Magus staggered, and Daniel choked- on the monitors, his heartbeat stuttered and he gasped, clutching at his chest as Magus suddenly had it's footing removed, crashing to the ground. Cameras showed the beast wrapping itself around Yeager, and plasma fueled hellfire engulfed the city all around them. In the background chatter of the coms, he barely registered X-7 or AA-XOTRY, other than the request for support. "Magus reporting, Yeager is constricted and unable to move. My core weapons systems are down and out." It would be moments before the Cruxi squad arrived, and then they would both be dead. Magus possessed medium armor, but that wouldn't hold out long enough for anyone to arrive. He canceled a horde of red alarms and blaring speakers for the second time that fight, and then Daniels eyes grazed the command console, Capacitor 1: Charged Capacitor 2: Charged Capacitor 3: Charged and he was back on coms, speaking rapidly. The only weapon he had left would be deadly to friendlies nearby- which really gave him one option.
"This is Magus. Do not approach sector C2 unless Magus is visible on radar. I repeat. Do not follow me. Complete the mission." He prepped the boosters, smiling as the enemy cruxi hesitated to engage- it appeared they actually considered the tentacle beast valuable. It was interesting, and part of him wondered if the beast was sentient, or simply expensive. Daniel closed his eyes and took a deep, shuddering breath. He had one shot, and it wasn't a great one. Fortunately, he didn't have to aim. "See you in the next life, Yeager."
He activated all of Magus's boosters at the same time, targetting C2, and was surprised when Yeager's boosters fired up as well- pulling the opposite way. Hopefully the force of the two opposing thrusters would make the beast let go- that or rip off its appendage in the process. If he could make it, the plan was simple; On entering C2, attach all capacitors to the electrical field generator... and drop in on the squad like a fist of divine judgement. Hopefully Magus's armor would absorb enough of their shots to stop them from killing him instantly- but wether he was alive or dead, those capacitors were going to unload on something.
Missing Arm, Core Weapon System Destroyed, Syncro down 4% Magus - Move: C1 -> C2 Action: Activating Electrical Field Generator (3 Capacitors)
He looked back as the newcomers helmet came off, and sighed at the sight of living eyes, untouched by the glaze of death. "Cal-ariel, can you let me know if you see anything?" Elves had such strange names, but he didn't feel comfortable shortening it. Elly was one thing, because of her attitude and personality, but Calariel seemed... distant. She probably was a far better guard than he could be. Elves could shoot a falling leaf from a few hundred paces off. "Strange raiment for a hunter... though maybe not." He sighed and dismounted from his horse. "Unless you can tell us anything." Vamyr nodded to the wizard, "Talking isn't going to answer any of our questions." It wasn't as if she would openly admit to serving a necromancer, and it wasn't as if they could openly ask either.
"It's dangerous to travel alone, if there are no objections- it may be best to join forces for a few days." The quandry he was faced with was starting to give him a headache. If this was an enemy, then they would have a spy in their midst. If this wasn't, it was far more dangerous to be with their party than alone- even with this 'great bear' roaming about. Vamyr moved forward and stopped a few paces away from the woman, inspecting her scarred face. It looked real enough. "If it makes any of you feel better, I doubt any sorcerous would wear a face like that by choice." Internally, he winced at the insult- but hopefully it would defuse tension among his companions. They all were a bit stressed, after the events of the night before.
He offered his hand to the armor clad warrior. "My name is Vamyr Turambar." He hadn't answered her question about what they were doing this far North, but the guardsman figured the wizard was a better one for such questions. If she was of the enemy, then she already knew- if she was a random innocent, then telling her wouldn't be a kind favor.
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