Red Sands (Closed, IC)

[EscortAlpha]

On 12/6/2017 at 9:49 AM, bowiespoon said:

((Oh, sorry for the confusion, the energy has currently only returned to Svytoj. Everyone else is still suffering the draining effect.))

On 12/1/2017 at 12:23 AM, bowiespoon said:

In an instant, the draining effect was gone, strength returning to Svytoj as quickly as it had gone. However the infested monstrosity was doing this, it was tied to the frames themselves - or more likely, the inert technocyte that they were composed of. The warrior, off-guard and off-balance, tumbled into the hole, landing with a sickening crack.

The blue figure peered over the edge, looking to see what had happened to the armored man.
"Damn it... That better not have killed him..." He said, not quite soft enough to be a mutter.
His Frost slowly moved back to it's feet, sluggishly meandering over to the opening. the figure briefly glanced at the warframe.
"Don't you dare fall in..." he said, returning his attention to the infestation, Aria, and the man there in.

On 12/1/2017 at 9:44 PM, souldrive11 said:

*Snip*

"How are you holdin' up down there?" Svytoj's voice bellowed from the blue figure.
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On 12/1/2017 at 12:23 AM, bowiespoon said:

The Intruder's sarpas are magnetically yanked out of his hands as the mag is thrown. It twists in the air before it lands so that it is crouched on all fours when it makes contact with the metal floor. As soon as its feet touch the ground, it lunges at him again, trying to stick its dagger-like limbs into anything important. The mags outer mandibles quest outward as well, trying to slash at any part of his body that get within range. A thick trickle of blood pours from one of its mandibles where a bullet had grazed it, but it seemed otherwise unharmed by his earlier blind-fire.

Sarah continues to crawl over to the two as the fight, even as the Intruder blindly discharges ammunition.

Mandible scrapped against the Intruders helmet, managing to scratch the metal and leave behind small traces of dripping blood from the the gunshot wound. His hands quickly latched onto the creatures wrists, clenched down tight as he tried to figure out exactly what he was dealing with. The junctions across the mans body sparked, and in a blur, One of the intruders metal boots slammed into the Mags knee. And he just kept kicking.
"IF YOU GOTTA PLAN HEAR, KIDDO, NOW'S PROBABLY THE TIME TA USE IT!"  He barked, finally noticing Sarah crawling towards the brawlers.

[souldrive11]

On 12/6/2017 at 10:49 AM, bowiespoon said:

((Oh, sorry for the confusion, the energy has currently only returned to Svytoj. Everyone else is still suffering the draining effect.))

(edited)

[bowiespoon]

On 12/1/2017 at 11:44 PM, souldrive11 said:

A pair of green and white arms fade into view as the Nyx P dives off the floor above, and shields the Valkyr P with the rest of her appearing frame. The barest traces of an absorb glows into being just as the limb comes into contact, whacking the now fully visible pair straight into the opposite wall and ricocheting to the ground with a sickening CRUNCH, the poor excuse for an absorb cracking into pieces and dropping immediately after impact.

The massive form shambled closer, more of it becoming visible. It consisted mainly of pale-white, almost translucent flesh with occasional pockets of opaque assimilated flesh. Multiple luminescent eye-stalks of varying sized cover its body, staring ravenously at the two tenno. It had no visible legs, instead moving like a giant slug, occasionally using one of three massive bladed arms to move faster. Two of these arms were located in a crude approximation of where a humans would be, whilst the third arm was located on the infested slug's back, clawing at the air. Dozens of smaller, human sized hands and mouths were also growing all over the creature, chomping and grasping at whatever came near it. In short, the creature looked like a hideous conglomeration of sensory organs. Even for an infested organism, this creature was grotesque.

 

....Where the hell had the Hierarchy found this creature?

[bowiespoon]

22 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Mandible scrapped against the Intruders helmet, managing to scratch the metal and leave behind small traces of dripping blood from the the gunshot wound. His hands quickly latched onto the creatures wrists, clenched down tight as he tried to figure out exactly what he was dealing with. The junctions across the mans body sparked, and in a blur, One of the intruders metal boots slammed into the Mags knee. And he just kept kicking.
"IF YOU GOTTA PLAN HEAR, KIDDO, NOW'S PROBABLY THE TIME TA USE IT!"  He barked, finally noticing Sarah crawling towards the brawlers.

The mag's head twitched, and from its mouth erupted a set of teeth that extended well beyond its head. They shot out towards the intruders face, alien muscles pulsing as it clamped down on the helmet and began to apply pressure. The kicks made the mag stumble slightly, but kept its footing. The creature sensed victory in its grasp, and it endured the kicking as it prepared to finish off the intruder.

..........

Sarah was now just a few meters away, and her face was twisted into an expression of pain and resolve. She had the mag's back turned to her, and the creature was so focused on the intruder that it didn't even notice her presence.

"Get that thing over to me." Sarah growled through clenched teeth.

Edited December 10, 2017 by bowiespoon

[rabbitsandroses]

23 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

[snip snop]

Leveret soon slumped to the floor, and a grumpy-looking figure seemed to climb out of his chest. They patted the warframe on the shoulder absently and made their way over to the edge near the blue figure.

1 hour ago, bowiespoon said:

[slorp]

"What the actual f-ck is that thing?" they exclaimed, staring with horrified curiosity, "and how do we kill it?"

[EscortAlpha]

On 12/1/2017 at 9:44 PM, souldrive11 said:

A pair of green and white arms fade into view as the Nyx P dives off the floor above, and shields the Valkyr P with the rest of her appearing frame. The barest traces of an absorb glows into being just as the limb comes into contact, whacking the now fully visible pair straight into the opposite wall and ricocheting to the ground with a sickening CRUNCH, the poor excuse for an absorb cracking into pieces and dropping immediately after impact.

On 12/9/2017 at 6:09 PM, bowiespoon said:

The massive form shambled closer, more of it becoming visible. It consisted mainly of pale-white, almost translucent flesh with occasional pockets of opaque assimilated flesh. Multiple luminescent eye-stalks of varying sized cover its body, staring ravenously at the two tenno. It had no visible legs, instead moving like a giant slug, occasionally using one of three massive bladed arms to move faster. Two of these arms were located in a crude approximation of where a humans would be, whilst the third arm was located on the infested slug's back, clawing at the air. Dozens of smaller, human sized hands and mouths were also growing all over the creature, chomping and grasping at whatever came near it. In short, the creature looked like a hideous conglomeration of sensory organs. Even for an infested organism, this creature was grotesque.

....Where the hell had the Hierarchy found this creature?

On 12/9/2017 at 7:28 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

Leveret soon slumped to the floor, and a grumpy-looking figure seemed to climb out of his chest. They patted the warframe on the shoulder absently and made their way over to the edge near the blue figure.

"What the actual f-ck is that thing?" they exclaimed, staring with horrified curiosity, "and how do we kill it?"

Svytoj's Frost lumbered next to the Blue figure, Shakily passing the redeemer on it's back to him. He gave the newly exposed Tenno a sideways glance, His Iris glowing bright orange against the black metallic sclera. 
"Don't know, Kiddo. As for killin' it..." The figure took the Redeemer from his Frost."Trial and Error."

The Figure jumped into the pit, gunblade gleaming as he descended behind the beast.
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On 12/9/2017 at 6:21 PM, bowiespoon said:

The mag's head twitched, and from its mouth erupted a set of teeth that extended well beyond its head. They shot out towards the intruders face, alien muscles pulsing as it clamped down on the helmet and began to apply pressure. The kicks made the mag stumble slightly, but kept its footing. The creature sensed victory in its grasp, and it endured the kicking as it prepared to finish off the intruder.

..........

Sarah was now just a few meters away, and her face was twisted into an expression of pain and resolve. She had the mag's back turned to her, and the creature was so focused on the intruder that it didn't even notice her presence.

"Get that thing over to me." Sarah growled through clenched teeth.

The Intruder quickly redirected the Creatures hand's towards his Abdomen: For him, guts were cheep. He swung one of his leg's behind one of the Mag's. Applying as much of his weight as he could, The Intruder slammed into the Mag's Chest, hoping to send it tumbling.
With the beast mouth latched onto His helmet, the Intruder blinked, Dragging the Mag towards Sarah in a blur of Red and Blue.

Edited December 11, 2017 by EscortAlpha

[rabbitsandroses]

On 12/9/2017 at 7:58 PM, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj's Frost lumbered next to the Blue figure, Shakily passing the redeemer on it's back to him. He gave the newly exposed Tenno a sideways glance, His Iris glowing bright orange against the black metallic sclera. 
"Don't know, Kiddo. As for killin' it..." The figure took the Redeemer from his Frost."Trial and Error."

The Figure jumped into the pit, gunblade gleaming as he descended behind the beast.
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"Oh, don't call me kiddo. It gets boring real fast." the tenno replied, a shimmer and a low 'shwoop' sound as they followed the figure with a series of void-jumps, aiming a blast of raw orange void energy towards one of the reaching arms as soon as they landed.

[bowiespoon]

On 12/9/2017 at 9:58 PM, EscortAlpha said:

The Intruder quickly redirected the Creatures hand's towards his Abdomen: For him, guts were cheep. He swung one of his leg's behind one of the Mag's. apply as much of his weight as he could, The Intruder slammed into the Mag's Chest, hoping to send it tumbling.
With the beast mouth latched onto His helmet, the Intruder blinked, Dragging the Mag towards Sarah in a blur of Red and Blue.

((I'll wait until Soul posts before continuing what's going on aboard the tower.))

The mouth unlatched and retracted back into the mag as it is sent sprawling. It hit the ground hard, tumbling backwards into Sarah. The operator grabbed the mag by the waist and held on with all her might as the mag came to a skidded to a stop.

With the last of her strength, Sarah initiated transference.

Slowly, the mag rose shakily to its feet. Its blades retracted into its arms, and its mandibles folded up as the glass visor slowly regrew. Its hands were still pulverized and useless, but the were slowly reknitting themselves.

"The mesa with the cryopod," Sarah said to the intruder, her voice now coming from the mag, "Which way did she go? It's vital that we stop her from leaving the planet!"

[souldrive11]

On 12/9/2017 at 7:09 PM, bowiespoon said:

The massive form shambled closer, more of it becoming visible. It consisted mainly of pale-white, almost translucent flesh with occasional pockets of opaque assimilated flesh. Multiple luminescent eye-stalks of varying sized cover its body, staring ravenously at the two tenno. It had no visible legs, instead moving like a giant slug, occasionally using one of three massive bladed arms to move faster. Two of these arms were located in a crude approximation of where a humans would be, whilst the third arm was located on the infested slug's back, clawing at the air. Dozens of smaller, human sized hands and mouths were also growing all over the creature, chomping and grasping at whatever came near it. In short, the creature looked like a hideous conglomeration of sensory organs. Even for an infested organism, this creature was grotesque.

 

....Where the hell had the Hierarchy found this creature?

On 12/9/2017 at 8:28 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

Leveret soon slumped to the floor, and a grumpy-looking figure seemed to climb out of his chest. They patted the warframe on the shoulder absently and made their way over to the edge near the blue figure.

"What the actual f-ck is that thing?" they exclaimed, staring with horrified curiosity, "and how do we kill it?"

On 12/9/2017 at 8:58 PM, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj's Frost lumbered next to the Blue figure, Shakily passing the redeemer on it's back to him. He gave the newly exposed Tenno a sideways glance, His Iris glowing bright orange against the black metallic sclera. 
"Don't know, Kiddo. As for killin' it..." The figure took the Redeemer from his Frost."Trial and Error."

The Figure jumped into the pit, gunblade gleaming as he descended behind the beast.

A gold and white glove fades out of the Valkyr P's arm. Like a cat jumping out of a box the rest of the figure flows out of the frame, hands grabbing the dropped weapons before rolling into a somersault. Forcibly dragging the greatsword through the tower's floor, Aria sprints a few meters before blinking straight up into the air like a rocket; waist length black hair flowing after her as only a beast can as it chases down it's prey as she hefts her golden Soma P up and unloads a barrage of fire at the nearest eyestalk, eyes glowing a vicious white.

Down on the ground, the downed Nyx P's weapons disappear from sight one by one, as if by magic.

[bowiespoon]

On 12/9/2017 at 9:58 PM, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj's Frost lumbered next to the Blue figure, Shakily passing the redeemer on it's back to him. He gave the newly exposed Tenno a sideways glance, His Iris glowing bright orange against the black metallic sclera. 
"Don't know, Kiddo. As for killin' it..." The figure took the Redeemer from his Frost."Trial and Error."

The Figure jumped into the pit, gunblade gleaming as he descended behind the beast.

'Behind' was a term that should only be used loosely, as various sensory organs covered its entire body, eliminating any blindspots. Eyestalks focused in on Svytoj, and the all-to-human mouths began to gnash frantically in his direction. The large arm on the slug's back twisted into a defensive posture, albeit awkwardly. From his current position, there wasn't much the creature could do to Svy, at least so long as it was focused on Mia and Aria.

21 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

"Oh, don't call me kiddo. It gets boring real fast." the tenno replied, a shimmer and a low 'shwoop' sound as they followed the figure with a series of void-jumps, aiming a blast of raw orange void energy towards one of the reaching arms as soon as they landed.

The human-sized arm melts into a pool of translucent sludge with some more solid-looking parts, and a rancid odor begins to permeate the air. Some of the mouths let out angry howls, but most just continue chomping at anything nearby.

3 hours ago, souldrive11 said:

A gold and white glove fades out of the Valkyr P's arm. Like a cat jumping out of a box the rest of the figure flows out of the frame, hands grabbing the dropped weapons before rolling into a somersault. Forcibly dragging the greatsword through the tower's floor, Aria sprints a few meters before blinking straight up into the air like a rocket; waist length black hair flowing after her as only a beast can as it chases down it's prey as she hefts her golden Soma P up and unloads a barrage of fire at the nearest eyestalk, eyes glowing a vicious white.

Down on the ground, the downed Nyx P's weapons disappear from sight one by one, as if by magic.

A few of the mouths nearest to Aria shriek in defiance as she attacks, snapping at anything that got close. The bullets of her soma make quick work of the eyestalk and the surrounding flesh, causing a viscous pale sludge to ooze out. The sludge steams as it makes contact with the air, and emit a truly vile odor - like a rotting corpse on a hot summer day, only several times more intense. The two scythe-like arms stabbed out with surprising speed at Aria, strange fluids dripping from the blades. Where the liquid fell and touched the ground, the floor sizzled and melted. Needless to say, getting skewered by the colossal blades was a decisively bad idea.

As Mia steps out of her warframe, the infested slug's thoughts become readable, hitting her all at once. They are a jumbled mess of images, senses, and abstract concepts all floating around in the creatures mind at once. To Mia, it would be as if several people were all screaming out seemingly unrelated things all at once.

....Kin?....

...No...

......Empty......

..Consume....

....Feed....

..Blade.....

...More...

...Hungry....

.....Heir....

..Improve...

....Add....

...Green....

..Find....

...Danger..

.....Kill...

[rabbitsandroses]

3 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

[snip]

The human-sized arm melts into a pool of translucent sludge with some more solid-looking parts, and a rancid odor begins to permeate the air. Some of the mouths let out angry howls, but most just continue chomping at anything nearby.

[snipsnop]

"Aw, gross!" the tenno yelled, yanking the cord to close their hood, continuing to launch blasts of void energy at anything getting too close. "No way I'm letting you near me, ya big squelchy mess!"

A couple shots at the eyes. A couple towards the mouths. Two more at a pair of reaching arms...

[EscortAlpha]

On 12/10/2017 at 10:37 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

"Oh, don't call me kiddo. It gets boring real fast." the tenno replied, a shimmer and a low 'shwoop' sound as they followed the figure with a series of void-jumps, aiming a blast of raw orange void energy towards one of the reaching arms as soon as they landed.

On 12/11/2017 at 5:39 PM, souldrive11 said:

A gold and white glove fades out of the Valkyr P's arm. Like a cat jumping out of a box the rest of the figure flows out of the frame, hands grabbing the dropped weapons before rolling into a somersault. Forcibly dragging the greatsword through the tower's floor, Aria sprints a few meters before blinking straight up into the air like a rocket; waist length black hair flowing after her as only a beast can as it chases down it's prey as she hefts her golden Soma P up and unloads a barrage of fire at the nearest eyestalk, eyes glowing a vicious white.

Down on the ground, the downed Nyx P's weapons disappear from sight one by one, as if by magic.

On 12/11/2017 at 9:03 PM, bowiespoon said:

'Behind' was a term that should only be used loosely, as various sensory organs covered its entire body, eliminating any blindspots. Eyestalks focused in on Svytoj, and the all-to-human mouths began to gnash frantically in his direction. The large arm on the slug's back twisted into a defensive posture, albeit awkwardly. From his current position, there wasn't much the creature could do to Svy, at least so long as it was focused on Mia and Aria.

The human-sized arm melts into a pool of translucent sludge with some more solid-looking parts, and a rancid odor begins to permeate the air. Some of the mouths let out angry howls, but most just continue chomping at anything nearby.

A few of the mouths nearest to Aria shriek in defiance as she attacks, snapping at anything that got close. The bullets of her soma make quick work of the eyestalk and the surrounding flesh, causing a viscous pale sludge to ooze out. The sludge steams as it makes contact with the air, and emit a truly vile odor - like a rotting corpse on a hot summer day, only several times more intense. The two scythe-like arms stabbed out with surprising speed at Aria, strange fluids dripping from the blades. Where the liquid fell and touched the ground, the floor sizzled and melted. Needless to say, getting skewered by the colossal blades was a decisively bad idea.

As Mia steps out of her warframe, the infested slug's thoughts become readable, hitting her all at once. They are a jumbled mess of images, senses, and abstract concepts all floating around in the creatures mind at once. To Mia, it would be as if several people were all screaming out seemingly unrelated things all at once.

....Kin?....

...No...

......Empty......

..Consume....

....Feed....

..Blade.....

...More...

...Hungry....

.....Heir....

..Improve...

....Add....

...Green....

..Find....

...Danger..

.....Kill...

On 12/11/2017 at 9:14 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

"Aw, gross!" the tenno yelled, yanking the cord to close their hood, continuing to launch blasts of void energy at anything getting too close. "No way I'm letting you near me, ya big squelchy mess!"

A couple shots at the eyes. A couple towards the mouths. Two more at a pair of reaching arms...

Svytoj Winced at the smell, twirling the blade in his hand. Above the pit, His Frost had shakily laid down prone, Its soma now pointed at the monstrosity from on high. Svtyoj slowly approached, being wary not to stray into Aria's barrage.
"You've... gotta be... one of the most Ugly F#king things I have ever seen." He hissed, the junctions in his arms surging with void energy. "and I don't appreciate having the power sapped from my 'frame. So if you've, somehow, got something to say, you'd better do it quick.
The blade of Svytoj's redeemer began to glow; the old proxy channeling the void in his body through the weapon.

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On 12/11/2017 at 2:17 PM, bowiespoon said:

The mouth unlatched and retracted back into the mag as it is sent sprawling. It hit the ground hard, tumbling backwards into Sarah. The operator grabbed the mag by the waist and held on with all her might as the mag came to a skidded to a stop.

With the last of her strength, Sarah initiated transference.

Slowly, the mag rose shakily to its feet. Its blades retracted into its arms, and its mandibles folded up as the glass visor slowly regrew. Its hands were still pulverized and useless, but the were slowly reknitting themselves.

"The mesa with the cryopod," Sarah said to the intruder, her voice now coming from the mag, "Which way did she go? It's vital that we stop her from leaving the planet!"

"Ah... Not sure you'll be able to get to 'er now..." the Intruder said, running his hand over his stomach. Void energy arced over the stab wounds as he haphazardly cauterizes the bleeds. "Las time I saw her, she was jumpin' into a ship..." He continued, walking over to his Sarpas, and strapping them to his waist.
"What's so important about that Ice box anyway, Kiddo?"
His voice was oddly familiar; It was rougher, older even, but it sounded remarkably like Svytoj.

Edited December 13, 2017 by EscortAlpha

[bowiespoon]

49 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj Winced at the smell, twirling the blade in his hand. Above the pit, His Frost had shakily laid down prone, Its soma now pointed at the monstrosity from on high. Svtyoj slowly approached, being wary not to stray into Aria's barrage.
"You've... gotta be... one of the most Ugly F#king things I have ever seen." He hissed, the junctions in his arms surging with void energy. "and I don't apretiate having the power sapped from my 'frame. So if you've, somehow, got something to say, you'd better do it quick.
The blade of Svytoj's redeemer began to glow; the old proxy channeling the void in his body through the weapon.

((If you're gonna make infested, why not make them absolutely disgusting?))

Several of the eye stalks blinked, and stared at Svytoj. For a giant, disgusting, infested slug monster, there seemed to be a surprising amount of intelligence behind those eyes.

Several of the mouths stopped their incessant biting and began to simultaneously whisper in disturbingly human voices.

^{"You are not kin. I can change that. Change you."}

^{"Hungry, so hungry."}

^{"Where is the ancestor?"}

^{"Danger. So much danger."}

^{"Green. Look for green."}

^{"I will improve you."}

^{"Why are they so empty? I must fill them. Fix them."}

^{"Improve you, this is the father's will. Perfect you."}

^{"Starving... Must eat. Must improve."}

Even as the creature spoke, its arms grasped out towards Svytoj, and its massive arm slashed wildly at him, only coming close to hitting him once from the awkward angle it had grown at. Like most aspects of the creature, this arm seemed to have been simply been grown at random, rather than designed with any purpose in mind.

2 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

"Aw, gross!" the tenno yelled, yanking the cord to close their hood, continuing to launch blasts of void energy at anything getting too close. "No way I'm letting you near me, ya big squelchy mess!"

A couple shots at the eyes. A couple towards the mouths. Two more at a pair of reaching arms...

More of the fluid oozed out of the soft flesh, the putrid smell growing ever stronger. When the steaming fluid left the warmth of the creatures body, it began to harden and expand, slowly forming a barrier around the area under attack. For now, the operator's attacks went unanswered, as most of its bladed arms.

Edited December 12, 2017 by bowiespoon

[bowiespoon]

3 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

"Ah... Not sure you'll be able to get to 'er now..." the Intruder said, running his hand over his stomach. Void energy arced over the stab wounds as he haphazardly cauterizes the bleeds. "Las time I saw her, she was jumpin' into a ship..." He continued, walking over to his Sarpas, and strapping them to his waist.
"What's so important about that Ice box anyway, Kiddo?"
His voice was oddly familiar; It was rougher, older even, but it sounded remarkably like Svytoj.

"It might quite literally be one of the most important things you've ever laid eyes on," Sarah replied, idly rubbing the freshly-sealed glass dome with a partially-mended hand. She could still feel the mandibles beneath it, and it was quite.... disconcerting. Even as she spoke, the mag's anatomy was changing and adapting, using the information gleaned form the previous fight to improve itself. 

"The only good thing is that that cryopod's got some serious security systems in place. If they want to extract the Heir alive, we've got plenty of time to grab it back." She wasn't speaking to the intruder anymore, but rather muttering to herself as she hunted for her glaive amidst the rubble.

"I'll need to grab Abigail back, of course. Clever of the HI to use her as a weapon, but I can't leave her in his hands." she murmured as she spotted her squirming weapon, magnetically pulling it out of the debris and attaching it to her wrist.

[souldrive11]

19 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

'Behind' was a term that should only be used loosely, as various sensory organs covered its entire body, eliminating any blindspots. Eyestalks focused in on Svytoj, and the all-to-human mouths began to gnash frantically in his direction. The large arm on the slug's back twisted into a defensive posture, albeit awkwardly. From his current position, there wasn't much the creature could do to Svy, at least so long as it was focused on Mia and Aria.

The human-sized arm melts into a pool of translucent sludge with some more solid-looking parts, and a rancid odor begins to permeate the air. Some of the mouths let out angry howls, but most just continue chomping at anything nearby.

A few of the mouths nearest to Aria shriek in defiance as she attacks, snapping at anything that got close. The bullets of her soma make quick work of the eyestalk and the surrounding flesh, causing a viscous pale sludge to ooze out. The sludge steams as it makes contact with the air, and emit a truly vile odor - like a rotting corpse on a hot summer day, only several times more intense. The two scythe-like arms stabbed out with surprising speed at Aria, strange fluids dripping from the blades. Where the liquid fell and touched the ground, the floor sizzled and melted. Needless to say, getting skewered by the colossal blades was a decisively bad idea.

As Mia steps out of her warframe, the infested slug's thoughts become readable, hitting her all at once. They are a jumbled mess of images, senses, and abstract concepts all floating around in the creatures mind at once. To Mia, it would be as if several people were all screaming out seemingly unrelated things all at once.

....Kin?....

...No...

......Empty......

..Consume....

....Feed....

..Blade.....

...More...

...Hungry....

.....Heir....

..Improve...

....Add....

...Green....

..Find....

...Danger..

.....Kill...

19 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

"Aw, gross!" the tenno yelled, yanking the cord to close their hood, continuing to launch blasts of void energy at anything getting too close. "No way I'm letting you near me, ya big squelchy mess!"

A couple shots at the eyes. A couple towards the mouths. Two more at a pair of reaching arms...

17 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj Winced at the smell, twirling the blade in his hand. Above the pit, His Frost had shakily laid down prone, Its soma now pointed at the monstrosity from on high. Svtyoj slowly approached, being wary not to stray into Aria's barrage.
"You've... gotta be... one of the most Ugly F#king things I have ever seen." He hissed, the junctions in his arms surging with void energy. "and I don't apretiate having the power sapped from my 'frame. So if you've, somehow, got something to say, you'd better do it quick.
The blade of Svytoj's redeemer began to glow; the old proxy channeling the void in his body through the weapon.

17 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

((If you're gonna make infested, why not make them absolutely disgusting?))

Several of the eye stalks blinked, and stared at Svytoj. For a giant, disgusting, infested slug monster, there seemed to be a surprising amount of intelligence behind those eyes.

Several of the mouths stopped their incessant biting and began to simultaneously whisper in disturbingly human voices.

^{"You are not kin. I can change that. Change you."}

^{"Hungry, so hungry."}

^{"Where is the ancestor?"}

^{"Danger. So much danger."}

^{"Green. Look for green."}

^{"I will improve you."}

^{"Why are they so empty? I must fill them. Fix them."}

^{"Improve you, this is the father's will. Perfect you."}

^{"Starving... Must eat. Must improve."}

Even as the creature spoke, its arms grasped out towards Svytoj, and its massive arm slashed wildly at him, only coming close to hitting him once from the awkward angle it had grown at. Like most aspects of the creature, this arm seemed to have been simply been grown at random, rather than designed with any purpose in mind.

More of the fluid oozed out of the soft flesh, the putrid smell growing ever stronger. When the steaming fluid left the warmth of the creatures body, it began to harden and expand, slowly forming a barrier around the area under attack. For now, the operator's attacks went unanswered, as most of its bladed arms.

Aria puts the handle of her greatsword horizontally biting down on it with the blade to the left like a Chesa fetching a stick. With her now free right hand, a tendril of pale white bursts out and snakes after the flesh below the two scythe arms, strangling them together with wild abandon. With instinctive speed and a touch of insanity, she reels herself towards the biological horrors, using the not-slowness to squeak by the incoming pointed edges and yanking them after her like swinging from a fleshy tree in the middle of a fleshy jungle.

Mia grits her teeth as her head throbs in mental pain, the sudden influx of voices feeling like dunking her head into a scalding ocean of water. Forcing her glowing pure white eye past the pain, she raises her Latron and takes aim. The tired girl can't sort out the cacophony of wails and screeches, but there are more immediate and life threatening concerns right now.

Just as Aria is about to make contact with the infested creature proper, she dashes backwards into incorporeality once again, ripline dropping out of existence with her. Simultaneously Mia fires a staccato of rounds where the ripline used to be, hoping to sever the limbs and let inertia do the rest. A short moment later, Aria flashes back into existence, sliding back into being just meters in front of Mia on her the of her four limbs, boots and right arm leaving visible drag marks through the metal floor despite her average stature.

[EscortAlpha]

On 12/11/2017 at 11:08 PM, bowiespoon said:

((If you're gonna make infested, why not make them absolutely disgusting?))

Several of the eye stalks blinked, and stared at Svytoj. For a giant, disgusting, infested slug monster, there seemed to be a surprising amount of intelligence behind those eyes.

Several of the mouths stopped their incessant biting and began to simultaneously whisper in disturbingly human voices.

^{"You are not kin. I can change that. Change you."}

^{"Hungry, so hungry."}

^{"Where is the ancestor?"}

^{"Danger. So much danger."}

^{"Green. Look for green."}

^{"I will improve you."}

^{"Why are they so empty? I must fill them. Fix them."}

^{"Improve you, this is the father's will. Perfect you."}

^{"Starving... Must eat. Must improve."}

Even as the creature spoke, its arms grasped out towards Svytoj, and its massive arm slashed wildly at him, only coming close to hitting him once from the awkward angle it had grown at. Like most aspects of the creature, this arm seemed to have been simply been grown at random, rather than designed with any purpose in mind.

More of the fluid oozed out of the soft flesh, the putrid smell growing ever stronger. When the steaming fluid left the warmth of the creatures body, it began to harden and expand, slowly forming a barrier around the area under attack. For now, the operator's attacks went unanswered, as most of its bladed arms.

6 hours ago, souldrive11 said:

Aria puts the handle of her greatsword horizontally biting down on it with the blade to the left like a Chesa fetching a stick. With her now free right hand, a tendril of pale white bursts out and snakes after the flesh below the two scythe arms, strangling them together with wild abandon. With instinctive speed and a touch of insanity, she reels herself towards the biological horrors, using the not-slowness to squeak by the incoming pointed edges and yanking them after her like swinging from a fleshy tree in the middle of a fleshy jungle.

Mia grits her teeth as her head throbs in mental pain, the sudden influx of voices feeling like dunking her head into a scalding ocean of water. Forcing her glowing pure white eye past the pain, she raises her Latron and takes aim. The tired girl can't sort out the cacophony of wails and screeches, but there are more immediate and life threatening concerns right now.

Just as Aria is about to make contact with the infested creature proper, she dashes backwards into incorporeality once again, ripline dropping out of existence with her. Simultaneously Mia fires a staccato of rounds where the ripline used to be, hoping to sever the limbs and let inertia do the rest. A short moment later, Aria flashes back into existence, sliding back into being just meters in front of Mia on her the of her four limbs, boots and right arm leaving visible drag marks through the metal floor despite her average stature.

Despite the cacophony of gunfire and void blasts, Svytoj was now compelled: What was this thing? Why would the Hierarchy create such a creature? Still, the Blue figure kept his distance.
"You have my interest. What are these improvements? This 'green' you keep mentioning? And This 'father'; who are they? What do they have to do with this?"
Svytoj also looked to see where the armored man's body had landed; assuming the beast hadn't consumed it first.
Come on... Give me something I can work with....He thought, unscrambled and easily readable.

---

20 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

"It might quite literally be one of the most important things you've ever laid eyes on," Sarah replied, idly rubbing the freshly-sealed glass dome with a partially-mended hand. She could still feel the mandibles beneath it, and it was quite.... disconcerting. Even as she spoke, the mag's anatomy was changing and adapting, using the information gleaned from the previous fight to improve itself. 

"The only good thing is that that cryopod's got some serious security systems in place. If they want to extract the Heir alive, we've got plenty of time to grab it back." She wasn't speaking to the intruder anymore, but rather muttering to herself as she hunted for her glaive amidst the rubble.

"I'll need to grab Abigail back, of course. Clever of the HI to use her as a weapon, but I can't leave her in his hands." she murmured as she spotted her squirming weapon, magnetically pulling it out of the debris and attaching it to her wrist.

The intruder simply meandered over to where he had last seen the Constables body. he knelt down, looking over the body and the area around it, hoping to find something of use.
That Mesa certainly did a number on everyone here. Still wonder why that Excalibur was so spooked. And now this Mag: what's an 'HI'? The intruder thought to himself. Either way, better let her sputter a bit. Maybe she'll say something of value.
The faint outline of a void key could be seen pressing into the mans cloak from the inside; the golden artifact clamped into the back of the mans armor.

[bowiespoon]

On 12/12/2017 at 7:03 PM, souldrive11 said:

Aria puts the handle of her greatsword horizontally biting down on it with the blade to the left like a Chesa fetching a stick. With her now free right hand, a tendril of pale white bursts out and snakes after the flesh below the two scythe arms, strangling them together with wild abandon. With instinctive speed and a touch of insanity, she reels herself towards the biological horrors, using the not-slowness to squeak by the incoming pointed edges and yanking them after her like swinging from a fleshy tree in the middle of a fleshy jungle.

Mia grits her teeth as her head throbs in mental pain, the sudden influx of voices feeling like dunking her head into a scalding ocean of water. Forcing her glowing pure white eye past the pain, she raises her Latron and takes aim. The tired girl can't sort out the cacophony of wails and screeches, but there are more immediate and life threatening concerns right now.

Just as Aria is about to make contact with the infested creature proper, she dashes backwards into incorporeality once again, ripline dropping out of existence with her. Simultaneously Mia fires a staccato of rounds where the ripline used to be, hoping to sever the limbs and let inertia do the rest. A short moment later, Aria flashes back into existence, sliding back into being just meters in front of Mia on her the of her four limbs, boots and right arm leaving visible drag marks through the metal floor despite her average stature.

The hulking slug simply endures the attacks, no longer interested in Aria, for something else had caught the creatures attention. numerous eye stalks were focused on Aria's warframe, lying inert and unattended on the ground nearby. The heavy Carapace on the Scythe-arms stops the bullets from doing any damage, however, the arms stab deep into slug, causing it to let out a air-shattering shriek from every mouth grown into its body. Pale fluid sprays from the wound in a massive arc, as if a tremendous pressure was being released. Some of the pale sludge splatters onto Aria, sticking to her clothes and causing a light burning sensation wherever it touches flesh. And, of course, smelling like death itself.

The slug its arms out of its body and begin to thrash them around in wild arcs.

Beneath the the translucent flesh, Something writhes inside the slug. A dark shape previously unseen, or mistaken as an organ.

...Improve. Perfect...

....Awaken....

.....It eats away... from within.... Always Hungry.....

....So Hungry....

...But not ready.....

...Pain....

 

[bowiespoon]

On 12/13/2017 at 1:57 AM, EscortAlpha said:

Despite the cacophony of gunfire and void blasts, Svytoj was now compelled: What was this thing? Why would the Hierarchy create such a creature? Still, the Blue figure kept his distance.
"You have my interest. What are these improvements? This 'green' you keep mentioning? And This 'father'; who are they? What do they have to do with this?"
Svytoj also looked to see where the armored man's body had landed; assuming the beast hadn't consumed it first.
Come on... Give me something I can work with....He thought, unscrambled and easily readable.

---

The intruder simply meandered over to where he had last seen the Constables body. he knelt down, looking over the body and the area around it, hoping to find something of use.
That Mesa certainly did a number on everyone here. Still wonder why that Excalibur was so spooked. And now this Mag: what's an 'HI'? The intruder thought to himself. Either way, better let her sputter a bit. Maybe she'll say something of value.
The faint outline of a void key could be seen pressing into the mans cloak from the inside; the golden artifact clamped into the back of the mans armor.

The creature is distracted by Mia and Aria, and simply begins attacking everything within range. its eye-stalks retreat into its body, and its arms begin clawing at the air instead of grasping.

...................................

Sarah spins around, looking over the Intruder's shoulder.

"Well, I'd say that things are progressing splendidly!" Someone said, the voice coming from several feet behind the Intruder. A grineer in dusty armor stood, his helmeted face looking down at a tablet-like device even as he spoke.

"Splendidly?" Sarah asked, crossing in her arms. Something in her voice indicated that she didn't share the same outlook on current events as J'Taav.

"I'll explain aboard the Galleon, once we get Xerxes's offspring sedated and your wound patches up. Gut wounds are nasty affairs, so we'd better take care of that sooner rather than later."

Edited December 16, 2017 by bowiespoon

[EscortAlpha]

On 12/12/2017 at 5:03 PM, souldrive11 said:

 

1 hour ago, bowiespoon said:

 

1 hour ago, bowiespoon said:

 

Svytoj zeroed in on the writhing...something...that was inside the infested slug. He began his approach, parrying the slashes with his redeemer as he moved towards the slug.
Mia, are you seeing that thing? Svytoj thought.

---

1 hour ago, bowiespoon said:

 

The intruder looked over his shoulder at J'taav. "Oh... now that's interesting..." The intruder mused aloud. he turned around, looking to face the Grineer new comer. He looked the man up and down, trying to gauge what he could be up against. "_{So...decoy, booby trap, ambush, completely F#cked, or other?}" He muttered to himself, resting his hand on his helmeted chin. "You Tenno keep some odd friends." The intruder said coolly to Sarah.

[bowiespoon]

24 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

The intruder looked over his shoulder at J'taav. "Oh... now that's interesting..." The intruder mused aloud. he turned around, looking to face the Grineer new comer. He looked the man up and down, trying to gauge what he could be up against. "_{So...decoy, booby trap, ambush, completely F#cked, or other?}" He muttered to himself, resting his hand on his helmeted chin. "You Tenno keep some odd friends." The intruder said coolly to Sarah.

"Keeps life from getting dull." Sarah said casually. J'Taav let out a bark of laughter and put away his tablet.

"Speaking of odd friends, we could always do with another." J'Taav said, "I pay well, and don't ask questions, provided you do your job."

He grinned under his helmet, "And if that's a void array you're sporting, then we have some facilities that you might be very interested in."

Sarah stared at J'Taav, seeming surprised by his offer.

Edited December 16, 2017 by bowiespoon

[bowiespoon]

29 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj zeroed in on the writhing...something...that was inside the infested slug. He began his approach, parrying the slashes with his redeemer as he moved towards the slug.
Mia, are you seeing that thing? Svytoj thought.

---

The intruder looked over his shoulder at J'taav. "Oh... now that's interesting..." The intruder mused aloud. he turned around, looking to face the Grineer new comer. He looked the man up and down, trying to gauge what he could be up against. "_{So...decoy, booby trap, ambush, completely F#cked, or other?}" He muttered to himself, resting his hand on his helmeted chin. "You Tenno keep some odd friends." The intruder said coolly to Sarah.

Arms dropped to the floor with wet smacks, white ichor oozing from the stumps left behind. Unlike the massive wound suffered on the other side of the slug, this sludge leaked out instead of spraying out.

Getting closer to the slug, however, didn't make the dark mass squirming within the slug any more visible. The meters of translucent flesh obfuscated whatever was gestating inside this monstrosity.

[rabbitsandroses]

16 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

slorp

 

 

15 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

snop

 

14 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

schloop

"This is probably obvious to you folks," the tenno called, "but we need to get to that wiggling thing. I'm gonna focus fire on one spot, so I hope you like the smell of burning gushy things!"

Three small blasts, a larger charged blast. They changed position and kept trying to wear away at one spot, alternating between quick blasts and larger ones.

[souldrive11]

17 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

The slug its arms

(the slug its arms indeed...)

17 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

The hulking slug simply endures the attacks, no longer interested in Aria, for something else had caught the creatures attention. numerous eye stalks were focused on Aria's warframe, lying inert and unattended on the ground nearby. The heavy Carapace on the Scythe-arms stops the bullets from doing any damage, however, the arms stab deep into slug, causing it to let out a air-shattering shriek from every mouth grown into its body. Pale fluid sprays from the wound in a massive arc, as if a tremendous pressure was being released. Some of the pale sludge splatters onto Aria, sticking to her clothes and causing a light burning sensation wherever it touches flesh. And, of course, smelling like death itself.

The slug its arms out of its body and begin to thrash them around in wild arcs.

Beneath the the translucent flesh, Something writhes inside the slug. A dark shape previously unseen, or mistaken as an organ.

...Improve. Perfect...

....Awaken....

.....It eats away... from within.... Always Hungry.....

....So Hungry....

...But not ready.....

...Pain....

"Ugh, this suit was new too~..." Aria groans loudly, the burning pain perceived but not triggering any reflexive action from her scarred nervous system. Getting up onto her feet, she proceeds to flicker like a broken light, jumping in and out of the void to shake off the sticking fluids like a cat out of a bath. In a practiced hand, she pops out the Soma's empty magazine and shunts in a new one, resuming her barrage on the next few eyestalks.

43 minutes ago, rabbitsandroses said:

"This is probably obvious to you folks," the tenno called, "but we need to get to that wiggling thing. I'm gonna focus fire on one spot, so I hope you like the smell of burning gushy things!"

Three small blasts, a larger charged blast. They changed position and kept trying to wear away at one spot, alternating between quick blasts and larger ones.

15 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj zeroed in on the writhing...something...that was inside the infested slug. He began his approach, parrying the slashes with his redeemer as he moved towards the slug.
Mia, are you seeing that thing? Svytoj thought.

"...more than you know..." Mia whispers through gritted teeth intensely enough to sound like someone banging a gong in Svytoj's mind, the noise pounding inside her own head not getting any quieter. Kneeling down on one leg, the cloaked girl pulls the lever on her rifle with a CLICK, popping in a fresh cartridge and taking precision potshots into a few of the gnashing mouths.

[bowiespoon]

On 12/16/2017 at 8:47 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

 

 

"This is probably obvious to you folks," the tenno called, "but we need to get to that wiggling thing. I'm gonna focus fire on one spot, so I hope you like the smell of burning gushy things!"

Three small blasts, a larger charged blast. They changed position and kept trying to wear away at one spot, alternating between quick blasts and larger ones.

The fluid in the creature started to leak out at a lower rate, indicating that there was less of the vile stuff left in the creature. Indeed, the slug looked slightly smaller, its flesh more wrinkled as its lifeblood spills onto the floor.

On 12/16/2017 at 9:37 PM, souldrive11 said:

(the slug its arms indeed...)

"Ugh, this suit was new too~..." Aria groans loudly, the burning pain perceived but not triggering any reflexive action from her scarred nervous system. Getting up onto her feet, she proceeds to flicker like a broken light, jumping in and out of the void to shake off the sticking fluids like a cat out of a bath. In a practiced hand, she pops out the Soma's empty magazine and shunts in a new one, resuming her barrage on the next few eyestalks.

"...more than you know..." Mia whispers through gritted teeth intensely enough to sound like someone banging a gong in Svytoj's mind, the noise pounding inside her own head not getting any quieter. Kneeling down on one leg, the cloaked girl pulls the lever on her rifle with a CLICK, popping in a fresh cartridge and taking precision potshots into a few of the gnashing mouths.

((I can't spell good at 4 in the morning... ))

Most of the fluid sloughs off, but some of the thick liquid has seeped into the suit, discoloring it and still smelling awful. Most of the remaining eyestalks have retreated into the body of the slug by now, but the remaining are removed with ease.

............

The bullets travel deep into the unarmored slug, and some even make it to the writhing form within. Bright red blood spills from the shape, pooling within the slug around the black mass. Its thrashing only grows more frantic.

[EscortAlpha]

On 12/16/2017 at 4:02 AM, bowiespoon said:

 

On 12/16/2017 at 6:47 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

 

On 12/16/2017 at 7:37 PM, souldrive11 said:

 

3 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

 

Svytoj took a breath, unfazed by the smell of the beast. He charged forward, parrying any blows the beast leveled at him. Once in range, he delivered several quick, moderated slashed the pale flesh, hurriedly trying to claw his way towards the wriggling mass. Over head, the drained Frost remained prone. Finger hovering over the trigger of it's Soma, waiting for Svytoj's command.

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