[[ City of Kings ]] wrote:
by DoubleInfiniti
xxxxxJet’s additional power is the control of seismic waves. Though he doesn’t do it often, preferring not to interfere with the natural order of things as long as the balance is intact, when he does strike it’s sudden and powerful.
xxxxxJet’s earthquakes have been known to cause entire cities to crumble to the ground, and occasionally even islands to dissolve back into the ocean. The seismic waves occur at an intensity that is beyond any scale or measurement tool we have currently, and the quakes they cause have lasted multiple hours, far beyond that of anything naturally caused.
xxxxxThe process of creating an earthquake is quite simple. Jet slams one or both of his front paws into the ground, causing a slight quake around him, then directs the rest of the force, with his horns, to wherever he wants to send the waves - taking into account
the way that the different layers of Earth will affect their trajectory. In this way, he can pinpoint exactly where he needs to direct the waves. In some cases it’s difficult or even impossible to only target the necessary area, so Jet ends up traveling around the world in underground cave systems in an effort to be as exact as possible and keep unnecessary damage to a minimal level.
xxxxxThough usually he strikes land, occasionally he has to cause a quake in the ocean. When this happens his water powers often end up combining with the shock, sending an extremely powerful and damaging tsunami to any land unfortunate enough to be in its way. These tsunamis are usually as bad as the quakes that caused them, and have the potential to flood entire islands, destroying everything in their paths.
*note that in the Sima universe, he would not be involved in the lore and his powers would be watered down to close range/targeted only, to avoid confusion with deities*
How do they use it: xxxxxThough seemingly a bit of a showoff at first, Jet does an incredibly important job. He’s tasked with keeping the tectonic plates in line, which he does by causing these earthquakes. Some earthquakes of course are natural and he had little to nothing to do with them, but ones that occur away from fault lines are typically his doing.
xxxxxAs often as he can, he tries not to strike near populated areas or anywhere else there’s a threat of causing significant damage. He’s very serious about what he does, and prefers not to cause any casualties in the process. For his own protection, though, he can’t reveal himself or his power - so he usually can’t give any sort of warning when he does have to strike in a high risk area. Due to this he often feels guilty about any loss of life that occurs because of his quakes.
xxxxxOccasionally, however, his earthquakes have been used to assist him or others. When necessary, he can cause intense quakes that have been pinpointed with extreme precision, affecting only a small area. Though he stays behind the scenes, he occasionally helps demolition crews by causing one of these under a building. Most of the time he uses them as a form of self defense, causing a precise quake which blocks an entrance to the cave system he lives in or makes something fall on someone who is a threat to him.

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