"I... guess I do. I really don't remember too much of my life before I hitched a ride on that one freighter... I'm sorry. Kelley..? You're not going to leave me... right? You love me, don't you?" Kelley gave her a smile, and said. "Of course I do. Don't be silly." Then the sister continued speaking. "Of course she does! Have you never heard of the stories of the Twin Girls of the Splinter? Well, sit down, handsome, I'll tell you a story. Caliban Desero. The Planetary Govoner of Lutian and leader of the Splinter had two lovely twin girls born to him from his wife, Lira. He doted on them and loved them immensely. One day, he spotted one playing with a small computer, talking to herself. Of course, many children talked to themselves, but when he saw her talking to the computer, he was worried. The UTC had stated many times the dangers of Technomancy, and he gave his daughter to the UTC for education. Next thing he knew, she was gone. Kidnapped by the UTC. Probably to be killed and dissected, but he didn't know. So he declared war on the UTC, promising to never stop until he found his daughter. Of course, once he did, she was completely brainwashed by the UTC. This broke him, and he declared all off-breed humans disgusting, and his mindless followers followed, killing any they found. Of course, He strangled my mother for birthing an abomination, and made me his officer, the one to hunt down my sister, and destroy her. Not kill her, but make her a broken bitch. But this is all a story. The truth is that she was always an filthy abomination, and she deserves to die sad, worthless and alone. We sent the whore to a Labor camp, to be broken. Of course she had the gall to escape, and now she's found you. AND NOW I KILL YOU!" While Kelley was paying attention to the girl, at least slightly enough to read her, he pretended that he didn't. So when the sword came and he felt a pinch on his shoulder, even if it didn't actually cut into the material of Destiny's End, he quickly reacted by grabbing that arm. Then the harpoon attachment fired at the sister's FRAME while the whip sword loosened into its whip mode and wrapped itself around another appendage of the enemy FRAME in front of him. The three began dragging the sister's FRAME towards Destiny's End while the laser cutter on its body activated in a blue light. Kelley calmly looked at the enemy rider on the screen for the first time since they started talking. "Oh I'm sorry, were you saying something?"
"Thanks crow Looks like I am buying this time for drinks", Sentinel said before getting the hell hound readjusted. "Still have your Plasma cannon? If not I can try to get some Repairs for it to get it onlin,e but I agree with this swords men we need to take the destroyer out." Sentinel said as her FRAME drift next to crows her systems were blinking at her with various emergency lights. her auto cannon was damaged and firing it could mean a explosion. Her Gauss gun, and PPC though were still working along with her repair claw. Several tendrils went out to crow to assist in repairing his FRAME. "I Can get some shots off with my PPC it, Crow Think you and Nix can get us some major targets lined up For us and we can Concentrate our fire to get major target out." she said. "Sentinel I think we may need more repairs for ourselves Crow is in a better state then us we may will need to concentrate on repairs on us first If we want all of our systems online." Frost Chimed in as he projected himself in the cock pit. "I know Crow though is a better state then us and has a more of a chance of taking out the destroyer. that and we owe him." Sentinel said as she had frost help her comrade. "Alright when your ready crow Lets get those targets to take out the Destroyer." sentinel said as the Repairs were finished and her Systems began looking for targets for her PPC.
The air was filled with a multicolored circus of death as azure and emerald bolts hammered into the oncoming horde. Spyder stayed in the back, hammering away with its slightly heavier weapon as Kyras stood tall, one hand clutching a rapidly overheating pistol and the other hanging limply by his side, blood trickling down it. His scarabs were buzzing loudly like a thousand angry insects, tearing at any soft surface and generally making a nuisance of themselves. But here, it was the wraiths that truly shined. Far stronger than any mortal man and with armor that would make a tank wince, they were serpentine death, tearing through the ranks of the enemy like a bullet through paper. Limbs went everywhere as the synchronized killers slashed, hacked and crushed their way through the endless crowd. With no ranged support and only a narrow entranceway to come through, the opposing soldiers were forced to walk into the kill zone, unable to properly damage the wraiths and unable to get to the Spyder or humans. Morale quickly became an issue, as the floor was slick with viscera and gore and to get to the opponents you had to walk over the bodies of countless fallen comrades. Blood was starting to stain every surface, a few unfortunate enemies even slipping on the life fluid or a kidney and breaking their necks. Even visibility vas becoming an issue, as a swarm of bugs constantly attacking your eyes and occluding the air isn't the best to see things through. This was the perfect kind of area for Kyras and his canopteks, the perfect place to thrive. Even so, it wouldn't be enough. The scarab swarms were starting to dwindle, and the pistol was rapidly running out of ammo. Even if this was the perfect area, the opponents were simply without number. There were to many. Kyras grimaced as the last clip of ammo fell to the floor. He didn't know how much time he needed, but he would buy his comrades that time no matter the cost. He pulled out the Hyperphase sword and clutched it desperately in his one good hand, before charging forwards, leaping over the cover and joining his Wraiths in front of what was now a mountain of corpses. He didn't care that he was injured, he didn't care that he was bleeding. He was Kyras, old one eye, and he would hold the line.
< @Xanxas ; Dunni ; Veskander ; Sergeant Gorgon > As Kyras rushed forward,one lucky soldier was able to pass through the barrier of blades. Before he could react, the soldier was on Veskander, impaling him on the sword. Both Vesk's rifle, and the mag he was reloading fell to the floor, his eyes going white as blood flowed out of the wound, only to be seemingly absorbed by the blade. Kyras could see his comrade's life sucked into the sword. The soldier laughed maniacally as his muscles bulged, veins visible now with the amount of blood flowing through them. He turned blood-crazed eyes to Kyras and charged, hard-light clashing with hyperphase as the brute pummels Kyras' defences, pushing him back towards a wall. "Sergeant! The codes are uploaded! But.. this whole system seems to be alive! It has a similar composition to those organic FRAMES I found on Lutia!" Dunni roars, turning his exo-suit around and spinning up his shoulder-mounted gatling guns, blasting apart soldiers even as the wraiths sliced them to pieces. "I've activated the destructor codes, we have ten minutes!" At the same time, the Sergeant was wrestling with the overheating tri-plasma rifle when he saw the first of his men go down. "VESK!" He roars, and forces the gun to cool, but it is too late, as the brute is now on Kyras. "Damn it! Kyras, get clear!" He roars even as an explosion at the door rips one of the arms off of the wraiths as 5 soldiers clad in heavy ceramic plates wielding large, broad hard-light blades. They surrounded the wounded wraith, ripping it apart even as the other held the door. [ Brute (Boss) ; 5 Heavies (Elites) ; "Endless" Soldiers - Dodge the brute and 2 Heavy kills with a medium wound, OR Attack the brute] < @Vulpas ; Crow ; Ioren ; Yalei > "Yes, that'll work. Focus all fire on one point, we need to overwhelm the system, so we can harm it at all." Ioren says, and Crow charges his plasma cannon, and looks over at Sentinel. "Give the word, Sentinel." [Feel free to emote the failing of the shield, perhaps make a strike on the Destroyer if you want.] < @WanderingJester > "I was saying..." The woman's FRAME suddenly disappeared. Veronica was able to match the energy signature to Kyras' teleporter, although much weaker. She was also able to pinpoint the location of the FRAME... one meter behind! "I was saying that you will DIE!" She laughs hysterically, sensors warning of an immediate attack. [Still a boss fight]
"I was saying... I was saying that you will DIE!" Kelley smiled. Ah the old switch-a-roo behind the attacker. It's an old tactic, one used by nearly anyone with decoy, stealth or teleportation technology. It's effective for anyone who hasn't studied FRAME tactics since they got enrolled in the UTC academy. Unfortunately, Kelley was one of those individuals. "Pie? At a time like this? Is it pecan?" The tactic was also a lot better if one reappears other than directly behind a target. All the forward thrusters blasted off as soon as the girl disappeared, forcing Destiny's End backwards at a rapid speed. Kelley didn't even waste time turning, moving back first at where he suspected the enemy FRAME to reappeared. Sure enough with it's blue laser cutter all over its body still active, it shot right at the FRAME just as she reappeared, the deadly cutting FRAME on a collision course with her. There wasn't a chance it was his teammate as the usual meaningless blabber of his hasn't filled the local comms channel up yet.
"Got it On my mark FIRE!" Sentinel said as They began firing on the shields crows Plasma and cyro missiles soaring through space with a PPC and gauss rounds followed close by all aiming Towards a spot in the destroyers shields that would over load them. As the weapons made there mark soon even the shield had troubles holding. another salvo of missiles came from crow and a plasma blast. Caused the shield to finally over load and shut down. "Aim for the engines Lets make sure they cant get out of this." Sentinel said as her weapons turned to the destroyers engines and fired hoping to do some damage to the Destroyer.
< @Vulpas ; Ioren ; Crow ; Yalei > As Sentinel and the others started to speed towards the engines, numerous problems arose. First, a large amount of flak-cannons popped out of the Destroyer's chassis, Ioren and Yalei brought up their shields, protecting the team but stopping almost all forward momentum. At the same time, a distress signal came from the StarRunner... < @WanderingJester > A last-minute dodge, left the girl alive, but not unharmed. Her face twisted in rage as her left arm was ripped apart, leaving a ruined shoulder-stump. An alarm could be heard over comms. "You! I will make you pay! I am Lauca Dereso! And I will destroy her!" The woman roars, as she thrust away, over to the destroyer. At that moment, Veronica would realize both the comm hack was gone, and the shields on the destroyer were now down. However, before Kelley could move, a veritable web of flak-cannon fire flies towards him, leaving almost no ways forward. Even as that happened, a transmission from the StarRunner was being received... < EVERYONE > "All forces, this is Commander Yilli!" Something was obviously wrong, if the alarms in the background were any indication. Indeed, if one were to look, One could see the StarRunner beset by 5 corvettes, dodging light-cannon shots. "We are under heavy attack! No hull breaches yet, but we cannot hold much longer! Shields at minimum, deflection plating damaged! Request assistance!" < @Vulpas > [Stay on course for the engines, or try and disengage and assist the StarRunner] < @WanderingJester > "Kelley!" It seemed Morain had kept the line open "The gun deck is- DAMNIT! Williams! get that fire out! Everyone, set your guns to autonomous and-" The line was cut the Destroyer loosed a heavy-cannon shot, which penetrated right above the gun deck, a large explosion radiating out from the hole that was left. [Whatcha gonna do? Disengage and assist the StarRunner, or try and charge the Destroyer] < @MetalDog4 > Unbeknownst to anyone else in the battle, a lone FRAME was watching the carnage from high above. The rider had been alone for days, and suddenly he had come across a large-scale battle. The situation looked grim, from what he could see. [ 5 Corvettes. Destroy one]
<Aboard the Warthog> The silent blinking red light is what woke him up first, of course it was designed to do that, but that didn't make it any less annoying. "Connor, you may want to wake up. I'm bored of watching you sleep, and there appears to be a fight brewing beneath us." The voice of his SOUL, Skye, slightly seductive yes arrogant at the same time. He didn't know why the voice matrix had selected that particular voice, probably to annoy him. He came completely wake at that point, smacking his head on the ceiling of the cockpit and muttering a curse. "Give me a sitrep Skye, target numbers and id, who is fighting out there." The flashes had become more obvious by now, visible without the enhanced optics provided by the Warthog's screens. "4...no 5 Corvettes, bearing down on a loyalist ship...let's see here, the StarRunner. All Corvettes are Splinters. Shall I begin the firing sequence?" Connor thought for a moment, the ship was heavily outnumbered, but he had the advantage of surprise and range. "Yes, get me firing solutions on all 5 ships, then raise the StarRunner on the comms." The LED indicator on the right side turned to green as he mounted the forward end of the Rail Cannon onto his shield to absorb the recoil from the shot. The first two round followed the same trajectory, the first putting a hole in their shields that the second passed through, slamming into where he believed the fuel storage area to be. The shields flickered under the heavy impact, allowing a third round to slam into the bridge, the speed and density of the round causing the Corvette's meager armor to crumple like a tin can. "Skye, spin up the Vulcans, they'll figure out where we are soon enough, and I don't feel like getting hit with a missile today." "Yes sir, I have also initiated contact with the Star Runner." "Very good, StarRunner, this is Connor Banning of the Warthog, what's going on down there?"
"You! I will make you pay! I am Lauca Dereso! And I will destroy her!" "Pay? Like for the pie?" Kelley was able to give chase to Lauca when the wall of flak shots stopped him. Destiny's End dove downwards beneath the fire, but when it came back up Lauca was a bit far off. Still Kelley was about to launch after her when the comms came online again. "All forces, this is Commander Yilli! We are under heavy attack! No hull breaches yet, but we cannot hold much longer! Shields at minimum, deflection plating damaged! Request assistance!" The rider turned and opened a comms channel to the bridge about to head back to the super carrier. "This is Loren Kelley, I'm heading back to giv-" he was cut off by Morain's frantic voice. "Kelley! The gun deck is- DAMNIT! Williams! get that fire out! Everyone, set your guns to autonomous and-" A large explosion rocked the Starrunner, and Kelley's eyes flared up just as the day when Fate's Edge turned into Destiny's End. All rear thrusters activated on his FRAME and he readied his swords. He wouldn't be able to help much due to his FRAME being a combat model instead of a search and rescue or a repair model, so the best he can do is eliminate the threat to Morain before it can strike again. He gave a second to analyzed the firing patterns on the destroyer's defensive guns before blasting off, disappearing in a blink of an eye and headed in inhuman speed towards the destroyer. OOC: RESULTS: charging max blast at the destroyer.
As sentinel heard the distress signal she cursed some what. "Alright we may need to split up half of us go to support the star runner the other half have to get down the destroyers engine if we cant take the engines out they wont be able to get in range of the star runner to do even more damage." Sentinel said As she got her firing solotion on the Engines. "Crow your with me I don't know how targeting systems to hold out so were going to do A hit and run attack on the engines." Sentinel said as she got ready for her and crow to get into formation. "Stay at my side and under my shadow to keep out from there Flak cannons, Use your shields if you need to. I have the targets on my HUD lets do this." Sentinel said as her Weapons came online her Jump jets fired sending her forward with her crow with the engines in her sights she She let loose with her autocannon and fired off both her PPC and her gauss cannon to get a hit while crow was at her side sending of a plasma ball and several cryo missles towards the destroyers engines. RESULTS - Hit and run attempt on destroyer.
