Editing Gavel (section)

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Together with other prisoners, Gavel is released from [[the Birdcage]] during [[Scion]]'s rampage.<ref name="history"/> During the battle at the rig, [[Galvanate]] empowers Gavel and other already durable capes with his own brand of invincibility, although the result of this boost is not seen by [[Taylor]].<ref>Here and there, portals opened, and capes stepped onto the platform. String Theory, carrying only a laptop. Galvanate.<br/><br/>Galvanate reached out and touched a select few capes. Layering invincibility over invincibility for Alexandria, for Gavel, Gentle Giant, and a Birdcage cape I didn't recognize. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.4]]</ref>

During a later confrontation with Scion, Gavel steps into battle to block a shot meant for [[Vista]], [[Kid Win]] and [[Tattletale]] with his hammer, drawing Scion's ire.<ref name="scion_block">Scion broke through the wall of hard rock, and it seemed to actually take a modicum of effort. He directed an attack at Vista, Kid Win and Tattletale. A sphere, just like the one that had totaled the Dragonfly.<br/><br/>Gavel threw the hammer into the air, and it blocked the shot. The resulting explosion knocked a dozen capes off their feet, struck some of Kid Win's airborne guns out of the air and very nearly knocked Tattletale from her perch. Crane's disciples were bowled over, but Crane managed to turn with the shockwave, only taking a step back, remaining upright.<br/><br/>The hammer descended, unaffected by the explosion, and Gavel caught the handle in his two hands.<br/><br/>Scion turned his attention to Gavel, throwing one more sphere.<br/><br/>Another detonation. Capes in the area were scrambling to get away from Scion's new designated target.<br/><br/>Gavel had stopped. He swayed, then swung his hammer around, striking it against the ground before gripping the pole, as if he'd only needed something to lean against. His skin was a little darker where it had been scorched, and golden light danced around the edges of the wounds like the orange at the edges of burned paper, where the paper had burned but not burned ''completely''. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/venom-29-2/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.2]]</ref> Scion attacks Gavel with a beam, but Gavel is able to close into melee range, touching Scion's face.<ref name="beam"/> Gavel uses his hammer to knock Scion into a fifteen feet furrow and continues with follow-up attacks, although each attack fails to harm Scion and grows less effective as Scion adapts to the attack.<ref name="hitting_scion"/><ref name="spirit"/> Scion jams a hand into Gavel largest wound, and disintegrates Gavel from the inside. Scion then returns to targeting Kid Win, Vista and others.<ref name="death"/>

In total, Gavel lasts one or two minutes against Scion.<ref name="death">But Scion wasn't pulverized. The golden man reached out and jammed a hand in the largest wound the beam had created. A golden light flared, and Gavel disintegrated on the inside. Flakes of burned flesh traced with bits of golden light flew into the air as either half of Gavel's body hit the ground.<br/><br/>We needed time. Time for Lung. Time for the Simurgh to find her window of opportunity, time for reinforcements...<br/><br/>Gavel, ruthless vigilante, monster, had bought us a good ''minute''. Maybe two.<br/><br/>Scion targeted Vista, Kid Win and the others. His target before Gavel had grabbed his attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/venom-29-2/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.2]]</ref> After his death, he is claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]], who continues to use his power, but with little effect.<ref name="spirit">I felt a welling anger, frustration, a note of hopelessness I hadn't felt before.<br/><br/>Glaistig Uaine had Gavel as a spirit, and was pounding at Scion, with little effect.<br/><br/>"He adapts," Tattletale said. "I was saying it on the phone. He just needs a reminder about which passenger we've got, and then he adjusts some internal frequency, and he adapts. Anything we can throw at him, he knows how to cancel out." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/venom-29-2/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.2]]</ref>