ScoutWhen Iliana finished setting up the perimeter and joining the warlock near the console, she chuckled hearing the rant of Iliana's dirtied clothes. For being a hunter whom recon in almost all types of terrains, Iliana was still a woman at heart. Asurya was no different. When they weren't out fighting the Fallen or Hive to push back the darkness, she was quite the fashionette. Keeping track of the newest trends in the last city on Earth, she used her credits from her service in the Guardians to pay for the garments and wear them. It was a shame that they didn't have more leave; the Fallen were pushing hard these days.
"It's battledress dear; it's suppose to get messy," Asurya said as she checked her pistol's ammo count. She deftly exchanged the current clip for a new one. Asurya too heard the footsteps as the Knight drew nearer. She frowned. Out of all the Hive soldiers she had encountered so far, the Knights and Wizards were the most problematic. If the knight's didn't stick you, the wizard's gladly left their mark. Looking away from the explosion, Asurya narrowed her eyes as she noticed how larger this knight was compared to its kin. The thing most've been an alpha. "Lets deal with the guest, then we'll worry about getting the blood of your coat."
Readying a handsome amount of energy in her hand, Asurya's eyes flickered between the Knight's center of mass and its gargantuan blade. While she was fairly confident her shielding could hold out against a hit from that thing, the impact would hurt. After the spawn grenades did their damage and Iliana clicked empty, Asurya aimed her hand cannon and fired at near point blank range at the thing's head - or what she thought was its head anyways. The creatures all looked the same to her. Feeling the arcane energy build up even further, Asurya ran towards the knight. Dodging a swing from the massive blade, she released her energy into the creatures chest. An alien scream filled the air as it roared in rage. She lashed out with a gravity burst as the thing staggered backwards and fell. Seizing the initiative, Asurya raised her hand cannon and emptied her clip in the creature's face. It didn't move.
Stepping back, Asurya felt a slight light headedness take her. While she possessed much more stamina than the average warlock - even some of the seniors - using magic took a great deal out of her. She remembered talking to a titan about it. When he asked how taxing using the traveler's powers were, she compared it to his extended marches in the training grounds. Though a Guardian tempered their bodies to be as deadly as possible, the training still left him or her fatigued. Arcanic arts were no different. No matter how much a Warlock mediated to further their mental capacity, using magic was still difficult.
"I don't hear anymore foot falls, do you?" she asked Iliana as she handed the hunter a few clips from her belt. Hand cannon ammo. They used the same type. "I think the console is good to go here. Should we head back? The Vanguards will also want an update on this location. They were talking about making a forward base on Mars, if I recall correctly. Why not here?"
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After Tuesday I'll be back to regular postings! Sorry for the delay folks. Finals are a killer bee </3
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We'll fall asleep. So deeply out of reach
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In peace may you leave the shore. In love may you find the next. Safe passage on your travels until our final journey on the ground... May we meet again.
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Ex said
She is; she's exactly my type in terms of looks, too, which is nice :P. I use her for characters whenever I can.
Oh ho! Good choice there good sir/madam!
Totally irrelevant but Totoro <3!
Ex said
THIS LADY RIGHT HERE KNOWS WHAT'S UP
She's absolutely gorgeous! No joke ^^!
Prisk said
I’m not so sure if mankind is all that more sentient than animals. I’ve seen and hear about some really funky, insane stuff that some people do every weekend and it sounds a lot more like what animals do on the Discovery Channel rather than a sentient, intelligent species. The better these people look, the crazier the stories get. I might have a really morbid view of things, but the twenty some percent of humanity that are genetically attractive do nothing but indulge in lust and the other eighty percent kill and rape each other. This is one of the reasons why Humility is my favorite virtue.@JJI’ve imagined it to be similar to Square Enix’s film The Spirits Within, and Final Fantasy 7 of course, with the Gaia-thingy—some form of physical substance within the planet itself that recycles spirits to provide the world with life. I haven’t given it an awful lot of thought, but I have thought about it at some point, and I think Olivia briefly mentions it in the Ascalon Isles flashback with Aaron, but passes it for mumbo jumbo.I suppose there is no harm in telling the ‘gag’ behind the Miranda Kerr avatar. I happened to mention to Ex that my real name is Miranda, upon which he revealed his obsession (?) with Miranda Kerr and repeatedly asked me to have her as my avatar. And being such a nice person (I hope), I changed it.
:O! Your name is Miranda, Prisk? I'm somewhat jealous! If the folks didn't name me Brooke, I'd totally want that for a first name >.<!
Ex said
I'd just like to point out that Prisk changed her avatar to Miranda Kerr and it makes me so happy.
<3!
Oh, I hope you're okay! Take your time and let your hand get better before you even think of typing up a response. I'm super patient, so don't even worry about me ^^!
Why don't we just continue with what we're doing so far? I have a bit of an idea and such ^^!
Jessica watched as Katherine handled the crowbar she had just found. It'd do she supposed. Not that she was in any position to critique. Her improvised weapon was a climbing axe. A climbing axe for christ sakes! It was supposed to be use for scaling up snowy cliffs and such. Not sticking it in the nearest sick person. She hoped no one saw her. Specifically the police. She laughed at the thought. The last thing the police would be worried about was some axe murderer while doped up cannibals ruled the streets and cars crashed into each other. Their problems were much worse.
Raising an eyebrow, the idea of bikes didn't appeal to Jessica one bit. However, they'd be more likely to distance themselves from those things versus running. "It's better than nothing," Jessica said as she shifted the weight of her backpack. She was thirsty. She wanted water. "We should get moving. The longer we wait, the worse it'll get. My opinion anyways. A little tip. Hit them before they get too close. Those things like to jump."
Motioning towards the door they came in, Jessica steeled herself before she once again rushed into the pandemonium raging across the streets of New York. As she pulled on the handle, she turned back, softening her gaze. "I hope whoever you tried to contact is alright. My brother called; I couldn't get through. Whatever the case, stay alive. That's the name of the game of the hour."
An hour had past since they left the auto shop. Opting for caution over speed, Jessica navigated the back alleys instead of the open streets. The number of infected had increased dramatically. A few blocks back, the two had run into a few infected that were clawing and eating away at a young couple. What was left of them anyways. Jessica wanted to do something, but it would've been suicidal. There was a pack, and she nor Katherine were the soldier types. Thankfully, the things were still restricted to hearing and sight. Jessica feared the thought of them being able to smell humans. It was a stupid thought she knew, but she didn't know what was possible or impossible. This whole situation had been a hodgepodge of impossibilities.
Leaning against the wall of a building, Jessica looked across the street as she beckoned Katherine to take a peek. "That headquarters over there?" she asked. A few of the infected milled about, which made matters worse. How would they get the bikes without calling over the whole damn neighborhood? Sighing, she clenched her fist and slowly released the tension. It calmed her down. "I'm ... not too familiar with this place. How do you want to do this? Going through the front certainly isn't an option. Unless you want to deal with them. Is there a backdoor? Or a separate storage building or something?"
Raising an eyebrow, the idea of bikes didn't appeal to Jessica one bit. However, they'd be more likely to distance themselves from those things versus running. "It's better than nothing," Jessica said as she shifted the weight of her backpack. She was thirsty. She wanted water. "We should get moving. The longer we wait, the worse it'll get. My opinion anyways. A little tip. Hit them before they get too close. Those things like to jump."
Motioning towards the door they came in, Jessica steeled herself before she once again rushed into the pandemonium raging across the streets of New York. As she pulled on the handle, she turned back, softening her gaze. "I hope whoever you tried to contact is alright. My brother called; I couldn't get through. Whatever the case, stay alive. That's the name of the game of the hour."
An hour had past since they left the auto shop. Opting for caution over speed, Jessica navigated the back alleys instead of the open streets. The number of infected had increased dramatically. A few blocks back, the two had run into a few infected that were clawing and eating away at a young couple. What was left of them anyways. Jessica wanted to do something, but it would've been suicidal. There was a pack, and she nor Katherine were the soldier types. Thankfully, the things were still restricted to hearing and sight. Jessica feared the thought of them being able to smell humans. It was a stupid thought she knew, but she didn't know what was possible or impossible. This whole situation had been a hodgepodge of impossibilities.
Leaning against the wall of a building, Jessica looked across the street as she beckoned Katherine to take a peek. "That headquarters over there?" she asked. A few of the infected milled about, which made matters worse. How would they get the bikes without calling over the whole damn neighborhood? Sighing, she clenched her fist and slowly released the tension. It calmed her down. "I'm ... not too familiar with this place. How do you want to do this? Going through the front certainly isn't an option. Unless you want to deal with them. Is there a backdoor? Or a separate storage building or something?"
The sickness is finally leaving everyone! Tis a good thing :)!
Very well! Just a few more things to pack up tomorrow, and I'll be done and on my way home!
Also, how much pre-outbreak events did we want to do? Did we want to continue with our current heading or time skip soon?
Also, how much pre-outbreak events did we want to do? Did we want to continue with our current heading or time skip soon?
"You're clear to move from here, proceed with caution, my scan only goes so far."
Illiana's ghost didn't have to remind her to be diligent. Gripping her hand canon in her right hand while she felt energy tingle in her left, she studied the corridor. There was a time - back on Earth - where negligence almost earned them a free trip to the Ethereal. The two were tasked with procuring addition space vessels for a batch of freshly indoctrinated guardians. The mission in its entirety was nearly uneventful. Asurya remembered the moment well. While Illiana was out scouting the room that led to the abandoned hangers, she forgot to clear a room on her left. Several dregs were waiting for her on the other hand. The only reason why she was still alive was greatly owed to the traveler's gifts that she received; the other portion was Illiana. Ever since then, she grew to respect the hunters. Thinking them nothing more than shade stalkers and assassins, the senses and reactions of theirs were unparalleled. They were able to recover the ships. Asurya just left with wounded pride.
Hearing her partner mention the Hive, Asurya gave Illiana a thumbs up. She hated the Hive. The common ones reminded her of dead corpses reanimated. A terrible thing to think about. She waited behind the huntress as Asurya's keen eye sight looked ahead. While she couldn't see what the darkness shrouded away from them, she felt something. Some alien presence - aura - permeating from the thickness.
When Illiana finished her survey, Asurya frowned as she listened to Illiana's choices. They were both logical. Truthfully, she wanted to slip in and slip out. The extreme conditions of Mars was intolerable enough. Why add the Hive to the mix? Why anger the sleeping beast when it had not spotted them? But, what if they evaded the Hive and another fire team came to this location? The observatory, though severely run down, offered a tactical location for a permanent forward base on Mars. While the fight was concentrated on Earth and the Moon. Recently, however, the Vanguards had adopted the policy of expansion. While Earth wasn't anywhere close to being secured, the Hive remaining stubborn in the caverns of Luna, establishing footholds was sound. It was an insurance contingent should the worse every come to pass. An exodus with catastrophic consequences.
Asurya sighed. Checking the clip in her firearm, she let a flicker of energy spread across her hands. "I'm going to smash those eggs with a bit of gravity," Asurya said. Willing for her ghost to come to her, she heard the sound of materialization. "My ghost will illuminate the way for me. You have night vision, right? Get somewhere where you can cover me. The Hive wouldn't leave their unborn offspring alone. I'll head to the controls and see if we can't warm this place up. Or at least our room for the night. Feel free to join me once the eggs are gone, if you'd like. I just offer a potential course of action."
When she didn't hear too much of an objection, Asurya materialized her helmet and locked it in place. The darkness peeled back slightly, but she needed her ghost. Moving forward, she relished in the tingling sensation as her arm lit up with bright, sparkling, light of her arcane arts. When nothing approached her, her ghost illuminated the way before her as she quickened her pace from a brisk walk to a full on sprint. Forgoing stealth, she jumped into the air. As her body fell back due to the planet's gravity, seismic force smashed onto the cluster of eggs as energy imploded before her and created an awesome blue light.
Hearing a shriek from behind her, Asurya spun around quickly as she fired off a round into the face of a Hive soldier. She heard a few rounds echo around her. She could only assume it was Illiana. Moving quickly to the council, she ordered her ghost to reactivate the generators that ran the heating and ventilation. When all was still, she felt another shudder ripple through her. She could feel them. They were coming.
She opened a communications link to Illiana. "I think I woke the whole damn family," she said as she glanced at the console's reactivation process. "You might want to shift. Did you bring any charges along? We need to establish choke points until ghost finishes the reactivation process."
Illiana's ghost didn't have to remind her to be diligent. Gripping her hand canon in her right hand while she felt energy tingle in her left, she studied the corridor. There was a time - back on Earth - where negligence almost earned them a free trip to the Ethereal. The two were tasked with procuring addition space vessels for a batch of freshly indoctrinated guardians. The mission in its entirety was nearly uneventful. Asurya remembered the moment well. While Illiana was out scouting the room that led to the abandoned hangers, she forgot to clear a room on her left. Several dregs were waiting for her on the other hand. The only reason why she was still alive was greatly owed to the traveler's gifts that she received; the other portion was Illiana. Ever since then, she grew to respect the hunters. Thinking them nothing more than shade stalkers and assassins, the senses and reactions of theirs were unparalleled. They were able to recover the ships. Asurya just left with wounded pride.
Hearing her partner mention the Hive, Asurya gave Illiana a thumbs up. She hated the Hive. The common ones reminded her of dead corpses reanimated. A terrible thing to think about. She waited behind the huntress as Asurya's keen eye sight looked ahead. While she couldn't see what the darkness shrouded away from them, she felt something. Some alien presence - aura - permeating from the thickness.
When Illiana finished her survey, Asurya frowned as she listened to Illiana's choices. They were both logical. Truthfully, she wanted to slip in and slip out. The extreme conditions of Mars was intolerable enough. Why add the Hive to the mix? Why anger the sleeping beast when it had not spotted them? But, what if they evaded the Hive and another fire team came to this location? The observatory, though severely run down, offered a tactical location for a permanent forward base on Mars. While the fight was concentrated on Earth and the Moon. Recently, however, the Vanguards had adopted the policy of expansion. While Earth wasn't anywhere close to being secured, the Hive remaining stubborn in the caverns of Luna, establishing footholds was sound. It was an insurance contingent should the worse every come to pass. An exodus with catastrophic consequences.
Asurya sighed. Checking the clip in her firearm, she let a flicker of energy spread across her hands. "I'm going to smash those eggs with a bit of gravity," Asurya said. Willing for her ghost to come to her, she heard the sound of materialization. "My ghost will illuminate the way for me. You have night vision, right? Get somewhere where you can cover me. The Hive wouldn't leave their unborn offspring alone. I'll head to the controls and see if we can't warm this place up. Or at least our room for the night. Feel free to join me once the eggs are gone, if you'd like. I just offer a potential course of action."
When she didn't hear too much of an objection, Asurya materialized her helmet and locked it in place. The darkness peeled back slightly, but she needed her ghost. Moving forward, she relished in the tingling sensation as her arm lit up with bright, sparkling, light of her arcane arts. When nothing approached her, her ghost illuminated the way before her as she quickened her pace from a brisk walk to a full on sprint. Forgoing stealth, she jumped into the air. As her body fell back due to the planet's gravity, seismic force smashed onto the cluster of eggs as energy imploded before her and created an awesome blue light.
Hearing a shriek from behind her, Asurya spun around quickly as she fired off a round into the face of a Hive soldier. She heard a few rounds echo around her. She could only assume it was Illiana. Moving quickly to the council, she ordered her ghost to reactivate the generators that ran the heating and ventilation. When all was still, she felt another shudder ripple through her. She could feel them. They were coming.
She opened a communications link to Illiana. "I think I woke the whole damn family," she said as she glanced at the console's reactivation process. "You might want to shift. Did you bring any charges along? We need to establish choke points until ghost finishes the reactivation process."
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