[center][b][h2][color=black]Über Ethereal[/color][/h2] 

Impact Crater - Bern, Switzerland[/b][/center]

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The abomination spoke no words despite the alien's invitation, instead it grinned like any other confident human being it had met in the past. That simple fact disgusted the Ethereal to an extent but didn't disturb it whatsoever in its main objective, it had to bring that beast back for further analysis and eventual usage in the field. The Ethereal didn't say a thing either as it waited for the apparently sentient creature to respond in its own way, with or without hostility. 

Hostility it was. In an instant, the monster broke the sound barrier and attempted to take down the thin alien in one strike. Luckily the Uber Ethereal wasn't of low caliber, and could handle the situation itself. However, the prideful species would not sacrifice the luxury of having others do the bidding for them. Having mind merged the four closest Muton Elites, they were all enhanced with superior reflexes and accuracy added to their already genetically modified capabilities as a 'created' creature by the Ethereals. Because of this, they could follow the movements of Apocalypse just as the Ethereal could, although with less efficiency, they could still get the job done. As the monster swing its fist, it would be greeted with one of the Muton's gatling plasma cannons. The wave of green energy would aim to fry and melt the arm as it had contact, because it was plasma after all. 

"[color=black]Speed comparable to Basterbine's Hirenkyaku. A potential of strength beyond the standards of our creations. Show us more, Bestial One.[/color]"

As it spoke, it didn't lose track of the action. The monster's arm was snipped and the Mutons were all ready to fire if he were to try something else. That didn't mean he could just kill them all, especially since they were mostly long range aliens. But that would be admitting he could escape the Uber Ethereal from this distance. With the arm shot, the thin alien had already shot a mindfray with its mind alone and went to simply touch Apocalypse's body. It wasn't something that could be blocked, and the overwhelming speed and point blank range of the attack made it even more difficult to handle. 

In any case, a manifestation of Psi-energy was getting visible from under the Ethereal's robe. Apocalypse wouldn't know, but it had its Psi-lance ready to chop down the monster if it would want to brawl from close range. Its goal wasn't to kill the abomination, but to either stall it out until it could have an incapacitating shot or wait until it would stop on its own for any reason.

"[color=black]Show The Envisioning One your wrath.[/color]"

The destruction of the mock fleet stationed above the planet had no relevance to it. As long as the concealed observation ship was secure, everything was interchangeable. Its only goal was to retrieve this creature unless the previous menace presented itself as an obstacle. But fate would be on the alien's side, there wouldn't actually be any intervention from the threat. As such it would only focus on the monster before it.

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