Nymphlopedia

Entry 59: Tornado Nymphs

Beginning AN:

I just want to get this out here right now: No, despite the name and being associated with a color on the green side of the spectrum, these have nothing to do with "Terrible Tornado" of One Punch Man. If you don't believe me, you are free to read on through and get disappointed.

Oh yeah, I just barely remembered this as I was uploading Entry 58, but regarding the horrible Sheldon avatar again, so the last run was Jacob and Esau to Mega Satan and I won that too. Shoot, if I can beat that kind of Daily I think the Sheldon avatar's just gonna stay up there forever now.

All three of 'the trio' clung on tightly to a pole as the winds raged around them. Vince was gritting his teeth while his Shroomite Armor rattled and threatened to either cut him up or peel right off of him. Sonata was flat-out screaming, waving up and down in the air's currents.

Tania on the other hand was somehow just kind of holding on to it normally.

"WHY EVEN IS THERE A 'TORNADO' BIOME IN THE FIRST PLACE?!" Complained Vince. "ISN'T THAT JUST THE GUST VALLEYS... BUT WITH MORE WIND?!"

"NO, NO NYMPH TYPE IS A 'MORE EXTREME' VERSION OF ANY OTHER!" Tania claimed back. "JUST LIKE NO NYMPH TYPE IS REALLY AN 'OPPOSITE' TO ANY OTHER! THESE ARE JUST DIFFERENT WAYS AND SETS AND PATTERNS THE WINDS CAN BE IN!"

"DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS NOW?!" Sonata asked them. "SAVE THE EXPOSITION FOR THE FOREST!"

"DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO?!" Vince asked her.

Sonata finally opened her eyes, looking around at the massive vortex around them. "...Oh yeah." She said, shrugging. "I guess not."

Then the winds finally died down, and the trio was able to slide to the bottom, landing on what looked like pleasant, if flat, plains had it not been for the nearly-permanent overcasting clouds.

"So there are different types of air forces," Tania explained, "'regular' air, like that seen in the breeze of a normal day, and the harsher vorticies that define the 'Tornado' aspect."

'Speak of the devil,' one of those Nymphs in question showed up. Fittingly, she not only had hair shaped in a spiral like one, her exceptionally slim lower legs/feet and larger upper body invoked the image of one.

"Okay I need to train harder." She said.

Sonata stomped a foot down in offense. "That was TRAINING to you?! Come on, if you're gonna fight us for 'intruding' or 'befriending the Last Dryad,' at least fight for real instead of using us as your test subjects!"

"I was doing both. You'll be practice for if, say, the Lunatic Cult comes over here."

"Oh. Well, okay then. So, you're just a powerful enemy, not a powerful enemy and a smartass underusing her power. Here's the second most important thing about me, Naked Empire Leader Sonata: I never hold back. That's an asshole thing to do. When I fight, I'm always going at my full power."

"What's your most important thing?" Asked the Tornado Nymph.

"Rule #1."

"Oh, right, sorry about that."

She shot a glare at both Tania and Vince. Individually.

"Speaking of Rule #1, what my real goal with the training part of my attack was, was to try to blow your clothes off."

"WOAH no, no no no, that's too far." Said Sonata. "I believe in making the world a clothing-optional paradise yes but I won't strip clothes off of people if they don't want to!" Tania raised a brow at that. Sonata, while not saying anything, finished: "Oh but I will try to nudge them to get naked. A lot."

Tania sighed. "It worked on me, she wore me down."

While Vince just put on a stupid grin. "Not for me! After everything I've been through, I don't want to take off this armor if I so much as put one foot outside of my home! Also, you... made that tornado by yourself?"

"No I didn't make the tornado I just controlled one that already formed.

"My friends on the other hand, they can make tornados with me together if we team up. In fact, I'm just going to do that right now. Bye!"

She Recalled before anybody could even raise a weapon to her. The trio all looked in the skies, seeing green lightning form above them, and another funnel cloud beginning to form.

"Everyone." Said Tania. "Grab the pole again."

Sonata sighed. "Could you imagine recruiting her though?! The power of a tornado-"

"Like I said to Vince, no Nymph type is stronger than any other when you get down to it! Including us, actually!"

Tornado Nymphs.

Being in a "Tornado Alley" during "Tornado Season" is an accurate way to describe fighting these Nymphs in the desolate and dangerous plains. Ignoring the literal tornados on top of that.

Preferred Environment: Tornado Crossroads.

Environment Threat Level: Severe.

Environment Stats: Wet, frequent rainfall. Cold, although the temperature is prone to fluxuating. Moderate-mundane. Rare. Flat lands prone to very violent gusts of wind, often forming tornados with or without intervention from the Tornado Nymphs. Also has sky counterparts, floating islands made of swirling storm clouds, and underground counterparts, "Guststone" walkways with underground storms.

Other Names: Hurricane Nymphs, Whirlwind Nymphs, Pressure Nymphs, "Disaster Nymphs" (Not accurate but they do like this name), "(Wind) Storm Nymphs."

Affinity: Wind.

Color: Light Chartreuse.

Traditional Costume Weapon: Large, very transparent wind gusts/'tornadoes' that go around their legs, some of them (this is irrelevant to the strength of the Tornado Nymph) have it around their whole bodies except their heads. (Again, this is transparent, so it does not actually cover them.) Helps them manipulate winds, obviously especially making tornadoes, but they can also command the air in other ways.

Vince's Comment: Okay, if one ever attacks you, remember this: There is no equivalent to "being in the eye of the storm." Yeah, no safe spot. Don't learn this the hard way. Just... keep a hold on whatever cobalt or palladium or whatever tools you have. I'm not very good at "thinking down" from the gear I have sorry that wasn't meant to be a brag. (Note from Sonata: Yeah I'm the bragger! WE JUST KILLED THE MOON LORD WHOOOOO!)

Sonata's Comment: So there's this episode of King of the Hill where Hank loses his clothes to a tornado and that's fuckin' rad. That's not gonna happen with me because I'm naked to begin with, but it's still fun to think about. Oh yeah, Nymphs. If you're wearing clothes and get in this biome, these Nymphs will love just blasting them off of you whenever you want to undress. They can get forward about nudity even by Nymph standards. Which is saying a lot.

Tania's Comment: Tornado Nymphs.
Nymphae Pollucis.
Among the more violent of the Nymphs typically. If there is one word to describe how they operate, it is "pressure," the changing pressures of the air and winds, high and low, the ingredients for a tornado rather than the tornado itself. It always makes more sense when looking at a Nymph type to break down the components, it gives a better base to understand their powers and how they work. Tornados are rarely a positive thing - to humanity. Or to most living beings. Yet to certain key lifeforms, it is a method of fast travel - seeds fly around, and other Tornado Field-oriented creatures can use their harsh currents as a mode of transportation. In a way, should we learn how to properly harness their power, we have another possible efficient method of travel. One that... will take an uphill battle to form, however.

Closing AN:

I was debating with myself over how blatant this chapter's King of the Hill reference should be. I went with... what you'd consider this.

No, not every chapter has some KOTH reference tucked away in it. Just the ones where I say it happens... or, maybe there was some I missed? I'll try to make it a rule that if there's a KOTH reference, I'll say it outright.

By the way I know damn-near nothing about tornados in real life.