Subject: 'Yahweh God' versus Mortic Wentway
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Posted on: 2013-06-27 12:04:00 UTC
(Tangents are fun!)
'Yahweh God', as presented in the badfic, was actually fairly low-powered. I don't recall him doing anything, but let's allow for my memory being faulty and assume he was indestructable with Generic Magic Powers.
Mortic, on the flip-side, is a member of the Order. He is immortal and actually ludicrously old (he says somewhere that he and the Order were involved in sorting out the furore after the biblical Exodus), and possesses all sorts of special abilities. Most of these seem to spring from 'Order incantations', referenced as 'spells' (with the quotes), for things like improved sight and clinging to the ceiling (but not navigating HQ). He also has increased physical and mental durability. All we know about the origin of these powers is that they're not Judeo-Christian - he explicitly doesn't know much about Christianity.
So how would a fight between them go? We know that Mortic is slightly stronger than a surprised 'Yahweh God', but I suspect that means that if YG got his feet under him, he could win a physical fight pretty quickly. Given that he also has wings, he could certainly catch Mortic on open ground, even with Order faster-running incantations.
A maze-like environment where Mortic could hide from YG might be the best site for a long-running battle. I'm positive the Order has ways to hide from even 'omnicogniscient' beings (though I don't know if this YG even is), and if there's anything that could kill or trap him, Mort - as a PPC agent, not even needing Order training - could eventually find it. His Order abilities would basically serve as an escape method for when his quarry came too close.
But in an enclosed environment like the tent in the mission... Mort's abilities are very much self-focussed. He can improve his own eyesight, his speed, probably his strength and reaction times - but he has no way to affect anyone else. He can't make YG vulnerable to attack. PPC tech might provide an answer, in that he could a) open a portal to somewhere inhospitable, or b) [and I don't know if this would even work] potentially use a D.O.R.K.S. to disguise/transform YG into something harmless. I've never seen that done, but given the transformative nature of disguises (Jay gained magic powers in disguise as a Maia), it seems like it should.
But in a straight fight? YG wins, no question.
hS