Minor Illusion

“Missingno. is an entity composed of four pieces. The first is the piece that gives it its name.” Phane waved his hand and there appeared an image in the air, rotating. It was an oblong geometric shape, patterned like analog television static. “This is probably the least dangerous of the components, aside from the fact that it binds the rest together. It also provides a good visual indication of what Missingno. is currently affecting. Are you familiar with broken gifs? Or maybe jpeg artifacting?” There were a few nods, and a few confused faces. Phane ignored the latter and continued.

“It looks like that. The second component is… a tragic piece of history, really.” The holographic image changed to that of a fairly normal looking man in a beanie and somewhat rugged clothing. “This is John Freeman. He was like you,” he made another pointed look at Bonesaw “but he grappled with power beyond his capacities. In his attempts to save lost timelines, to manipulate a fraction of my power, willingly lent, he drew the attention of… dark forces. I am still unsure whether any of his personality remains. He represents and supplies Chaos, and may yet have some link to dead timelines.”

The image changed again, and this time it was merely a silhouette, matching Phane’s own. “The third aspect of Missingno. is a piece of myself. How it was able to steal power from me is unimportant, and rest assured you cannot replicate it for personal gain. While I was able to heal from the loss, the fragmentary copy remained. This aspect represents and supplies Power, and before you ask, yes, this is why I’d prefer to keep my distance from this fight.”

The floating image winked out.

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Round 11, Season 6, SanityMeter