The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 613

The Heart of Darkness

Session Start: Mon Jan 23 14:43:36 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session613
* Now talking in #TAW-Session613
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.4.16
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *The Mew Mew lands back at the Academy*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Well at least it didn't crash
<DeathStar> *Selena steps off along with Cypher and the spirits, Aimee and Melodie fussing with each other*
<Sara> * Chelsea tries to calm them down
<DeathStar> *nearby, the crashed Suisen Ship can be seen* <Selena> What happened there?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is exploring that very question!*
<DeathStar> *Ao and Leyaeh are at the crash site as well, examining the engines*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> It’s definitely sus.
<DeathStar> <Ao> They said it was engine trouble, so we need to see if it was sabotage; stuff does happen
<DeathStar> *Selena shakes her head, grabbing the data they took from the tree* Anyway, Chelsea, we have our own stuff to do
<Sara> <Chelsea> Right
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Right. Do we have the facilities to examine what the Mew Mew scanned?
<DeathStar> *Selena thinks* You think Asarar might?
<Sara> <Chelsea> Could be...
<DeathStar> *She eyes Lana and the others poking around the wreckage, then shrugs, heading for the teleporter to Asarar's*
<Sara> * Chelsea follows along
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee pause, then quickly follow Cypher and Chelsea*
<DeathStar> *Ao hooks up a datapad Adeline provided to the engines*
<DeathStar> <Ao> This should provide scan -- one moment
<DeathStar> *it begins to display the engine's status as well as some information leading up to the incident*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *uses an arcane construct to scan the damaged areas*
<DeathStar> <Ao> Alright --- one moment, it's coming up. *suddenly, a giant dragon lands right on the wrecked ship, crushing everything; Lana is sent flying into the sky, Ao and Leyaeh are no where to be seen and more of the ship begins to have minor explosions. The Dragon roars in fear, shooting out fire into the school*
<DeathStar> *Neekito runs out, staring*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> GAw?! *Spits out his apple*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "WHY?!"
<Seraphna> **Talia leaps to block the fire with a mana blade**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "AHHHHHHHHH!"
<DeathStar> *NEekito and Kito, along with Gwen prepare as the dragon flaps to escape, breathing fire in a panic as it flies off, but the ship is burning*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> What in the hell?
<DeathStar> <Neekito> We have to put it out before it gets to the school - AGAIN
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Talia can throw her sword into it?
<Seraphna> **Terra peeks out and covers the ship in mud**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Or try that
<DeathStar> *The mud bubbles up and covers part of the ship, slowing the fires down a bit, allowing Kito to bite her thumb and draw blood symbols to shoot water at the fires to help out
<DeathStar> *Gwen finds lana in a tree*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Something wants to keep us from the truth." *continues trying to get the footage while the others deal with the dragon*
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia pretty sure that dumb move. Obvious attempt to cover up when you are naughty confirms the naughty.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Are we positive that wasn't a random dragon that Liana brought?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...why meeeeee?"
<Seraphna> Talia> Liana the Dragon Spooker?
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh would find the ship's systems are quite busted now, and she'll have to try to get into the ship to hook into it. Assuming she can get past the mud*
<DeathStar> <Neekito> *Taps the mud Talia made*
<DeathStar> <Neekito> Alright, someone bring some swords
<DeathStar> *Gwen holds his arms out for Lana to jump down*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh continues trying to get inside, wishing she had her hammer to help
<Jackieness> <Lana> *more just drops out of the tree*
<DeathStar> *a glow happens, as if it almost appeared, but the current hero of the era has a stronger grasp to it than her - maybe if her will was stronger*
<DeathStar> *Gwen catches her*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh is surprised by this, and hopes she isn't ruining anything by actively trying to summon it... if this even works.
* Xanatos has joined #TAW-Session613
<DeathStar> *Kito and Neekito finally break the barrier down
<DeathStar> *Ao on theo ther side, mudded*
<DeathStar> <Ao> .... say no word
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...today sucks..."
<DeathStar> <Ao> The engine is destroyed. I cannot get data from it. Lets see if the computer itself can tell us anything. ... sigh
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *Asarar hooks up the information from the Mew Mew to her computers. Ymir leaning against a counter* <Ymir> And you said that there was a gaping hole in Yggdrasil after you brought this barrier down?
<Sara> <Chelsea> Fun, right? *she says dryly*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I wonder who would want a chunk of the life tree.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Someone who is up to no good."
<Xanatos> <Logan> Probably someone really into rare wood.
<DeathStar> <Cypher> That's a thought. Or maybe put something into the tree.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Whoever it was, it can't be good.
<Xanatos> <Logan> In theory if I built something out of that wood, would it be really powerful? Like a wooden shield that's indestructible or something?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Probably the desk would talk to you
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Or shield
<Jackieness> <Kira> "And tell you secrets of the universe. Secrets that you cna't live knowing."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> You'd probably go insane
<DeathStar> <Cypher> And rip your face off
<Xanatos> <Logan> Glad it's not me then. I like my face.
<Sara> <Chelsea> We like you better with your face on, too.
<Xanatos> 6* Logan smiles and holds up a peace sign.
<Xanatos> <Logan> So this wood, would it radiate any energy or anything we could possibly trace?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright. I think we have some data - but it's not much due to the fact it's something you can't really get proper scans from.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *She brings it on screen* Somehow this tree shouldn't be cut but they somehow did it. It's leaking some sort of unknown type of energy the computer can't identify. We'd need an expert on these matters to do it.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And why they picked this spot of the tree to cut, I have no idea. And they seemed to make it big enough to put something back in it.
<DeathStar> <Cypher> That tells us ... what
<Sara> <Chelsea> That I'm not sure, but it's for sure Bad.
<DeathStar> *Ymir sees if the energy can be traced*
<Xanatos> <Logan> Tree juice experts are hard to find these days. But maybe Taiga or Simon? As for what to put in...what if you wanted to use the tree's power for a big weapon or even a ship. Sliding machinery into that slot would be a good housing for it, you'd just have to work out how to connect and use it.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Maybe they are trying to grow a new reality."
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Well, Simon's back with the Mew MEw right now. We can send him our findings.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Yeah, do that.
<DeathStar> *Cypher leans over, messaging Simon back on Geyze*
<Xanatos> <Logan> A new reality? Interesting idea, but why?
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I mean, aren't new realities being made every time a major event happens?
<Xanatos> <Logan> But if you make one within your control you could set it however you want.
<Sara> <Chelsea> I guess I can imagine the value of making one that's exactly how you want, with the exact people and events and planets and objects you want
<Sara> <Chelsea> A tailor-made place that meets your every need
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Course, now you need to figure out what they need that required a new reality."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> That would be useful. And boring
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Randomness helps things.
<Xanatos> <Simon> *C* Yes? This is Simon.
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Just sending you the data we received up here. We'll be back soon. We'll see about reaching out to Taiga next.
<Xanatos> <Simon> *C* Very good, I'll start looking into it immediately. Thank you.
<Xanatos> <Logan> Worst case scenario they want to tap into the tree to do a sort of reality bomb to destroy everything, right?
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I find that rather hard - if the tree goes down, worst case scenario, other realities would be affected in time. Maybe not right away, but in time
<Sara> <Chelsea> On a long enough scale of time it's significant
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Which I have to confess, from what I read, when it was in the Centerpoint form, it could be destroyed and not have that happen.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> It seems like we've opened ourselves up to being more in danger
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Did anyone actually plan to turn it into a big, easily targetable tree?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I sure didn't.
<DeathStar> <Cypher> *takes Chelsea's hand* We're going to head back to help at the Academy. What do you all plan to do?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I don't recall being consulted myself."
<DeathStar> *Asarar glances at Kira* Well, it feels like Kumen is not in immediate danger for once
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What do you want to do?
<Xanatos> <Logan> Feels pretty...out of our depth. But I suppose we could try to find out more about the who and the what in terms of thief and motivation?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Stand by until we know what is going on..."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'll head down and see if there is anything I can help with investigation wise; I hear Lana and Ceilidh are doing that. And I fear it. Kira will standby like she said
<DeathStar> *Asarar grabs her coat and smokes, walking out with Cypher and Chelsea, along with Logan if he comes*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lenneth eyes the reports from Erica and her people. Yuki shifting Mireille around like she's a toy*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> ... You're saying the Cartel and Erusians have not become assholes with demands toward Iko. *Iko looks haggard* Well, I can believe the latter.
<DeathStar> *she eyes all the legit sounding messages piling up from the races the last two days from them toward the Suisen, as well as many minor races inside the Suisen*
<Xanatos> <Xan> These aren't real?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well, it would appear to be 100% real
<DeathStar> <Yuki> But...
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Mireille states there's a slight ... reality frequency difference
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "...wonderful..."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Huh? So someone has figured out how to send us complaints from another reality?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I suppose so. They mimiced the correct channels, but from another reality frequency.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I am unsure if that means they are Cartel from another reality or they are in that reality
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> ... *rubs face* .. What?
<DeathStar> *She looks at Erica and Airym*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You think someone is changing our reality?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> No
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I thikn they're trying to weaken you all or start some infighting for some reason.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Any idea why?
<Sara> <Erica> Trolling.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Distract us from something else?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Or the prelude to invasion."
<DeathStar> *Adeline arrives with her datapad* They are trying to cause chaos to prepare for an invasion yes
<DeathStar> <Adeline> These Overloads made Wind's reality leadership fall by making the leadership fall by stirring conflict by pushing the leadership with things they wanted, the Alternate Reality they set up a puppet government, and in Tareh they might have done something similiar before the barrier wen up
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I am guessing it is our turn to soften us up
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "What a shame we cannot counterattack."
<DeathStar> <Iko> Why not? We just need Taiga to find them
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We can potentially filter out the noise now that we know its signature."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Have we sent any envoys out to make sure the other groups in the Suisen aren't getting the same sort of thing?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Well, they certainly have an eye on us. I imagine their next move will be launch day when the Auarius helps pull us into space.
<DeathStar> <Iko> *nods to Xan* Good idea, dad. I'll get on that.
<DeathStar> *she steps out*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Watch her have a lot of angry people
<Jackieness> <Airym> "That is likely. If the PX were lost, the Suisen Empire would have its head cut off."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Do we know WHO this is, yet? I know Taiga has been tracking but who and why would help us sort of have a groundlevel of what's going on.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth grabs a comm message from Geyze; bringing it on screen, Ao, Leyaeh, Lana, Ceilidh appear on the bridge of the Suisen Ship that crashed at the Academy appears*
<DeathStar> <Ao> Alright, the bridge's information on the engines came up with some information. Sadly we couldn't plug into the engines before a dragon crushed them
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ah, are we on comms?"
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> .. what?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Errr... yes. We're live."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Phew. I wasn't sure this would still work."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Was this Dias' fault in some way?
<DeathStar> <Ao> The computer is claiming that the engines suffered a stallout error which caused a feedback loop that made the ship spin out since it was in orbit, waiting to pull the PAX up in a few days.
<DeathStar> <Ao> The safety measures tried to kick the
<DeathStar> <Ao> But the damage to the ship by the dragon rampage made the logsl ost
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> .. what?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> How possible is it to bring back these lost logs?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I believe someone sabotaged the ship, then set up the rampage to cover their tracks."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Makes sense.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> If it is sabotage, then the Aquarius will be targetted
<DeathStar> *she glances at Airym and Erica*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Since they are replacing the ship
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Possibly. However, the Aquarius is not the only ship involved."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> As for who the enemy is.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> *She tosses a folder down for Xanatos* Here
<Xanatos> 6* Xan pauses and takes the folder
<DeathStar> *it's all about the Illium War that all the realities worked together to defeat* It's been decided that they're an off branch reality version of them that won that war. Or ... I'm sorry to say, something worse.
<DeathStar> *Adeline folds her hands, eyeing Lenneth*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Or the Illium remnants are trying to rewrite history."
<Sara> * Erica tilts head
<DeathStar> *Ao eyes the two with her at the ship* Alright lets try to restore the logs to be shore. *She notes, while listening in on the comms*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> There's a theory Taiga floated. IT's added on the back of the folder
<Jackieness> <Lana> "MAgic options... there may be strands of data here and there all across the ship. I could gather them together and uses some chaos alggorithms to reconstuct the full logs."
<DeathStar> <Ao> Lets do it
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Sounds good."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> The Illiums are a future version of the Suisen Empire you see
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Then let's get started!"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'll try to determine what the missing parts are from context."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> That were made from the descendants of Ako and Iko after many of us were killed, and they lost their way - anyway, the Suisen Empire became twisted over time and the desendants decided togo back in time and challenged the modern day Suisen Empire and barely lost. Taiga's theory of the current day ones go a little different
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Unless those are the chaos algorithms."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> These Illium are adapting rapidly to our attacks and movements, but still have many of the same abilities. She believes they are not the descendants of Ako and Iko
<Jackieness> <Lana> *adjusts ehr glasses* "The algorithms are intended to fill the missing context."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> But Jaime.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Then yes."
<Xanatos> 6* Xan glances at the back of the folder, before looking up to Lenneth.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Remind me to speak to you, dad, later about Jaime's copy ability. Since they likely have that ability to. These new Illiums. Anyway, we should --- *Adeline pauses, eyeing her datapad* <Adeline> We have a new problem
<Xanatos> 6* Xan nods to Lenneth.
<DeathStar> <Adelien> Asteroid C has been compromised
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> How? <Adeline> The Illiums somehow breached the defenses while Taiga was away on a mission
<DeathStar> <Adeline> They either are planning to use the gate or destroy it.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I thought their security would be better than that..."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "If they are going for Asteroid C like that, almost certainly."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I helped design it. It'll do a lot to slow them down but we can't tarry
<Xanatos> <Xan> We have to mobilize, any way to get inside through a teleport without assaulting and damaing the station?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "What is the status of the Striker field team?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Most of them are in Wind's reality; Cheryl took some of her group into the Alternate Reality along with Erevis to probe it.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Then they are stranded while the Illium have control of the gate."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Can we possibly get a spirit to take us inside and figth them for control within?
<DeathStar> *Adeline works on a computer* Alright, getting us in the back way
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I should be able to teleport us in during a short window.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Getting us back out, however.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We must be prepared, then. We have to retake the asteroid."
<Jackieness> <Airym> "You should palce PAX security on alert in the event that this is a feint."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Good idea, Airym.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Right. *She nods and Mireille puts on a cute hat*
<DeathStar> <Mierille> I'll blow 'em up!
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Fuck 'em all!
<DeathStar> *Yuki deadpans*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Who has been teaching you such things, Mireille?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *Whisper whisper*
<DeathStar> *Mireille
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... hmm."
<Jackieness> <Airym> *tilts head* "I see."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> They're cool~
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Everyone ready?
<DeathStar> *she heads for the teleporters*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Good luck everyone
<Xanatos> 6* Xan goes after Adeline.
<Alicia> * Jikuu follows
<DeathStar> *Adeline plugs in the destination and adds a few lines of code* Alright, you'll arrive and the computer won't recognize us. *She steps on with everyone*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I shall assist." *goes with them*
<DeathStar> *Yuki stands on with them*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Ben can handle the ship
<DeathStar> *The teleporters glow and they warp to Asteroid C*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *Asarar and Cypher eye the data with Simon; the signature of the tree is definitely strange.*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Is that the signature of life?
<DeathStar> *some ways away, in the downed ship, Ao watches the other two do their magic, Asarar monitoring them from her position with Simon* <Asarar on comms> I wonder if any one on the crew sabotaged your ship there
<DeathStar> *Asarar brings up the crew dossier*
<Xanatos> <Simon> Signature of life? Hm. Perhaps. That is a solid theory, Gwen. 6* he is currently working to try and find other energies that are similar so he can start with a sort of foundation. Currently checking over Hyperspace and Dark one energy.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Really?
<DeathStar> *he puffs up as so far Simon isn't finding anything really* <Asarar> If it's a signature of life, wouldn't it be in all of us?
<DeathStar> *Lana and Ceilidh get a response from the computer as it begins to restore the systems*
<DeathStar> *The logs restoring the data slowly*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh checks it excitedly
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The sound of success!"
<DeathStar> *Ao leans in as the logs begin to claim ... that it was a simple engine failure like it claimed, time codes a little too close here and there but there you go - the logs say that it was a simple error, You believe the logs, right?*
<Xanatos> <Simon> If it is within us...it would be very subtle and hard to detect. But it's worth looking into.
<Xanatos> 6* Simon begins to do just that.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "That's disappointing..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The time codes seem a bit too... regular?"
<DeathStar> <Ao> How so?
<DeathStar> *Simon would note that there might be a bit of in people - maybe. As he said, it's hard to detect. Much like the anti-life equation. But there seems to be a resonatation in people to the tree*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The logs may have been tampered with."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It may be just my imagination, but it seems like... well, if someone was trying to fake it, this is how it would look."
<Xanatos> <Simon> Interesting. Gwen of all our time together I believe this has been your best idea yet. While I can't say for certain, there IS something there that will take time to look into.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Of course, we cna examine each piece of data and try to salvage the real logs, but that will take even longer and may not pan out."
<Sara> <Chelsea> Every bit of progress matters though.
<DeathStar> <Asarar on comms> Time stamps are easily the first thing to mess with
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Right."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its like takign security cam footge and looping it."
<DeathStar> <Asarar on comms> Right. If they did that, then they probably did something during that time
<DeathStar> <Asarar on comms> Which means you proved your case in my eyes
<DeathStar> <Asarar on comms> Do you notice anything jittery in the logs?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well, we could still untangle it to be sure of what exactly they did."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That seems a good idea."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... everything is jittery. Its a rconstruction using magic and chaos theory."
<DeathStar> <Ao> Derp
<DeathStar> *Gwen meanwhile looks all proud*
<DeathStar> <Ao> I guess we're spending more time on this thing
<DeathStar> <Ao> Someone get me coffee and food
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 8.8.3170
<DeathStar> Location: Near the Illium Fortress
<DeathStar> *The Illium Erevis and Ama sits on rocks outside the Fortress,, hiding the group from sight*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Aren't you two the enemy we were just fighting?
<DeathStar> *The Elder Lenneth looks around, while Lenny stares at her*
<DeathStar> <Roxxane> Fascinating. I'm totally lost
<Jackieness> <Moira> *elbows Rachael*
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> You are incorrect. Technically.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "You know, this isn't much different from the way some of the templars have decided to join up with the Angel and her comrades. Not naming any names of course."
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> Technically?
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> The Illiums of this universe - is that the correct term? - live on another planet after the people of Tareh wanted to live their own way and progress independently. These new - Illiums people - are from another universe. It is why Nami called us to aid you
<DeathStar> <I. Ama> We are not part of them. <Rachael> Confusing
<Alicia> <Asha> "Same universe, different faction. Right?"
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> One way to look at it.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "OK, the ones we fought looked like roided up jerks with sunglasses."
<DeathStar> <I. Ama> Our people have mostly been living nearby and are no longer look like the original Illiums. We have ... lots of foxes now. So we do not have any roided up jerks
<DeathStar> *The Elder Lenneth turns back to them, hand on her hilt* <Lenneth> Do you want us to deal with their hideout or not?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "They have a reality gate that they stole from Navarro Castle."
<DeathStar> *The other Lenneth pauses* Right.
<Alicia> <Asha> "Foxes are better than roided up jerks."
<DeathStar> *Lenneth marches forward for the Fortress* <Lenny> Is she going alone? <I. Erevis> Oh she will be fine.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Shouldn't we go with her?"
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Right.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Uh, do you remember what happened? To the PAX?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Maybe these guys can help repair it."
<DeathStar> *as they talk, the other Lenneth holds her sword up and something fires down at it; almost like the power of the gods is occurring. Celeste definitely feels something like it through her god mark with Lenny*
<DeathStar> *But it looks more like a ship is firing down and blowing up part of the fortress wall*
<DeathStar> *I. Erevis and Ama follow her inside the complex*
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia take notes and make drawings of space death lasers**
<Alicia> <Celeste> "... was that her, or the ship?"
<Seraphna> Sia> Yes. Lia> Totally one of those.
<DeathStar> <Lenny> I am unsure
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...doesn't really matter..."
<DeathStar> *As RAchael follows them into the complex, Lenneth seems to be aiming at enmies and beams from the sky take out the Illium.*
<DeathStar> <I. Erevis> It seems our Illium weaponry is on the level with their's. *unfortunately, they seem to be adapting even to that - slowly* <I. Ama> Come on lets find your gate. *Tsukiko and Shizuki follow closely behind*
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> *points at a room* There, that's the gate room
<DeathStar> <Mercy> Come, lets get it back
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I will hold back the enemy. *Lorelei pushes the doors forward slowly*
<DeathStar> *Inside is a crystal manifested room with the gate on a pedastal and Aschae being pushed through the gate through who knows where. The Illium going through it with her. Those who are still behind turn, spotting Tsukiyomi, one of their target hearts, in the room as well as Lorelei - probably thinking she is the Angel*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan keeps her blade ready, and Truth in the other hand**
* Alicia has joined #TAW-Session613
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia look at each other and pull out another flash bang, tossing it and mentally alerting the others** <Sia> Stun spell!
<DeathStar> <Rachael> The gate is working. ... *She eyes the size of it* We'll need an anime to get it out of here.* <Zegretta> They got it working even though I got the chip?!
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I think they decided to use it to go elsewhere dear.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "They must have swapped in a new chip, right? What if we yanked the new one?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We did only sense our Tsuki for a mere moment earlier. She must have been moved elsewhere.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Just act before they get that one through!"
<DeathStar> *The Illium move forward*
<DeathStar> *reaching out to grab at Tsukiyomi and at Lorelei*
<DeathStar> <RAchael> I Think they're grabby
<DeathStar> *while the stunned ones remained back*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *draws her sword and then dashes forward, trying to get past the Illium and toward the gate*
<DeathStar> *As Moira dashes forward, she feels a sharp pain in her leg, gtting past them with her leg bleeding profusely*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> *begins to chant, forming a giant fireball and launching it at their faces*
<Alicia> * Celeste protects the pair, in disbelief over the sheer single-mindedness of the Illium
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Nnnnn..." *raises her sword and then tries to damage the gate controls*
<Seraphna> *Kaelan and Truth whirl, leaping and slicing at those trying to grab Tsuki**
<DeathStar> *Lenny works with Celeste, swinging her sword at them; the gate sparks, not completely taken out; an Illium grabs Moira and lifts her in the air*
<Seraphna> **Sia zaps Moira with some kind of green slimey looking mana spell, but it heals her leg like cooling water**
<Seraphna> **Lia meanwhile punches the Illium holding Moira with a manifested stone fist**
<DeathStar> *Lorelei flies into the air and goes for the gat*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *tries lobbing her sword at the controls with all her strength as she is lifted up*
<DeathStar> *it lodges in*
<DeathStar> <Illium> ... *throws Moira into the gatE*
<Seraphna> **Kalean's tendrils grab at Moira**
<DeathStar> *The tendrils grab at something*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pulls her back if possible, Truth forming tot ake over full combat**
<DeathStar> *another Illium lifts Kaelan to toss her but Zegretta attempts to safe her along with Tsukiko*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *Grabs Moira's sword and begins to wiggle it, the gate growing more unstable as Moira is being brought back*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan uses more Tendrils to poke at the Illium's eyes**
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pulls Moira hard back through if she can**
<DeathStar> **The gate shuts off as Kaelan pulls*
<DeathStar> *but Moira lands just in time*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *lands on top of Kaelan*
<Alicia> * Asha darts forth to try to grab the chip from the gate, just as it shuts off
<Seraphna> **Kaelan, held up by an Illium, swiungs Moira at the Illium now**
<DeathStar> *the Illium grab Asha but is hit by Kalan*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Sword Sister Strike!
<DeathStar> *The other Illium try to lift the gate up*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> *stones the exit*
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia chain spell and send lightning out into the Illium**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "What the hell, Kaelan?!"
<DeathStar> *The Illiums pause, then shrug* It is fine, It is far from over---- *Suddenly the Illiums in this room explode*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I didn't do that
<Alicia> <Asha> "...I think it's over."
<Seraphna> Sia and Lia> We claim EXP!
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> They were monologing too much
<DeathStar> *She calls back a moon ball*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Best girl.
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> ...
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Right. Lets get this gate somewhere safe and try to get in touch with the others.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> There's still more of them out there
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...Kaelan... what... was that?!"
<Alicia> <Asha> "...does she not even know what she's doing?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **squeezes her butt** No getting jelly over our daughter.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *rises and dusts off* We'll lecture her later everyone
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Hey! I saved Moira!
<DeathStar> <Tsukiko> *pat pats Kaelan*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid C
<DeathStar> *the team teleports into a back teleporter. Yuki bowing down instantly like Solid Snake*
<DeathStar> *Adeline doing the same, hearing people moving about in the dark*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan has his pistol out in one hand and the hilt of a beam saber in the other, he kneels and uses his eye to try and get heat sources of people in the area .
<Seraphna> **Jaime frowns, on her guard, covered in stealthy mud**
<Alicia> * Jikuu hides in the darkness like a pro... or more likely, a natural. She was born in the dark, after all.
<DeathStar> (Jaime is not there)
<DeathStar> *The signatures appear, though having a crystal body it's not as high as many*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan shines just a small amount of light on his hand for the others to see and gestures with hand signals the number of people he sees and what directions they are in.
<Seraphna> **Agent Thena nods and makes softball signals back**
<DeathStar> *There appears to be a decent amount of Illium about the gate room, having Asche and Hess off to the side; Tsukiyomi seems to be gone*
<Alicia> * Jikuu uses her telepathy to coordinate with the others, signalling similar information with her night-seeing eyes
<Xanatos> 6* Xan inches closer, preparing to attack, letting Jikuu communicate when everyone should attack.
<DeathStar> *Yuki crouches in the shadows as they near them and Adeline eyes the computer systems they are messing with, trying to break Taiga's systems*
<DeathStar> <Adeline nods to Jikuu*
<DeathStar> *then creeps forward while Yuki goes for it*
<DeathStar> **Trying to break one's neck, but comically stands there*
<DeathStar> *Twisting*
<Seraphna> **Thena forms some stuff with manifestation while she prepares, then launches them at the nearest Illium. The crystals attaching and spiking a blast of hypercrystal against their crystal armor**
<DeathStar> *The Illium turns and grabs Yuki's face*
<Alicia> * Jikuu prepares to act the moment cover is broken, tying up the Illium with the very shadows themselves
<Seraphna> **Cookie reaches for one's mind to scramble it like eggs**
<Xanatos> 6* Xan lunges forward to ignite a beam sword into one's back.
<Seraphna> **Si drops out of a vent and flame kicks at Xan's target**
<Jackieness> <Airym> *slips past and tries to acces the computer systems to reactivate and turn the security system on the Illium*
<DeathStar> *The Illium strains against the shadows while the clast knocks the illium back, then absorbs it*
<DeathStar> *Xan's jerks, then turns toward him and grabs him, marching toward the wall and bashing him*
<DeathStar> *before being kicked*
<DeathStar> 8and sliding*
<DeathStar> *Adeline works with Airym*
<Seraphna> **Kumiko also lying in wait starts to use a gravity implosion on one**
<DeathStar> *The Illium jerks at Kumiko and begins to work on a manifested attack, charging at it's hand as Yuki dodges it, the manifestation growing larger like a black hole*
<DeathStar> *pulling people toward it*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> H-Hey
<Seraphna> **Kumiko holds out her hand and starts to counter it's gravity, unholing it**
<DeathStar> *Yuki stops sliding*
<Seraphna> Si> Hah! She controls gravity you dork! **she flashes fire into one's eyes**
<DeathStar> *The black hole one reaches to tap Kumiko*
<DeathStar> *As Si drops the one, on fire*
<DeathStar> *it's eyes burning*
<Seraphna> **Kumiko floats back and away, as she forms a crystal sword and stabs at it**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> If we keep taking out their eyes, that weak point might vanish
<Seraphna> Si> And a Dragoon, double threat.
<Seraphna> Si> Well we need more ideas then! How about this! **she superheats one Illium's crystal armor to cook it**
<Xanatos> 6* Xan squints, trying to figure out why a stab through the heart didn't get it but is thankful to Si and moves forward to shoot a laser eye shot at one.
<DeathStar> *it takes the crystal stb, absorbing it and touches the station, manifesting and pulling parts of Asteroid C to itself*
<DeathStar> *The station pulling upward*
<DeathStar> *Xan drops one*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Hey, stop that!"
<DeathStar> *The defenses come online and begin to fire*
<Seraphna> Kumiko> **titls her head and forms a gravity well to pull downwards**
<DeathStar> *dropping one*
<DeathStar> *Kumiko is only partially successful in slowing it down, the Illium surrounded in station parts*
<Jackieness> <Airym> *grabs on to something and then forms a gun construct, firing spirit tech blasts at the Illium*
<Seraphna> **Kumiko opens a ripple through the parts and the Illium's neck**
<DeathStar> *The Illium stumbles a bit*
<Seraphna> Si> Where do they keep their brains, their butts?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *is keeping a scan, as the Illium tries to keep the blood flow from pouring out with the metal*
<Seraphna> **Kumiko glares, then removes the ripple and opens another one through the Illium to try vivisecting it**
<DeathStar> *it goes down. The station growing quieter*
<Seraphna> Si> ...Ewwww.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I have bad news.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan double checks to make sure each one is actually down and not healing.
<Jackieness> <Airym> *turns to the computer to run reality scans to make sure nothign extradimensional remains*
<Seraphna> Kumiko> **shrugs**
<Alicia> * Jikuu goes to try to bring the station back online. "I... need to figure out how to properly fight Illium."
<DeathStar> *As Xan checks, one of the Illium seems to be manifesting into crystal like dust for some reason*
<Seraphna> Si> Well ripples seem scarily useful. Guess they never bred Weapons into the bloodline.
<Seraphna> **Si blinks, then starts super heating the dust in patches**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Scanning as you fought them, it's like they are adding your fighting styles into a genetic memory
<Seraphna> Si> Oh no you don't, try reconfiguring after that, and that!
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I am assuming not spirits either."
<Seraphna> Si> What? So are they like Aya or Jaime?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And making themselves stronger. Next time, they will be stronger against these types of attacks. We will have to continue to do new ones each time
<DeathStar> *The dust is wiped out*
<Seraphna> Si> ...Maybe Jaime. They do kinda have a Legion vibe.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... I believe they are exactly like Aya and Jaime
<DeathStar> *She makes sure to say both their names*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan frowns and stands up after Si cooks the dust.
<Seraphna> Si> Whoa...
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Both of them?"
<Seraphna> Si> Great. Usually that's been our gig except for Legion. Xan can you like, Emo at them?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "A pity that we could not safely capture a biological sample."
<Seraphna> Thena> Catch the dust next time.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Emo at these Illium?
<Seraphna> Si> Make them all regretful and stuff so they give up and go good. That's how you got fixed right?
<DeathStar> *Adeline remains quiet* Anyway, I'd need more time with the DNA. But Aya was the first to have such a power even if she hasn't used such an ability forever.
<DeathStar> *in
<Xanatos> <Xan> No. Erevis pulled me out.
<Seraphna> Si> Yeah come to think of it... same people that made Aya's ability made the stuff that made Xan into Legion didn't they?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Legion tried to kill us both but she got us out.
<Seraphna> Si> I don't always pay attention when mom reminices about the old days.
<Seraphna> Si> Hey! Some of the snacks survived!
<Xanatos> <Xan> I wasn't Legion, not exactly. Legion was Legion and I was absorbed into it....it was a whole thing.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Erevis Zhenmei has statd on record that Xanaos Durran does not have Legion DNA. And I have secretly confirmed it.
<Seraphna> **Si looks up from a pile of snacks** So... how'd Jaime get it?
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....secretly looking at my DNA?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I wanted to see what Jaime had.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Then how?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> We don't know how Jaime got it.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I did not say Jaime had Legion DNA.
<Seraphna> Si> Damn, I figured Jaime got that copy thing that way.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I said I wanted to see what she had
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Perhaps we should ask Jaime if she would be willing to help us learn how to kill her."
<DeathStar> *Adeline brings up where the Strikers are now that they got the gae back8
<Seraphna> Thena> Gasp, Auntie Adeline experiments with Jaime in bed?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It seems Taiga's group is still in Wind's Reality and Cheryl and Angela, Erevis and a few others are in the Alternate Reality. ... it looks like the Tareh Barrier is down but their gate is offline despite that
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You are surprised?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... Odd. Taiga's group is in outerspace
<Seraphna> Kumiko> **sighs and speaks very softly, it vibrates the area around her** Mess.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Anything we should...do to help any of them?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll bring them on the viewscreen and see how it is going. *She points at the comms* That will allow you to talk to them through their watches
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Classic Reality
<DeathStar> *The Skull Shuttle is flying through space toward what looks like a massive complex that has been built using Illium technology*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> This is just hovering over Earth so Thomas can do what? Plan out his Restoration Project?
<Seraphna> Seraphna> More likely do he can perform it in safety.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Lets just finish this and get back to the Asteroid. We've been gone too long since the alarms
<DeathStar> *Ren panicks* Oh no!
<Seraphna> Seraphna> What is it? And don’t say a clown!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "You kept it well guarded, right?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> I ran out of...snacks
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...that is not an emergency."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Unless a highly advanced computer program was able to hack it, yes
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "For a moment, I thought someone was going to say the base was compromised..."
<DeathStar> *They land in the hanger and someone who looks like Seraphna appears to greet them; Taiga eyes Seraphna, then the other one* Is she just as insane?
<Seraphna> Seraphna> She’s the weird one.
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna> Welcome! How can I help you~
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...explain fast."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Sister.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "..."
<DeathStar> *Ren and Taiga step out of the shuttle, Ren leaning back in* Kaori, protect the shuttle
<DeathStar> <Ren> Or come along with this giant axe.
<DeathStar> *hands her a giant axe*
<Seraphna> **Seraphna steps out with Beat on her shoulder and a small retinue of helmet bots**
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna> How may I help you~?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Uh, what should we have your sister do?
<Seraphna> Seraphna> You’re acting weirder than usual.
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna> *leans in* Am I? *her eyes narrow in*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I don't get what weird is any more."
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Why are you here with Thomas?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Shhh... a thing is happening."
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna> Hm. He had the right command codes
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna> Along with him
<Seraphna> Seraphna> You’re aware what he’s doing yes?
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna> Beginning the project.
<DeathStar> *She stretches her arms out*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Isn't that the problem?"
<Seraphna> Seraphna> It’s a cheap rip off of the Motenks!
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... *Eyes Zeraphna*
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna> Mmm. So I'm taking it you want to pass.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> Sister. Help me before he ends humans.
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna> He doesn't want to end them. Just change things. You know how this plays out.
<Seraphna> Seraphna> We could change it this time.
<Seraphna> Jaime> This is sounding ominous.
<DeathStar> <Zeraphna Hm. *She backs up from her, like she's considering it, then turns to face the group with duel weapons* <Taiga> Shit. <Ren> Ah hell.
<DeathStar> -TBC-
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