Mission 120: Love Is My Weapon

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14 sierpnia 2015
tengusaur (15:32:25): An emergency beacon is activated. Its location - Brussels. The same city that saw a lot of commotion a few months ago.
tengusaur (15:33:27): The same city where the final battle against the Kin took place. And, to make it stranger, this is the same beacon that was used by Mark Tennyson in the past.
tengusaur (15:33:57): And what's even stranger is... You knew this already.
tengusaur (15:34:24): Because you had a premonition. Something in your heads made you know that your presence will be needed here, at exactly this place.
tengusaur (15:35:37): Your units are in Brussels already. This is the damaged part of the city, still not entirely rebuilt, and oddly silent at this point.
tengusaur (15:36:07): The only thing that breaks the silence is the beacon, located atop one of the ruined buildings.
VJockey (15:36:18): [Interitus was already in her larger form, staff in hand. Waiting and watching.]
TormTerra (15:36:44): Alex: "I'd hoped I wouldn't have to go back for another battle."
peter kampschroeder (15:37:13): Eva: "I don't like this."
tengusaur (15:37:28): Or at least that's where it should be located, according to the signal that came to Unity Group some time ago...
tengusaur (15:37:33): But, when you come in close.
tengusaur (15:37:37): There is nothing there.
VJockey (15:37:47): Volya: ".... I don't either..."
TormTerra (15:39:06): Alex: "...I don't think it's the same. I was at a tour of that museum once, in high school. And I lived just a few kilometers away for years while in university."
tengusaur (15:39:30): For a moment, nothing happens. Though the air feels heavy...
Drascin (15:40:14): Kagura is floating with weapons online. Yeah, her experience with premonitions up to here hasn't been good
TormTerra (15:40:44): For now Alex was on foot, no need to have the collateral damage bot ruin things worse just by walking around until needed
tengusaur (15:40:48): And then, suddenly, with a loud crack, a time-space anomaly opens in the air.
VJockey (15:41:26): "..!"
tengusaur (15:41:48): And through the rift, several huge figures drop heavily to the ground. Emotions emanating from them are so strong you can almost feel them.
tengusaur (15:41:53): Emotions of hate and rage.
tengusaur (15:42:02): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddyd8WxIOUY
TormTerra (15:42:15): That was the call to summon Enki before it was too late, further damage seemed unavoidable
peter kampschroeder (15:46:17): Eva: "-Ghk!" she has to swallow hard to avoid throwing up all over the cockpit.
tengusaur (15:46:19): Several animalistic Kin units appear. Somehow, even more of them took the trip from the future... Though not intact, judging by the state of their machines.
tengusaur (15:48:06): The normally tiger, eagle or serpent-like Kin units are twisted, barely humanoid, and their forms are shambling, barely holding themselves in one place, and their motions strange and inhuman. Yes despite that, they move with ferocity.
tengusaur (15:48:17): But this is not the end...
tengusaur (15:48:36): The rift grows wider as something else passes it.
tengusaur (15:49:29): A huge, horrible mashup of metallic limbs, animal heads, wings, tails, and other bodyparts. All of them look like they could have belonged to Kin units, at some point in the past.
tengusaur (15:49:45): Dark energy swirls inside and around the mashup, seemingly holding it together.
Drascin (15:50:20): Kagura is looking on, taking front. Given how much of apain these guys were last time, this is probably not going to be fun
tengusaur (15:50:43): After the last, giant abomination passes through the rift, it is no longer there.
VJockey (15:51:22): "T...this is really bad..."
tengusaur (15:51:23): The Kin took their hate-fuelled trip to the past... But at a great cost to themselves.
TormTerra (15:51:27): Alex was ready in Enki. "What are those...What happened in that world?"
Drascin (15:51:44): Kagura: WELL HELLO TO YOU AGAIN, ASSHOLES
tengusaur (15:52:08): The abominations notice you. And, one after another, start rushing towards you, like furious beasts!
peter kampschroeder (15:52:13): Eva: "Please...don't..."
tengusaur (15:52:39): Enemy List: Ferocious Tiger Abomination x2, Ruthless Eagle Abomination x2, Obsessive Serpent Abomination x2, Synthetic Abomination
TormTerra (15:52:48): Alex: "I don't think they can listen..."
tengusaur (15:52:55): They don't listen. You're not sure if they even understood what you told them.
tengusaur (15:52:59): Initiative: Eva, Kagura, Alex, Volya
tengusaur (15:53:05): (Eva, Kagura)
Drascin (15:53:34): Kagura: PROBABLY NOT. SPREAD OUT. LET'S CLEAN UP UBUNTU'S LITTLE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY.
peter kampschroeder (15:54:15): Eva: "...Don't...say that..."
peter kampschroeder (15:54:57): *If they get away, they're going to cause an awful lot of devastation. So the Tern takes to the skies, pursuing a Ruthless Eagle-and going to shoot its wings off.+
Drascin (15:56:14): *Well, let's probe these things a bit. With any luck, all the strange damage and darkness they have will have disrupted that weird toughness they used to have. And so, Kagura flies forward, strafing past the Serpents with a homing laser run as she flies past, before finishing up with a larger beam. She seems to put rather a lot more power than usual on them, too+
tengusaur (15:56:23): Eva takes shots at one of the Eagles... But suddenly a dark barrier appears over the abomination, completely absorbing the blast!
tengusaur (15:57:34): The Eagle screeches soundlessly, its head moving in a janky motion, and then its body spins around in mid-air, and the abomination rushes towards the Tern, trying to cut at it with its sharp wings and then follow up with a sword that's now fused to its arm. (react)
tengusaur (15:59:17): A similar barrier appears on the Serpent's body, protecting it from the initial barrage of lasers. Whether the big beam has any effect remains to be seen, because it suddenly slithers out of its way, moving in an unnatural way, and then opens its maw, spitting a combination of acid and shrapnel at Kagura from its mouth and several smaller gashes in its neck! (react)
tengusaur (15:59:20): (Alex and Volya can go)
peter kampschroeder (16:00:02): *Eva: "...!" She puts the Tern into some sudden evasive manuevers to dodge the wings, but when the sword strike comes, Eva returns in kind-with her power flaring, the Tern's blade moves like a green blur to disarm the Eagle.+
VJockey (16:00:57): *Interitus is going to let loose with a slowing palm-blast at one of the Tiger Abominations! And then follow it up with several more in case the barriers keep the first one back!+
tengusaur (16:01:08): Eva manages to avoid the cutting wings by inches, and then her and the abomination's blades clash! But her opponent turns out to have tremendous, savage power, and the Tern is pushed away in the air.
TormTerra (16:02:04): * For her part, Alex broke into a run towards one of the tigers, stomping the ground as she got close to it, trying to decompose the bround underneath it to make it tumble down, followed by piles of debris from above. If she couldn't directly assault it without it getting absorbed by a barrier, she could at least impede it until somebody came up with a solution. +
tengusaur (16:03:24): The tiger-like abomination notices Interitus firing at it, and starts running towards her, weaving between the shots, its body shape shifting momentarily as various parts change their positions before returning back - it's like the mech wasn't one solid form, but a collection of pieces held together with some kind of force...
tengusaur (16:04:00): The last blast hits the tiger, but whether it does something or not remains to be seen, as it suddenly leaps towards Interitus, intent on clawing her to shreds! (react)
VJockey (16:04:39): *Yeah no! Interitus is going to try move back while bringing down her staff onto whatever passed for this amalgamation's head!+
Drascin (16:04:40): *Kagura sees the shrapnel coming, then the acid. She activates her SEAL field, slowing the shrapnel to a crawl, and as the acid comes near she lets go a massive spherical discharge of thousand-degree SOL energy all around herself as she zooms upward out ofthe trajectory, with the intention of not just dodging but causing as much of the acid as possible to evaporate+
tengusaur (16:05:25): Alex turns the surroundings of the other tiger abomination into difficult ground, into which the Kin unit starts to sink... But it suddenly breaks free from it, and jumps high up, opening its mouth and spitting out a large barrage of shrapnel at Enki! (react)
TormTerra (16:07:14): * Damn. While she does start booking it to get out of the way of the shrapnel, Alex' primary response is to sweep up a deluge of water to catch and deflect the shrapnel and turn it harmlessly to the side. +
tengusaur (16:07:20): Kagura slows down the pieces of hot metal coming her direction, making dodging them much easier... The explosion she launches at the acid evaporates most of it, but some drops still land on her armor, making searing noises.
tengusaur (16:07:45): The rest of the acid outburst is under control, however, and collateral damage is under control for now...
tengusaur (16:08:40): As Interitus brings the staff to strike, the tiger opens its mouth and gnaws at it! Its jaws are very strong, and the two opponents are caught in a deadlock for the time being...
tengusaur (16:09:32): Most of the shrapnel coming into Enki's direction is swept away by the water, though a few pieces still graze and scratch the ancient god.
tengusaur (16:09:43): Also.
tengusaur (16:09:54): You can see that something is going on, at the edge of the battlefield.
tengusaur (16:10:52): Slowly, approaching in small groups that gather on top of the buildings, and on the streets below... People are coming.
VJockey (16:11:58): "Ah! Wait! Stay away! This is a really bad place to be right now!!!"
tengusaur (16:12:09): If you take a better look at them, you can see that they don't look exactly unfamiliar...
tengusaur (16:13:21): Some of them were taken by Kin as hostages in the past. Others are members of the militia that opposed them in North Africa.
tengusaur (16:13:51): There are not just adults here, either. There are also children, and even elderly, moving closer helped by some helpful hands.
Drascin (16:14:08): Kagura: DAMN IT. CIVILIANS IN THE AREA.
peter kampschroeder (16:14:20): Eva: "What..."
Drascin (16:14:22): because today wasn't going to go wrong enough already, apparently
tengusaur (16:14:24): The people watch the battlefield, some looking afraid, many shielding their eyes... But all of them seem like they're waiting for something. With hope, and maybe even determination.
tengusaur (16:14:46): It's not just humans, either.
TormTerra (16:14:46): Alex: "...Did they get called here like us?" She didn't like this one bit. Everything involving the kin was magical and gathering them all here couldn't be good
tengusaur (16:14:54): You can see some Kin among them.
tengusaur (16:15:31): And among the small group of Kin, looking towards you with an awaiting expression on their angelic face, there is Chou.
peter kampschroeder (16:16:06): Eva: "It's...a sign."
tengusaur (16:16:38): From afar, Chou nods slightly in your direction.
TormTerra (16:17:10): Alex: "Probably, but of what?"
Drascin (16:17:31): Kagura: YOU'LL EXCUSE ME IF I'M SKEPTICAL ABOUT WHOSE SIGN IT IS.
Drascin (16:17:48): Kagura: WHOEVER IS LEAST BUSY COVER THE CIVVIES.
tengusaur (16:18:21): Chou: "Don't be concerned about us. All of those people came here because they knew they'll be needed."
tengusaur (16:18:28): Chou: "Fight on..."
peter kampschroeder (16:18:56): Eva: "...A miracle."
TormTerra (16:18:57): Alex: "Needed for?" It better not be some form of ritual suicide or sacrifice
tengusaur (16:19:04): The distance between the civilians and the abominations is far enough that the former are not in immediate threat from the latter.
VJockey (16:19:08): "I don't think 'least busy' is something that applies here!"
tengusaur (16:19:40): Chou: "Do you know what everyone here has in common?"
VJockey (16:20:42): "...... Ren."
Drascin (16:20:54): Kagura: IF THIS IS LEADING UP TO SOMETHING ABOUT UBUNTU GUIDING US FROM BEYOND OR WHATEVER I WILL PERSONALLY SOCK YOU
Drascin (16:21:13): Kagura: YOU MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN WHO LEAD UP TO HER DEATH, BUT I DID NOT, CHOU
TormTerra (16:21:27): Alex: "I don't know...Their last moments looked a lot like some kind of spiritual ascension."
tengusaur (16:21:33): Chou: "I don't know anything about guidance. But everyone here... was helped by Ren at some point."
tengusaur (16:21:58): Suddenly, you feel some kind of reaction coming from your units.
tengusaur (16:22:19): And then, one after another, their heads start to glow.
tengusaur (16:22:32): The same way they did when they were blessed by Ren in the past.
tengusaur (16:22:42): The light is dimmer, not as intense...
tengusaur (16:22:45): But it's there.
tengusaur (16:23:00): (Eva, Kagura, go)
tengusaur (16:23:50): Seeing this happen, soem of the people in the crowd move a bit closer, their eyes opening in amazement.
TormTerra (16:24:41): Alex: "..." She just took a deep breath, deciding to try to make sense of all this later
Drascin (16:25:40): *Well, there'll be time for punching Chou in the mouth later. Whatever it is that is happening, whether all the other Kin are doing this, it's worth a little experiment. And so, Kagura's railguns come online, her LUNA energy loading them with silver bullets, and after a moment of careful aiming she unloads several thousand piercing bullets into the Serpents' heads+
tengusaur (16:27:31): The serpent abominations start to twist out of the way of the incoming barrage, but many of the bullets still hit them - and while their impact is lessened by the force fields, they still manage to penetrate them, and deal visible damage to the Kin abominations!
peter kampschroeder (16:27:33): *Eva: "...It's..." She has to take a breath. Her hands are shaking-not from fear or anxiety, but joy. "Against all logic, against all sense..." The Tern moves again-much faster this time, as Eva pursues the Ruthless Eagle again with laser shots-and when she catches up to it, she's going to grab the wings and try to rip them right off. "A miracle! We're gonna make a miracle!"+
tengusaur (16:28:20): But their hides are tough, and the pieces from which they are composed rearrange themselves... And then one of the Serpents springs towards Kagura, trying to grab her within its coils and squeeze hard! (react)
tengusaur (16:30:02): Eva's lasers pepper the Eagle, which tries to escape, but a few of them still scorch its armor - and then she catches up to it, grabbing its wings and trying to pull them apart! The metal from which the abomination's body is made creaks, but before she can rip even one of its limbs off, its body shifts around and it tries to sink the claws ending its hands and feet into the Tern. (react)
tengusaur (16:30:05): (Alex and Volya go)
tengusaur (16:31:36): The people on the edge of the battlefield move closer, and more of them come in... You can almost feel their hope, their expectations, as they watch the fight.
peter kampschroeder (16:32:25): *Eva keeps pulling, shifting to try to stay behind the Eagle and out of the way of its claws-but she'll pepper any claws that get too close with her head lasers.+
TormTerra (16:33:24): * Like the others, Alex moved in for the kill on the uncomfortably close tiger. Grabbing a girder from the wreckage, she quickly shaped it into a razorsharp spear, charging at the tiger most likely not suspecting an attack like that, delivering a swift, piercing strike towards the abdomen of the thing, pushing it towards a wall where she hoped to pin it. +
tengusaur (16:33:46): Eva scorches one of the claws coming into her direction, but two more sink into the Tern's armor, damaging it visibly! But then she manages to rip off one of the abomination's wings, which causes it to plummet towards the ground!
tengusaur (16:34:01): Still, it raises, albeit not airborne anymore, and damaged.
VJockey (16:34:47): "...A miracle.... I don't know what I can do... but... Interitus... lets try help make one."
tengusaur (16:35:17): Alex turns the girder into a mighty spear, and uses it to stab at the tiger abomination - the strike slowly penetrates the kin unit's shield, piercing into its bodu and pinning it into the wall!
Drascin (16:35:31): *Kagura has been bursting with excess energy for weeks now. Time to spend some of it. And so, as the coils turn around her, she waits... and suddenly burst straight up, putting enough power on her propulsion to actually hurt herself from sheer acceleration and create a shockwave.
Kagura: KNOCK KNOCK. CANDYGRAM FROM UBUNTU, MOTHERFUCKERS.
...and as she flies up, she spins on herself, opens her hands, and lets fall a massive beam right where she was an instant ago+
VJockey (16:36:29): *Despite the fact that Interitus was still in a tug of war for her staff, she clearly in some way had an advantage... why was that? Because she promptly made a shield bloom out from the head of it. The same head that the Kin-Machine was biting down on.+
tengusaur (16:37:07): But the tiger's body shifts around the polearm, and suddenly it moves to the side, breaking free and damaging itself more in the process! The ferocious tiger doesn't seem to care, however, as it leaps towards Enki, trying to claw at the god's face! (react)
TormTerra (16:38:49): * Seeing the attack, Alex threw up Enki's closest hand in a punch, taking a deluge of summoned water with it to batter the tiger and force it back through the sheer force of the water before her enemy could actually reach her. +
tengusaur (16:38:51): A shield suddenly appearing inside its mouth greatly damages the tiger abomination's head, throwing it back. Its face is ripped wide open now, and the head is hanging loosely... But it starts to shake and moves itself in a more or less right position again, and despite its damage the tiger spits out a blast of shrapnel towards Volya! (react)
tengusaur (16:39:57): Kagura's armor starts to shake from the strain moving at that speed puts on her... But she manages to escape the coils and then scorches the snake's body with that beam further!
tengusaur (16:40:45): Enki's watery punch and the raw, beastial force of the abomination struggle agaisnt each other for a moment... But eventually the latter is pushed back, unable to harm the former.
VJockey (16:40:56): *And Interitus and Volya were going to rechannel that energy from the shield back into the staff to reinforce it, seeking to deflect away the incoming flak with rapid sweeps and spins with the weapon!+
tengusaur (16:41:31): Interitus' defensive maneuver is successful, and barely any flak manages to reach her.
tengusaur (16:42:16): Looks like the presence of the people around you really helps, and the balance of the fight is shifting to your advantage...
tengusaur (16:42:22): Suddenly.
tengusaur (16:42:28): The light around your units' heads disappears.
tengusaur (16:43:11): Some of the people in the crowd react with surprised gasps...
tengusaur (16:45:39): The Synthetic Abomination takes advantage of that! Its multiple heads screech out in a cacophony of horrible, metallic noises, and they breathe out a barrage of dark, acidic beams in the direction of all four of you! (react everyone)
peter kampschroeder (16:47:13): *Eva moves to dodge the beams-but remains prepared to throw up a shield for any she can't dodge.+
TormTerra (16:47:57): * Alex tried pushing up a water shield to defend against the beams, hoping to deflect and dilute most of the acid before it could reach her. +
VJockey (16:48:30): *With a barrage like that there was no telling if Interitus could block all of that... but then trying to dodge upwards might send the spray into the crowd... so the pair were going to have to deal with the eventual burns and shield themselves!+
Drascin (16:52:21): *Kagura is going to try to lure as many beams to herself towards her as possible, and then begin descending, keeping her head cold and dodging the beams carefully, one by one, focusing on dodging and keeping the abomination as busy as possible by being a pain to hit+
cubey@aol.pl (16:53:16): Small shining, golden motes shoot out of everyone present. Not just the combatants... everyone.
cubey@aol.pl (16:53:45): Going high into the air, they convalesce, an explosion of light.
cubey@aol.pl (16:54:05): The light that reveals a form - a giant angelic humanoid, who spreads their wings wide and says...
cubey@aol.pl (16:54:07): # everyone
cubey@aol.pl (16:54:17): Ren: "Everyone... hello again."
tengusaur (16:54:19): (approved)
Drascin (16:54:50): Kagura: APPARENTLY I'VE GONE INSANE EARLIER THAN I THOUGHT
VJockey (16:54:52): "...REN!"
TormTerra (16:55:08): Alex: "So you're still alive?"
VJockey (16:55:12): [It was in equal parts Volya and Interitus who had yelled the name out.]
cubey@aol.pl (16:55:24): *Spears of semi-solid light sweep towards the ground, powerfully embedding themselves and forming a barrier in front of the enemy's dark attack.+
peter kampschroeder (16:55:46): Eva: "...!"
tengusaur (16:56:10): The gathered people watch in amazement as motes of golden light rise from them, and form into this huge angelic being...
cubey@aol.pl (16:56:20): Ren: "I'm here thanks to you. Everyone whom I helped, who remembered me... I left a little bit of myself in each and every one of you."
cubey@aol.pl (16:56:40): Ren: "And now the time has come, and I have taken it back."
tengusaur (16:56:51): Which then uses a powerful barrier to protect everyone from the attack! The acidic beams are stopped cold.
cubey@aol.pl (16:57:52): Ren's oversized form descends, an arm raised between the crowd and the Kin.
TormTerra (16:58:14): Alex: "The time? Come back from where?"
cubey@aol.pl (16:58:39): Ren: "Without the beacon on this side, my kin wouldn't make the way here without losing their minds and giving in to pure hatred..."
cubey@aol.pl (16:58:53): Ren: "But they're here anyway."
cubey@aol.pl (16:58:56): A sad smile.
cubey@aol.pl (16:59:29): Ren: "In the end, they valued their hatred towards humanity more than their own beings. But you are here top stop them. And I will help you."
cubey@aol.pl (16:59:38): Ren: "Hatred is their weapon."
cubey@aol.pl (16:59:43): Ren: "Mine... is love."
Drascin (17:00:47): Kagura: I HAD MY DOUBTS, BUT THAT'S UBUNTU ALRIGHT
peter kampschroeder (17:00:49): Eva: "I knew it! I knew something would happen!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:01:04): Ren: "I am glad to see you too, major Kagura."
Drascin (17:01:10): Kagura: I'M NOT SURE THERE EXISTS ANYONE ELSE THAT COULD SAY SOMETHING THAT CHEESY WITH A STRAIGHT FACE
tengusaur (17:01:19): Some of the people in the crowd are watching this in amazement. Others drop to their knees, the emotions too much for them. And others... start cheering. They're cheering for you.
tengusaur (17:01:29): (Eva, Kagura, Ren, go)
VJockey (17:02:03): [Volya's trying not to cry. If Interitus was in her smaller form she definitely would be doing so without shame.]
peter kampschroeder (17:02:06): (Enemy list?)
TormTerra (17:02:15): Alex: "I'm pretty sure I heard some lines like that in religion class in elementary school."
VJockey (17:02:18): "Yeah... that's... that's definitely Ren"
tengusaur (17:02:33): Enemy List: Ferocious Tiger Abomination x2 (both damaged), Ruthless Eagle Abomination x2 (1 heavy damage), Obsessive Serpent Abomination x2 (both damaged), Synthetic Abomination
cubey@aol.pl (17:04:04): Ren: "I promise, this won't hurt. Just stay still and it'll be soon over... !"
peter kampschroeder (17:04:08): Eva is definitely crying.
cubey@aol.pl (17:05:15): *With a flap of wings, Ren moves forward. A sword of light materializes in their hand - thrust forward, into the center of a still flying undamaged Eagle. And once it touches its form, the blade explodes into a billion shards, tearing the enemy from the inside and scattering the pieces of metal in all directions!+
peter kampschroeder (17:06:30): *Eva: "I knew...I knew..." Another few deep breaths. "Alright, let's do this!" She doesn't bother holding back at all anymore, pushing the Tern and her own powers to their utmost limit as she goes after one of the Ferocious Tigers. First come a barrage of lasers, then sword strikes aimed to dismember the unit.+
Drascin (17:06:56): Well, cheering is definitely new to Kagura. But she's going to make deaf ears to that now. First comes finishing up the mission. Then comes finding out what happened. And hopefully getting her hands on Ubuntu's throat, later.
Drascin (17:06:58): *Anyway, she dives back into the fray, strafing around the enemy group, letting her plasma guns fill the air in a crisscrossing net of death that closes on the serpents+
tengusaur (17:07:48): The Eagle raises its sword, preparing to counter the strike with its own... But the blade of light shatters it! Ren's strike stabs right into the Kin abomination, shattering into shards that go in all directions from the inside, causing the Eagle to be scattered to tiny pieces that fall to the ground.
tengusaur (17:09:03): The other, damaged Eagle flaps its one good wing, letting it go high enough in a grotesque way to reach Ren - and then turns into a storm of clawing talons, trying to attack the horned creature ferociously! (react)
TormTerra (17:09:20): #Ren
tengusaur (17:09:24): (approved)
tengusaur (17:10:13): Eva's lasers deal great damage to the Tiger's armor, making it unable to defend itself as her sword strikes cut its limbs off! However, it still can spit out some shrapnel from its damaged head, and it does so, trying to break down the Tern. (react)
cubey@aol.pl (17:10:24): *Ren's form glows slightly dimmer for a moment - a spiral of light moves in front of their forearm, solidifying into a shield which Ren uses to try to bash the attacking enemy away!+
TormTerra (17:10:45): * "Oh, no, you don't." A quick, powerful blast of water came out from the ground below to cut off the Eagle's charge or make it suffer if it didn't break it off. "They just got back."
TormTerra (17:10:47): +
tengusaur (17:11:12): Kagura's barrage of plasma shots hits the more-damaged serpent, ripping through its force field like it was nothing and burning several holes in its armor. The Serpent blows up.
tengusaur (17:11:57): The remaining Serpent turns its sight towards Kagura, though, and tries to spit a combination of acid and hot metal shards at her again! Furthermore, it slithers in her direction, trying to grab her with its hands to limit her movement! (react)
tengusaur (17:12:03): (Alex and Volya can also move)
peter kampschroeder (17:12:04): *Eva: "-There!" She throws up the Tern's shield to block.+
cubey@aol.pl (17:12:35): # Kagura
tengusaur (17:12:50): Between Ren's shield bash and Alex's spray of water, the Eagle is pushed away, and is forced towards the ground again.
tengusaur (17:12:52): (approved)
tengusaur (17:12:54): (you monster)
cubey@aol.pl (17:13:11): Ren: "Look out."
cubey@aol.pl (17:13:45): *The shield unfurls again, becoming a ribbon of light - which shoots forward to the Serpent, trying to entangle its hands to prevent the grapple.+
cubey@aol.pl (17:14:14): Ren: "Thank you, Alex. Your assistance is appreciated."
tengusaur (17:14:20): The shrapnel keeps pummeling Eva's shield, but it doesn't penetrate it. Slowly, the barrage stops, as the tiger abomination's energy weakens and disappears. Then, it all starts collapsing into ash.
TormTerra (17:15:23): * Even with the blast, Alex hadn't taken her eyes off the tiger next to her. Charging towards it, she moved her hand down in a sweeping motion to crash into it and force it to the ground, before stomping on its "head", using the full corrosive force of Enki's alchemical power to try to shatter it entirely and hopefully destroy the bestial robot. "Not gonna let somebody returning from the dead get killed immediately after." +
Drascin (17:15:27): *Kagura is going to reach to that by... backing up real fast. She can dodge the scraps and the acid, but she really doesn't want to get grappled. So she zooms away, gaining distance, and swiveling back and forth to let the slowed down debris pursuing her SEAL field past.+
cubey@aol.pl (17:15:28): Ren: "This fight will end quickly. I have faith in everyone present. I only with my kin didn't resort to such desperate measures..."
cubey@aol.pl (17:16:09): Ren: "Oh? I am not sure I would call myself dead at the time. As long as others remember, you live in their memory."
cubey@aol.pl (17:16:13): "Figuratively speaking."
VJockey (17:16:26): *Interitus is going to let loose with a barrage of energy ribbons from her fingers at the Snake Abominations! The beams curving gracefully through the air from multiple directions!_
VJockey (17:16:28): +
VJockey (17:16:40): "...Isn't there anything we can do for them?"
cubey@aol.pl (17:17:07): Ren: "Not anymore, I'm afraid. But there won't be anyone else."
TormTerra (17:17:25): Alex: "...You know what I meant."
tengusaur (17:17:37): Enki's sweeping water attack knocks the Tiger off-balance, making it unable to defend itself - and then the ancient god stomps right on the monster's head, smashing it and breaking it to pieces!
cubey@aol.pl (17:18:17): Ren: "The sacrifice that history called for is not the path I have chosen. This is."
peter kampschroeder (17:18:37): Eva: "Ah...We really can't save them?"
tengusaur (17:18:59): Thanks to Ren's ribbon of light suddenly latching onto the serpent's arms, the abomination cannot grab Kagura - and thanks to her SEAL she avoids the incoming barrage of acid and shrapnel easily.
cubey@aol.pl (17:19:05): Ren glances at Chou and the rest of the kin.
cubey@aol.pl (17:19:19): Ren: "You already saved more than destiny expected."
tengusaur (17:20:04): Then, Interitus' attack flies over the serpent many times, seemingly having no result for a second - but then the abomination falls apart, cut into multiple small pieces!
Drascin (17:20:43): Kagura: DESTINY CAN GO FUCK ITSELF, UBUNTU, AND NOBODY CARES ABOUT ITS OPINION
peter kampschroeder (17:20:44): Eva: "Ah...alright."
tengusaur (17:21:06): But watch out. The gigantic coglomeration of abominations is plodding forward, spitting a few dead pieces out as it moves in, and trying to smash Interitus and Enki with its raw, colossal mass! (Volya and Alex react)
tengusaur (17:21:15): (Eva, Kagura and Ren can move)
Drascin (17:21:22): #
cubey@aol.pl (17:21:25): # Both (will combine with my action)
tengusaur (17:21:36): (go for it both of you)
tengusaur (17:21:37): Enemy List: Ruthless Eagle Abomination (heavy damage), Synthetic Abomination
cubey@aol.pl (17:21:48): Ren: "And yes... I do know what you mean, Alex."
cubey@aol.pl (17:22:11): Ren: "What happens here is the result of my own choice. It's only fair for me to return to pick up after myself."
TormTerra (17:23:07): * Rather than try to somehow block that entire mess, Alex opted for escape throwing herself backwards, using a broad, powerful blast of water against the ground to push herself back and away from the fused mess in front of her faster than turning and running would have allowed her to. +
cubey@aol.pl (17:23:07): *As the Abomination charges forward, Ren descends in front of it. A blinding flash of light follows as their arms are spread wide, in an expression that says it all - you won't pass.
cubey@aol.pl (17:23:34): Ren: "So I am here!"
TormTerra (17:23:36): Alex: "But you still came back from the dead...Or weird spiritual ascension or whatever that was exactly."
peter kampschroeder (17:24:06): *Eva stares down the Ruthless Eagle that's left-though it's not a very intimidating opponent anymore. She focuses, then speeds towards it-aiming to cleave through the entire unit in one strike.+
cubey@aol.pl (17:24:20): *And then, a leap forward - with Ren's arms trying to wrestle with the multi-headed and limbed enemy, grab and overcome them. The angelic wings spread again as Ren gains momentum, spinning, trying to throw the enemy!+
cubey@aol.pl (17:24:29): Ren: "At least... for a little while."
Drascin (17:25:34): *Already having built momentum, Kagura makes a long turn, and extends her hands. Trails of hyper-concentrated SOL begin spinning as she begins spinning on herself, her plasma buzzsaws growing around her like an orange twister as she zooms - and with a sonic boom flies about a centimeter off the giant abomination, letting the energy twister, by now sharp as a blade and hot as hell, run roughshod over the thing's shell+
tengusaur (17:25:42): The Ruthless Eagle, seeing Eva approach, readies its own sword, ready to cut through the Tern with a ferocious strike, filled less with civilized skill and more beastial rage!
tengusaur (17:26:03): But, as the Tern passes, the Kin abomination is cleaved in two, and blows up behind Eva's back.
tengusaur (17:29:14): Alex propels Enki safely away from the attack...And there's nothing to be worried about, because Ren gets in the way. The giant mass of fused Kin smashes into Ren, and the latter holds, even though the attack causes a burst of golden sparks to fly out of the latter and dissipate into the air.
tengusaur (17:29:56): And then Ren starts to wrestle with the giant entity, slowly but steadily lifting it up, spinning around, and getting ready to throw it!
tengusaur (17:30:35): At the same time, Kagura uses her trademark buzzsaw boss killers to rip and tear into the monstrosity, dealing damage to it, accompanied by lots of horrible metal screeching!
tengusaur (17:31:20): But, while this goes on, the fused abomination tries to strike back at both of them, its multiple clawed arms, razor sharp tails and wings, and mutated beastial heads attacking them repeatedly!
tengusaur (17:31:24): (Ren and Kagura react)
tengusaur (17:31:28): (Volya and Alex can move)
cubey@aol.pl (17:33:08): Ren: "How many are there inside of you? All of you, guided by hate... but I won't let you harm anyone today!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:33:42): *Accompanying this statement, Ren's wings become razor sharp and slice across the offending limbs - with pillars of light ascending from under ground to block them!+
TormTerra (17:33:55): * Taking advantage of the situation with the abomination fixed in place, Alex took a good, stable position and started firing endless, narrow jets of highly pressurized water aimed at cutting through metal and carving the abomination up before it could break free and cause any more damage. +
VJockey (17:34:03): "After destruction/Resurrection..... After death/Rebirth. To the dark/Light. To the end/A beginning. The world is fair/Just. It gives/Takes away. There is balance/There is life. It is the sun/And the moon."
VJockey (17:34:49): "I'm sorry.../ but we will protect."
Drascin (17:36:02): *Instead of gaining a distance that would only favor her enemy, Kagura is going to stay close, running and flying all over the surface of the much larger creature, boosting under an arm's armpit as it slashes at her, landing on one as another attacks her so it hits itself, and generally being a horribly hard to hit nuisance - and all this with the plasma currents still spinning on overdrive, making each near miss into a painful proposition+
VJockey (17:38:48): *Interitus unleashes the massive shockwave of meadow-like energy rushing at the fused abomination! Seeking to push as much power as she could, focused through combined resolve of both her and her partner! The wave passes harmlessly upon anyone and anything else other than its target. Should it make impact a storm of flowering vines would attempt to surge upwards the moment the tide breaks upon the fused kin-machine&
tengusaur (17:41:16): Both Kagura's razor saws and Ren's wings cut at the offending limbs, separating some of them and damaging even more! A few of them still reach the target, though - but as they're about to hit Kagura, it turns out taht in addition to her normal defenses she also is protected by some kind of golden shield now...
tengusaur (17:41:30): More motes come out of Ren's giant form and dissipate into nothingness.
tengusaur (17:41:53): Then, the giant rushing beam of water shot by Enki hits the abomination, punching a hole through it!
tengusaur (17:42:19): Then, Ren throws the fused monster, making it hit the ground heavily!
tengusaur (17:43:03): Then, Interitus launches the powerful, strange attack of meadow energy, the vines launching from the ground upwards into the fused monster!
cubey@aol.pl (17:43:17): Ren: "There's something different about you, Interitus. A new style?"
cubey@aol.pl (17:43:35): Visibly breathing, Ren looks worse for the wear. And trying to not pay attention to it.
tengusaur (17:43:37): The Synthetic Abomination has taken heavy damage... But it's still holding together, the dark energy pulsing inside it fuelling it.
VJockey (17:44:14): Interitus: "... My resolve. I'll protect everyone."
tengusaur (17:44:16): And its multiple heads, the ones that still remain, roar metalically, before spewing out huge beams of dark, corrosive energy again! Enki and Interitus are their targets!
peter kampschroeder (17:44:18): Eva: "...Please leave the rest to us."
tengusaur (17:44:22): (Alex react, Volya react/continue)
tengusaur (17:44:29): (since only boss is left, everyone can move)
cubey@aol.pl (17:45:07): Ren smiles sadly again.
cubey@aol.pl (17:45:15): Ren: "I'm afraid it wouldn't change anything, Eva."
cubey@aol.pl (17:45:23): # Both (combining with action)
Drascin (17:45:24): Kagura looks, calculating carefullly a line of shot to the boss
tengusaur (17:45:46): (go for it)
peter kampschroeder (17:45:50): Eva: "Still..." The Tern floats high above the battlefield.
cubey@aol.pl (17:45:59): Ren: "I know you are concerned for my well being. But my time here is limited regardless of what I do."
cubey@aol.pl (17:46:38): Golden sparks fly off Ren's form at a small, but constant basis. They dissipate into the air.
TormTerra (17:46:54): * Rushing to the side, Alex ducked behind one of the destroyed walls of the demolished city district. She just had to damage it more, it seemed. Poking back out from it after a second, she resolved her attack continuing with the high powered jets of water, hoping to cut the thing apart before somebody else got hurt. +
TormTerra (17:47:01): (Combining the defense with the action we all got.)
peter kampschroeder (17:47:02): *From its chest, there is a glow-a bit of orange light, as its largest gun charges-and then fires.+
VJockey (17:47:32): *Interitus rushes forward, energy streaming into both her wings and staff as she rushes forward regardless of the danger and swings the staff at the multitude of hateful, glued together Kin with all the might she could muster!+
Drascin (17:47:57): Kagura: WELL, THIS IS AS GOOD AN EXCUSE AS ANY TO SPEND ENOUGH ENERGY FOR A WEEK. OPENING FIRE.
VJockey (17:47:58): Volya: "...then.... then we'll just have to make the most of it.."
TormTerra (17:48:07): Alex: "At least tell us what your return means...How can something like that happen?" The last line was delivered in an insecure tone, quite unlike her usual responses.
cubey@aol.pl (17:48:12): *Ren's foot stomps on the ground. Giant semi-solid shields raise up in front of the beams - and Ren already jumps from behind them, a golden ball of energy in hand- which explodes as soon as Ren's palm opens, aimed at the enemy!+
cubey@aol.pl (17:49:33): Ren: "I've said so already Alex - little parts of myself. I do not mean figuratively, not memories this time. Tiny parts of my power were left with everyone."
cubey@aol.pl (17:49:50): Ren: "And now they coalesced again, letting me speak to you again. For a while."
cubey@aol.pl (17:50:13): Ren: "Only so much time will pass until it burns out again. I'm sorry. I wish I could stay for much longer. Talk to you more!"
TormTerra (17:50:41): Alex: "So...Your psychic powers again, in other words."
Drascin (17:50:45): *After all, the part of Kagura's reason to be here that she'd be willing to admit outloud was precisely to spend energy in an inconspicuous way. And so, she lands atop a buinding, takes careful aim, and simply lets go a concentrated barrage of fire that looks almost incongruous coming out from the small shape of the KOG suit. Beams and bullets and plasma staes and everything else in a ridiculous amount of firepower.. Kagura is looking to spend herself, here. It might give her another week+
cubey@aol.pl (17:51:16): Ren: "Yes. But without everyone, it would never have happened."
peter kampschroeder (17:51:44): Eva: "It's...alright."
tengusaur (17:51:46): The beams of dark energy hit the golden shields created by Ren, and the wall behind which Alex is hiding.
tengusaur (17:51:56): Everyone is protected against the attack.
tengusaur (17:52:44): Then, the vines used by Interitus start ripping the whole thing from the inside. And Interitus herself smacks the synthetic abomination with her staff, sending several pieces of it flying, broken off.
cubey@aol.pl (17:52:48): Ren: "Even if it's just for a short while, I'm glad we could meet again."
tengusaur (17:53:14): The abomination tries to move forward, to crush Interitus with its mass and claw at her with its limbs...
cubey@aol.pl (17:53:14): Ren: "Eva... please don't be sad."
VJockey (17:53:26): Interitus: "... Glad to see you too Ren... missed you..."
tengusaur (17:53:47): But it's stopped as it's suddenly hit by a focused beam of water, pushing it back and punching another hole in it.
Drascin (17:54:01): Kagura: I WILL STILL OWE YOU A PUNCH IN YOUR DAMNED FACE FOR MARTYRING YOURSELF, UBUNTU. SO DON'T LEAVE TOO FAR.
tengusaur (17:54:34): And then, the whole barrage happens. Lots of smaller blasts from Kagura cover the abomination in a big chain of smaller explosions.
peter kampschroeder (17:55:16): Eva: "...I...don't worry. I'm done with being sad."
tengusaur (17:55:27): And finally, it's hit by a large chest beam shot by Eva's Tern, and at the same time Ren's explosive energy ball hits it, blowing up. A huge explosion envelopes the abomination.
cubey@aol.pl (17:55:43): Ren nods at Eva's words. "I trust you on that."
tengusaur (17:55:58): It screeches metalically and cacaphonically one last time, and its features are enveloped in light, disappearing into dust.
cubey@aol.pl (17:56:01): Then comes the explosion.
Drascin (17:56:07): Kagura: IT'S NOT LIKE I EXPECT IT WILL TAKE ME OVERMUCH TO FOLLOW, ANYWAY
tengusaur (17:56:17): The invading Kin are no more.
cubey@aol.pl (17:56:47): Once it dissipates... Ren is still there, floating mid-air.
tengusaur (17:57:05): All that's left is you, and the people watching the fight, now oddly quiet as they await what happens next...
cubey@aol.pl (17:57:23): Ren: "I'm sorry Kagura. But this world is cruel and bad things often happen to people who do not deserve it. I'm sure you realize it most."
tengusaur (17:57:27): And Ren. The sparks of light steadily raising from the angelic being's form.
Drascin (17:57:37): Kagura: THAT'S JUST LIFE.
cubey@aol.pl (17:58:16): Ren: "Compared to thousands who die senselessly, I was able to save many lives with just mine... but even with my destiny laid out in front of me, I took a third path."
cubey@aol.pl (17:58:23): Ren: "Well."
cubey@aol.pl (17:58:43): With every second passing, a tiny bit of the golden angel-like humanoid seems to disappear, little by little.
VJockey (17:59:08): Interitus: "Ren! Ren wait!"
Drascin (17:59:11): Kagura: THAT'S THE SMARTEST THING YOU EVER DID, UBUNTU. REMEMBER. NEVER GO GENTLY.
TormTerra (17:59:12): Alex: "You tried at least." She paused for a bit. "...Good luck in whatever afterlife you're going to. Or returning to, I'm not sure."
cubey@aol.pl (17:59:26): Ren: "More tragedies will happen. I know a lot of people are going to die - this is not a prophecy, it's just how the world is. But..."
VJockey (17:59:51): [And down Interitus goes back into her smaller form, dragging Volya after her as she quickly tries to run towards her friend. Nevermind she could have gone faster when she was bigger.]
cubey@aol.pl (17:59:55): Ren turns towards Interitus with a smile.
cubey@aol.pl (18:00:35): Ren: "But I know you will make the best of it. You will save the world, and prevent the dark future from which I originated from happening."
cubey@aol.pl (18:00:39): Ren: "I trust you."
cubey@aol.pl (18:01:04): Ren's form floats down, a hand reaching out towards Volya and Interitus.
VJockey (18:01:34): [A hand both of them reach out to hold onto. More than that. The both of them immediately try to cling to Ren right after.]
peter kampschroeder (18:02:31): Eva keeps her distance. "Thank you."
Drascin (18:02:33): Kagura simply waits silently
cubey@aol.pl (18:03:34): Ren's smile grows both wider, and sadder, looking down on the two, their hands moving to embrace them gently.
cubey@aol.pl (18:03:47): Ren: "I wanted to experience more of this world, but... remember me, okay?"
TormTerra (18:03:54): Alex for her part dismissed Enki, looking quite small next to the Tern and the wreckage around her, trying to avoid calling too much attention to herself. This required some major thinking, probably alone
cubey@aol.pl (18:04:16): Ren: "There won't be any tricks to it. My power is all but gone. But one thing I said remains true. As long as you remember someone, they are never truly gone."
VJockey (18:04:26): Volya: "I won't forget... I promise..."
cubey@aol.pl (18:04:32): Ren: "They always will be... with..."
Drascin (18:04:35): Kagura: BE SEEING YOU SOON
VJockey (18:04:53): Interitus: "...Ren... always remember friend.."
cubey@aol.pl (18:04:56): The words fade into the air - and so does Ren.
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:03): Interitus and Volya cling to nothing now.
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:11): But...
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:33): A wave of energy briefly flows, touching everyone's minds for a second.
cubey@aol.pl (18:06:05): The wave reaches out far, towards everyone in the Earth Sphere, and possibly more.
cubey@aol.pl (18:06:29): Many will be confused by its message, or try to rationalize it in one way or other, interpreting it wrongly.
cubey@aol.pl (18:06:45): The message conveyed without words, only with a feeling.
cubey@aol.pl (18:06:51): A message of unconditional love.
cubey@aol.pl (18:06:54): And a farewell.
tengusaur (18:07:01): MISSION COMPLETE