Duv Guide Three: Combat
Obviously stretching is her main ability, but Duv has a couple other natural powers in her repertoire. She can stretch out her arms at will whether in a combat situation or not, but her large hands would do minimal damage outside of Combat Mode.
While in Combat Mode, Duv’s hands stay large without any conscious effort and her muscles bulk out. It is believed that this ability was inherited from her father, but no one knows for sure (mostly because it’s unclear who her father was and what powers he had). She also becomes much quicker and her body becomes more solid, giving her the ability to dodge rather than absorb attacks and to deal harsher blows. However, some her natural abilities (such as being able to float for short bursts and thick skin) are sacrificed in exchange for more power. She also cannot heal while in Combat Mode, and has to come back down to recover. This can be an issue because while in this state, Duv becomes focused on dealing damage and defeating her opponent and will often become unaware of all else around her until her opponent is down. When she finally does come down from Combat Mode, her Healing Factor kicks in and she regains her natural abilities, often exhausted and barely able to move.
Duv’s Healing Factor is naturally occurring in her mother’s species and is a trait shared by the majority of her people. It is somewhat stifled by her human DNA, but is still very useful (as long as she heals on time).
Bleeding will eventually stop naturally, but severe enough wounds should receive medical attention before too much blood is lost. Duv’s Healing Factor works best on her hands (as they have no bone structure and are mostly hollow flesh.
Duv’s Healing Factor works well on the arms and legs, but loses effectiveness the closer to a bone structure the wound is. Duv is capable of regenerating bone, but it takes much longer and requires much more energy. Base flesh wounds take only seconds to heal, deeper wounds can take minutes to hours and regrowing limbs can take hours to days depending. Regrowing a hand with no damage to the upper arm takes around three hours.
Most of Duv’s attacks are direct, but she is able to use some of the air manipulation tactics of her people when not in Combat Mode. One of these moves is the Final Gambit. At times of desperation, Duv can summon all the air in her body and spit it out in a blast of either hyper-heated or hyper-cooled air. However, this can be dangerous because her human lungs weren’t designed to withstand the force and could collapse. Healing Factor can take care of this, but with all oxygen expelled the damage may not be repaired quick enough before suffocation occurs. Duv is able to perform similar, less powerful moves that are far less dangerous, but also not as effective.
