Red Sands (Closed, IC)

[EscortAlpha]

54 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

"Not at all, dear customer~" The bartender's porcelain smooth tone and perpetual not betraying any inner thoughts. "Aren't you supposedly in a hurry though~? Don't want that food to get cold~"

 

(Mia lives in a Liset, Aria rides a Scimitar)

[...not outside of the archwings...] comes through as another blast reverberates over the radio. [...stealth ships...] [...move swiftly...] flashes in rapid succession.

((could have sworn that both ships where flying together.)
Understood. The gunship should be at your position. The green Xiphos pulled beside Mia's craft, opening fire on the condor's pursuing the it. Do what you can until I arrive.
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50 minutes ago, Daakjenaar said:

Tarnas' arm immediately moved to the bolt, pulling it out almost instantaneously. His arm was a blur as he removed the bolt and counterattacked again, the next attack a stab to the upper torso. (Lungs)

The bold exploded in Tarnas's hand, sending thick smoke through the corridors, obscuring the intruders form. As Tarnas moved to stab the intruder, A wild spray of boar fire barrelled towards him as Explosive bolts embedded themselves in the walls, floor, and ceiling.

[Daakjenaar]

11 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

((could have sworn that both ships where flying together.)
Understood. The gunship should be at your position. The green Xiphos pulled beside Mia's craft, opening fire on the condor's pursuing the it. Do what you can until I arrive.
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The bold exploded in Tarnas's hand, sending thick smoke through the corridors, obscuring the intruders form. As Tarnas moved to stab the intruder, A wild spray of boar fire barrelled towards him as Explosive bolts embedded themselves in the walls, floor, and ceiling.

Tarnas' shields barely prevented the explosion from harming him. The shots fired from the Boar, however, ended up in his torso. Tarnas stumbled back, cloaking as soon as he regained his balance.

[bowiespoon]

1 hour ago, souldrive11 said:

"Not at all, dear customer~" The bartender's porcelain smooth tone and perpetual not betraying any inner thoughts. "Aren't you supposedly in a hurry though~? Don't want that food to get cold~"

 

(Mia lives in a Liset, Aria rides a Scimitar)

[...not outside of the archwings...] comes through as another blast reverberates over the radio. [...stealth ships...] [...move swiftly...] flashes in rapid succession.

Marcus looked regretfully to the food in his arm before setting it down on the table.

"Unfortunately, it looks like I have once again been deprived of a hot meal." Marcus sighed.

"Deploying your archwing now." Rose said into his comms, "You're going to want to step outside, unless you want to explain a hole in that bartender's roof."

"Yeah yeah," Marcus muttered, quickly exiting the building. A dark spot in the sky began to grow into the silhouette of an odonata. It fell at insane speeds, its engines igniting only at the last possible second, coming to a hover just behind Marcus. As it clipped to his frame, Marcus turned towards Svytoj.

"Send me their coordinates. I'll see what I can do."

"Updating your transference feed to accommodate your archwing." Rose said. Marcus shivered as tendrils of cold snaked down his spine.

The engines of his archwing exploded to life, sending him rocketing upwards. When he reached a certain height, he slowed to a stop, waiting for the frost to send him coordinates.

[souldrive11]

19 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

((could have sworn that both ships where flying together.)

(together, but not attached with each other currently. I try to reserve that for special occasions)

Edited June 24, 2017 by souldrive11

[bowiespoon]

25 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

((could have sworn that both ships where flying together.)
Understood. The gunship should be at your position. The green Xiphos pulled beside Mia's craft, opening fire on the condor's pursuing the it. Do what you can until I arrive.
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The bold exploded in Tarnas's hand, sending thick smoke through the corridors, obscuring the intruders form. As Tarnas moved to stab the intruder, A wild spray of boar fire barrelled towards him as Explosive bolts embedded themselves in the walls, floor, and ceiling.

A third dropship swerved into view, filling the space around the Xiphos with energy projectiles. The condor it had been firing at began to ascend in altitude, firing down at Mia and Aria's ships, while the other broke away to help combat the Xiphos.

[EscortAlpha]

1 hour ago, Daakjenaar said:

Tarnas' shields barely prevented the explosion from harming him. The shots fired from the Boar, however, ended up in his torso. Tarnas stumbled back, cloaking as soon as he regained his balance.

"Goddamn waste of time..." the intruder said as his shields finally came back online. Remaining explosive bolts detonated as the intruder fluttered away in a red streak.
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55 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

Marcus looked regretfully to the food in his arm before setting it down on the table.

"Unfortunately, it looks like I have once again been deprived of a hot meal." Marcus sighed.

"Deploying your archwing now." Rose said into his comms, "You're going to want to step outside, unless you want to explain a hole in that bartender's roof."

"Yeah yeah," Marcus muttered, quickly exiting the building. A dark spot in the sky began to grow into the silhouette of an odonata. It fell at insane speeds, its engines igniting only at the last possible second, coming to a hover just behind Marcus. As it clipped to his frame, Marcus turned towards Svytoj.

"Send me their coordinates. I'll see what I can do."

"Updating your transference feed to accommodate your archwing." Rose said. Marcus shivered as tendrils of cold snaked down his spine.

The engines of his archwing exploded to life, sending him rocketing upwards. When he reached a certain height, he slowed to a stop, waiting for the frost to send him coordinates.

42 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

A third dropship swerved into view, filling the space around the Xiphos with energy projectiles. The condor it had been firing at began to ascend in altitude, firing down at Mia and Aria's ships, while the other broke away to help combat the Xiphos.

Svytoj stepped outside the bar as an Elytron arrived, sending Markus the coordinates of his Xiphos as he synced with his archwing. The engines revved as the Frost was sent into the air, Barrelling towards the dogfight above.

The Xiphos Slammed into one of the gunships, changing course for the condor still firing at Mia's and Aria's ships. As it launched, a figure was ejected from the ship, moving towards the three other gunships as the engines of it's Odonata sprung to life. The archwing and it's passenger slammed onto one of the ships roof, the dragon like figure rising to its feet as the missile silos charged.

[Daakjenaar]

9 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

"Goddamn waste of time..." the intruder said as his shields finally came back online. Remaining explosive bolts detonated as the intruder fluttered away in a red streak.
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Tarnas stood there, decloaked. He watched the Intruder retreating.

"Tycho, watch him very closely. I don't know who or what he's after, but I want to verify that they didn't send him..." Tarnas ordered.

[EscortAlpha]

2 minutes ago, Daakjenaar said:

Tarnas stood there, decloaked. He watched the Intruder retreating.

"Tycho, watch him very closely. I don't know who or what he's after, but I want to verify that they didn't send him..." Tarnas ordered.

Another flash of red, and the intruder was back. "NO! I AIN'T LETTING THIS GO! WHY THE F#CK IS HIS BLOOD ALL OVER THE GODDAMN WALLS?! WHERE IS HE!?" The intruder blurted, staying a moderate distance away from Tarnas. "WHERE IS THAT DAMN HUMONCULUS!?"

[Daakjenaar]

Just now, EscortAlpha said:

Another flash of red, and the intruder was back. "NO! I AIN'T LETTING THIS GO! WHY THE F#CK IS HIS BLOOD ALL OVER THE GODDAMN WALLS?! WHERE IS HE!?" The intruder blurted, staying a moderate distance away from Tarnas. "WHERE IS THAT DAMN HUMONCULUS!?"

"I highly recommend you leave, before I actually have to try and kill you." Tarnas warned. "I am not in the mood to deal with any more of you." Tarnas pulled out his Tigris, aiming it at the Intruder. "Now, you have two choices. Leave, or die a slow, excruciating death."

[bowiespoon]

25 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

"Goddamn waste of time..." the intruder said as his shields finally came back online. Remaining explosive bolts detonated as the intruder fluttered away in a red streak.
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Svytoj stepped outside the bar as an Elytron arrived, sending Marcus the coordinates of his Xiphos as he synced with his archwing. The engines revved as the Frost was sent into the air, Barrelling towards the dogfight above.

The Xiphos Slammed into one of the gunships, changing course for the condor still firing at Mia's and Aria's ships. As it launched, a figure was ejected from the ship, moving towards the three other gunships as the engines of it's Odonata sprung to life. The archwing and it's passenger slammed onto one of the ships roof, the dragon like figure rising to its feet as the missile silos charged.

Marcus' gunned his archwing in the direction of the coordinates, eating up the distance at a frightening pace. As he neared the battle, he drew his imperator and began to fire at the condors.

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

A figure stood on the other end of the ship, grey sleeveless robes flapping wildly in the wind. Five void keys ran down each arm, and they crackled with pale blue-green energy. In each hand the figure held a lex prime, energy from the keys lazily drifting into the pistols. With his back to the wind, his grey hood stayed up, obscuring his face.

Without any preamble, he began to unload his weapons at the chroma, the bullets glowing with void energy.

Edited June 23, 2017 by bowiespoon

[EscortAlpha]

2 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

Marcus' gunned his archwing in the direction of the coordinates, eating up the distance at a frightening pace. As he neared the battle, he drew his imperator and began to fire at the condors.

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

A figure stood on the other end of the ship, grey sleeveless robes flapping wildly in the wind. Five void keys ran down each arm, and they crackled with pale blue-green energy. In each hand the figure held a lex prime, energy from the keys lazily drifting into the pistols. With his back to the wind, his grey hood stayed up, obscuring his face.

Without any preamble, he began to unload his weapons at the chroma, the bullets glowing with void energy.

The Chroma hefted its Veritux over head as it batted the void laced bullets from the air. The Chroma rocketed forward as it slammed the edge of the massive bladed into the Grey robed man, Easily Cleaving him in half

"<{I̶f ̀y̷ou̧ K͠n͜o͠w͝ ͟wha͡t ͘is ̀g̴o͠o̢d f́or͟ y̵ou, Y̨o͏u ̶wi̛l͢l͏ r̀ip ͞t͟h́ośȩ keys o̧ut of̷ ̷y͘o̸u͡r̸ own ̧ar̛m̀ ͢b̛e͢f̷ore̕ I҉ ̸g͠èt to̴ ́yǫu̷. ̀Y̵o͡u ͡have͘ ̨for͡ce͟ my ͢ha͠nd͢ ̵TO͝O̵ E̢a̸r̢ly.͡}>" The voice boomed from the Chroma as it waited to see how the figure would respond.
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8 minutes ago, Daakjenaar said:

"I highly recommend you leave, before I actually have to try and kill you." Tarnas warned. "I am not in the mood to deal with any more of you." Tarnas pulled out his Tigris, aiming it at the Intruder. "Now, you have two choices. Leave, or die a slow, excruciating death."

"For the record, you started thi--....Look, There is so much black blood out there, where the hell is his body? That's the only thing I'm looking for. Tell me where it is, and I'm gone." The man sounded oddly calm for being threatened with death.

[Daakjenaar]

Just now, EscortAlpha said:

"For the record, you started thi--....Look, There is so much black blood out there, where the hell is his body? That's the only thing I'm looking for. Tell me where it is, and I'm gone." The man sounded oddly calm for being threatened with death.

"You mean that moron? Svytoj?" Tarnas asked. "He's put dents in my plans far too many times..." Tarnas trailed off for a moment before speaking again. "He escaped, after I tried to lure him into a trap here."

[EscortAlpha]

12 minutes ago, Daakjenaar said:

"You mean that moron? Svytoj?" Tarnas asked. "He's put dents in my plans far too many times..." Tarnas trailed off for a moment before speaking again. "He escaped, after I tried to lure him into a trap here."

"All that blood and he still gets away... Luck bastard..." The Intruder muttered to himself. "And He's calling himself Svytoj now..." He continued. "Thanks for the tip." he said as he turned to exit.
"Guess I'll just have to keep looking."
And with that, He disappeared in streak of red.

[bowiespoon]

48 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

The Chroma hefted its Veritux over head as it batted the void laced bullets from the air. The Chroma rocketed forward as it slammed the edge of the massive bladed into the Grey robed man, Easily Cleaving him in half

"<{I̶f ̀y̷ou̧ K͠n͜o͠w͝ ͟wha͡t ͘is ̀g̴o͠o̢d f́or͟ y̵ou, Y̨o͏u ̶wi̛l͢l͏ r̀ip ͞t͟h́ośȩ keys o̧ut of̷ ̷y͘o̸u͡r̸ own ̧ar̛m̀ ͢b̛e͢f̷ore̕ I҉ ̸g͠èt to̴ ́yǫu̷. ̀Y̵o͡u ͡have͘ ̨for͡ce͟d my ͢ha͠nd͢ ̵TO͝O̵ E̢a̸r̢ly.͡}>" The voice boomed from the Chroma as it waited to see how the figure would respond.

The man in the grey robes smacked the veritux on the flat of the blade, knocking it off course and getting it stuck in the hull of the ship. The bullets that the chroma had batted aside began to arc back around towards the chroma, emitting a high-pitched whistle.

"Oh, my mistake!" the man laughed, "I didn't realize you weren't ready yet! Here, let me call off the attack right now!"

Even as he spoke, he was firing more rounds at the Chroma, keeping little distance between them so that the tenno wouldn't be able to use his sword effectively.

Edited June 23, 2017 by bowiespoon

[EscortAlpha]

13 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

The man in the grey robes smacked the veritux on the flat of the blade, knocking it off course and getting it stuck in the hull of the ship. The bullets that the chroma had batted aside began to arc back around towards the chroma, a emitting a high-pitched whistle.

"Oh, my mistake!" the man laughed, "I didn't realize you weren't ready yet! Here, let me call off the attack right now!"

Even as he spoke, he was firing more rounds at the Chroma, keeping little distance between them so that the tenno wouldn't be able to use his sword effectively.

Several round pinged off the Chroma's shields as the lights on it's torso flared.
"<{Yòu̢ s͘eem̧ t̕o ͜mi̧s͡u̴n̸ders҉t̸an̶d͠ ̴m͞e.}>" It said as it raised it's blade once more.
"<{I ha͢v̨e be̵en wai͞ti̢n̢g ̧fơr ́y̨ou̵ psud҉o҉-̶Or͏okin Sw͠ìn̶e ̡to͜ ̷sho̴w yo̵u̕r͏ ̷han͠ds̨.}>" It began channeling into the massive blade, small pits opening up as void energy flooded in.
"<{͠But ͟now..̵. Now̢ ̧yoų ar͞e s͘i̴mp͜ly.̴.́. }>" It lashed out, Aiming for the Man's legs.
"<{͠I̷N!}>"  Then the pistols.
"<{͠MY͠!}>" Then the mans arms.
"<{͠W͡AY!}>"  Over, and over again.

[Daakjenaar]

7 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

"All that blood and he still gets away... Luck bastard..." The Intruder muttered to himself. "And He's calling himself Svytoj now..." He continued. "Thanks for the tip." he said as he turned to exit.
"Guess I'll just have to keep looking."
And with that, He disappeared in streak of red.

"Tycho, continue monitoring every ship that enters orbit. If they find me here, I'll have to hide out on Phobos for a while." Tarnas said. "And I'd prefer to not do that."

[bowiespoon]

9 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Several round pinged off the Chroma's shields as the lights on it's torso flared.
"<{Yòu̢ s͘eem̧ t̕o ͜mi̧s͡u̴n̸ders҉t̸an̶d͠ ̴m͞e.}>" It said as it raised it's blade once more.
"<{I ha͢v̨e be̵en wai͞ti̢n̢g ̧fơr ́y̨ou̵ psud҉o҉-̶Or͏okin Sw͠ìn̶e ̡to͜ ̷sho̴w yo̵u̕r͏ ̷han͠ds̨.}>" It began channeling into the massive blade, small pits opening up as void energy flooded in.
"<{͠But ͟now..̵. Now̢ ̧yoų ar͞e s͘i̴mp͜ly.̴.́. }>" It lashed out, Aiming for the Man's legs.
"<{͠I̷N!}>"  Then the pistols.
"<{͠MY͠!}>" Then the mans arms.
"<{͠W͡AY!}>"  Over, and over again.

Suddenly, the Chroma was on the other side of the ship. Beside the grey-cloaked man now stood a loki, colored a similar shade of grey. It held an amphis, electricity crackling dangerously along it.

The grey-robed man dropped his pistols, which began to drift outward a few feet, hovering an inch above his hands. A thin trail of void energy connected each pistol to the lowest key on each of his arms. The barrels of each gun began to glow and spark with energy, and they continued to fire on their own.

[EscortAlpha]

5 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

"Tycho, continue monitoring every ship that enters orbit. If they find me here, I'll have to hide out on Phobos for a while." Tarnas said. "And I'd prefer to not do that."

2 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

Suddenly, the Chroma was on the other side of the ship. Beside the grey-cloaked man now stood a loki, colored a similar shade of grey. It held an amphis, electricity crackling dangerously along it.

The grey-robed man dropped his pistols, which began to drift outward a few feet, hovering an inch above his hands. A thin trail of void energy connected each pistol to the lowest key on each of his arms. The barrels of each gun began to glow and spark with energy, and they continued to fire on their own.

Green and Orange sparks rippled from the Chroma as it drove it's Veritux into the ships hull, slag building at it's feet as it moved towards the pair.
Over head, the Xhipos barraged the condor as it twisted through the air, rounds ripping through the air dangerously close the the condors engines.
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The intruder waited outside his ship, clump of blackened sand in hand. He surveyed the surrounding desert as the red sand and wind swirled around him.
Svytoj... That's what your calling yourself now... good. now i don't have to ask for someone using my name...
The Intruders patchwork ship could be seen over the horizon, The Intruder patiently waiting for it's arrival.

 

[souldrive11]

21 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Svytoj stepped outside the bar as an Elytron arrived, sending Markus the coordinates of his Xiphos as he synced with his archwing. The engines revved as the Frost was sent into the air, Barrelling towards the dogfight above.

The Xiphos Slammed into one of the gunships, changing course for the condor still firing at Mia's and Aria's ships. As it launched, a figure was ejected from the ship, moving towards the three other gunships as the engines of it's Odonata sprung to life. The archwing and it's passenger slammed onto one of the ships roof, the dragon like figure rising to its feet as the missile silos charged.

21 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

Marcus' gunned his archwing in the direction of the coordinates, eating up the distance at a frightening pace. As he neared the battle, he drew his imperator and began to fire at the condors.

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

A figure stood on the other end of the ship, grey sleeveless robes flapping wildly in the wind. Five void keys ran down each arm, and they crackled with pale blue-green energy. In each hand the figure held a lex prime, energy from the keys lazily drifting into the pistols. With his back to the wind, his grey hood stayed up, obscuring his face.

Without any preamble, he began to unload his weapons at the chroma, the bullets glowing with void energy.

As the two frames soar off towards the battle on the horizon, Lily reaches under the counter and presses a concealed button. In response, the thick metal covers hanging over the windows and door silently roll slide down and lock down into place. Putting the glass down on the counter, she deceptively quickly grabs the paper bag on the stone corner table and makes her way to the kitchen, tossing the bag into a large thermal container as she's met by Florence coming out of the carved passageway from the clinic.

"Did you hear the radio, dear~?" Lily asks sweetly.

"I heard, the bloody..." Taking a quick whiff of the air, Florence quickly cuts herself off. "By the Lotus girl, pull a hold of yourself. You're going to turn the entire settlement into a sludge pile if you keep that up." Leaping to action, the ebony girl quickly runs to the custom built ventilation hoods and turns them on full tilt, the almost tangible sweet scent being whisked away up the canyon and scattered out into the atmosphere.

"Oh, *giggles* sorry~ Guess I lost myself for a moment there~" Lily answers delightfully as she puts a gloved hand over her mouth. "Are you fine with closing the clinic for the day~?"

"The place is deserted until the workers make it back in the evening, assuming the storm doesn't hit them." Florence replies chillingly calmly, the pair having already crossed their abode's living room and riding the hidden elevator in their bedroom down. "Besides, someone's trying to off our family. Not even death itself will save them from the pain that awaits."

The ride reaches the bottom to the hidden hanger below, upon which the pair quickly bullet jump into action; Florence leaping into a Mantis and Lily gliding into a Xiphos, both painted as black as the abyss of space.

Jane and the others will be fine, love~ Because if they aren't..." Lily's left eye slowly opens up, revealing a pure white orb glowing brighter than the sun itself. Her smile, ticking up just a few notches, could scare the blind and make even the most brainwashed tubeman lose control of their lower bodily functions. Blood would freeze and proxies would burst into tears. 

The crafts detach from their overhead clamps as the hanger doors built into the rock face slowly slide open. "...we are going to have a *very* stern talking to with the bad people~"

The thrusters roar to life and the two crafts jet off into the dusty skies and into the upper atmosphere, heading towards and above the firefight out in the wilderness as the hanger doors retract behind them, all trace of the hanger disappearing into the wind.

Back in the bar, as the last of the sweet vapors are vented out, the glass on the counter has become a shell of it's former self; melting into a small puddle, before vaporizing entirely. By deliberation or by chance, the stone surface below it is completely untouched.

[bowiespoon]

11 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Green and Orange sparks rippled from the Chroma as it drove it's Veritux into the ships hull, slag building at it's feet as it moved towards the pair.
Over head, the Xhipos barraged the condor as it twisted through the air, rounds ripping through the air dangerously close the the condors engines.
_______________________________
The intruder waited outside his ship, clump of blackened sand in hand. He surveyed the surrounding desert as the red sand and wind swirled around him.
Svytoj... That's what your calling yourself now... good. now i don't have to ask for someone using my name...
The Intruders patchwork ship could be seen over the horizon, The Intruder patiently waiting for it's arrival.

 

One of the condors suddenly began to list to one side, its guns ceasing to fire. A soldier wearing a corrupted faceplate is sent flying out of the cockpit, his screams lost in the wind as he plummets towards the surface. A blue-grey excalibur could be briefly seen, though he seemed to be locked in combat with someone. Perhaps another grey-cloaked inquisitors was aboard his ship?

The loki lashes out with his amphis, delivering a flurry of blows aimed to impair the Chroma, whilst the grey-cloaked man turned his attention to the Xiphos. His bullets shrieked and arced through the air, exploding on contact with the tenno craft.

The remaining condor continued to fire at Mia and Aria's crafts.

1 hour ago, souldrive11 said:

As the two frames soar off towards the battle on the horizon, Lily reaches under the counter and presses a concealed button. In response, the thick metal covers hanging over the windows and door silently roll slide down and lock down into place. Putting the glass down on the counter, she deceptively quickly grabs the paper bag on the stone corner table and makes her way to the kitchen, tossing the bag into a large thermal container as she's met by Florence coming out of the carved passageway from the clinic.

"Did you hear the radio, dear~?" Lily asks sweetly.

"I heard, the bloody..." Taking a quick whiff of the air, Florence quickly cuts herself off. "By the Lotus girl, pull a hold of yourself. You're going to turn the entire settlement into a sludge pile if you keep that up." Leaping to action, the ebony girl quickly runs to the custom built ventilation hoods and turns them on full tilt, the almost tangible sweet scent being whisked away up the canyon and scattered out into the atmosphere.

"Oh, *giggles* sorry~ Guess I lost myself for a moment there~" Lily answers delightfully as she puts a gloved hand over her mouth. "Are you fine with closing the clinic for the day~?"

"The place is deserted until the workers make it back in the evening, assuming the storm doesn't hit them." Florence replies chillingly calmly, the pair having already crossed their abode's living room and riding the hidden elevator in their bedroom down. "Besides, someone's trying to off our family. Not even death itself will save them from the pain that awaits."

The ride reaches the bottom to the hidden hanger below, upon which the pair quickly bullet jump into action; Florence leaping into a Mantis and Lily gliding into a Xiphos, both painted as black as the abyss of space.

Jane and the others will be fine, love~ Because if they aren't..." Lily's left eye slowly opens up, revealing a pure white orb glowing brighter than the sun itself. Her smile, ticking up just a few notches, could scare the blind and make even the most brainwashed tubeman lose control of their lower bodily functions. Blood would freeze and proxies would burst into tears. 

The crafts detach from their overhead clamps as the hanger doors built into the rock face slowly slide open. "...we are going to have a *very* stern talking to with the bad people~"

The thrusters roar to life and the two crafts jet off into the dusty skies and into the upper atmosphere, heading towards and above the firefight out in the wilderness as the hanger doors retract behind them, all trace of the hanger disappearing into the wind.

Back in the bar, as the last of the sweet vapors are vented out, the glass on the counter has become a shell of it's former self; melting into a small puddle, before vaporizing entirely. By deliberation or by chance, the stone surface below it is completely untouched.

The Constable watched the two tear off towards the dogfight.

"As I feared then," he said, shaking his head.

"You've got two more incoming, I advise breaking off your pursuit. Don't let them take any prisoners, the nyx can scour minds." he said into his comms

[EscortAlpha]

11 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

One of the condors suddenly began to list to one side, its guns ceasing to fire. A soldier wearing a corrupted faceplate is sent flying out of the cockpit, his screams lost in the wind as he plummets towards the surface. A blue-grey excalibur could be briefly seen, though he seemed to be locked in combat with someone. Perhaps another grey-cloaked inquisitors was aboard his ship?

The loki lashes out with his amphis, delivering a flurry of blows aimed to impair the Chroma, whilst the grey-cloaked man turned his attention to the Xiphos. His bullets shrieked and arced through the air, exploding on contact with the tenno craft.

The remaining condor continued to fire at Mia and Aria's crafts.

The Constable watched the two tear off towards the dogfight.

"As I feared then," he said, shaking his head.

"You've got two more incoming, I advise breaking off your pursuit. Don't let them take any prisoners, the nyx can scour minds." he said into his comms

Smoke billowed from the hull of the Xiphos as it continued to fire at the Condor, moving to ravage the engines as it struggled to stay aloft.

As the Xiphos continued it's assault, A single missile slammed into the side of the condor, Svytoj's archwing barrelling towards the ship.

The Chroma stood against the barrage, ravaged shields feeding into it's thick armor. As the 'frame began to bleed, It twisted it's massive blade into the hull, tearing a chunk from the vessel. As the torn metal flew through the air, the Chroma's archwing released it's payload; dozens of rockets flooding into the newly opened hull.

[bowiespoon]

22 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

Smoke billowed from the hull of the Xiphos as it continued to fire at the Condor, moving to ravage the engines as it struggled to stay aloft.

As the Xiphos continued it's assault, A single missile slammed into the side of the condor, Svytoj's archwing barrelling towards the ship.

The Chroma stood against the barrage, ravaged shields feeding into it's thick armor. As the 'frame began to bleed, It twisted it's massive blade into the hull, tearing a chunk from the vessel. As the torn metal flew through the air, the Chroma's archwing released it's payload; dozens of rockets flooding into the newly opened hull.

The condor under fire by the Xiphos exploded, its twisting metal wreckage spiraling into the one the chroma was fighting on. The two collided violently, sending the entire thing hurling towards the surface.

[Daakjenaar]

"Begin the scan, Tycho." Tarnas ordered. "How bad is it?" Tarnas asked as he repaired parts of his Redeemer.

"Not good. I predict you have a couple more months before it takes over completely." Tycho responded.

"And they'll have found me by then..." Tarnas mumbled. "Have they landed on the planet yet?"

"No. However, I believe they're sending the project leader to retrieve you personally." Tycho responded. "They're currently arranging for a way to capture you and bring you back."

"And if they do... The Subject will be finished." Tarnas mumbled again.

[EscortAlpha]

1 hour ago, bowiespoon said:

The condor under fire by the Xiphos exploded, its twisting metal wreckage spiraling into the one the chroma was fighting on. The two collided violently, sending the entire thing hurling towards the surface.

As the ships collided, The Chroma launched from the top of the ship, gunning it's engines for the Damaged Xiphos. As it barrelled towards the ship, it scanned the area for any other targets.
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1 hour ago, Daakjenaar said:

"Begin the scan, Tycho." Tarnas ordered. "How bad is it?" Tarnas asked as he repaired parts of his Redeemer.

"Not good. I predict you have a couple more months before it takes over completely." Tycho responded.

"And they'll have found me by then..." Tarnas mumbled. "Have they landed on the planet yet?"

"No. However, I believe they're sending the project leader to retrieve you personally." Tycho responded. "They're currently arranging for a way to capture you and bring you back."

"And if they do... The Subject will be finished." Tarnas mumbled again.

The patchwork ship hovered near the Fomorian.
The man began to board his ship when something made him pause, looking out into the distance. He grabbed a pair of binoculars from a compartment on his ship, and began scanning the horizon beyond the crash ship...
But he found nothing.
Strange... Did I just imagine a seeing someone...?
The Intruder shook his head, dismissing the idea as he set a course for Deadwood.
He placed the blackened sand on one of the work benches.
One step closer, TinMan...One step closer...

[Daakjenaar]

16 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

The patchwork ship hovered near the Fomorian.

The man began to board his ship when something made him pause, looking out into the distance. He grabbed a pair of binoculars from a compartment on his ship, and began scanning the horizon beyond the crash ship...
But he found nothing.
Strange... Did I just imagine a seeing someone...?
The Intruder shook his head, dismissing the idea as he set a course for Deadwood.
He placed the blackened sand on one of the work benches.
One step closer, TinMan...One step closer...

(You walked right into this one.)

Tarnas was pacing back and forth, clearly thinking about something. Tycho resumed scanning every ship in orbit, looking for anything that would be out of place.