DarkRecon

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

For Jake, it was a long silence. He tried yet again his comm lines to his team but there was no response.

With Ritsu demanding a report, he gave the best response before but now, he needed answers. Even if it mean't he had to bust down the door that had sealed the room.

But he doubt whatever ammo he has remaining will work. From the last 8 shot bullets he had to the last laser shot clip. He even bet that door was heavily reinforced to make sure to keep others out. This was the Cruxi after all. There were a few that planned ahead like this as he read in some official reports over his career as a recon expert.

He had to do SOMETHING though.

"...Anyone...please respond...", Jake said slowly.

To his surprise, he heard a somewhat familiar voice though it sounded different based on his hearing perception.

"White Knight...this is Neo Angel."

"Thank god! Mai, what the hell's happening in there?!", Jake asked in a firm tone of voice.

"Nothing good. This whole thing was a set up. They...rigged both Elora and her framework, Logic Gate with their technology and turned both her and her machine against us. Our very minds were attacked by the Cruxi Elite in here", came the response.

"...sit rep then. How...bad is it?", Jake asked slowly.

He then heard Mai grunt and assumed she was trying to stand up based on that one grunt.

"...Serah took it the worst...her framework, if I'm not mistaken, went "CULLING" or beserk on everything in here though it stopped currently."

"...jesus...", Jake said.

"...Katya is down but ok. Neo Angel got ran through but I'm still standing...and...Elora...I think...she's K.I.A..."

That made Jake's heart sink. Yet another victim of the Cruxi used as a weapon then discarded. Even he had read some classified reports on this garbage they pulled.

But it was all the emotion that he was getting from Mai that also brought him back to attention.

"...Jake...you have to get word out to retreat. This whole thing was a setup. You have to cut losses-"

"BULL****! I ain't leaving you! Or any of you! Stand by! I'm going to blast this door down. Cruxi steel be damned!"

"Jake. This Cruxi attacks the mind. There aren't many pilots who can resist that level of mental warefare. Besides...I...have a personal score with this now..."

"...wait what?", Jake said.

"...I think Elora may have done it but I saw it...a vision of this thing killing mom during a duel...and now, it killed Elora...I...haven't felt like this in a long time..."

"...Mai...what's gotten int-"

"Jake. I'm no longer Mai...It's Maria."

That's when Jake heard the dramatic statement that even made him confused.

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"Listen up Cruxi! My name is Maria Twilight. Callsign Angel! And if you want to finish what you started with her that time long ago, COME AND GET WRECKED!"

The Neo Angel, now at perfect 100% sync rate, quickly picked up the Cruxi's sword Katya's framework drones pulled out of both her and Logic Gate in it's left hand. The right hand grabbed one of the two beam sabers from it's hip and it lit up.

But it was the glow that coated the Neo Angel indicating a strong barrier was up. The glow disappeared but the barrier was still there due to the telekenetic system feeding off of the 80% plus sync rate.

It then charged right at the Cruxi Elite, quickly dodged to the left, then attempted to do a thrust at the Cruxi with it's own sword.

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"Base. White Knight. Ritsu! I'm going to attempt to shoot this door down since it seems I've cleared the CWM's in here for now! I'm going to experiment with single laser fire shots to see what kind of reaction I get! But if the Cruxi did plan this out that far, I don't think even my Neo Rifle's going to penetrate!"

Turning around and getting back into a prone position again, Jake took aim at the door but adjusted his aim in a way that he was aiming upwards at the top of the door to avoid accidently hitting a friendly on the other side.

He then fired.

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

DarkRecon and Ariamis

Mai, from her mind world of sorts, looked and actually SAW Elora in her mind of all things.

"...how'd you get...nevermind. It doesn't work that way. I need Seven just as much as she needs me. She's the whole reason I'm able to keep going...to fight...to destory...to live..."

That's when another "Mai" appeared next to her. Except, this one's expression looked neutral. Uncaring. Perhaps indifferent.

"...Mai...she's right you know...we've talked. Even I admitted that I can't hold your hand forever...though it is strange for me to admit that...but...that one moment...when I said "thank you" to Serah...that was the first time I've...been grateful..."

In her own mind, Mai looked shocked at her other half.

"Is it strange though?...to destory...to kill. To constantly make that tough choice no one else dares to make? Elora...you must understand. I only exist for Mai on that regard...we've...no, "I" made Mai do some things she couldn't...you weren't exactly the "first" to be thrown in our path against their own will..."

Both "Seven" and Mai look away from Elora at that statement...

"...brainwashed...doomsayers...it wasn't just Cruxi we've...killed...", Mai said slowly.

Elora's eyes closed, and she clutched her hands together. "Mai, we all carry our burdens with us; regrets, grief, sorrow...pain..." Then, the two sides of Mai found themselves in a desolate, scarred battlefield, with a burning sky and mountains of corpses, both human and Cruxi. The two saw Elora standing with her back to them; her suit was tattered and bloodied.

"Nobody wants to feel these things, nobody wants to suffer." She turned, and while her face was scarred, she still kept a gentle smile. "But running away is not the answer. That is why Seven exists; because you believe only someone heartless and incapable of feeling can bear those sins. That is why you created her to be your scapegoat."

She slowly walked, and behind her Framewerks clashed and fell into the rubble, their smoking parts scattering around. However, not a single piece hit her path. "But that is not the right way; you can't hide behind Seven. Don't let your heart be shattered." Then, the pieces that hit the ground transformed into patches of pretty yellow flowers, and slowly the war-torn world changed into a beautiful flower field, with a clear blue sky. "Mai, I know how hard it can be to not be afraid, to give up and to cower, but I know that you can overcome your inner fears." Once she was before the two, she took each of their hands; they felt how warm and radiant her touch was, and her outfit changed into a white dress. "You can be yourself, with no burdens weighing you down. You can be whole again, Mai, but only if you accept Seven as a part of who you are."

"...I'm still scared...but at the same time, I'm also tired...to a point where I...got mad...that Cruxi...that same Cruxi that tortured you Elora...it...it...mom..."

"...like Neo Angel said...I know you fear it...emotions...attachments...to people and even things...because you fear "loss"...or worse, loss of self control...regrets...but Mai. I have no regrets. Yes, it's a sad fate for me specifically but look at it this way...I'm not leaving you...just saying "Hello" all over again...only now, were trying to organize the mess in here", "Seven" said.

Seven then looked at Elora while still holding her hand in the mind's eye.

"...I'm sorry that I tried to hurt you...I always felt that the mission counted but what's the mission if there's nothing left? As the old saying goes, "To the victor go the spoils"...so Mai...let's help her...because even I'm tired...of killing..."

Mai then looked at her other half. She took a long look at "herself" in a way...then nodded.

"...Elora...don't fade on us...yeah, I'm mad at that Cruxi for what it did to you and even mom but it won't stop me...I won't run away...not in body nor in my mind...never again."

Mai then looked at Seven and the both of them nodded to each other then looked at Elora.

"...thank you Elora", both said at the same time.

Elora closed her eyes, and smiled. "Now, let's begin. Take each other's hands, and then embrace yourself. Let what was once two...become one again." When Mai and Seven held each other's hands and gradually became closer to each other, Elora's form began to turn transparent. "As long as you believe in hope, you can do anything, Mai. Goodbye..."

Then, as the two sides collided, they turned into pure energy. In that nuclear fusion, a new pilot was born; one who would shine brighter than before with a boost to 100% Synchronization and with both the memories of Mai and Seven, their souls of steel together as one.

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Meanwhile, Jake was still holding down the corridor with sniper fire as best he could. He already had burned out an energy clip with the current one loaded being his last and was down to his last bullet clip.

Responding to Ritsu, he said, "I'm pinned down by blind fire but still ok! I don't know the status of the rest of the team! But judging from what I heard before I lost touch, they were most likely ambushed."

Jake then tried to raise anyone inside that room behind him again.

"Mai! Serah! Katya! Anyone! Status! Please respond!"

Project Crossover [Video Game Crossover RP]

@DarkReconYou can read what all has happened in a short and sweet summary on the OP of the OOC. It can be read under "Story Thus Far..."

Besides that, the next missions for Alpha Squad are Dreamland and Spyro the Dragon's World. Kirby is currently about to start and you can still join it with your new character. Take your time so you can pick someone you want. You can ask any of the writers in this game for help. They all mostly know what I look for in a CS. I and Etherean Fire are the current GMs of this game.

@Holy Soldier

K. So generally, one mission happened and, sadly, Mario bit it ;_;. And now your going to Kirby and Spyro worlds right?

As for characters...well I have several in mind but I don't want to overdo it by having more than one. Like in my avatar, thought about using Zengar Zonvolt or Sanger for english version but I haven't played too man SRW or Taisen games other than the first two OG's on the GBA way back in the day.

Robin from Fire Emblem Awakening was another choice but I think you have several FE characters already so I don't think you need another.

Kasumi from Dead or Alive fighting game was yet another but I wasn't sure how to fit her in this story wise.

Chris Redfield from Resident Evil series. Soldier 76...ok i'm stopping before I blow my own mind here -_-'

I also thought about the Shinra agents Renji and Xiamou but I have a hunch that they're going to be special NPC's at some point in this RP right?

Project Crossover [Video Game Crossover RP]

Hello. I'm interested in this ^_^. Problem I have at the moment is that I just found it and I'm still trying to read through the OOC stuff at least.

While I haven't played the original Namco x Capcom, I have played both project x zone games so I know the overall "point" of this RP.

I'm also debating characters and trying to figure out what's happened story wise so apologies that I ain't ready yet.

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

Sorry for the double post but it seems I have some bad luck. To keep it simple, things happened and now I won't be back till Sunday. Don't know what time but...Ariamis just prep the titanpad or PM session and I'll jump on it ASAP. Just trying to deal right now.

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

Eh well looks like tomorrow is coming now since I got held up. I'll see ya then Ariamis.

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

@DarkRecon
I'd like to collab depending on how you're available.

@Ariamis

Sadly,I won't be back till Saturday night or so on my end and as I said before, titanpad and other related programs don't work well with iPhone.

I do have a tablet but that might be the same. It might be the Safari web browser both use that causes problems with things like titanpad. Still, you can set up a session and then ill at least chat with you since that function works.

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

Hi all. I'm still away but able to post here through iPhone.

So a lot happened and now both Mai and Elora are run through and pinned by a cruxi sword and Atty is going to pwn both of em 😒

Btw, where exactly did the sword go through? When I first read that part, thought Mai was dead.

And Ariamis do you want to collab somehow or should I solo it when I get the time?

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

Hi all.

Something I forgot to metion. After today, I'm going to be away on a trip so my internet access will probably be limited.

I could still use my iPhone but making posts through that isn't exactly the same as using a keyboard. Plus, if I do collabs through software like titanpad and anything else similar, it most likely won't work well on an iPhone.

Still, I'll be checking in on this.

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

Just checking in as usual. Just sorry that I didn't post the part with Mai sooner.