clapping his massive hands together Grahn caused a sonic boom that shattered windows for a mile in every direction and knocked out more then a third of the troops including stunning Manticore and Sister Psyche, and Aurora.
The Longbow and Freedom Corp troops fought back valiantly laying down a withering barrage of return fire. But Nothing seemed to work. Grahn seemed invincible and unstoppable. The Back Alley Brawler and Citadel engaged Grahn in an incredible hand to hand fight but each one fell in turn. their energy enhanced punches seeming to only enrage the creature further. Synapse moved like a lightning bolt, dodgeing sledgehammer blows and peppering his massive assailant with lightning bolts. Swan blasted away with her light based powers sending blasts of light into Grahn, Minx slashed away with her claws detemrinedly. Valkyrie used her halbred with lethal skill. Positron used all the impressive power at his command. Irradiating Grahn with doses of neutrinos and x-rays in an attemp to weaken him; But all for naught.
Grahn was unyeilding in his defiance though, and seemed to feed off Positrons attacks growing in power with each passing second. his return strikes were devestating. haymaker blows dispatching Citadel and the Brawler. Using a crashed Longbow chaser he took synpase and minx out of the fight then threw the unconscious heroes like ragdolls knocking swan out. Then with an incredible Leap he slammed into Positron and with a crushing grip nearly cracked his armored shell.
Positron was only barely able to escape through use of an underhanded but effective tactic. A quick blast of x-rays into Grahns eyes blinded the creature temporarilly allowing Positron to fly upwards out of the atmosphere where he could safely repair his armor.
Nothing it seemed could stop Grahn. then a massive thunderbolt crashed into the Monster. Followed by a Star Spangled figure. Statesman freed by the Demolition Girls and given enough time to return by the desparate heroic stand of the phalanxers. Crashed into Grahn with a thunderous impact that registered on richter scales in california. Punches that could shatter mountains were exchanged between the 2 combatants. A battle thatleft onlookers stunned.
Yet in the end the massive onslaught of Grahn was not to be stopped by even the Mighty Statesman. Knocked unconscious by a thunderous overhand smash. Standing over his defeated Foe Grahn roared his triumph to the Sky several times. only to be interrupted by the Demolition Girls. Who had returned from the Praetorian dimension. rushing to the scene to witness Statesman fall.
the Demolition Girls attacked courageously, and with a cunning plan. using there blasters, scrappers, and tankers they engaged Grahn directly. while Alicia Artica, her daughter Ariana, and North Wind and Icy Angel, combined their ice control powers to slowly but steadily lower Grahns core temperature to near freezing. slowly but surely Grahn slowed and soon he fell. Frozen in an block of ice stronger then an iceberg. Positron would return and together the heros and Freedom Corp soldiers would transfer Grahns slumbering form to the Zig. Where using his powers Positron drained away the excess of energy flowing through the massive creature that had once been Erich Brodsky. greatly reducing its formidiable power. Grahn was sentenced to be confined for life in a hotsleep chamber through the use of a synaptic inhibitor that kept him in a calm state.
It seemed the nightmare would be over then. More then a third of Steel Canyon and a portion of Atlas Park had been destroyed. Many brave Longbow and Freedom Corp soldiers had sacrificed their lives fighting Grahn and in rescue efforts after the battle. the property damage would stretch into the millions of dollars. Despite that though. It seemd all would be well untill the day came when Arachnos troops attacked the Zig and freed many of the prisoners, including Grahn himself. What plans he may have are unknown but one thing is certain they well involve devestation on a massive scale.
So you mean you'll put down your rock, and I'll put down my sword; and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people?
Dubbed first knight of pep-istan by her majesty Queen Pepcat. first catmonaut to walk onna moon.
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