The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 650

Session Start: Sun Jun 04 04:45:26 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session650
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.7.10
<DeathStar> Location: Yggdrasil
<DeathStar> *Adeline, Jaime, Kaori, and Victoire are down in the core of the tree, with Adeline having set up a lab; her computers hooked up into the small bits of the mechanical core of what was once Centerpoint that intregrated into the tree long ago*
<DeathStar> *a small camp set up beside them with food and supplies, indicating how long they'll be down here*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Don't overeat, don't overeat..."
<Seraphna> **Jaime sorts supplies.** You can probably be safe with fruit. Terra was as generous as usual.
<DeathStar> *Adeline raises an eyebrow, sipping coffee* If she has too much trouble, she can go climb the tree to one of the villages
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Anyway, our goal is to try to hack into Yggdrasil and see if we can use it to turn this into a device much like Athena's Song Magic one. As well as try to stop your power drain
<Sara> <Kaori> Song magic, specifically?
<Seraphna> Jaime> It works like a charm.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Sorry, I tend to eat a lot... a Yggdrasil powered idol machine would definitely be a thing though."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well that thing has shown a weakness to it. And the tree is what grants your power. If it gets destroyed when the serpent erupts, you two are going to lose access to the reality power.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> So we might as well fix two problems if we can. If we can fix the problem, I might can help link it into Athena's network, assuming it's not been too compromised. *She turns to eye the two* Anyway, you two sure you can wait it out? It might take a while. No one knows that much about the tree.
<Seraphna> Jaime> To think the universe depends on Bards…
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I can't say I like staying here for so long, but... I guess it's what I signed up for."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll take it as yes. Alright. *she begins to resume her work*
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.7.12
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lenneth eyes the Anti-Spirits in the tanks down in the PAX's labatory. Love taps the side*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Why do we have these things locked up? Why did you bring them here?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Ceilidh and Lana have been having a field day with them
<DeathStar> *Origin refuses to go into the lab, avoiding the room all together*
<Seraphna> Nox> Still trying to figure out how to nullify them like Samson.
<Seraphna> Nox> If we can make them passive we might be able to pull off the other side's offense.
<DeathStar> <Cuddles> *eyes the information that has been gathered so far*
<DeathStar> *Love
<Dias`> *Id floats about, studying the data*
<XanTop> <Xan> So they're like spirits but the opposite of it?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It's a bit more complex than that, but I guess that fits."
<DeathStar> <Love> It looks like, according to the data gathered so far, they are the opposite of spirit energy, which makes them almost negative life. Yet here they are - existing
<DeathStar> <Love> It makes them ravenous to consume spirit energy
<DeathStar> <Love> And yet you say the Anti-Spirit Samson has no need to do so?
<Seraphna> Nox> Yep, he's just... chill.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It seems so... unless he consumes so little he lives on ambient spirit energy."
<Seraphna> Nox> I stood right next to him and remained unnommed on despite being the awesomest Dark Spirit.
<Dias`> <Id> Why not ask him or scan him to see what makes him different
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It makes us doing a mission on the other side dangerous.
<Seraphna> Nox> We've been scanning and poking him like a lab rat.
<Seraphna> Nox> Lana even has pictures.
<Dias`> <Id> Any good scientist would record their tests.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well we've done passive scans and we can't figure it out. All he says is that it's his belief that when the mirror universe came back from the destuction, he had some identity to cling to - some center and it satisfied him
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We have been."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> All these anti-spirits have been pretending to be people when no spirits are around but the moment one of us goes over, they go apeshit
<Dias`> <Id> Then perhaps they need that identity to neutralize them.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I wonder if this is psychological."
<DeathStar> <Love> Psychological?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Something about us reminds them of... something."
<DeathStar> <Love> Well, comparing their scans to Samson's, I admit there's not a lot different. Well there is one thing.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Hard to say what, since they're not very vocal at that point."
<Seraphna> Nox> Well we know they're not eating their alternate selves. Unless Ben is a pod person.
<DeathStar> *She brings it up* <Love> Samson's scans are more skin to a 'real' person, but when these Anti-Spirits seem to lose that when they go into this monster form
<Dias`> <Id> And how many anti-spirits have you had next to their alternate selves?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Samson seemed fine next to Ben.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "One is not a valid sample size. Plus, are they actually the same person?"
<Dias`> <Id> And the others you have?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> One of them is Commodus. He actually was rather chill and didn't attack o nsite.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> .. until we kidnapped him
<Sara> <Erica> Which is a bit understandable.
<XanTop> <Xan> Kidnapped?
<Seraphna> Nox> Borrowed. Temporarily.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We needed someone to scan. So we brought him onto the Aquarius. Where the spirits were. That might have set him off. ... or the borrowing
<DeathStar> <Yuki> The other was some random blacksmith I think
<Dias`> <Id> And his alternative self?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Dead
<DeathStar> <Yuki> The blacksmith, I have no idea
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "..."
<Seraphna> Nox> Huh.. umm... question.
<Seraphna> Nox> Is our Ben... OUR Ben?
<DeathStar> *Yuki peers at Nox, then at Erica*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What do you mean?"
<Seraphna> Nox> Well, there's one thing we can't detect of account for that could explain this. The Soul.
<DeathStar> <Love> The...soul?
<Seraphna> Nox> If Prime Commodus is dead and Anti-Commodus is sane... maybe that's what he got.
<DeathStar> <Love> You think ... this is a soul thing? I'm lost
<Seraphna> Nox> Our only other bouncing point is Ben but from what I've heard Ben's been through a lot, especially reality wise.
<Seraphna> Nox> LIke he was kidnapped as a baby and raised in another reality, he's also vanished multiple times and even at one point taken over by Samson.
<Seraphna> Nox> Is Ben our Ben?
<Seraphna> Nox> Does the Prime Ben Soul live within him?
<DeathStar> <Love> *taps a pen* Alright, lets go with souls. If this is a soul thing, then there's no pacifying the Anti Spirits
<XanTop> <Xan> Surely with all the Taiga shenanigans his reality signature has been scanned?
<Seraphna> Nox> Mmm, that's also the thing, it might still be possible.
<DeathStar> <Love> How so?
<Seraphna> **Nox lets some Dark One Tendrils wiggle** Well one half of me is part of a people that have been using souls forever.
<DeathStar> *Love just looks incredulous*
<DeathStar> <Love> Id.
<DeathStar> *She turns to Id*
<Seraphna> Alita> Mm, this is still only a theory.
<Dias`> <Id> Then with this blacksmith, we should focus on finding their match.
<Dias`> <Id> Yes?
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<DeathStar> <Love> I think it might be better to try to find a way to neutralize the Anti-Spirits
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Are they going to be the same person?"
<DeathStar> <Love> Using Samson and the two we have here the lab.
<Dias`> <Id> I agree
<DeathStar> <Love> Alright. *She turns to Ceilidh* Do you want to lend us your expertise?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'd be honoured."
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-649.7.15
<DeathStar> Location: Universal Fleet
<DeathStar> *Warren walks along the fleet command, leaning on his cane, as he walks with Cheryl and Arhn, along with anyone else who joined him from Earth. A massive fleet of all the major races are there, along with hybrid ships of the races technology*
<XanTop> 6* Kane peers over the fleet data, doing additional checks.
<Seraphna> **A Chibi Thena rides on his shoulder in tactical gear**
<Seraphna> **Tabetha peers about curiously**
<XanTop> 6* Marcus drums his fingers on a rail.
<XanTop> <Marcus> What are we looking for?
<Dias`> *Id floats alongside Kane* Everything seems to be looking acceptable so far, Kane.
<Jackieness> <Arhn> "It has been a some time since I have participated in a fleet inspection."
<DeathStar> <Warren> I just want to check everythin; outside each of the major fleets of the races, this will be the biggest and most important one. It has the most eggs and I want to see who has been put in charge. ... and who might be taken over or who might be here sabotaging things
<DeathStar> *as they walk along, the heavy, dark atmosphere seems to weigh down on the fleet specifically*
<DeathStar> *As they arrive in the the fleet command center, they are greeted with Freyja, who bows and motions them to their seats, serving them tea*
<DeathStar> <Freyja> Please, sit
<Seraphna> **Thena poofs slightly bigger as she hops into a seat, then hands Warren a report**
<XanTop> <Marcus> ...
<Jackieness> <Arhn> *takes a seat*
<DeathStar> *Warren takes it, glancing down, as he sits. A moment later, Iceheart enters and sits down, taking some tea. Her dark hair having white running through it* Welcome
<DeathStar> <Warren> *leans on his cane* Ruby Carter. *He murmurs* Unusual choice
<DeathStar> *He waves Freyja away when she offers him some tea*
<XanTop> <Kane> It feels...odd here.
<Seraphna> **Thena nods** Signs of her presence.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Oh, we have eyes on us.
<Dias`> <Id> Indeed. It is not suprising that it would place it's attention on the fleet.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Anyway, If you want, you're welcome to remain with the fleet as we prepare for the Serpent. I have read over the reports sent to us and we do daily neck scans. And check lockers to see if any tomes pop up
<Jackieness> <Arhn> "Tomes?"
<Dias`> <Id> And everyone submits to the tests? Even those in charge?
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Magic tomes, as well as this shining majig
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> We do surprise tests and walking through entries do scans. You all were scanned before you could meet me
<XanTop> <Kane> Excellent.
<DeathStar> *Warren taps the top of his cane, frowning*
<Dias`> <Id> Is it possible for me to double check the coding on the scans. I'd like to make sure someone hasn't altered it.
<DeathStar> <Warren> All it takes is one lax person
<DeathStar> *Iceheart studies Id* You know how suspicious that sounds, to be allowed to look at the coding
<Jackieness> <Arhn> "Have these protocols been communicated through the allied fleets as well?"
<Dias`> <Id> As suspicious as it does to question having someone double check to make sure any of your scanners coding hasn't be altered.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Yes, it has been recommended to the Allies as well
<DeathStar> *Iceheart eyes Id hard, then motions; her hand remaining on her seat*
<Jackieness> <Arhn> "Then hopefully they are following the protocls with the same care that you are."
<DeathStar> *her other
<Dias`> <Id> You may have several of your engineers watch along with Kane here.
<Dias`> *Id floats over to a terminal to access it so it can double check the scanners*
<DeathStar> *Everything seems in order*
<DeathStar> *Iceheart seems to be listening to someone in her ear piece*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha closes her eyes, looking to the future a bit as she listens to the others**
<Seraphna> Taberha> Id.
<Dias`> <Id> Yes.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Only do a proper scan. There's a trap set to go off if you try to infiltrate.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Everything went boom.
<Dias`> <Id> I had no intention of doing anything more than a proper scan.
<XanTop> <Marcus> Hmmm.
<Seraphna> **Tabetha nods** One timeline you did more. Someone has tampered with it.
<DeathStar> *Iceheart eyes Tabetha, removing her hand from her armrest*
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Not quite right
<Dias`> *Id disconnects* Everything seems to be in order.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Elaborate please, I can only guess based on my visions.
<Dias`> <Id> It's most likely designed to as a killswitch.
<XanTop> <Marcus> I think she had a trigger, yeah.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> I see, clever if so.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Yes. I was waiting to see from my people if it began to hack. To see if it was an enemy. I can't scan Id like I could you all
<DeathStar> <Iceheart> Alright, allow me to show you more of the facilities.
<DeathStar> *she stands up* Please, if you see anything out of the ordindary, tell me or my people. *Freyja bows and begins to lead the way*
<Dias`> <Id> Winters would be impressed by your level of commitment.
<DeathStar> *Warren rises, hmmming*
<Jackieness> <Arhn> *rises to follow* "You have a thought, Warren?"
<DeathStar> <Warren> Just hoping this all remains good. And it keeps the Hunters out. Lets go
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<DeathStar> Location: 10-654.7.23
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *Selena works on preparing Hapian Castle as a shelter for when the barrier weapon is fired*
<DeathStar> <Celes> We should move people into the spirit realm if needed
<DeathStar> *Selena lays out something on a table*
<Seraphna> Alita> Mmm, it should be safe enough. Even the Spirit Realm on the other side was devoid of Anti-Life.
<Alicia> <Ecne> "I wonder why."
<DeathStar> <Selena> How much of the barrier are sure it will cover? We want to make sure to get everyone that is not protected here to the castle
<DeathStar> *are we sure
<XanTop> 6* Simon looks over some of the schematics, estimating.
<Dias`> <Id> That would be a lot people would it not? *it floats beside Simon*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "When do you intend to move everyone? The student body of the Academy would overtax the telerporter system."
<DeathStar> <Celes> If we can stuff them in the realm that will help
<DeathStar> *it looks like a good 86%*
<Alicia> <Ecne> "I calculate 86%."
<DeathStar> *Selena taps her fingers on the table* Better late than never. We should start now. I don't want to hear that the serpent is arriving tonight and be caught flatfooted
<Dias`> <Id> There will be those that refuse to. And those that will remain behind to loot
<Alicia> <Ecne> "... I feel sorry for them."
<DeathStar> <Celes> That is true. But we can't expect the Peacekeepers to risk their lives while the Serpent is roaming. They can be dispatched afterwarrd
<DeathStar> <Selena> Speaking of the Peacekeepers. We have to decide on something
<XanTop> <Simon>Oh?
<DeathStar> <Selena> When the Serpent arrives, the call will be sent out for us join the battlefield. The Aquarius is already signed up to lead the fight in the Mirror Universe; I don't know what Asarar plans to do with the Nyao Nyao. But do any of us plan to go up and join them? Or stay behind and help here.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I intend to stay and protect my students."
<Dias`> <Id> You will want a core group to defend the barrier, no?
<DeathStar> *Celes paces, considering if she is better served here, hands behind her back*
<Alicia> <Ecne> "Even if we just defend, we can't afford to not fight."
<Dias`> <Id> But ultimately, if they fail to stop the serpent, than nothing you do here will matter.
<DeathStar> <Selena> True, we will need some of us here to help defend
<DeathStar> *Origin plops on Selena's head and looks at the map* <Sylph> I wonder how useful I would be in space...
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well, I'm locked in at this point."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "There is no air in space."
<DeathStar> *Sylph jerks*
<Dias`> <Id> Most likely not.
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Sylph... not..useful?!
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I have to help. I'd be a pathetic maka if I didn't."
<Dias`> <Id> Not in space. But on Geyze, you will be useful.
<Seraphna> Terra> MOmma showed me how to use rocks in space, but not as good with Hyperspace yets.
<DeathStar> <Selena> True, I'm not sure if any of them would be useful. I guess it would be up to the Summoni to decide
<Dias`> <Id> Ice and most likely Void. It's hard to say. You would've needed to do testing with them.
<Dias`> <Id> Other than perhaps powering up any Spirit Drive ships.;;
<Seraphna> Alita> Void is always useful.
<DeathStar> *Selena nods and claps hands* Alright lets try to rescue people from the unprotected areas. One of us should also make sure to go up to the Magi Tower and power it up
<DeathStar> <Selena> Who wants to do that?
<DeathStar> <Selena> They'll have to try to keep it powered the entire time the Serpent is around
<Seraphna> Alita> I Have experience doing this.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright, Alita. Who wants to be their back up?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Multiple magi on standby would be of help."
<XanTop> <Simon> I shall.
<DeathStar> *Selena nods to the two* Good luck.
<Dias`> <Id> And a small group of guards.
<DeathStar> <Selena> True, you should take some of the castle guard.
<DeathStar> *She sends Kito with them as well*
<Seraphna> Alita> Sounds good. I'm tempted to ask the Legion to defend the tower too. I am after all, their Lady.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I'll see to readyign the Academy."
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.7.24
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lenneth is up in her office, adjacent to 1B, when she can be heard screaming. Syiean jerks from her controls at the bridge and hops off, turning it to autopilot and hurries over to the door, knocking*
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh moves over and overrides the door**
<DeathStar> *Lenneth is see-throughish, naked Fate, who is standing on top of Lenneth's desk. Soon Fate solidifies* <Lenneth> ... She's back.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth scoots her chair back away from the desk, tossing a coat on Fate*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Jeez Len, you had me thinking there as an eldtritch horror eating you.
<DeathStar> *Fate hops off the desk, eyes herself and slips into the coat* <Lenneth> ... isn't she?
<DeathStar> *Lenneth guides Fate out the door into the bridge*
<XanTop> 6* Xan slides up onto the bridge, panting.
<DeathStar> *Erevis arrives with Xanatos*
<XanTop> <Xan> Everything okay?!
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Look who's back. I would say not
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You are back!"
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Isn't this good news? We thought she was gone for good.
<DeathStar> <Fate> *looks up at Jikuu, then gives her a hug* I'm sorry. ... today's the last day.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Okay, mixed news then.
<XanTop> <Xan> What do you mean?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "...the... last day..."
<DeathStar> *Fate nods* You have until the end of the day then it will awaken. It is already stirring. You should contact your people on the tree.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Oh... understood."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Leyaeh, open communications with Jaime
<XanTop> <Xan> Ah shit, the serpent stuff is now?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I will get on contacting everyone
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We already knew it was coming soon."
<DeathStar> *She moves to a side communication device to begin sending out calls*
<XanTop> <Xan> Can't deny wishing it ended up being an elborate prank.
<XanTop> (elaborate)
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I would not be here if it was."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Hm
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> IT seems we can't reach Jaime
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh nods and calls up Jaime using their secure line**
<Seraphna> **Leayeh blinks** Not working it seems.
<XanTop> <Xan> They're on the tree, right?
<XanTop> <Xan> Wonder if Terra could reach them.
<Alicia> * Jikuu tries to use her link with Victoire to reach her
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Yeah, the Serpent so close might be interfering with the signal I guess. We could try the kid I suppose.
<DeathStar> *Jikuu would find that the tree is indeed shaking but Adeline is keeping them there due to them being rally close*
<DeathStar> *Erevis turns* I sent out the call to our allies. The fleets are moving into position and some of our allies are coming here to meet with us
<DeathStar> <Erevis> To decide how we want to approach the battle
<DeathStar> *Lenneth lets out a breath* I'll set up the war room
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I have informed them, but Adeline is determined to stay." (assuming this is true)
<XanTop> <Xan> I wonder if this will be the last one...
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Well, not much can top a world ending serpent
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Oh don't worry Xan. It never is. And it better not be, all things considered.
<DeathStar> *She glides off, taking Jikuu with her*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Everything after this will be mop up." *leaves with Erevis*
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<DeathStar> Location: Earth
<DeathStar> *Cheryl crosses her arms, back after the meeting with Iceheart* Alright, it looks like it's begun. Repliforce will handle things here.
<DeathStar> *John looks at the sky* So far no sign of a barrier. When is it suppose to pop up?
<Dias`> <Chad> I imagine it'll be when she detects the serpent.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Probably can't waste even a minute of power.
<XanTop> <Marcus> Hope Andrea's allright.
<Dias`> <Chad> Too soon and she could...*nods to Tabetha*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "I hope so. It's leaving it a bit late to do any kind of reaction after."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> *adjusts her uniform, preparing to join the fleet* I'll be with the fleet - let me know how the meeting goes and send he data to me. *She salutes Marcus and prepares to go*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Storms should be whipping up soon. Luna colony will start moving now that they have the word.
<XanTop> <Kane> I'm joining the fleet as well. Good Luck All. 6* He moves off.
<DeathStar> <John> Oh yeah, I heard that they have the two Tsukiyomis and are planning to block or something?
<DeathStar> <John> To help Earth?
<Seraphna> **Angela shoulders a bag** I've got Epsilon primed to go.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> More using us to save Luna colony.
<DeathStar> <John> Oh. That sucks
<Seraphna> Tabetha> The shields it has can't protect it. And Earth will be doomed if we lose our moon anyway.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Presumably that's why many versions of Earth were flooded in the future.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "What a wonderful thought..."
<Dias`> <Chad> I'll work on getting Earthgov's fleet prepared and coordinated with the Alliance.
<Seraphna> **Tabetha nods** Well, the short time geosynced with us to be behind us will only cause minimal damage by comparison.
<DeathStar> <John> Alright, lets go to the meeting you two. *he takes his women*
<XanTop> 6* Marcus frowns and moves off to get the fleet ready with Chad.
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<DeathStar> Location: Unknown
<DeathStar> *X, Kaleb, and Zayne meet up with a certain someone in deep space that likes to break things with their fist*
<DeathStar> <X> We're on a countdown. You need to get your ass to the shuttle and come back
<DeathStar> *X goes to lead said person back*
<Dias`> *Dias stands there, matted bloodied and brown hair, his suit looking like it's covered in the same amount of different bodily fluids.* Time? I've kind of lost track of that for awhile....*He looks to his side whispering something before looking back at X and rubbing the back of his head* Haha. Yeah, Let's go.
<Dias`> <Dias> It's good to see you guys though. *His left arm, resting in a bandaged sling*
<DeathStar> <Kaleb> Old man's gone insane. <Zayne> I'll shoot him if he becomes a problem
<DeathStar> *She walks behind Dias, leading him nito the shuttle* <X> There's a medical kit in the shuttle
<Dias`> <Dias> Shoot me? ....God I need a shower. I bet I smell.
<Dias`> *Dias lifts his left arm to take a sniff*
<DeathStar> *Zayne low shot stuns him, as if by reflex*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> oops
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<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *Asarar looks out the window at the towers being powered up slowly*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Looks like things are about to get messy
<Seraphna> Luci> This is that hold your breath moment.
<XanTop> <Logan> ...and I just put some food in the oven.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Our little girl is out there, about to fly into the middle of it."
<Seraphna> Luci> Yep, Nell's gonna kick some ass and make me proud.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So. *She shoves her hands into her pockets* Do we want to be a part of it?
<DeathStar> *Bonnie is pacing in the background, her hands in her suit pockets*
<Seraphna> Luci> I have a feeling we don't have a choice in the matter.
<XanTop> <Logan> Are we soldiers?
<Seraphna> Luci> No, just big damn heroes.
<XanTop> <Logan> ...are we?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hah to both of those comments
<Seraphna> Luci> I know I am. I've eaten too many villains to not be.
<XanTop> <Logan> Your call here Asarar.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Once the shield is up, we're Kumen-bound for the duration."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Look, I guess we can attend the meeting and see if there's anything we can do. I'll ask Chelsea if we can borrow the Nyao Nyao
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We don't feel like we can help out, we can drink at their bar
<Seraphna> Luci> Plus we'll get front row seats to the end of the universe.
<Seraphna> Luci> I bought lawn chairs.
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> *her ears twitch at that*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'll get the Nyao.
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<DeathStar> Location: PAX - Meeting Room
<DeathStar> *much like last time, Lenneth has broken up the groups with their own devices to hear each other. Yuki sits with Erica, Lorelei with her kids, Asarar leaning back with her group, Selena with those who decided to attend, and John and what Earth groups that isn't part of the fleet*
<DeathStar> *Fate sits before them, studying each of them, beside Lenneth*
<Dias`> *Durt sits with Lorelei's group, his arms crossed while and Id floats listening for Chad*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Right now, each of the fleets are gathering to prepare for when the Serpent becomes solid and can be hurt.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> This is the last few hours before chaos erupts. So, I thought we should go over what everyone might need to know. For Erica's group, we have installed a device to help stun the Anti-Spirits to let you do your attack.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> But it's still a little unstable
<Seraphna> **Kaelan and Truth sit being good, Kaelan sulking at being tied up a bit**
<Dias`> <Id> And who's all going that way?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> There's still 2 missing Hunters out there that might strike any of the groups or any of the installations. Also, we won't likely have any allies join us from the other realities
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Taiga is remaining at Asteroid C just incase
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... so how will this play out? Do we know how to hurt it?"
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And finally we have no idea where the Church is at, but Lorelei's team will remain on standby incase they show up, to try to fight them.
<Dias`> <Durt> I imagine by attacking it with weapons. Unless mean words work on it.
<DeathStar> *Fate speaks up* <Fate> Your last attempt: The closest one...
<Alicia> * Jikuu listens
<DeathStar> <Fate> You had two teams go inside it, one in the Mirror Universe, the other in the Prime Universe. Before it could recombine. While the fleet was attacking it from this side.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Unfortunately, you all still died
<Dias`> <Durt> So this time we don't die.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well fuck that. New strategy. Don't die.
<Seraphna> **kaelan looks to Durt, then smirks**
<Sara> <Erica> That's uh, I mean, I guess... but that isn't really a plan.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I think that was our strategy that time too."
<DeathStar> *Darien muses*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And could you elaborate upon our cause of death that time?"
<Dias`> <Durt> Means, people weren't willing to
<Dias`> <Durt> To dig deep enough and or sacrifice enough.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Yes. The insides have defenses. You were overwhelmed ... by the stomach
<DeathStar> <Fate> And the fleet was overwhelmed by the outside
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ah, the enemy of all, acid indigestion.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Being eaten is not good."
<DeathStar> <Fate> You simply couldn't defeat the inside fast enough before the stomch overwelmed you
<Dias`> <Id> Technically being eaten was the only way to get inside.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So we need what, acid protection?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...and what if the fleet flew inside?"
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh muses and makes a call**
<DeathStar> <Fate> Well, it is not the acid so much as the creatures inside it
<XanTop> <Xan> This might be a dumb question, but how many universes does it exist in? Could we do more than just two?
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> I know someone who can help at least one of the teams if what we need is protection and time.
<DeathStar> *Fate muses*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> How many aren't... her... now you mean.
<DeathStar> <Fate> It is just the two; the mirror universe was not expected. I believe it only happened due to it's strange connection to yours
<DeathStar> <Fate> But it also means it's power is briefly divided
<Dias`> <Id> And that is the best time to strike it.
<Seraphna> **Lisa Cameron steps in and takes a seat**
<Dias`> <Id> A shame we could sick the Anti-Spirits on this sides snake.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Shame we can't reblow the damn thing up
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Wait
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Why can't we?
<Dias`> *couldn't*
<Dias`> <Id> Will they go after it?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> They go after spirits?
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "They do."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We load the ship up with spirits and blast the Aquarius' spirit engine up
<Seraphna> **Nox frowns a bit** But how..?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... you just need to make sure they have the scent."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Make it so tempting they have to follow us
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh... well... that could work.
<Dias`> <Id> Use the Aquarius as bait and lead them into the snake.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Exactly
<Dias`> <Id> They mave no choice but to consume at that point.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth stares*
<Seraphna> Nox> IF we focused our power on protection we might be able to weather it. But how do we get them not to just go after us inside it?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "How do we escape, exactly?"
<Dias`> <Id> Survival instincts and all that.
<XanTop> <Marcus> Lots of pressure on the aquarius.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Ah, well.... Erica would ..do her thing
<Sara> * Erica jerks
<Jackieness> <Airym> "The math favors sacrificing the Aquarius vs the entirety of existence."
<Seraphna> Nox> Maybe we could reality hop once we're inside or somethin'...
<Dias`> <Id> That would be too dangerous.
<DeathStar> *Yuki's ears are down*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... is this a suicide mission then?"
<Dias`> <Id> Turn off the spirit engines and reduce the spirits energy output to near zero.,
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yeah that would have to work. Ben did it once
<Sara> <Erica> Airym isn't wrong... that's how it's supposed to be: if it's between the lives of many and the lives of the few, it has to be the few. That's standard Captain training.
<Dias`> <Durt> Everything going forward can be considered that, Jikuu.
<Sara> <Erica> Let the many survive, sacrifice the few.
<Sara> <Erica> But of course, if it doesn't come to sacrifice, we wouldn't do it unnecessarily...
<Seraphna> **Nox muses, then blinks** While we're luring them inside we could project energy into the spirit, enough that when we shut down he looks like a tasty morsel?
<Seraphna> **Spirit = serpent
<Dias`> <Id> It's possible I could use my spirit shell to absorb their outputs while hiding my presence. But it's....theoretical at the best.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I guess anything is possible. But that's just the one half
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What are you fuckers going to do with your half?
<XanTop> <Xan> Big guns? Song power?
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Blast the shit out of it while Athena does her thing.
<Dias`> <Durt> They're two halfs of the same coin, no? Odd's are the damage done to one side will reflect somewhat on the other.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "A combination of the two."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Oh yes, you have someone on the tree working on that. would song magic work on the serpent?
<Sara> * Erica makes a face
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> If it doesn't, it'll at least purge the Bitch from the fight.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Yeah, people are catching onto my name for her.
<DeathStar> <Ao> You like calling it the bitch
<Dias`> <Durt> Anything that pushes the scale in our favor.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Well we apparently can't use her name. And it's descriptive.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Speaking of Adeline
<Jackieness> <Airym> /noi "Mmmm.... we need a way to attack its brain directly."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm.... we need a way to attack its brain directly."
<Seraphna> Nox> Cookie could feed it like, a ship load of brownies.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Erica's team will be fighting in the mirror universe - we'll need a team to go into the Serpent on this side, and we need a team to go find Adeline
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> I'm tempted to say we leave Jikuu and Gnome with an escort to find them.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I am willing to volunteer to find Adeline."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> They have links to those with Adeline and can get there faster.
<DeathStar> <John> I'll lead the Sepent team then
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Operation Rescue my Cute Daughter.
<Dias`> *Durt raises an eyebrow at John*
<DeathStar> <John> I can handle it.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... do you have a plan?"
<DeathStar> <John> Sure. Explosives.
<XanTop> <Xan> We need some heavy hitters inside, who else do we have?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll join
<XanTop> <Xan> Normally I'd send Jaime but she's already knocking about there.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> He has me of course.
<DeathStar> *Ren muses*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "I'm in, of course."
<XanTop> <Xan> OH I'll send Drasek's lazy ass.
<Dias`> <Id> You're ability to see the future may be more useful for the fleets out side of it.
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'll stick with the PAX. There's one enemy threat still out there - the final pirate ship. I may need to help deal with that.
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'm worried about them
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> And Saga's with the Song mages, you might be our only precog available right now.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Right."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Me and Charlotte can keep an eye for them
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... a good point, Ren."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Oh is Char back?
<DeathStar> <Ren> She's been getting back in shape
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> So we have another Precog.
<Dias`> <Id> Yes, the Pirates will most likely make one last move
<Seraphna> Lisa> I'll be going with the Serpent team.
<Seraphna> Lisa> You'll need a shield in there.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... Ren, will you need me?"
<DeathStar> *Asarar leans over to whisper to her group*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *leans in*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Depends - what group is calling to you?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I confess... the Serpent team might require my restored might."
<Seraphna> **LUci muses** If we go with the Aquarius I could provide a similar shield to that Dragon.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Go for it
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You want to join any specific group or help with fleet stuff?
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Good to have you on board."
<Dias`> <Chad through Id> Noire, you're a powerhouse. We'll most likely need you on the inside of the serpent.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> And I'm pretty much out of the fight. Maybe the Church.
<Dias`> <ChadId> Asarar. Do you think your net running would be any use in this?
<XanTop> <Logan> Really think we should try to sus out the hunters.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Until Adeline gets that song magic off, Truth and I are the most likely to go all crazy.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Sounds good. We'll stick to the background
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Asarar... perhaps we might found a useful place with these pirate hunters."
<Seraphna> **Truth puffs her cheeks**
<DeathStar> *Asarar nods to Kira and sits with Ren, observing people*
<DeathStar> *trying to find who might be the enemy*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... so then, Kaelan, what do you intend to do in the meantime?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I suspect the Church though may have my daughter, and if the Bitch has had time with her she might be serving as a false goddess.
<Dias`> <ChadId> I'll have my team split up amongs the groups to fill in the gaps.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I can help keep an eye out, and I can probably run messenger between people as my Shadow Jumping is working just fine.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Sudako took the blood curse from me, so I've never been weakened.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I have done something to occupy myself since getting back from Tareh though. See me before you move out for new gear.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *Simon and Alita arrive at the Magi Tower as it begins to grow dark; in the sky, Yggdrasil seems to be glowing brighter than usual*
<Dias`> *Id floats along with the group, acting as a communication bridge incase things go awry*
<Seraphna> Alita> Stage is setting it would seem. **she makes her way for the canon chamber**
<DeathStar> *Linnet guides them the two alog the hallways of the castle to the tower portion*
<DeathStar> <Linnet> Who will go first?
<Seraphna> **Talia peers around, carrying a box with Mana Crystals**
<Seraphna> Alita> With what we have I could maintain for a while.
<XanTop> <Simon> I will do my best to protect you.
<DeathStar> <Alita> Very good. *She motions at the chair* You sit here, place your hands in the arm rest and charge your mana through them when you're ready to start.
<DeathStar> *Linnet
<Dias`> <Id> I'll make sure to keep you're energy stocked up, Simon.
<Seraphna> **Alita nods, moving to the chair, giving it a once over since these are very sus times.**
<DeathStar> <Linnet> This will begin to power through all the various conduits. *She eyes on blinking red* Damn. It should still work.
<Dias`> <Id> What is going on?
<Seraphna> Alita> Last minute sabatoge of course.
<DeathStar> <Linnet> Someone sabotaged it again.
<Seraphna> Alita> Location?
<DeathStar> <Linnet> We have guards protecting the network but something must have happened. *She looks* The Dark Lands. That's a bad location but thankfully it's far enough out of the network
<XanTop> <Simon> Do we have allies there we can call upon or we are making a trip?
<Seraphna> **Alita gets a toothy grin** Excellent. **She summons whichever Dark Spirit is available**
<DeathStar> <Linnet> *bows to Alita* That works. Alright let us get ready
<DeathStar> *The camera pans to the Aquarius as it begins to get loaded with spirits*
<DeathStar> <Sylph> I thought I wasn't needed
<DeathStar> <Selena> Just get in the ship
<Seraphna> Terra> We always need Auntie Sylph!
<DeathStar> *She eyes the sky*
<DeathStar> *Sylph floats on in*
<Dias`> *And Id floats in to the Aquarius*
<XanTop> <Pepper> Well this is peachy.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Be safe all of you. *Salamander walks on in with Edna, along with Avenir*
<DeathStar> *Cloud comes in, Brooke staying behind*
<DeathStar> *Origin rides people's heads*
<DeathStar> *Fae sneaks in behind Yuki, who is doing a spirit check*
<Seraphna> **Terra winks at Fae**
<DeathStar> *Gnome peers between the two*
<Seraphna> Nox> Weren't we sending one of the Earth Spirits to the tree to get Adeline and Jaime?
<DeathStar> <Gnome> We have
<Seraphna> Nox> **pauses and counts on her fingers**
<DeathStar> *Gnome watches Nox, delayedly amused*
<Seraphna> Nox> **whispers** MUst warn Momma the Earth clan is getting more spirits.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I think that is everyone. *Yuki heads to the bridge*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Are we ready for departure, Yuki?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yes, all the spirits are onboard. We should be flashing like a beacon when we get over there
<Dias`> <Id> I have several shell's with to help absorb they're spirit energy once we decide to go in silent mode
<DeathStar> *Sylph flutters around and lands on Id in pixie form while Ben begins to take them out*
<Jackieness> <Airym> *comm* "All crew and guests prepare for immediate departure for the Mirror reality."
<DeathStar> *Origin, not to be out done, lands on Id, too*
<Dias`> *The Id shell drops from the second weight, not expecting that*
<Dias`> *It quickly recovers*
<DeathStar> *Yuki quietly bites her fingernails, not even realizing it*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Dark Side of the Moooon.... err... Realities!
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius quietly flies into space; as they get closer to Yggdrasil, the serpent is more defined; looking as if it'll burst from the tree any moment*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Scary..."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I don't want to fight that anymore
<Sara> <Erica> Yeah, well, none of us do, kiddo... we're not doing this 'cause we want to
<Seraphna> Cookie> WE're just gonna give it massive indigestion.
<Dias`> *An Id shell records all this incase everyone dies and it sends itself back in time to stop it*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Take us across."
<DeathStar> *Ben prepares to take them to the mirror universe, using the gate on Geyze; going throught he same motions as last time, they soon arrive on the other side*
<XanTop> <Pepper> When we survive this I'm taking a year vacation.
<DeathStar> <Ben> I suggest we run silent until we're near the tree
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "If we make it out alive, you'd better love me for this."
<DeathStar> *the group finds themselves flying around a bunch of planets, despite being over Geyze a moment ago. It looks like the gate behind them is floating in space*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I admit, I too am terrified."
<DeathStar> *Ben takes them forward, flying along as they near a giant crystal tree, with the Geyze/Kumen planet off to the side. The crystal tree has the serpent stirring, looking like it's about to become solid any moment*
<Dias`> <Id> When do you want to enter it?
<DeathStar> <Ben> According to Fate, the second it begins solid
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Its twitching..."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I don't like this
<DeathStar> *she covers her eyes*
<Dias`> <Id> And which way are we going to enter it?
<Seraphna> Nox> We take too long we'll have to fly up it's pooper.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I like this even less, but we must do it."
<DeathStar> <Sylph> The nose!
<DeathStar> *she waves her hands outward*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Operation Boop the Snoot begins.
<DeathStar> *due to it's massive size, they could easily do it*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Keep an eye on those sensors. As soon as we have the moment, gun it and fire up the spirit drives."
<DeathStar> *suddenly, it becomes solid and it's twitching begins to shatter things*
<XanTop> <Pepper> NOW!
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods and begins to fly them in** Now's the time!
<DeathStar> <Ben> Increasing spirit energy
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Make it so."
<DeathStar> <Ben> Allowing the anti-spirits to see all our spirits
<Seraphna> Cookie> PULL LEVERS! PUSH BUTTONS! **She says as she flies**
<DeathStar> *Mireille sinks into the floor pod and boosts them*
<Dias`> <Id> Make this thing glow.
<Seraphna> **Nox boosts Mire**
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius zoomd forward. Origin clings to the wall*
<Alicia> * Jikuu pours her own spirit energy into the pod
<DeathStar> *making a high pitched noise*
<Seraphna> Nell> Wheeee!
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Alright everyone, lets make some noise."
<DeathStar> *suddenly, legions of Anti-Spirits appear, chasing them*
<Sara> <Erica> They're here.
<DeathStar> *Prepare yourself, Cookie*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Evasive maneuvers."
<Dias`> <Id> Sensors are picking them up.
<DeathStar> Up, Down, Left, Right, Down, Left, Right, Down, Up, Left, Right, Down, Up, Left, Right
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 2
<Dias`> durlurludrludrl *Id assists*
<DeathStar> 1
<Seraphna> duelueludrlud
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius flies into the nose with them on their ass, and begins to bounce around a little; the shields and viewport getting a little hard to see through as they emerge*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Are there wipers?
<Seraphna> **Cookie TK wipes**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Ben, put sensor data on the forward screen."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Boogers clear.
<Seraphna> Nell> No part of this isn't going to be gross is it?
<DeathStar> *Ben scans, the Aquarius somewhere inside the serpent - oh and a legion of Anti-Spirits on their rear*
<DeathStar> *Origin clings to a panel*
<Dias`> <Id> Some of the anti-spirits that didn't follow us in may try to get in otherways
<DeathStar> <Fae> I do not like this
<XanTop> <Pepper> Should I be shooting widly?
<Dias`> <Id> Only infront of us Pepper. We need those anti-spirits to do damage
<DeathStar> *The Anti-Spirits cling to their ship and begin to drain them*
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comms> We need to lose them
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Ben, prepare to go silent."
<DeathStar> *Ben begins to tap on controls*
<Seraphna> **Nox muses and does something before the silent cut off**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Cookie, take us in as deep as you can before we start cutting power."
<DeathStar> *the shields rapidly begin to fall*
<DeathStar> *some of the spirits veer off*
<XanTop> <Pepper> They're sucking us dry
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods and blasts them forward using sublight**
<DeathStar> *the creatures cling to them like blood suckers as they move forward*
<Seraphna> **Terra gets the idea and forms runes in the flesh they pass, to lure more away**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "If we have any power in the weapon systems, divert to shields."
<Dias`> <Id> We may want to drop the spirit power side.
<XanTop> <Pepper> Diverting what we have.
<Seraphna> **Nell sits crossed legged** I can shake them all off when you disable the Spirit power.
<DeathStar> **Sylph pausues, then warps outside to help with Terra's diversion*
<Sara> * Ellie comforts Fae
<DeathStar> <Fae> ... *She seems to blink a few times, then leans against Ellie*
<Seraphna> **Terra spells out "Come Eat, Stinkies" in runes as they pass**
<DeathStar> *the ship has lost the majority of it's hanger-on's*
<Seraphna> **Cookie twists the controls and barrel rolls as they go** Hang on!~
<DeathStar> <Ben> *they drop the remaining ones*
<DeathStar> <Ben> Going silent
<Seraphna> **Nell opens an eye** Huh, I don't need to pulse.
<DeathStar> *Ben powers them down*
<DeathStar> *Origin finds Ellie's head*
<Seraphna> **Terra flashes just as he does to bring Sylph back**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "How is the ship looking?"
<DeathStar> *Terra does so - and brings back a few anti-spirits*
<Dias`> *The Id's move to the spirits and begin to draw in their spirit energy, their blackish/purple shells looking other-worldly
<DeathStar> *They begin to lunge at Terra, Sylph, Fae, and ORigin*
<DeathStar> *one grabbing Origin and stuffing her in it's mouth*
<Seraphna> **Nell holds out he hands and forms a shield around teh Anti-Spirits**
<Alicia> * Akatsuki pulls Origin out with shadow tendrils. "Oh no you don't!"
<DeathStar> *Sylph falls to her knees, looking weak*
<Dias`> <Id> I will return it once we know it's safe, Sylph.
<Seraphna> Terra> Didn't expect any on Auntie.
<DeathStar> *The Anti-Spirits begin to consume the shields*
<Seraphna> **Nell frowns, moving the shield towards containment***
<XanTop> <Pepper> We have anything we can do to stop these things!?
<Seraphna> Nell> The containment we held the samples in.
<Seraphna> **Nox moves over to open it for Nell**
<DeathStar> *the shield is nearly at it's limit*
<Seraphna> **Nell slams them in with the last of the energy**
<DeathStar> *Ben is eyeing the scans*
<DeathStar> <Ben> Damn
<Dias`> <Id> Elaborate, Ben
<XanTop> <Pepper> Our shields are fucked.
<Sara> <Erica> This is looking real bad.
<DeathStar> <Ben> They did a lot of damage at first, but I think they're growing bored and leaving
<Seraphna> Cookie> So we need to make them think there's more?
<Dias`> <Id> Then we need to move forward and regain their attention
<XanTop> <Pepper> How?
<Dias`> <Id> Can anyone warp one of my shells into it's body?
<DeathStar> *As they talk, suddenly scans begin to pick up something*
<Seraphna> Coookie> THey're primal.. let's see... **she closes her eyes and sends out an Empathic wave of hunger, food, the serpent, food**
<DeathStar> *anti-body cells begin to float - passing them as they're powered down and head for the anti-spirits*
<DeathStar> *And destroying them*
<Seraphna> Nox> So that's what Fate meant by what's inside them.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "The anti-spirits are proving no match for the Serpent's natural defenses."
<Seraphna> Cookie> I think we should work on getting the brain or heart and ending this.
<DeathStar> *Ben begins to draw up where they are and plots a course*
<DeathStar> <Ben> This way
<XanTop> <Pepper> Glad I didn't shoot now.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Not really a surprise but maybe they will make the serpent sick."
<Dias`> <Id> We need to get them to go wild again at some point.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well
<DeathStar> <Yuki> If we can get the remaining ones to attack a vital organ..
<DeathStar> <Yuki> But which one? The brain or heart?
<Dias`> <Id> Heart. Brain can't survive
<Seraphna> Cookie> The old saying is you cut of fthe head to kill a serpent.
<DeathStar> *Yuki peers at Id, then Cookie, then Erica*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Plus we're still close to th head.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "However, there is considerabel dense bone between us and the brain."
<XanTop> <Pepper> I really don't think we have the power to blast through it.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So.. heart it is
<Seraphna> Cookie> THen we give it serious heart burn.
<Dias`> <Id> If someone can teleport two of my shells up there. I could draw them
<DeathStar> *Ben gives them the pathway while Mireille does so*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Yggdrasil
<DeathStar> *Adeline curses as the tree shakes and stuff falls; she tries to shield her laptop and equipment, linked to Athena's systems*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We're in the tree I believe. And the damn snake wakes of all times
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Everything's ready, right?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Has to be. **she frowns and shields them best she can**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I need Athena to get closer with her stuff and we begin synching the idol program. But as far as stopping your reality degradation, I can do that much at least
<DeathStar> *Adeline prepares something, then nods* Alright that should hold. You're drawing power from the tree itself and now the other worlds. Granted --- if the tree gets too busted that might end up just as bad
<DeathStar> *not
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Help's on the way, but how long until they arrive... I don't know."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Better than nothing at least. And maybe they can save the tree.
<DeathStar> *Adeline returns to working on her program* Either way, you and Kaori can go.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Come on sis, get close.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I got to finish my project
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Don't you need us here to sing?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime blinks a bit**
<Sara> * Kaori glances around
<DeathStar> <Adeline> IT would be helpful, but I can try to sing and make the project work; do you two really want to be down here if things fall?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah, we won't ask you to fall with us if you don't have to. **she gently touches Adeline's hair**
<Alicia> <Victoire> "If you're sure you can handle the song..."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Go. Jikuu will be looking for you. We---- *at that moment, a loud noise erupts* ... Sorry. We might be too late.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lenneth watches the Universal Ships arrive, along with EarthGov's ships, then more*
<Dias`> *Beyond what ships the Cartel have supplies to the universal alliance, it's own personal fleet along with numerous "independent ships begin dropping in and taking position*
<DeathStar> *The ships begin to surround Yggdrasil. Fate stands off to the side, eating something. Ren paces, being one of the ones remaining on the PAX; Lorelei's crew is back on her ship, stocking it up in the hanger, waiting for news of the church, while Asarar's team is going through anything suspicious*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Kumen and Geyze's shield is up. ... Earth's shield is up
<DeathStar> *She looks up from her controls*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Now it's our turn to weather the opening blow.
<Dias`> <Id> It would appear we're as ready as we can be.
<Dias`> <ChadId> I feel it'll be our job to keep it at bay while the others do their thing.
<DeathStar> *a semi familiar fleet arrives on the scene and a moment later Adeline's face appears on the screen along with Taiga's* <Taiga> It turns out one of our allies did make it in time to help out - Line. <Line> I'll take up position. Oh, and my Charlotte says she has words for yours after hearing about her getting weak
<DeathStar> *Lenneth reaches over, marking the extra fleet down*
<DeathStar> <Ao> John says he's reached the serpent. And it's about to wake up
<Dias`> <ShivaComm> Cartel fleed in position and ready.
<DeathStar> <Ao> He'll attempt to enter it with his team
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> I've got signals from most of the alliance fleets, Atlean, Vapaad, you name it.
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *comm* "Ascendancy fleet is standign by."
<Alicia> <RedComm> "Pirate fleet in position."
<Seraphna> Angela> The Epsilon is ready to deploy.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *Studies the fleets* This is probably the largest fleet in galactic history
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I would be surprised if it was not."
<Dias`> <ChadId> Survival tends to make personal vendetta's disappear.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Let's do this."
<DeathStar> *suddenly, the serpent rips out of the top of the tree, shredding a good amount of it as it floats there - it's hard to imagine if John's team survived. A moment later, a massive beam erupts from it in a 360 degree angle. A few ship's go down, many are crippled. The PAX is slammed and alarms go off. Geyze and Kumen are clearly hit, being the closest, but the beam, weaker at this point, seems to even go onward toward Earth and Luna, who is hiding behind Earth*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Damage assessment?!
<DeathStar> <Ao> Shields held, a few ships were lost, some damaged and out of the fight, some completely fine
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> **eyes the scans** Ouch. Empress.
<DeathStar> *The serpent seems to be doing nothing now, but clinging to the broken tree*
<XanTop> <Xan> Hm, should've hid ships behind the shielded planets. Fucking hindsight.
<Dias`> <Id> Begin moving damaged ships to the back for assessment and repairs.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Well, now it's our turn
<XanTop> <Xan> Let's light it up.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Lighting it up.
<DeathStar> *Iceheart gives the order to her fleet and begins to fire*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... I guess it was naive to believe I could save the tree itself."
<XanTop> 6* Marcus orders his to begin firing as well.
<DeathStar> *The Suisen Fleet begins to fire as well*
<Dias`> *The Cartel ships follow suit and beging firing, doing their best to avoid the tree itself
<Alicia> * The pirate fleet begins firing
<Dias`> <Id> One person would not be able to save the tree so, yes.
<Seraphna> **The Epsilon even reveals it's core cannon, a Bustah like blast**
<DeathStar> *the serpent begins to make noises of displeasure as it's rocked again and again*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That hurts but it probably should."
<DeathStar> >Erevis> It would appear we are kicking it's rear...so why does Fate say we lose so much.... *she eyes the battle*
<XanTop> <Xan> Smaller ships, tractor anyone injured back off the line and perform rescue operations to get the crews out. Runners can ferry those crew to other ships that are down personnel from the blast.
<Dias`> <Id> Because we're only slowing it down.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> I think it depends on if the other groups manage their roles.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Hm
<XanTop> <Xan> People inside are more important than we are...I imagine this thing has some ridiculous regeneration.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I hate regeneration
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Earth
<DeathStar> *Blue checks the damage done to Earth, eyeing the barrier, then sends a reploid out*
<DeathStar> <Blue> Fuck
<DeathStar> *She eyes the reports coming back in*
<Dias`> *An Id takes them in quickly assessing them*
<DeathStar> *Thanks to the distance and Betas providing covers, the damage wasn't as bad as it could be, but the cities are in ruins still*
<DeathStar> <Blue> At least the Earth wasn't scorched
<DeathStar> <Blue> But that is one hell of a bill
<Dias`> <Id> Cities can rebuild. And luckily we moved people to safe places
<DeathStar> <Blue> True. Wait, something is going on
<XanTop> <Cole> What's up?
<Dias`> <Id> We should be happy that the barrier held....Checking satellite readings.
<DeathStar> *Blue eyes the satalites that survived and has one zoom in - it shows Luna moving away from Earth still, no doubt using the power of the two Tsukiyomis*
<DeathStar> <Blue> Why is Luna moving away?
<Dias`> <Id> ....From the force? Or because they're choosing to do so.
<Dias`> <Id> Regardless, we should send a team to deal with it.
<XanTop> <Cole> ...what the fuck is going on up there.
<DeathStar> <Blue> That could cause us a lot of problems
<Seraphna> Anyata> Mmm. I do not trust that governer.
<Dias`> <Id> The governer has no power of Tsukiyomi.
<Dias`> *over*
<DeathStar> <Alouette> He seemed very eager when we gave him that idea
<Seraphna> Anyata> Lies hold power.
<DeathStar> <Alouette> And really liked tea and did not want us to talk to Tsukiyomi
<XanTop> <Cole> Wait WE gave the idea?
<Dias`> <Id> And you allowed this?
<DeathStar> <Alouette> Sorry.
<DeathStar> *hangs head*
<Seraphna> Anyata> A Suisen Princess brokered the idea.
<DeathStar> <Alouette> We gave the idea of moving the moon behind Luna
<Dias`> <Id> In folly apparently.
<XanTop> <Cole> Earth is going to be fucked. We need to stop this.
<DeathStar> *behind Earth
<DeathStar> <Blue> Guess we gotta save the day
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> **ANyata muses, and nods, blinking a moment** The Suisen have been alerted too.
<Dias`> <Id> Chad will re-route one of his Weapons to join in. He's also contacting Spirit.
<DeathStar> Location; Luna
<DeathStar> *Governor gives the two Tsukiyomis more tea while moving back to his manor, humming*
<DeathStar> *he arrives inside and begins to make a few calls, assuming he'll have visitors*
<DeathStar> <Governor> Just incase these Earthers arrive and try to ... stop my Luna Independence... I might need a few... items
<Sara> * There is a knock
<DeathStar> *the governor hmmm's and he sets the comm down and moves over, opening*
<Sara> * Sunny Jr. stands right there, magic wand pointed right at him. "Sir Governor of Luna! I think you'll find that not even the people of Luna are universally happy with your decision, and I am here to save Earth from your selfish machinations! Luna won't survive if Earth gets destroyed in the process, you know!"
<DeathStar> *The Governor pauses, opening and closing his mouth* You're right, I should change my ways. Come on in. I'll repent to the cops. Would you like some tea, my dear?
<Sara> <Sunny Jr> There's every chance that you prepared drugged tea just in case of this. It's the oldest trick in the book. Unfortunately, I have to judge you by your immediate actions -- You'll undo what you've done at once, or by my name of Rainbow Sunshine, I will have to do more than just take you in. I am a Maka, and we do NOT simply work for your Police.
<DeathStar> *The Governor twitches*
<Sara> * Rainbow Sunshine's eyes shine fiercely -- perhaps dangerously. "So, what will it be? The easy way, or the hard way?"
<DeathStar> <Governor> ..... Kids these days.... Who you think you are.... Well. *He adjusts his suit* Tell you what, brat, we'll see how you fix this machine. *He plops down in his seat, pouring himself some alcohol* Go ahead. Take me to jail
<Sara> * She moves over bonks him right on the back of the head with her surprisingly heavy magic wand, likely knocking such an average guy out cold
<DeathStar> *He hits the glass face first, out*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Shuttle
<DeathStar> *X and Kaleb turn to Dias - Zayne having vanished as they near the tree, going toward Sunny*
<DeathStar> <X> Looks like your friend woke up early. Where do you want me to take you?
<DeathStar> <X> Geyze has people panicking, Kumen is struggling with the towers, Luna is flying off, Earth is experincing weather problems, the fleet is attacking, and we got Hunters adn their allies waiting to move
<Dias`> *Dias stands their, hair buzzed short since it was to far gone to save, and clean for once* Well. I've been working on punching down a big beast. *He rotates his right arm, his left hand, still in it's sling, almost buzzing a bit* I think I can delay the serpent a bit until the others do their part to shore up.
<Dias`> <Dias> And if I manage to knock it out a bit. You could always bring me inside to help them tear it apart.
<Dias`> <Dias> Just have someone film it. That'll calm everyone down a bit.
<DeathStar> <X> Alright. We'll take you in
<DeathStar> *X flies toward the serpent*
<Dias`> *DIas taps the back of his neck, a mask forming around it
<DeathStar> -PAUSE-
<DeathStar> --Side Story---
<DeathStar> *Zephyr surveys the main command ship's guns, tching a bit*
<Dias`> <Chad> What's wrong?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> The output is not what it could be. I should just sit on the ship and fire. *She begins to fiddle with the settings* And this is suppose to be the flagship. I hope you can command this thing better than it's output
<Dias`> <Chad> I can't disagree on that. *He leans back in his chair, eyeing read outs* But by the time I took this position, there's no way a ship could be built in time.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> You could always ask to christen one of those hybrids EarthGov made with Suisen tech. But then that might have bugs.
<DeathStar> *Zephyr quietly fiddles with stuff, her eyes purple*
<Dias`> <Chad> We'll be fine. Worse case, we'll use you on the front of the ship.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> No arguements. So what is the EarthGov playbook for our fleet.
<Dias`> <Chad> Assist and survive. I'll come up with a strategy that keeps our losses to a minimum until otherwise needed.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> *she taps a button and talks to someone*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I'll see if I can get Guardians to help out with our Anima/Gears
<Dias`> <Chad> Every little bit helps.
<Dias`> <Chad> The more we can fill empty rolls, they better our odds
<Dias`> <Chad> Did anyone bring in the other Dragoons?
<DeathStar> *Zephyr finishes fiddling, her eyes dark colored again and she returns to staring out the window of the ship* Emeralda offered, but due to being sheer speed, she wasn't sure if she could do much and I told her she probably would be better situated on Earth or an attack team. Vodka is part of Repliforce and could easily be tranferred here. Hotaru is helping John inside the Serpent. And what remains of the original Dragoons and Next Gens are on hand. Eluere, Curali, etc. I even heard rumors about certain Weapons being around doing stuff
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Like old times
<Dias`> <Chad> They are. I worked on securing them and suggesting to Andrea we bring the NGW's in also
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well, I'm sure either Marcus has the file or she might have assigned them something. She's not one to waste
<Dias`> <Chad> They are a wasted resource if we don't use them
<Dias`> *Chad shifts a bit, looking slightly unconformtable in uniform again*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Burn it. .Wear casual or your general badge
<Dias`> <Chad> It's fine. It's only for this
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Power on and get that retirement bonus
<Dias`> <Chad> Hard pass. I've enjoyed my life of retirement without bonus.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Maybe a medal cermony
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> So where is Aya working during this?
<Dias`> <Chad> On the PAX, analayzing data as it comes in
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Better there than here
<Dias`> <Chad> PAX is still on the frontline. *He shifts forward a bit* Regardless of what happens here, if the majority of us fail, everyone will
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Erevis won't let the PAX fall. It's the center node of too many things. ... At least that's what I hope.
<Dias`> <Chad> Even if it survives, it won't matter if the Serpent survives
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> That I agree on
<DeathStar> --- Side Story End---

Session Start: Mon Jun 05 00:00:01 2023
<DeathStar> -Part 2-
<DeathStar> Location: Yggdrasil
<DeathStar> *The older Jikuu leads a group through the shaking and breaking tree, looking for Adeline's team down at the lower levels*
<DeathStar> *Gnome slides along, her form flickering every now and then*
<Seraphna> **Sephie sniffs a bit and hops, Doll casually moves some fallen rubble aside**
<Alicia> * Jikuu looks determined, not speaking, merely guiding
<Seraphna> Aonee> Any of you sense them yet?
<DeathStar> <Gnome> *She peers upward* It is hard to sense anything with that thing above us.
<DeathStar> *She slides downward with mud, making a mudslide for herself and the others, to try to speed things up*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "The path is still unclear..."
<Seraphna> **Sephie and Doll roll down it with ease, Aonee blinks and surfs down**
<Alicia> * Jikuu follows, trying to find the best path with almost panicked determination
<DeathStar> *As they keep going further down, getting away from the serpent, the atmosphere begins to change, growing darker and feeling strange; the tree begins to have things grow along it that looks otherworldly*
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<DeathStar> *Gnome's form begins to look like it's breaking apart almost now*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Mother, it is unsafe for you to continue.
<DeathStar> <Gnome> It is not like I have any place to go. Geyze is too far away.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Use me as a vessel if you need.
<DeathStar> *Gnome laughs, then looks sour* This isn't a proxy.
<Seraphna> Sephie> I know, but I kept Doll in me for years and I've seen you and Momma Jaime combine.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... survival is important."
<DeathStar> *She eyes the walls of the tree, caked with the stuff on it* It is fine. *she peers downward into the darkness of the tree* But you are right, survival is improtant. *She grabs all of them in mud and rolls them over*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Aieee!
<Seraphna> Doll> Momma Gnome is Momma Gnome.
<DeathStar> *as they smash into the ground and the mud splatters all over the place, they find themselves in a corrupted darkmess, with the others tangled in what looks to be eldrich horror*
<DeathStar> *The computer systems being slowly corrupted as well*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "You made it!"
<Alicia> * Jikuu carves the others free with a saber of hyperspace
<Seraphna> Jaime> **glwoing having been trying to keep it back** Hello love, my girls, sister.
<DeathStar> *having landed in the middle of it, even as she carves them free, the stuff tries to grab onto Jikuu*
<DeathStar> *Adeline seems to be trying to save the system* What is this stuff? It's like oily gunk. Look out, once it gets on you, it gets on you
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We do not belong to you!" <Victoire> "Don't touch it."
<DeathStar> *the stuff definitely seems to try to touch Kaori*
<Sara> * Kaori inches away from it, looking squicked
<Seraphna> **Sephie closes her eyse, then starts to push with an intense orb of TK around them to push and hold it back, Doll actually shakes a little, then her eyes glow as the joins her, a twin's TK**
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think... it's sap?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "If you have a plan, you should do it now."
<DeathStar> <Gnome> *Studies it* You might be correct.
<Alicia> * Victoire tries to sing it away from her and Kaori. Also Jikuu.
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<DeathStar> *The TK seems to hold it at bay. Adeline tries to hook up the systems that work still*
<Sara> * Kaori joins in, uncertainly
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Thankfull, it looks like Athena is in range now
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Athena's Idol Ship
<DeathStar> *Athena stares at the ship barrange going on, then turns as a request comes in to the ship's to use their tower*
<DeathStar> <Athena> Interesting. Thena, gather anyone you can and begin to sing
<Seraphna> **Thena nods and her spare thenas bring everyone they can in**
<Seraphna> Saga> Battle Song Ready Time!
<Jackieness> <Reikana> *tunes her guitar*
<DeathStar> *Athena works the system's to begin tapping it to Adeline's* Lets pray this does not blow up and cause more Mages to go corrupt.
<Alicia> * Zero appears via hologram, unable to appear in person right now
<DeathStar> <Athena> We're alread down some.
<Seraphna> **Jennifer sits down by Athena, pulling out a familiar old guitar** Need reinforcements love?
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "I got word that my sister is actually going into that thing."
<DeathStar> *Kiseki does the same as Zero*
<DeathStar> *Athena peers at Reikana, then sets the systems higher* Well, lets do our part then. Here's the song Kaori and Victoire picked. *she lets them hear them sing*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Yggdrasil
<DeathStar> *Adeline turns* It's coming in, you two. You ready?
<Alicia> * Victoire nods
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Just keep doing the singing, I'm going to try to send the signal
<Sara> * Kaori keeps singing
<Seraphna> **Sephie and Doll have joined hands, maintaining their TK Sanctuary**
<Alicia> * Jikuu assists with that, keeping the pair safe
<DeathStar> *the corrupted sap has pressed against the barrier; Gnome helping trying to heal it*
<Seraphna> **Jaime feeds Gnome some spirit energy**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It's working. *she begins to tap into what remains of Yggdrasil, hand hovering over the button* Just a bit more and I can heal the mark and set up a barrier to stop that thing for good.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> .... *then her face drops, as the signal begins to drop suddenly on Athena's end* No, wait no. *you can tell she's panicking, wondering if she hsould hit the button now and use what energy they've gathered up*
<DeathStar> *She turns to JAime*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... what is going on?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We are dropping past 70%.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We're losing all that we gathered.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Someone must have attacked Athena
<Seraphna> **Jaime kisses her cheek and touches heads**
<Seraphna> Jaime> She'll pull through, Saga's with her.
<DeathStar> *The number rapidly declines, going past 65%* <Adeline> <...All right, but we only got this one shot>
<Seraphna> Jaime> Let's try and help from this end. Girls, yuou can sing and maintain right?
<Seraphna> **The Twins start to hum and help, joining the song the other two are singing**
<Seraphna> **Aonee blushes a bit and helps too**
<DeathStar> *it slows the decline a bit, but it keeps falling for now*
<Alicia> * Jikuu joins in as backup
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *Geyze has taken a decent amount of damage, but people have been brought to the safe areas. Up in the skies, people are watching the fire fight at Yggdrasil in space, all the space lazers going pew pew pew. Celes stands in the castle, pacing*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I do not feel like I am doing enough, Liana. All it will take is one stray attack here from that thing and this barrier might go down and take you and Luna and Sasha down
<DeathStar> <Celes> I'm going to travel to the Magi Tower and check on things personally
<Sara> <Liana> It's definitely the case that I wish I was up there fighting, too. But we have to make sure there's still a world for those who are fighting to return to. I think going to check on the barrier is a good idea.
<DeathStar> *Celes nods, sending Sasha a message about where they are going; then turns to Luna* I am leaving you in charge
<Sara> * Luna salutes
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *message back* "...watch out for saboteurs."
<DeathStar> *Celes prepares a winter hood* I swear, my sister will die old and alone with that academy of her's.
<Sara> <Liana> It's her choice, you know. It's not an easy choice to spend your whole life overseeing the success of the future generations.
<DeathStar> *she prepares the spirit teleporter behind the throne* If something happens, Luna, follow us this way. *to Liana* I suppose so.
<Sara> <Liana> She might seem a bit prickly, but I'm sure underneath it all, running that place has made her happy.
<DeathStar> *Celes arrives out in the cold winds of the Summoni where she works her way to the Magi Tower; the guards salute them and lead them in, the two passing more refugees being packed in where they find Alita still in the chair and the others who have stayed behind to protect Geyze lingering about with Simon, like Sparkling and Nicolette*
<DeathStar> <Celes> How is the barrier holding up?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "It's fine right now, but we can't drop our guard."
<DeathStar> *Gwen is face down due to the cold*
<Seraphna> **Talia hands her another Mana crystal, which grows dark as Alita takes it in, circuits shining in her skin**
<Seraphna> Alita> Thankfully... we've done this before. Talia can feed me Mana and we took every crystal in the Legion's home stock we could.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I am sure Mykel was pleased
<XanTop> <Simon> Do we know how it is going up there?
<Seraphna> Alita> He gets to claim the Legion was vital to protecting Geyze, so it's a win.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I mean, we all are."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well... desperate times. None of this will be any good if the world is destroyed."
<Seraphna> Alita> Mmm, my Husband's nation is easily motivated by pride.
<DeathStar> *Celes pauses as the Serpent, who seems to have been allowing itsel to be pounded on, suddenly counter attacks with a solid beam of energy at a set of ships, wiping them out of existence* <Celes> I wonder... who they were.
<DeathStar> *The serpent seems to be getting more active, like it was lathargic before*
<Sara> * Liana's gaze lowers.
<Sara> <Liana> They were heroes. That much, we know.
<DeathStar> *Gwen sits up* All it'll take is for it to aim that at a planet
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "That's why we need the shield!"
<Seraphna> Alita> Let us hope our heroes succeed.
<XanTop> <Simon> ... 6* he peers upward from a window.
<DeathStar> *a shadow seems to be hanging about the window, besides the battle*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Hey, Sparkling, go punch the snake
<XanTop> 6* Simon pauses and forms his spear.
<XanTop> <Simon> Careful, we may have enemies about.
<DeathStar> *As Simon says that, a poisoned arrow flies in at Alita*
<DeathStar> *3*
<DeathStar> *2*
<XanTop> 6* Simon, atempts to deflect.
<DeathStar> *it pings*
<Seraphna> Alita> Rude of them.
<DeathStar> *right into the floor*
<Seraphna> Alita> Darling girl, plan B.
<DeathStar> *outside, some archers fire more*
<DeathStar> *Gwen hops up* Or them
<Seraphna> **The young academy mage that came with them forms a mana barrier around Alita and herself**
<XanTop> 6* Simon channels a rune and begins to slea up the windows with ice walls.
<DeathStar> *The arrows smash into the ice*
<DeathStar> *downstairs, there's a commotion; Celes turns her head and slowly works her way down*
<XanTop> <Simon> I shall keep this sealed, please see to the intruders.
<Alicia> * Sparkling goes with
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *on the ground, dashes toward the archers from the direction of the teleporter, sword drawn*
<DeathStar> *Linnet is laying face down with a refugee girl holding something*
<Seraphna> **The girl pulls down her hood, an Asmodean, but with a Lilen's horn shape and wild red hair**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette sticks with Celes, still thinking of her as someone with rank on her
<DeathStar> *The archers freak out at the Academy leader being there*
<DeathStar> *Trying to shoot her with arrows*
<DeathStar> <Celes> ... Linnet? .. Girl, what did you.. DO?
<Alicia> * SParkling forms a magic shield
<Seraphna> **Alita maintains, calm as she keeps her channeling, Talia getting the next crystal ready**
<DeathStar> *she goes to check Linnet's pulse when the refugee suddenly lunges at Celes with a dagger*
<Alicia> * Sparkling goes to intercept
<DeathStar> *the dagger clangs off the shield and the girl falls on her rear*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette moves to block the dagger with her rod
<DeathStar> *the girl scurries back from the rod*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *uses the double step spell to go over their heads and then tries to lash them all with a fire string trap*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Are you people suicidal or something?"
<DeathStar> <Girl> S-Sorry. F-forgive me.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "What's going on?"
<DeathStar> *Sasha catches most of them in the fire trap and burns them*
<DeathStar> <Girl> They told me if I didn't kill her they'd kill my brother.
<DeathStar> <Girl> I-I was to kill the one upstairs, but the Mage Leader c-caught me
<DeathStar> *Celes rises, dusting herself off*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *goes after the ones that remain non-combusted*
<Sara> <Liana> No sane person would try to take advantage of a situation like that...
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I guess I'd better go rescue your brother..."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Linnet is dead. Looks like the dagger was poisoned.
<DeathStar> *she eyes the slight stab to Linnet*
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<Seraphna> **Amber frowns deeply and looks over the dagger, then begins to try casting a ressurection** Let's see... it may have been too long already.
<Sara> <Liana> ......
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Coerced or not... this..."
<DeathStar> *While Sasha rounds up the archers, Amber doesn't seem to get a response from Linnet. Celes sighs* You know you'll need to be punished even if we find your brother
<Seraphna> Amber> Mother's Magic and Mother's Grace may make me strong but I cannot returns a soul that has departed unfortunately...
<DeathStar> *the girl hangs her head, as if accepting it*
<Seraphna> **Amber lays Linnet to be comfy, then pulls the dagger up with a vine that grows out of the wall**
<DeathStar> *while all the chaos is going on, Chronos steps up behind Simon*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Simon
<XanTop> 6* Simon pauses and glances over his shoulder.
<XanTop> <Simon> Chronos, it has been some time.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> It has been some--- well. That is a first. Finishing sentences
<XanTop> 6* Simon looks amused for a moment.
<XanTop> <Simon> I assume you have something you wish to discuss?
<DeathStar> *Chronos studies the scene before her* Yes. I seem to be a little late, but we should still gather everyone
<XanTop> 6* Simon nods and moves to call on the others.
<DeathStar> *The Magi in the village move to help lock the burning archers up*
<DeathStar> *Gwen joins them as does Celes, who seems to be in a foul mood after authories take the girl away*
<Seraphna> **Amber joins them, pulling her hood back up slowly, she seems eager to be hidden**
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Hm. *She seems amused* Hello everyone. I'm sorry we have to meet like this
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Keep at leats one them alive for questioning, if possible. I must join the others." *heads for the Spire*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I'm not usually this tardy
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "H-huh? Chronos? I... didn't think we'd see you again."
<Dias`> <Id> That maybe because of an outside influence. *The shell finally activates that's been floating by Simon*
<Seraphna> **ALita sighs** If you're here it can only mean we really have reached the end of our luck I assume, as good as it is to see you alive.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> *nods her head to Nicolette* I'm still ... playing in time before my moments before death
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Though that too has consequences
<XanTop> <Simon> Oh?
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Time itself has become my enemy.
<DeathStar> *She studies Simon, almost meaningfully*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> It's one reason Avenir has trouble identifying my existence
<XanTop> <Simon> Time itself? How so?
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I believe some of you saw them. The time monsters
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah... nasty things."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> They're out to deal with me.
<XanTop> 6* Simon blinks and considers before nodding.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I'd advise ... Simon to also avoid playing in time as little as possible
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, time travel is bad?"
<XanTop> <Simon> Yes, I have suspected that there would be consequences before long. I should not be alive after all.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> *peers at Sparkling* With me at least.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "We had a few confrontations with them when we saved Shin."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I imagine the more you mess with time, the more ire you will draw. But that is why I'm here. ... You all are going to lose
<DeathStar> <Chronos> So I'm here to try to help.
<XanTop> <Simon> You've seen it in a way that is not...multi-versal?
<Seraphna> Alita> Both upsetting and comforting.
<Dias`> <Id> Hmm.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Hm. *She thinks* The thing is, it is hard to pinpoint what the exact thing that might lead to "losing"
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "What do we have to do? To win?"
<DeathStar> <Chronos> You all have the pieces to win, but something causes a loss
<Seraphna> Alita> If I had to guess, the flash in space that just wiped out many ships. I'm guessing something vital was destroyed.
<Seraphna> Alita> You did say you were late.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I meant for dear Linnet, but if you want to waste your one rewind to save those ships
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I'd overview everything with me in the time stream before jumping to conclusions
<DeathStar> *Celes peers at Liana*
<Seraphna> Alita> By all means, overview.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Who were they?"
<XanTop> <Simon> If you're certain we lose despite all we've tried, I will do whatever it takes to change that.
<Sara> <Liana> Calling anything that saves a life a "waste" seems unfair... *she notes to Celes* I get it, but...
<Dias`> <Id> Unfortunately, this isn't a save everyone fight. They're are going to be losses
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Just know the lionger we're there, the more deadly it will be. *She turns to the group* It was ships belonging to a mix of Earth and the 25th Reality
<Jackieness> <Lana> *huffs and puffs as she shows up* "Ahhhh... I came to... check on the... too many stairs... on the barrier..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We couldn't have a lift?"
<DeathStar> *Chronos forms a key and hands it to Simon* The rewind key.
<XanTop> 6* Simon takes it and peers it over.
<DeathStar> *In the background, Delgi can be seen taking back charge of the Magi with Linnet gone, the tired Familiar looking upset*
<DeathStar> *it looks like a normal key*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> You all ready? *She opens a closet door*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> We're going into a closet?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *approaches Delgi* "I am here to support you..."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Time closet."
<DeathStar> <Delgi> Thank you, Sasha. Linnet was just getting the hang of things. And some dumb kid killed her. Just isn't right. I'll be sure to solve this mystery after this is over.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Is it okay for me to come?"
<DeathStar> *Chronos motions for her to step in*
<DeathStar> *Gwen bravely enters*
<XanTop> 6* Simon steps in.
<DeathStar> *Celes holds Liana's hand and follows*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *steps into the 'closet'*
<Dias`> *Id floats in*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Yggdrasil - Top
<DeathStar> *John hangs onto a branch as it scream fires*
<DeathStar> <John> We are going to jump through that mouth before it fires again. Ready?!
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "... yeah..."
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Fun!
<DeathStar> *Cheryl has whipped onto a fruit that is hanging, letting herself hang*
<Seraphna> Angela> Alright then...
<DeathStar> *John tenses, digging in and then runs and leaps, into the mouth; Cheryl swings in*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... is this you plan then?" *is wearign a skintight tatcical bodysuit instead of her typical schoolgirl look*
<Alicia> * Hotaru jumps in after
<Dias`> *Cel leaps in after*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Yeah, sorry."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... yes, it is." *takes the leap*
<DeathStar> *The smell hits them instantly*
<DeathStar> *John begins choking as he falls down the throat; trying to grab onto the back of it, he keeps sliding*
<DeathStar> <John> Drasek, hyperspace this thiiiing
<Dias`> *Cel taps the back of her neck and a mask forms over her face, but not before catching a small whiff and almost throwing up*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *lashes on to something with her tendrils and then tries lashing the rest of the group together*
<Seraphna> **Sera's people take the leap**
<Alicia> * Hotaru is not even breathing. Dragoon powers go.
<Seraphna> **Lisa forms a shield around them as they go in to help**
<Seraphna> Lisa> Just ride the bubble!
<DeathStar> *John and Cheryl allow themselves to get latched together into the bubble*
<DeathStar> <John> Well belay that - don't want our bubble popped
<XanTop> 6* Drasek pauses about to hyperspace it.
<DeathStar> <John> *As they move downward into the stomach* <John> Okay, where do we want to start attacking
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We need to find a critical spot, lest we trigger its immune system prematurely."
<XanTop> <Drasek> Brains, maybe?
<DeathStar> <John> Okay, so we needt o start moving back up toward the heart or brain
<Dias`> <Cel> I imagine the heart or it's brain. It's not like we had time to scan it for organs.
<DeathStar> <John> Bubble power, fly up
<DeathStar> *John points up*
<Seraphna> **Luci muses and forms a stronger platform barrier, then shifts it up to carry them**
<Dias`> <Cel> That or maybe taking out it's stomach is the way to go. It's hard to say.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You know, you could have someone TK float the bubble
<Seraphna> Angela> Generally you can live for a whiel with a hurt stomach, heart on the other hand...
<Seraphna> **Tabetha blinks and floats it**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "The stomach is presumably hostile...beign full of gastric acid."
<Seraphna> Angela> Fate mentioned things are in here.
<DeathStar> <John> ... *looks around them as they float*
<DeathStar> <John> Like... what?
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "And where?"
<Dias`> <Cel> Can someone make a full scan of this place?
<Seraphna> Angela> I'm gonna go for body horror monsters.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "The defenses of the body... probably a manifestation of the immune system."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I don't like this. *She begins her scans as they go* Lets see what we get...
<Seraphna> Angela> It is a giant snake, it must have giant everything in here.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: EarthGov Flagship
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well.... Good news and bad news
<Dias`> <Chad> Let's hear it.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Good news, we're not hurt hardly at all. Bad news, our scans if accurate, have barely done any damage to it
<Seraphna> Thena> We keeping it busy, really.
<XanTop> <Kane> That would track with all the portents we've been given.
<DeathStar> *The serpent finally begins to move a little from the tree*
<Dias`> <Chad> I was afraid of that. Not really. If we're not damaging it than it's not being slowed down
<DeathStar> <Erevis on comms> The serpent is stirring
<Dias`> <Chad> Send out the alert to prepare for defense.
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<Seraphna> **Leyaeh sends out an alert across the fleet**
<Dias`> <Chad> Have some ships scan to see if we can find out where any build-up of energy is coming from, from that thing.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart on comms> IT might be getting ready for a fullscale attack. We need to decide how we want to approach this. We might get in each other's way, but we might need to focus all our attacks on one part or try to find a weakness then fire
<XanTop> <Kane> Scannign now, I do agree with a focal point.
<Dias`> <ChadComm> Ideally we need more data before we can focus an attack but I'm worried we're going to take some losses because of it.
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<DeathStar> <Erevis on comms> We'll work on that energy build up problem
<DeathStar> <Line on comms> We could always send the Red Pirates to do the job
<XanTop> <Kane> Until we have a focal point we should spread out as much as possible.
<Dias`> <ChadComm> If you think they can handle it, send the request. *He looks over at Kane*
<Dias`> <Chad> We could start focusing group attacks to see which areas take more damage.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart on comm> Understood
<DeathStar> *Zephyr works on powering up their weapons*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Yeah, our big buddy is getting ready
<XanTop> <Kane> Brace for attack, pray it is not us.
<Dias`> *Chad taps his finger on his arm rest, looking anxious* Do we attempt to attack it or do we begin to spread out....
<DeathStar> *The serpent floats off the tree, then with rapid speed begins to eat ships whole*
<DeathStar> *Chasing them around*(
<XanTop> 6* Kane blinks at that.
<XanTop> <Kane> This is...certainly unexpected, pull back, wide formation. Form firing groups and report damage statistics.
<Dias`> <Chad> Start having the ships it's going after jump into hyperspace and come back.
<Dias`> <Chad> We'll lose some firepower briefly but it'll atleast keep the ships alive
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Right
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> If it's eating them whole... are the ships just... inside the Serpent now?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I'll see if we can get in touch with them
<Dias`> <Chad> If you can, have them get somewhere safe and wait for our command to attack.
<DeathStar> *Zephyr tries; for a moment she reaches one, but all she hears is screams from the captain as something is attacking them*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ... And we sent the Aquarius and John into that thing?
<Dias`> <Chad> I think it's a....response type thing. When it chooses to consume, it's body automatically does what it's needed to do.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Yep. Let's hope they're faring better.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ugh
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Erevis looks annoyed as the serpent begins to zoom through space, eating things*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We need to try to stop it in it's tracks
<DeathStar> <Ao> Ram it?
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "That doesn't sound like a good plan."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Rather think that would be about the same as slamming the PAX into a planet.
<DeathStar> <Ao> Fine, shoot it with all our weapons?
<DeathStar> *Megumi rises up onto the bridge and whispers something into Xanatos' ear*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> It needs to hurt, or become distracted with something. If we shoot it we should go for an eye. But if there was something that could actually threaten it...
<XanTop> <Xan> What's it's speed? Could we get it to cha-*He pauses and listens*
<Dias`> <Id> How do you think it's body would react to hyperspace?
<DeathStar> <Megumi> We could fire hyperspace weapons and test it. The PAX would drain it's own energy reserves.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Megumi... how do you think it'd fare against zero point energy? You know... a black hole?
<Dias`> <Id> I know that with it's size, it would be theoretically nigh impossible, but would if we opened up a hyperspace tear and drag it in their.
<DeathStar> *while all this is going on, Charlotte and Ren receive a message to meet them in the hanger*
<XanTop> <Xan> We have cluster bombs we could drop into its mouth if we could get to chase us.
<DeathStar> <Ao> When the hell did we get those?
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "We may as well try."
<Alicia> * Charlotte, meanwhile, heads for the hanger
<XanTop> <Xan> It's a secret. The question is whether the ships inside are still alive. Have we been able to get energy readings?
<DeathStar> *Ren follows with Charlotte, where the two run into 25 Charlotte, lounging around* <25 Charlotte> Ah, look who it is. *she hops to her feet*
<XanTop> <Xan> If we could teleport them to safety and drop cluster bombs inside the mouth, or better yet I could get a black hole in there...
<DeathStar> <Syiean> So far we haven't picked up anything.
<Dias`> <Id> I imagine the ships that have entered via it's mouth have died. It's more John's team I'd be concerned with
<DeathStar> *Erevis muses* No -- that would be too dangerous
<DeathStar> *She seems to dismiss the idea*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... I'm glad you made it."
<DeathStar> <Charlotte 25> Same. But I'm also disappointed that you have become weaker. Tell you what. I got crucial information for you. I'll give it to you - if you beat me in a duel
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I was thinking if we could get eaten and fire the weapons inside
<XanTop> <Xan> You think we can fit in there?
<Dias`> <Id> That is...an interesting idea.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "This isn't the time for hiding information... but whatever. I'll just have to win."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It's hard to say. We might not fit all the way
<DeathStar> *it is
<XanTop> <Xan> It's risky, maybe a plan "All hope is fucking lost so let's go for it"
<Dias`> <Id> Well, that's quite the....plan.
<DeathStar> *Ren peers at the two, then shifts to the side to watch*
<Dias`> <Id> Chip should start sectioning off the ship so that anything it loses won't cause widespread destruction
<XanTop> <Xan> I have a black hole gun or two I could use against it, I just worry about sucking allies into it.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> I will get started
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Alright, so the plan is to get the asshole angry at us, eaten, and blast it
<DeathStar> <Ao> I should have used my vacation time years ago
<Seraphna> Leyeah> We're using it as soon as we finish this.

<DeathStar> *The other Charlotte prepares a little area, then after beginning, she charges, unleashing a dark punch at Charlotte, who still has to rely on on her basic dark powers*
<Alicia> * Charlotte sends out tendrils to catch 25's hand, kicking at her gut with a sidestep action once she does
<DeathStar> *she grunts and she unleashes a dark energy to slam Charlotte against the ground, forcing her to use her will to try to free herself*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> *pulling herself up* "That's new. I'm actually impressed."
<DeathStar> <Charlotte 25> I'm impressed too. *Charlotte would feel her dark powers returning slowly*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Where did you get this?" *strikes at 25 as she asks*
<DeathStar> <Charlotte 25> I got it in my reality after seeing how far you got and to protect my Line. And then I heard how far you feel. That's unacceptable. *She blocks, straining against Charlotte* So we're going to get you in shape to face those final pirates. They're lurking in the battlefield, plotting to kill everyone
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... well... thanks, then..." *keeps striking, tendrils and martial arts* "It still feels... so strange... to thank myself."
<DeathStar> *Charlotte 25 sneers, but slowly Charlotte begins to overpower herself, 25 falling to her knees - it becoming obvious her powers having returned fully, or at least close to it*
<DeathStar> <Charlotte 25> Here... *she holds up the star address where they're lurking*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> *takes the address* "Take care of yourself. Really."
<DeathStar> <Charlotte 25> See you out on the battle field. *She moves off and Ren joins her* <Ren> Alright I'll gather everyone to tackle the pirates.
<DeathStar> -PAUSE-


<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Lorelei's Group
<DeathStar> *Lorelei peers up as alarms begin to off and CHIP warns about the plan. At that moment, while the Serpent is rampaging about, Lorelei holds up her device* <Lorelei> Wait, suddenly ships are vanishing and the serpent isn't causing it.
<Dias`> <Durt> Vanishing how?
<DeathStar> *Lorelei holds up the datapad monitor - the ships seemingly vanishing from reality*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan frowns**
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Well that seems familiar - almost like they're being erased
<Dias`> <Durt> ...Well that's not good.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> The Church again?
<Dias`> <Durt> That's the most likely culprit.
<XanTop> <Valen> You all been fighting a church?
<Seraphna> **Kaelan tosses a package at Valen** Get geared up, doofus.
<Jackieness> <Moira> *dope slaps Valen as she walsk by*
<Dias`> <Durt> Problem is, do we know where they're doing this from so we can take them out?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> You all will need to watch Truth and I. But we can't sit idle. They could have my daughter.
<XanTop> <Valen> It's been less thant 24 hours and you're all being mean to me.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "We've been fighting these guys on and off for months!"
<DeathStar> <Rachael> IT's whay we do when you've been spending your time getting laid
<XanTop> <Valen> How would I know what you're getting up to!
<Seraphna> Kaelan> They'd have to be somewhere close enough that their faith power can reach.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei gets into a ship and Rachael leans back* <Lorelei> Lets find their ship before our fleet is decimated
<Seraphna> **Kaelan nods and follows, Truth with her, Michelle stretches and grabs her bow before heading in**
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia lug a huge bag on board**
<Dias`> *Durt moves on* Maybe we can use whatever they are to undo it.
<DeathStar> *As Lorelei heads out, Rachael sits with Valen, peering out at all the chaos; just as it looks like the ship numners are decreasing a litle too much, Templars arrive with Dark Ones to help boost hthe numbers back up*
<DeathStar> *The Templars flying toward the Serpent*
<XanTop> <Valen> ...this is crazy.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "It is, but these are crazy times."
<XanTop> <Valen> Real end of the world feeling, and I left Vesper to come fight a church I guess.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If you read my newsletters you'd know your cute niece was in peril.
<DeathStar> *As they scan the area, Lorelei makesa a noise*
<Dias`> <Durt> What ya find, Lorelei?
<DeathStar> <RAchael> What's u---- *She eyes Lorelei faded out*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I think.. we're close.
<XanTop> <Valen> I uh, spend a lot of time trying not to screw u-6He blinks a Lorelei.
<DeathStar> *The shuttle looks see-through*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "What's going on...?"
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Ah crap
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Seems so. We appear to be vanishing.
<Dias`> <Durt> Make's sense they'd target you and this ship.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei blinks and finds what looks to be a ship hiding among the asteroid field*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Then let's ram this ship up their rears!"
<DeathStar> *Lorelei speed it up*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Hold yourself together Momma, let's kick their asses.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "How are they even doing this?" *tries to push back against... whatever this is*
<DeathStar> *the shuttle crashes into the asteroid - well more like phases into it with the group landing on the asteroid as it completly fades awy*
<DeathStar> *Rachael looks for a helmet*
<Dias`> <Durt> They had a relic that they took with them.
<DeathStar> *The base is a few feet away*
<DeathStar> *er ship
<Seraphna> Kaelan> That bitch gave them power. And if it's a Goddess to power them I'm gonna eviscerate every last one of them. **she surrounds them in shadows forming a bubble as she pulls them to the ship**
<Dias`> *Durt quickly taps the base of his neck and a mask forms around his face.
<DeathStar> *They make it inside where there's air - minus lorelei*
<DeathStar> *Rachael gasps sweet air*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...we lost Lore..."
<XanTop> 6* Valen jerks and looks around.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan peers back for her and frowns** We undo this now.
<XanTop> <Valen> W-what does that mean?
<Dias`> <Durt> Keep your heads level. *He glances around the ship, trying to get their bearings as he pulls out his idlet and has it scan
<Seraphna> Kaelan> It means we're next if we don't move. **She forms her shadow Katana and Truth appears in her other hand as she moves**
<Seraphna> **Michelle readies her bow as the twins each grabs stuff out of their bag and chuck it in a corner**
<DeathStar> *the intruder alarm goes off*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> They're coming or us
<Dias`> <Durt> Id's trying to get us a pathway forward.
<XanTop> 6* Valen activates his sword and shield and gets himself ready.
<DeathStar> *Id would find a path through the ship, leading toward what looks to be the central area of the ship where the faith is being generated*
<DeathStar> *a few of the church arrive, and they begin to try to believe the team out of existence*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *draws her sword then ndos to the others*
<Dias`> <Durt> Confirmed. Let's go. *Durt starts moving towards the direction the Idlet leads them*
<DeathStar> *Rachael sets their robes on fire*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan believes a sword at one's face and then believes another's torso mighyt get slashed by Truth**
<Jackieness> <Moira> *dashes along Id's path*
<DeathStar> *Wyrd uses scythe power*
<Seraphna> **Michelle starts peppering arrows into heads, they can't beleive without a working brain!**
<DeathStar> *As they continue along, a church member guarding the door believes a sentry gun with bullets*
<DeathStar> *Taht opens fire to cut them down*
<Alicia> * Asha and Celeste rush forwards to fight the church members
<XanTop> <Valen> This is fucking weird.
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia throw up a Mana shield**
<DeathStar> *The shield begins to get depleted*
<Dias`> *Durt nods to Sia and Lia* Someone take them out.
<Seraphna> **Michelle aims around the shield and fires a True Seeking arrow for the guard's eyes**
<DeathStar> *the guard goes down*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Okay, ready to open the door?
<Seraphna> Michelle> I BELIEVE that hurt.
<Dias`> <Durt> We have no choice. Everyone get ready.
<XanTop> <Valen> I believe I'm going to slap someone in the head with this shield.
<Alicia> * Asha opens the door once everyone's prepared
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Just focus on the goal! These guys are just trying to slow us down!"
<Seraphna> **Kaelan marches forward with both swords ready, shadows and darkness twisting about her**
<DeathStar> *Rachael opens it; on the other side, is eldrich horrors being believed into life. IT covers the entire place, and in the middle is Shizuki as she is kneeling before it, clearly praying and helping it with her faith. The church members surround her, adding to her belief, as her faith and the eldrich power smites ships out of existence and seems to bringing forth something*
<Dias`> *Durt darts forward towrds the closest one and slams his hand towards their head to grab and drive it in to the ground*
<DeathStar> *Rachael goes to unleash fire everywhere*
<Alicia> * Asha goes after Shizuki herself, fighting church members to approach
<Seraphna> **Kaelan starts walking right for her, cutting down those in her way, Truth's light forms a shield to protect Shizuki from the flames**
<DeathStar> *The church members begin to form weapons to fight back, trying to cut them down, struggling*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *strafes along the perimeter of the circl of followers, slashing*
<Seraphna> **kaelan, of all things, begins to sing a song as she moves**
<DeathStar> *As the team struggles, Shizuki rises*
<Dias`> *Durt's skin hardens and darts into the next one, slamming an uppercut into it's gut*
<DeathStar> *turning to Kaelan and forms a dagger, throwing at Kaelan's throat*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **turth seems to rise of her own accord to block it**
<Seraphna> **Kaelan keeps singing, it's some lullubye she must have sang to Shizuki**
<XanTop> 6* Valen blinks and uses the angel mark to fly up and start throwing out some templar lightning.
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> ... *grabs Wyrd's scythe and tries to slash Truth in half*
<DeathStar> *Valen gets a good roll and fries the cultist*
<Seraphna> **Truth, being Truth, countetacts Wyrd, Kaelan reaching out for Shizuki and singing more**
<DeathStar> *Shizuki> *Grabs Kaelan* Guess what. Singing is out right now.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Is it?" *tackles Shizuki*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan meets her eyes, then suddenly glows with moonlight and Darkness mixed**
<Dias`> *Durt moves on to the next cultish, moving quickly to finish them off.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan begins pouring it into Shizuki, it's a Miko's cleansing ritual, the same one that her wife was performing on Tareh**
<Seraphna> Truth> WE know, we were ready for this.
<DeathStar> *Shizuki oofs between the two and lands roughly*
<Seraphna> **Truth forms her body and joins the ritual as Sia and Lia start tossing things around Shizuki, shrine relics**
<DeathStar> <Rachael> This going to work? *Shizuki seems to be preparing something of her own at the same time*
<DeathStar> *chanting something under her breath*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "While they are down, we need to neutralize the thing they are powering up!"
<XanTop> 6* Valen lands near Rachael and stays ready to defend her.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I had my wife prepare them.
<Dias`> <Durt> Anyone to silence her?
<Dias`> *anyway*
<DeathStar> <Wyrd> I could slash her
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia cast something and take the sound out of her space**
<DeathStar> *Shizuki strains against the barrier*
<DeathStar> *looking like she might break free*
<Seraphna> **Michelle pulls out something and tosses it, Angel Salt**
<DeathStar> *Shizuki finally goes down*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> See us Shizu, hear us. Come back. She doesn't rule you.
<Seraphna> **Truth begins to put the cleansing totems all over Shizuki, tying them to her**
<DeathStar> <Rachael> ... *kneels as this goes on* So how long will it take?
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Exorcism long?
<Dias`> <Durt> Who know's. All we can do is secure this room from outside forces now.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Look for a relic.
<XanTop> <Valen> Least while this is happening people aren't being vanished. But yeah let's secure the room.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We'll pursge her, maybe yu can begin to wish things back.
<Dias`> <Durt> Id, try and hack in to the ship and take command.
<Alicia> * Celeste looks for the relic while Asha secures the room
<DeathStar> *Rachael nods and begins to stack things in front of the door*
<Dias`> *Id tries to access the ship remotely if not, begins looking for a physical connection*
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia seems to be doing most of the actual purging, because Kaelan and Truth are cautious on the mark**
<DeathStar> *Id would find the ship indeed has people headed for them, so they'll be here for a while this goes on*
<Dias`> <Id> We have incoming. I will see if I can slow them down.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Athena's Idols
<DeathStar> *Alarms are going off, the Tower is on fire due to an explosion, and Athena looks to be concussed*
<DeathStar> <Athena> ... Did it ...happen again...?
<DeathStar> *she stumbles*
<DeathStar> *it is clear that with the damage, no power is being sent to Yggdrasil now*
<Seraphna> **Jennifer starts to heal her with Spirit ENergy**
<Seraphna> **Saga seems to be leaping about starting to move wires around**
<DeathStar> *as Saga tries to do that, she'd feel a pain in her body*
<Seraphna> Thena> Sabatoge. We need fix fast. ...Saga seems to be doing somethning
<Seraphna> **Saga shivers and focuses manifestation to repair herself** Not... give up on Mommas...
<DeathStar> *it looks like someone shot her*
<DeathStar> *With a silent pistol*
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "...what happened to the security?!"
<DeathStar> *more shots go off*
<DeathStar> <Athena> ... *looks around* ... Don't.. know.
<Seraphna> **Saga peers for the shooter, as Thena blops in front of her and shields her**
<Jackieness> <Reikana> *goes for cover* "...wehre is the shooter?!"
<DeathStar> *A figure stands there, then switches to explosives, throwing it and moving to the shadows; they looked like Zero*
<Seraphna> **Thena TKs the explosives and covers it in Manifestation to null it**
<Seraphna> **Saga blinks and her eyes go fuzzy, then she starts moving for the next wire while whispering something to Thena, who oddly moves away from her**
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "...my sister is betetr than I am at this... but...here we go." *forms a Dakr Matter ball and sends it after 'Zero'*
<Seraphna> **Jennifer keeps healing up Athena, blinking a bit** We need to be ready to resume quickly darling. Seems Saga has a plan.
<DeathStar> *Zero is slowed down by it and it's form flickers, showing a Hunter*
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "...Hunter!"
<Seraphna> **Saga joins more wires and reroutes the tower power to Athena's personal device**
<DeathStar> *it throws a strange device at Saga*
<Seraphna> **As it stops to throw, the Chibi Thena waiting for it bites into it's leg and turns into hyperspace**
<Jackieness> <Reikana> *tries to foxhole the device back at the Hunter*
<Seraphna> **Saga dives out of the way after covering the machineriy in crystal**
<DeathStar> *the device, meant for Saga, attaches to the crystal, and begins to melt it like acid*
<DeathStar> *Going right through it*
<Seraphna> **Saga uses the time it's eating to shift the crystal away from teh machine**
<Seraphna> **Jennifer grabs a cable nearby and plus it into Athena's device**
<DeathStar> *the device does enter the foxhole and heads back for the Hunter. Since Thena is nomming on it's leg in hyperspace, it drops and lifts his leg up*
<Seraphna> *Thena, being pure hyperspace at the moment, simply leaps fo the other other leg by being a blast, literally**
<Seraphna> **Base Thena meanwhile sends two more Chibis out to connect more wires**
<DeathStar> *while Athena is doing her thing, te Hunter meanwhile seems to vanish with Thena*
<DeathStar> <Athena> Alright. *She tries to link abck with Adeline*
<Seraphna> **Thena tilts her head, since she literally exploded that one, sighing a bit as she directs more wires**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Ren approaches Asaar's group*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Charlotte found the location of the pirate group. We're going to head out there now
<DeathStar> *Asarar leans back, glancing at Kira* You ready?
<Sara> <Chelsea> We're about as ready as we can be when all of existence is in trouble...
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Do you really have to ask?"
<XanTop> <Logan> I'll never be ready if that helps.
<Sara> * Chelsea nods to Logan
<DeathStar> *Ren bows her head. Asarar rises and heads over to the Nyao where Bonnie is eating a sandwich*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "It doesn't, but we'll take it."
<Seraphna> **Luci follows Asarar over**
<XanTop> 6* Logan slides the haft to the beam axe onto his back and follows Asarar .
<DeathStar> *Aimee and Melodie play fight in their respective spots*
<DeathStar> *Asarar takes her spot and Bonnie hurries up. Ren sits down and inputs the coordinates, allowing Chelsea to fly them there*
<Sara> * Chelsea takes them out once everyone is on board
<Jackieness> <Kira> *leans against a bulkhead*
<DeathStar> *As they set out, the PAX begins to move toward the giant serpent behind them*
<DeathStar> *the Nyao heads out around Geyze and Kumen near where the Spirit Realm planet is located once you get close to it and know how to make it appear. Asarar leans forward; as they get closer, the spirit realm planet shows up and the pirate ship appears, but not only the one ship, but what appears to be a legion of ships*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Waht the hell? This is practically a hidden army.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Are we supposed to take them on alone?"
<Dias`> <Id> How did they manage to bring so many more, or did they always have this many?
<DeathStar> <Ren> They were suppose to be down to 1.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Well, uhh... Ahh... oh boy.
<DeathStar> *Asarar frowns* This is enough to decimate all of Kumen, Geyze, and the Spirit Realm
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Well... this is a surprise."
<Dias`> <Id> Indeed. We were not expecting this to say the least.
<XanTop> <Logan> What the fuck do we do about this.
<Dias`> <Id> And how did they manage to hide here. Is there anyway to get the spirit realm planet to assist in taking them out?
<Sara> <Chelsea> We may be on a suicide mission here... *she notes grimly*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We do whatw we can. Find the leader and cut off the head."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I think .. the spirits are all gone. Wait. There might be a few left.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But getting in touch might be a problem
<Seraphna> Luci> THere's a few.
<Seraphna> LUci> And one we barely ever call on.
<XanTop> <Logan> What happens if we jump into the net here? Is that like...nothing?
<DeathStar> <Asarr> We might can extend the Net a certain distance
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It'll be tricky and won't last long
<Dias`> <Id> Other than using it to get on their ship and abandoning the Nyao, what good will it do?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Wait
<Seraphna> **Luci muses** I can try to have Kitten contact the ones waiting behind.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "How are they even getting so many ships?"
<DeathStar> *Ren eyes the scans* There might be something here
<DeathStar> *Ren brings up the scans*
<Seraphna> Luci> My guess is Barak and Void at least... did Death go with them?
<Dias`> <Id> May I see then? *Id looks at the data*
<DeathStar> *the scans indicating the ships all are more drone like than ship like*
<Seraphna> Luci> ...**starts to giggle**
<DeathStar> <Ren> Does this mean anything?
<Seraphna> Luci> Yes. They're machines.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So, unmanned?"
<Dias`> <Id> I see. Perhaps the upgrades I made to this shell could help with that.
<Seraphna> Luci> Which means we can hack them. Or... whatever the runners call it.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So? There's only one real one?
<Seraphna> **Luci nods** Bet on it.
<Sara> <Chelsea> That sure sounds like a job for you, Asarar.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...darling, think you cna do anything if we extend the Net over the drone fleet?"
<Sara> <Chelsea> Or Jelly if he were here. *she jokes*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm pretty sure I could
<Dias`> <Id> If you can get me on the main ship, I believe with my upgrades I should be able to hack it or at least hamper it
<Seraphna> Luci> I'll escort him. I'm useless in the Net.
<DeathStar> <Ren> So we got a plan. ... just got to find the real deal
<Seraphna> Luci> It'll be the one with some angry blonde Adeline.
<XanTop> <Logan> So they're real ships just un-manned?
<Seraphna> Luci> Drones, probably no life support and so on.
<DeathStar> <Ren> sounds like it
<DeathStar> *The drones begin to advance on their targets*
<XanTop> <Logan> Life supports scans would get picked up, might have shielding against that.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets enact our plans
<Dias`> <Id> They're beginning to move.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Show time."
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Time
<DeathStar> *Celes walks around what looks to be the time zone of the battle; it speeds up and goes back over the hours surrounding the event*
<Dias`> *Id floats with the group, taking in all the information
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I don't even know what to think?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I think I had a dream like this once..."
<DeathStar> *Gwen studies them forming the barrier on Geyze, to Linnet's death, to them leaving in one spot, and over in another spot having huge ships looming over the ships*
<Dias`> <Id> This is a lot to take in. Even for my near limitless processing.
<DeathStar> *over Geyze
<Seraphna> **Amber eyes this mystified, Talia and Alita having of course stayed behind to keep the shields going**
<Seraphna> Amber> Starting to get why I'm so out of place... **she mumbles**
<Sara> * Liana rubs her face
<XanTop> <Simon> Fascinating. This feels familiar.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> What you are seeing is all the groups spread out right now, doing their thing. *She motions at Luna flying off into space, forcing Earth to join them.* Here, Repliforce is joining Zayne and Sunny as they see the tea the two Goddesses drank drugged their mind. Thankfully, Sunny will snap them out of it and the moon will return with minimal damage. But there will be damage.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... I'm glad you're here to explain."
<Dias`> <Id> Because some of Earth's forces will be forced to focus on ther.
<Seraphna> Amber> I believe it has something to do with gravitational forces and weather patterns on a non-Spirit planet.
<DeathStar> *Chronos motions at the Church* Here, Lorelei has vanished from existence, and her students are making a last stand while Kaelan is doing a ritual. They will have to fight their way out, but.. soon the serpent will figure at the location and wipe out everything if they do not hurry
<Dias`> <Id> Science is hard to explain, Amber. It would take to long.
<DeathStar> *Chronos motions at the Aquarius* Here, they will soon encounter "it" inside of the creature as they battle the heart. And the ship will be ... *scenes show it being overwhelmed after killing it*
<Seraphna> **Amber nods a bit, not about to explain she got an education among the Illium**
<Seraphna> Amber> Spirits... I hope they can save them.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> And with Geyze, Kumen, and the spirit realm, Asarar's group will scramble to keep damage down but they are so few.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> And finally, the PAX will enter the mouth and fire all it has. It will not be quite enough and the rest of the fleet will face an angry serpent.
<DeathStar> <Celes> So we have to choose which one we want to use the key on
<Seraphna> Amber> COuld... any choice save the others?
<DeathStar> *Chronos muses*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Do you think so?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette quietly regards the field, "Chronos... you said we have all the parts, but we're going to loose like every other time. Is... something else altering events too?"
<Dias`> <Id> Statistically no. At the most, it would lesson the damage. Unless you were to use the key sooner and warn everyone what's about to come.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> You're quite observant
<DeathStar> *Chronos turns to Nicolette*
<Dias`> <Id> Hmmm. That would explain why evern with Fate's help, we're constantly fighting a losing battle.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> *she brings them face to face, time wise so they're not noticed, with Nyarlathotep*
<DeathStar> *Who is simply observing from Yggdrasil - making no moves, the tall dark lady looks over the field*
<Seraphna> Amber> That's the evil one.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... so that's that thing..."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> It seems to be waiting to see how this plays out
<XanTop> 6* Simon hmms.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> It's influence creeping through the tree, but it's not aiding the serpent directly
<Dias`> <Id> Then adjusting things as it goes?
<Seraphna> Amber> But if it makes no moves... is that because it already played it's hand?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... its using the Serpent as a distraction."
<DeathStar> <Celes> I wonder what it's plan is
<Dias`> <Id> We already assumed that it the serpent was nothing more than a toy for itself to play with.
<Dias`> <Id> Maybe it's bored and wants a challenge.
<Dias`> <Id> Maybe it feeds upon the futility of those struggling.
<XanTop> <Simon> We have one moment that we can reverse with this, correct?
<Dias`> <Id> Can it be used on it?
<DeathStar> *Chronos quiets, peering at the eldrich being*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well... in the literature, the Crawlign Chaos took delight in the futile struggles of mortals... sadism."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "If we could... dam off it's influence. Somehow."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I could try to remove it, but I'd likely be useless in the future. But I do not mind the challenge
<DeathStar> <Chronos> MY fate is already written
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Removing that thing feels... worth it."
<XanTop> <Simon> We would need to defend you from the time...beings?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I just have the nagging feeling that nearly every point of failure, is due to it's essence tainting things."
<Dias`> <Id> Removing it, would solve all of it's influeces and would probably have the biggest affect. But that is just a theory. It may still be for naught.
<Seraphna> Amber> It makes sense, if you remove the root action behind many facts, those facts change.
<DeathStar> *Chronos muses* I imagine doing this would make me more than enemy #1, it would draw the eyes of more than the time monsters. Probably the eyes of everything beneath this reality. And I will not be there to help you when your time comes.
<Seraphna> Amber> Seems our time either comes now, or later.
<Seraphna> Amber> I like later.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I feel like this, itself, is 'our time'."
<Dias`> <Id> That is a lot to ask. Simon, do you feel this is the best option?
<Dias`> <Id> Or do you see an alternative?
<XanTop> <Simon> I am seeing little else that feels 'worth' it.
<XanTop> We could reverse time for the Aquarius but they would continue to be overwhelmed.
<DeathStar> *Celes turns* Alright, watch the lines of reality change. *she begins to focus on it. Behind the group, they can hear the monsters beginning to form*
<DeathStar> *Chronos
<XanTop> <Simon> We could reverse time for Lorelei's group but the ritual still takes times.
<Dias`> <Id> Let us hope that we have chosen properly. *Id records for posterity reasons*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "....well, I don't like that sound."
<XanTop> <Simon> Indeed. 6* He forms his spear and turns.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<Seraphna> **Amber pulls out a staff made of a branch with living leaves and vines, she focuses, a latent power more than just Mana there**
<DeathStar> *Chronos vanishes and she can be seen standing before Nyarlathotep; the two seem to be talking with each other. It is like they are talking there in the present it looks like the eldrich creature is amused, even turning to eye the time portal they are looking through, then it fades away. Chronos also fading away. Then tracing the time portals, Adeline in the past no longer has the corruption bothering her, allowing her to work faster and send her request sooner*
<DeathStar> *Before the Hunter attack*
<DeathStar> *while this is going on, the time monsters begin to attack the group in the darkness, moving in the shadows and slashing moving rapidly with time like powers, aiming for Simon*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Be sure to protect Simon!
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Right. Sorry buddy, no eating you today!
<Dias`> *The Id shell forms a shield of spirit energy around Simon*
<XanTop> 6* Simon forms runes and throws up an ice wall to try adn limit the angles they can be attacked, spear ready to defend.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh does her best to protect Simon
<Seraphna> **Autumn conjours storms and lightning, fire and darkness, her hood falling back as the young Asmodean woman levels offensive magic that isn't really Alita's forte**
<Seraphna> *Amber
<DeathStar> *the early call means Yggdrasil gets the 100% barrier up faster and the marks of all those who had lost it out before the Hunter strikes Athena; which means Kaelan is purged by the time she reaches Shizuki, who is also purged and no logner erasing things*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *weaves herself a suit of mecha armor and tries to brute force the time monsters away*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh attempts to form walls to block the monsters
<DeathStar> *the time monsters break their defensive lines and drag Simon by the feet into the darkness*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette takes a breath, and focuses her maka energy, calling upon everything she can to deal with the beasts
<DeathStar> *Nicolette drives them off*
<Dias`> *Id chases after Simon, trying to pump him full of spirit energy to recover his reserves*
<DeathStar> *Id chases off more*
<Seraphna> **Autumn slams the staff and sends out Divine Light outward to try and repel them**
<DeathStar> *and finally, before the cserpent breaks the tree, a barrier is up*
<DeathStar> *keeping Nyarl out of the reality*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I think the changes are done. *A door opens*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Well lets get the hell out of here.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... but they are takign, Simon!"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Grab him!
<Seraphna> **Autumn sends tendrils of vines out to pull Simon back**
<XanTop> 6* Simon tries to ice his staff to the floor to slow them down
<XanTop> (spear)
<MobileAri> * Nicolette leans against her rod like a walking stick, taking a moment to catch her breath
<Seraphna> **Amber, all of that Amber.
<DeathStar> *Gwen helps lift Simon to his feet and moves him toward the door*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh, run!" *moves for the time door*
<Seraphna> **Amber throws up a wall of fire and then runs for the door**
<XanTop> <Simon> Odd to be so targeted. Thank you all for your assistance.
<Seraphna> Amber> It's because you're not supposed to exist.
<Sara> <Liana> They know who they're messing with, it seems. Maybe you just have more of the scent of time on you.
<MobileAri> * Nicolette heads for the door, a bit slower than the rest
<DeathStar> *Celes walks through and the group lands in snow*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh heads for the door too, looking thoughtful
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... yes... you are pacted to Chronos."
<Dias`> <Id> Lana is most likely correct.
<XanTop> <Simon> No longer. But I was for some time I have been told.
<DeathStar> *Gwen spreads his arms* <Gwen> So we managed to save some people doing that?
<Seraphna> **Amber peers around as they exit**
<Seraphna> Amber> I would say many people.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I believe Athena, Adeline's group, and that team at the Church
<Dias`> <Id> Time will tell.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Just one thing bothers me
<Dias`> <Id> And what is that?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> It seemed "it" willingly left when Chronos asked it to
<DeathStar> <Gwen> They had a chat
<Dias`> <Id> A deal was most likely made.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Politics even among monsters
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...mmm..."
<XanTop> <Simon> Chronos has not returned...that may have something to do with it.
<XanTop> <Simon> Taking Chronos off the board could allow that being to do something worse...later.
<Seraphna> Alita> I take it everything was finished?
<Dias`> <Id> This is true, but that is a future problem, no?
<XanTop> <Simon> That may have been our last conversation with Chronos...ever.
<DeathStar> *Celes hangs her head*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Let us see what else is to come then
<XanTop> <Simon> I hope not. But if it was was. She may have sacrificed what little time she had left, for us all.
<Sara> <Liana> I'm sorry, Simon. *she says sympathetically and sadly*
<Seraphna> Alita> Time is not linear for her. It may have been her last conversation with us, not so much us.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Mirror Serpent
<DeathStar> *The Serpent seems to be moving - almost transferring itself toward the Prime Universe, with how the scans and shaking idicate*
<DeathStar> *indicate
<DeathStar> *Thankfully, the group arrives at an armorish heart*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Oh fuck you
<DeathStar> <Salamander> Let me burn it
<Seraphna> Cookie> Wow, talk about a cold hearted bastard.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Let us finish this."
<Dias`> <Id> No maybe the best time to try and bring those anti-spirits back at towards us.
<Dias`> *now*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Ben, what do the sensors say?"
<Seraphna> **Nell muses, sensing out if the heart actually has minerals or metal around it**
<DeathStar> *it seems to have something similiar maybe*
<DeathStar> <Ben> The sensors indicate that there's a rocky protective layer
<Seraphna> Nell> I MIGHT be able to mess with minerals in this hide.
<Seraphna> Terra> Rock? **She peers at it**
<XanTop> <Pepper> Energy is low, working on rerouting anything remaining.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Should I boost my power to bring the anti-spirits?
<DeathStar> <Ben> We might have to if we want to do damage
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Then I shall assist."
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Perhaps Nell and Terra can work together to weaken the heart's protection, while we try to pull in the anti-spirits."
<XanTop> <Pepper> If that's your orders, we'll do it.
<Dias`> <Id> If you can get a few of my shell's inside the heart, I could work on drawing them after them
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Lets do it. We can also have Erica punch it
<Seraphna> **Nell and Terra eye each other, then grab hands, funnily trying to different bonding techs at once**
<Seraphna> **Nell stumbles back, her stripes glowing green, Terra rubs her head** Neat!
<Sara> <Erica> I mean... I'm willing to punch anything once.
<Seraphna> **They then work together to start fucking up the heart**
<DeathStar> *the moment they begin to break the rock exterior down...*
<DeathStar> *the place begins to shake and sensors begin to pick up something*
<DeathStar> *these strange monsters begin to approach*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What ... is that?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Alert! Happy fun time has begun!
<Dias`> <Id> Defensive measures.
<DeathStar> *The monsters begin to hit the shields and they drop rapidly*
<XanTop> <Pepper> God they're fucking the shields up a lot too. Why are our shields barely shieldsing!?
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<Dias`> <Id> Hmm...I wonder if these are the antibodies that were created when they killed the anti-spirits.
<Seraphna> **Nox channels Dark through the shields and lashes out with spikes and cutting darkness**
<Sara> <Erica> Well they are the one thing defending us from a lot of this.
<DeathStar> *Mireille boosts them with spirit energy, giving them spirit weapon power - but a countdown begins as they get suped up*
<DeathStar> *3 minutes begin to count down - also anti-spirits that remain begin to fly for them
<DeathStar> *the monsters attacks begin to lessen thankfully*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Let's hope the Anti-Bodies and the Anti-Spirits lash.
<XanTop> 6* Peppers starts firing towards the heart
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Ben, how is it looking?"
<DeathStar> **with the rocky exterior weakened, it breaks, the hear exposed; but more monsters are unleashed now; covering the ship*
<DeathStar> <Ben> We are swarmed
<Seraphna> Cookie> We need to shake them off and get them to eat each other.
<DeathStar> *The Anti-Spirits begin to eat the monsters to try to get at them*
<Seraphna> **Nox muses, then spikes and anti-body and tries something, attempting to corrupt it*(*
<DeathStar> <Ben> I .... can't tell if they are or not. Too many
<DeathStar> *The countdown hits 2*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Cookie, take us in."
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods and moves for the heart**
<DeathStar> *Nox's attempts help a little*
<DeathStar> <Yuki. I'll keep you inside after all, Erica
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "We need to hurry."
<Seraphna> **Nox smiles, starting to do another, turning the Anti-Bodies against the Serpent's interests**
<DeathStar> <Ben> You'll have to rely on the sensors, Pepper. WE can't see outside
<Sara> <Erica> Hmm.
<DeathStar> <Ben> Too many creatures out there fighting
<Seraphna> **Cookie closes her eyes and relies on another sense, moving in**
<DeathStar> *Nox is only partially successful, making them float*
<Seraphna> Nox> Well this is progress>
<XanTop> <Pepper> I'm trying.
<DeathStar> *They arrive at the heart*
<DeathStar> *1 minute*
<Seraphna> **Terra and Nell begin to take what they're tearing of the heart and hurl it at Anti-Spirits.**
<XanTop> 6* Pepper use the sensors to try and blast at the heart.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "We're here, lets hit it with everything we have!" *assists*
<Seraphna> **Nox hurls grabbed Anti-Spirits at the heart too**
<DeathStar> *The serpent begins to jerk and twist and make noises, then everythin goes still. Then suddenly, the Serpent begins to thrash, with sensors indicating if they remain in it any longer, the ship will be destroyed. And they only have 45 more seconds of spirit boost engines*
<DeathStar> <Ben> We need to find a path out now
<Seraphna> Cookie> Time to blast out of here.
<DeathStar> <Selena> But what's the shortest path out?
<Alicia> * Akatsuki tries to calculate it
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods and shifts the ship, then starts to move, her nose bleeding as she immediately goes to rely on Ace of SPades** Find it, I'll get us in the right place.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Through the mouth or nose, right?!
<DeathStar> *Prepare yourself*
<DeathStar> Up, Down, Left, right, Down, Up, Right, Left, Left, Right, Down, Right, Down, Right, Down, Up - U-Turn, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right
<Seraphna> *ACE OF SPADES! OG SKIP!*
<DeathStar> *not taking it*
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 2
<DeathStar> 1
<Seraphna> dulrudlrrl
<XanTop> durludlrrlululudUTurnlrldurl - Pepper helping in bond
<DeathStar> -0-
<Alicia> DURLUDLRRLULULUD - U-Turn, LRLDURL
<Sara> durludlrrlululud U-turn lrldurl
<DeathStar> *due to the power of love with her team mates helping her, the Aquarius escapes with only minor damage before the boost runs out*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Get us clear."
<DeathStar> *the massive serpent though begins to explode any moment as their ship depowers*
<DeathStar> <Selena> UH...
<Seraphna> **Cookie falls over after** Butterbut squashes!
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... Start, please. Mireille..
<XanTop> <Pepper> ....well this sucks.
<DeathStar> *Mireille is ejected, smoking*
<XanTop> <Pepper> Mire!
<Seraphna> **Nox frowns, then touches the pod, channeling her darkness as well as her spirit as she hops in**
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I'm good..
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Did she just hop in?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Yes."
<Seraphna> Nox> Mire needs time!
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Let Mireille rest."
<DeathStar> *The unknown spirit begins to freak out with Nox in it*
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius getting errors all over*
<Seraphna> **Nox closes her eys and focuses on the Marble in Mire, showing they're linked**
<Dias`> <Id> This may not end well. *The 2 other shells over over to Mieille and begin to pump spirit energy in to her*
<DeathStar> *Mireille rests*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Pepper, take the helm while Cookie recovers. We need to get clear. Try to get a planet between us and the Serpent."
<Seraphna> **Terra moves over to help power the engine** Cousins! SPirit Powah!
<Dias`> <Id> Use our normal engines and head straight for the gate.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Fuck it. Try it
<Alicia> * Jikuu tries to stabilise things, using her own spirit power
<XanTop> 6* Pepper shrugs at Cookie and tries to get them to the gate.
<DeathStar> *The ship surprisingly moves away*
<Seraphna> **Cookie noms Pepper's arm gently**
<Seraphna> Nox> Ahhh... so weird when Mire isn't in here with me.
<DeathStar> *Yuki deadpans*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I swear if that little spirit..
<Seraphna> Terra> SPIRIT POWAH!
<DeathStar> *The group manages to float away before the serpent explodes, it's head floating away*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *The PAX flies toward the serpent and begins to prepare to ram into it's mouth*
<DeathStar> <Syiean> Um
<DeathStar> <Syiean> Our scanners are picking up something
<DeathStar> *she brings up Dias and Ao on top of the Serpent*
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "What is it?"
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Is it good? Tell me it's good my little one.
<DeathStar> <Ao> Continue the ram?
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Oh. It's very good."
<XanTop> <Xan> ....Why am I not surprised to see him?
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> It appears the former President is here to punch the Snake.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... continue the ram
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "It's incredibly on brand."
<DeathStar> <Megumi> *takes notes*
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "If you're certain."
<Dias`> *Their scanners would suddenly pick up something strange as Dias raises his right fist*
<DeathStar> <Megumi> Breathing in...space...
<DeathStar> *X can be seen seeing a shuttle and Marcus leaping from it to join Dias*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> No, he's just too stupid to knmow he can't breath in space. Angela explained his power to me once.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> >What the hell is this? Did the President leap out to join the Ex-President? In Space?
<Dias`> *Dias then drives his fist downwards on to the forehead of the serpent causing a shockwave to emit outwards from it*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> What this Fate's secret plan?
<DeathStar> *Fate shakes head*
<DeathStar> <Fate> This is a new one
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Dias has that effect."
<XanTop> 6* Marcus wolfs out, somehow in adaptable space gear despite being a werewolf now.
<DeathStar> *as the punch lands, the serpent opens it's mouth*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Now
<Dias`> *Dias can be seen talking, but since he's in space, nothing comes out.*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It opened it's mouth due to the pain
<DeathStar> <Ao> Going in.
<DeathStar> *The PAX boosts*
<XanTop> <Xan> Prepping weapons.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Shields shifted to protect from the blast... and giant fangs.
<DeathStar> *The charge bombs and black holes are readied as the PAX goes to fly in. X stares from her spot as they begin to enter, entering as best they can. They actually get in pretty good before the giant ship gets stuck in it's throat somewhere, engulfing a goot portion of the PAX*
<Dias`> *Dias seems to recoil from the force, heading away from the serpent now, his body twists towards the direction it's facing and he pulls his right hand back again*
<DeathStar> <Syiean> Weapons ready; we are nice and stuck now
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Which should we fire first?
<DeathStar> <Ao> I say all of them at once
<XanTop> <Xan> Uh yeah let's go for it.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Full salvo go!"
<XanTop> <Xan> Firing.
<DeathStar> *A ripple opens and Dias is rippled in*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... well bye be.
<DeathStar> *as the PAX fires all the cluster bombs into the gullet*
<Dias`> *Dias reappears in it's mouth, slamming his fist into the serpents fang with enough force to hopefully break it off*
<XanTop> 6* Marcus leaps into the ripple.
<DeathStar> *The explosion shaking the PAX as it rips upward and knocks the two fools backward*
<XanTop> 6* Marcus twirls, dazed
<DeathStar> <Fate> That is not new
<Dias`> *Dias pauses mid-punch as he somehow manages to lose his sense of direction now from the force*
<DeathStar> *next the blackholes are fired; the PAX alarms begin to go off*
<DeathStar> *Sensors indicating the insides of the serpent are being ripped apart*
<XanTop> <Xan> Oh yeah this is exactl what I expected. How far did those get down in it?
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "How's the damage?"
<DeathStar> <Ao> We .... look like we should have killed it. But.. it's regenerating all ready?!
<DeathStar> *outside the serpent has stopped moving, it's guts exploded*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> We may wanna back out.
<XanTop> <Xan> ....
<DeathStar> <Iceheart comms> We have a massive hole
<XanTop> <Xan> Fire for the hole.
<DeathStar> <Iceheart comms> Firing for the hole. Lets rip this fucker apart.
<XanTop> <Xan> Pull us out as best you can.
<Seraphna> **Leyaehn nods and directs the cannons**
<DeathStar> *Erevis tries to do so*
<Seraphna> **Thena checks for the Serpent team status**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: John's Team
<DeathStar> *John clings to the bubble, near the armored heart, which is still beating*
<DeathStar> <John> Okay.... that is freaky
<DeathStar> *he turns to eye all the monsters protecting it*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Such a thing should not even be a fucntional heart."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Looks like this thing isn't dead
<Seraphna> **Angela muses, armor formed**
<Seraphna> Angela> We better make it dead then.
<Dias`> <Cel> ...Any ideas on how to crack it open and...kill it?
<XanTop> <Drasek> Could distract the lot of them for you gits. Go hyperspace and zoom about pulling them on me.
<XanTop> <Drasek> Might buy a few minutes.
<DeathStar> <John> Lets try that. I imagine Dias and Marcus are working their way here now; hate to have those glory hogs steal the fun
<Seraphna> **Angela pulls out a large revolver out of subspace** Weaken it with Cryo, then shatter a hole.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... get closer... see if there are any gaps between the armor plates."
<Seraphna> **Angela loads blue shells**
<DeathStar> *he listens to ripples in the distance; then floats* Lets let Drasek do his thing
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<XanTop> 6* Drasek snaps his fingers and turns into a being of pure hyperspace and blasts forward throwing hyperspace out for the defending beasts zooming off to get them to chase him.
<DeathStar> *John dashes to the heart*
<Alicia> * Hotaru rushes for the heart, scythe readied
<DeathStar> *Cheryl whips and gets to the heart while the monsters chase Drasek, intent on killing him*
<Dias`> *Cel dashes along, following right behind John and acting as defense*
<DeathStar> *John looks for weakness in the plating* There
<DeathStar> *he points*
<DeathStar> *the rippling getting closer*
<Alicia> * Hotaru carves into the plating's weak spot
<Seraphna> **Angela helps**
<Seraphna> **Luci forms a shield shelter around the ground** I got one trick but I'm AWESOME at it.
<DeathStar> *it breaks through the rocky plating and pries free a spot to attack the heart, right as Dias and the non-golden wolf appears*
<Seraphna> **Lisa
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What?!"
<XanTop> <Marcus> AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
<DeathStar> *X stands in the background*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Dias and Marcus, nice!"
<Seraphna> **Tabetha muses, then reaches out and TK throws Dias and Marcus at the weak spot**
<DeathStar> <John> ... *ducks*
<Dias`> *Dias has Marcus held in his right arm, rearing backwards.* CANNON BALL SPECIAL! *He plants his foot and launches Marcus towards the opened spot*
<Dias`> *Then is suddenly TK launched right behind him* AYYYYEEEEE
<DeathStar> *the two get lodged into the heart*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Did we win?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...they...got themselves stuck..."
<DeathStar> <John> Did it stop it?
<XanTop> <Marcus> ... 6* He kicks his legs.
<Dias`> <Dias> ....You've got us stuck, Marcus.
<DeathStar> *John just grabs his gu nand begins to shoot the heart*
<DeathStar> <John< Noire, stab this thing
<Seraphna> **Angela pries more space for them by stabbing her sword in alongside them and levering**
<Dias`> *Dias slams his right hand into heart mass and then grabs Marcus, ripping up out*
<Alicia> * Hotaru cuts into the heart
<DeathStar> *the damage gone to the heart causes it to stop*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *expands her Dark Edge into its full scythe form and launches a corruption-fueld slash at the opening*
<DeathStar> *and then the final blow causes it to erupt in blood*
<DeathStar> *the place begins to shake as the serpent begins to break apart*
<Dias`> *Dias eyes go wide as he shifts back slightly, to dodge the incoming slash*
<DeathStar> <X> Come. We need to escape
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... we need an escape. Now."
<DeathStar> *She opens a ripple*
<XanTop> <Marcus> TIME TO RUN. 6* He moves for the ripple.
<DeathStar> *John rushes and leaps out*
<Seraphna> **Angela shrugs and moves to leap through, Tabetha and Lisa following**
<Dias`> <Dias> Yep. Just gonna rip myself out. *He wiggles a bit, wiggles some more, then falls out*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *uses her tendrils to grab the laggards and leaps through the ripple*
<XanTop> 6* Drasek if the monsters are still on him tries to time to it to fly through the ripple last
<Dias`> *And is then dragged through by Noire's tendrils*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> **Angela grabs Cheryl and pulsl her through as she goes**
<DeathStar> Location: Net
<DeathStar> *Asarar has pushed the Net up into space; the drones have been setting up to do massive damage. Some already beginning their sneak attacks*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, we need to do this decisively and quickly
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Once we take control of the drones, we use them without giving them a chance to know what happened
<XanTop> <Logan> Right
<DeathStar> *Ren has been looking for the real ship, and points it out*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We have them."
<XanTop> <Logan> Take control turn them on that, blast away.
<Seraphna> Luci> Smash?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oh yes, smash."
<DeathStar> *Asarar nods and works with Id* Ready?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Just remember, no special powers against that ship
<Dias`> <Id> Yes.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Or we're fucked
<Sara> * Chelsea keeps the Nyao steady for when all is said and done
<DeathStar> *Asarar uses her net powers to help get the drones; once she's satisfied they have enough* Alright, I'm going to launch them against the ship
<XanTop> 6* Logan waits to help on the control side should they need his help.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ready to join in, Chel?
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee take up their positions*
<Seraphna> **Luci pulls out a large sword and activates her wrist shield.** SMashy time.
<DeathStar> *Asarar sends the drones out; they go from seemingly going after the other worlds, to turning on a certain ship that looks like the others*
<DeathStar> *At first it seems to catch them by surprise, but it soon begins to fire on the drones, blowing them up mercilessly*
<DeathStar> <Ren> It looks like they've taken damage.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, you ready?
<Seraphna> Luci> SMash!
<Dias`> <Id> They'll be ready for us.
<XanTop> <Logan> Yeah let's go
<DeathStar> *Asarar brings them out of the Net, practically on top of them while at the same time sending a few of the crew into their ship*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well, Id, lets hope they weren't ready for tht
<DeathStar> *Ren looks around, alarms going off*
<Dias`> <Id> That was...definetly not expected.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Net previledges. I doubted they could stop me
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Lets finish this."
<Dias`> <Id> Than let us begin
<Sara> <Chelsea> Oh boy
<XanTop> 6* Logan activates the beam axe and moves forward once he gets his bearings, going for bridge areas.
<DeathStar> <Ren> *heads for the bridge where the pirates seem to be trying to set up camp to get rid of them*
<DeathStar> *gun fire rains down on them*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I;m counting 8
<Dias`> <Id> And the main one?
<Sara> <Chelsea> I'll do my part here, don't worry
<Jackieness> <Kira> *draws her throwing knives... then pop up just enough to throw at a couple of the pirates*
<XanTop> 6* Logan leans in cover, holding the pistol, beginning to overload it.
<DeathStar> *Kira drops 2*
<XanTop> <Logan> Pistol blowing could distract enough for someone quick and for additional fire.
<XanTop> <Logan> On 3.
<DeathStar> *in return, the pirates pull outenergy shotguns*
<Seraphna> **Luci charges in and starts bashing and slashing, going juggernaut**
<DeathStar> *Firing them down at them; Ren uses some chairs as cover*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Ready when you are. *Asarar counts in her head*
<XanTop> 6* Logan counts down as the pistol charges and then overhands it up towards the enemies.
<Seraphna> **Luci lets her shield and armor take punishment as she growls, eyes practically glowing with joy**
<DeathStar> *The pirates peer down, then the explosion seems to take out at least 3*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "So three left?"
<XanTop> 6* Logan stands up and overhand throws the beam axe towards one.
<DeathStar> *Luci seems to ahve gotten off easily from the gun explosion due to her shield, as she attacks the crew, the shotguns firing into her destroyed shield*
<DeathStar> *however, an axe takes down one leaving one remaining*
<DeathStar> *The pirate runs for the controls to gas the lower quarters*
<Seraphna> **Luci hurls her sword at him**
<DeathStar> *he goes down*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Cleared.
<XanTop> 6* Logan pauses and then moves up into the area.
<XanTop> <Logan> I loved that gun.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Charlotte, go check on the prisoners with Logan
<Seraphna> **Luci walks over and twists it as she takes it out** More smashy time.
<XanTop> 6* Logan gets his axe and nods to Ren, moving to go with Charlotte.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "That can't be all of them."
<Sara> <Chelsea> Everything is surprisingly quiet out here, I'm guessing you distracted them too much for them to try to attack the Nyao
<Alicia> * Charlotte heads off with Logan
<Seraphna> Luci> To the bridge to bang a blonde? ...With a sword of course.
<DeathStar> *As they clear them, they find pockets of pirates here and there; one if even controllng some drones that are trying to take out the Nyao, some are down with the prisoners tied up with the machines that are absorbing the powers to use against the space ships like the AQuarius*
<DeathStar> *where they have to fight against them to save them*
<DeathStar> *one pirate is even in the rafters and tries to snipe them*
<DeathStar> *But for the most part, the ship is easily taken*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *The PAX strains to escape when X ripples on to the roof of it with her group*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> They are back*
<XanTop> <Xan> See if they can get us free.
<DeathStar> *Ao comms them* Free us
<DeathStar> *John blinks, then turns to Noire* Can you do it?
<Seraphna> Tabby> I could throw them at the Serpent again?
<DeathStar> *Syiean eyes sensors* we got less than a minute
<XanTop> <Marcus> COULD PUNCH.
<Dias`> *Dias peers up and jogs towards a section the PAX is lodged against* That's the plan Marcus
<DeathStar> <Iceheart on comms> You want us to shoot?
<XanTop> 6* Drasek teleports inside the PAX to go juice the engines with his energy.
<DeathStar> *it looks like their butt is too bit for the throat or something*
<XanTop> 6* Marcus runs to the opposite side, giving it a big punch to see what it does
<Dias`> <Dias> Man the PAX Is gonna be pissed at me. *He slams both his feet in to the hull to brace himself as he rears his right fist back again before he slams it forward into flesh*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... maybe." *tries to form Dark Matter singularities strategiclaly placed to loosen teh PAX*
<XanTop> <Xan> *c* Hold Iceheart, unless you've got some big ships that could help with tractor beams
<DeathStar> *fleshy sounds as the PAX and what not begins to move due to the two. John sounds, then moves to help Marcus*
<Seraphna> **Truth adds an additional TK push to the mix**
<Seraphna> **A small swarm of Betas move in to help clear and push**
<DeathStar> *Xevil, now going by Xvar, seems to be watching the situation. Looking concerned, he moves off and talks to some of the Tsivrixsh ships that are nearby helping out*
<Alicia> * Hotaru moves to help John and Marcus
<DeathStar> <Iceheart on comms> I'll talk to the Templars; they are the closest ones
<Dias`> *Dias rears his right hand back again as an flash of heat erupts from it before he slams it against the mouth flesh again*
<XanTop> 6* Marcus is punching, not having any flashy heat fists
<DeathStar> *with 30 seconds to go, a Tsivrixsh ship tactor beams the back and begins to pull while the others punch*
<DeathStar> *John punches with Marcus* This is like heating meat in the freezer
<DeathStar> *iitting
<DeathStar> <Erevis> A Tsivrixsh ship is pulling us
<DeathStar> *She seems surprised*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I will have to thank Kyuun
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> **muses, tapping a comm quietly**
<XanTop> <Marcus> I eat the freezer meat
<Dias`> <Dias> Wait...did you just say you eat the meat that you beat in the freezer?
<DeathStar> *The PAX manages to get out. AT that moment X forms a ripple* Inside everyone
<DeathStar> <X> Time's up
<Seraphna> **Sera's people hop in**
<XanTop> <Marcus> You don't? 6* He pauses and looks confused at Dias then hops in the ripple.
<Alicia> * Hotaru grabs John and hops in
<Dias`> *Dias rips his legs out of the hull and and kicks off towards the ripple*
<DeathStar> <John eeps*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl swings in*
<Dias`> *Cel leaps through*
<DeathStar> *X walks in*
<Jackieness> <Noire> 8goes through*
<DeathStar> *a few moments later, the serpent's body convulses and explodes, it's head floating around the tree*
<DeathStar> <Fate> ... *Studies the moment, staring*
<XanTop> <Xan> ....is it over?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Can it return?
<DeathStar> <Fate> It appears....
<DeathStar> <Fate> It is over.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "I... don't know..."
<DeathStar> <Fate> You never made it headless before
<DeathStar> <Fate> Well, bodyless
<XanTop> <Xan> What did we do...right?
<Dias`> *Dias stands where ever the ripple exit is, his hair not buzzed short but an inche or two long now, his left arm still in a sling* I've never punched it before like that.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Celebrations all around. I'm cheating and putting Ao and me at the top of vacation list.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Oh. This time, it couldn't regenerate?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> I will examine things and let you know how it goes. *She pauses* Odd...
<DeathStar> <Fate> I can't do it.
<Seraphna> Leayeh> Heh... maybe the upper side isn't so bad.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> I think you got retired, Fate.
<Dias`> <Dias> ...Oh...shit. Fate! It's been how long?!
<DeathStar> <Fate> .... *Frowns at that* It has been many years, Dias. It is good to see you abck
<XanTop> 6* Marcus shifts back into his normal self
<DeathStar> *Fate smiles*
<XanTop> <Marcus> I need to go check on Andrea. 6* He slaps DIas on the back and fist bumps John then moves to leave.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "How are the other teams doing?"
<Dias`> <Dias> Did...they do that...thing you talked about to you? *He looks at her curiously and hurks*
<XanTop> <Xan> Well...let's keep an eye on the head and see if it's done for good, figure out a way to dispose of it if it is.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Well, not I worry... the true problem will begin. But for now I hope we can rest
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Epilogue:
<DeathStar> Location: Yggdrasil
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes her program with the others*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, the barrier seemed to fail but the marks should be gone
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Your powers should be okay still; lets get you all back. *Gnome looks normal instead of faded*
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<DeathStar> *Adeline begins to climb to where she prepared her shuttle*
<Seraphna> **Jaime smiles and picks up Gnome** Yeah, let's go home.
<DeathStar> *Gnome allows her, since Jaime enjoys it*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I know a really good place. Kaori, how do you feel about... all you can eat?"
<Seraphna> **Sephie and Doll climb, as Jaime slides along the tree like a Tarzan**
<Sara> <Kaori> I, uh... Got thrown out of the last place that said that, fair warning!
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<DeathStar> *As they climb, Adeline blinks at a tall, dark woman that looks like Nyarl*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... You
<Seraphna> **Jaime slides over, frowning**
<Alicia> <Victoire> "... I shouldn't have gotten ahead of myself."
Session Start: Tue Jun 06 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session650
<DeathStar> <Nyarlathotep> Hm. You are a dangerous group. An amusing one. And a lucky one. Out of all that higher one's plotting, if not for the card maker's choice and the time displacer's time spirit, you four would never have been the chosen ones.
<DeathStar> <Nyarlathotep> For now, enjoy yourselves. We will meet again in another game.
<DeathStar> *the creature motions at their shuttle*
<Seraphna> **Jaime stands defensively, shifting an arm around Adeline carefully**
<Sara> * Kaori pulls down her lower eyelid with one finger and sticks out her tongue. "Nyeeehhhhhh!"
<Seraphna> **The twins stay out of sight below, Doll holding onto the tree easily and Sephie resting on her**
<DeathStar> *Nyarl peers at Kaori, looking at her, darkly amused. It vanishes, reappearing behind Kaori and leaning in to look down into her eyes*
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> Lovely. Eyes.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Kaori. Hurry to us. *She opens the shuttle*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Yeah, lets go."
<Seraphna> **The twins scurry aboard, but start scanning ove rthe shuttle carefully**
<Seraphna> **Jaime slides Adeline and Gnome into the shuttle and turns towards the other two and Nyarl**
<DeathStar> *it seems safe surprisingly*
<DeathStar> ---
<DeathStar> Epilogue 2:
<DeathStar> *Nyarlathotep stands before the Serpent's head and reaches into it, taking something and begins to use it, melding forth 7 objects made of Yggdrasil and brings it to the tree and begins to give birth the 7 Sins* The new game will begin. Let us see if you can see beyond this, Fate. *As they take shape of people the group knows of ages past. Some where on the PAX, Xevil falls over*
<DeathStar> -END-
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