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MISSION RANK: Difficulty 6
STORY: Ruthless King
CLIENT: Fenrir
FIELD: Citadel Council Chambers
REWARDS
-Phantom Cataphract
-Phantom Helm
-10,000 Credits
TIME LIMIT: 30:00
CARRIABLE STUN GRENADES (per person): 8
Info
- Something had gone terribly wrong. Private Richard Jenkins has suddenly mutated into a Corrosive Hannibal after 'melding' with the Asari Councilor and he is now about to rampage within the conference room. We need you to immediately put him out of his misery before his body count reaches the double digits.
MISSION MEMBERS
NAME/CODENAME
1. Alexander Shepard/ALEXANDER
2. Haruka Sakamoto/HARUKA
3. Ciel Alencon/CIEL
4. Gilbert Mclane/GILBERT
Confirm members?
YES/NO?
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Chapter 6: Ruthless King
"Everyone move!" Captain Shepard yelled to his team just before the Corrosive Hannibal charged at them and delivers its claw rush attack, forcing them to dash out of the way to avoid getting slashed by the thing's claws, leading the Hannibal to slam instead into a large group of C-Sec officers which got easily torn apart by its brutal attack. Another group of officers tried firing their weapons at the creature but their Predator pistols and Avenger rifles didn't even seem to have any visible effect on the creature as their rounds simply bounced off the thing's impervious hide until the Hannibal finally seem to have gotten annoyed at the bothersome flies pestering it, causing it to backhand a few officers that got too near using its arm gauntlet while breathing fire on the rest, forcing the remaining C-Sec officers who are still alive to back away to avoid getting cooked or pulverized by the fearsome beast.
"This is C-Sec! We have a situation here!" Executor Artrius shouted into his omni-tool as he fired several consecutive shots from his Predator pistol straight at the monster's direction "Some kind of monster appeared from out of nowhere and its decimating our men! We need backup righ-"
Artrius stopped when he noticed that the terrifying Aragami was now looming over him and is now raising a large claw at the turian in front of it.
Artrius saw his entire life flash before his eyes when he saw the black Hannibal slam its claw down on him in order to smash him flat.
'CLASH!'
A loud clashing noise was heard and when Artrius opened his eyes, he saw a rather extraordinary sight.
A woman with short black hair was standing right in front of him, gritting her teeth as she held her gigantic sword (which Artrius noticed has now transformed into a shield) right above her head which miraculously blocked the monster's ensuing strike and Artrius watched in amazement as the woman easily held her ground against the creature's enormous strength which is evidenced in the large cracks that are forming on the surface of the floor underneath the woman's feet.
"I'm sorry kid, no hard feelings but…" Haruka solemnly said as she gradually began pushing against the Corrosive Hannibal's claw using her own raw strength.
"…I have to order you to die right now."
Throwing off the Corrosive Hannibal's claw off her shield, Haruka swiftly switches her God Arc back to its blade form before she slammed it right at the Hannibal's face, knocking it with such strong force that it came crashing through a wall and demolished it with its own body.
Artrius' mouth was hanging wide open in shock as his mind couldn't comprehend what just happened in front of him.
'What in the spirits damned galaxy is she?!' Artrius wondered in disbelief 'How can she possibly be that strong?! Not even a krogan or a highly advance cyborg can possibly be that strong. Also, what was that creature? Where the hell did that come from?'
"Tch, it seems I held myself back too much there." Haruka muttered and sure enough, the Corrosive Hannibal slowly began emerging from the hole it landed into, looking less than slightly worse for wear except for its face in which a large portion of it was broken off by Haruka's attack, revealing the glowing orange colored flesh made out of Oracle Cells which quite frankly, made the beast even more pissed off.
Letting out another fearsome roar, the black Hannibal charged in frustration towards Haruka and the women responded in kind along with the rest of her teammates by activating their hidden Power of Blood abilities which swiftly boosted their fighting capabilities by several levels before they immediately began engaging the black Hannibal in direct combat.
While special forces unit BLOOD are currently locked in heated combat with the ferocious Aragami, the other God Eaters who are among the diplomatic team's security group were busy assisting C-Sec in evacuating the wounded and preventing any person not wielding a God Arc from interfering with BLOOD's fight as those persons will only serve as a liability at best and a casualty at worse. Such an example came when a couple of rookie C-Sec officers tried to assist BLOOD by firing several potshots at the black Hannibal in order to distract it, resulting in them getting more than they needed when the Hannibal got severely annoyed at them and it launched two large fireballs at them in retaliation, forcing Haruka and Gilbert to quickly dash in and block the shots with their shields in order to save the two C-Sec officers' lives.
"You're in the way!" Haruka snapped at the two as she swiftly switches back to blade form "Do you really want to die in here? Don't get in our way!"
"Just do what she says! It's for your own good!" Gilbert adds as he dashed forward with his charge spear and lands several quick thrusts and strikes at the Hannibal's flank.
Watching this fight with his mouth held wide open, Councilor Sparatus was totally at a loss with words with what he is eyes are currently seeing. In front of him was some kind of large, black reptilian creature that appears to be capable of breathing and manipulating fire at will, possess some kind of tough bulletproof hide that allows it to be immune to high grade weapons fire and is also apparently extremely agile despite its huge size, indicated by the nimble flips it performs and by its sheer speed in combat. So when it appeared out of nowhere right inside the conference room, Sparatus understandably almost wets his pants, especially when it growled in his direction before it rushes forward with its claws and it was only with the quick thinking of a senior C-Sec officer who managed to safely pull him away from the path of the monster's charge that Sparatus was even alive at this point. However, what startled him even more than the ferocious creature who easily slaughtered dozens of C-Sec's best men in seconds are the four human individuals who are currently fighting toe-to-toe with the said creature… and winning. It all just seems impossible to Sparatus' eyes as he watched how the four humans effortlessly dodged every single attack delivered by the large creature as if they could read every single one of its movements before they quickly retaliated and countered with dozens of quick well placed strikes using those oversized weapons of theirs (Sparatus even wondered how in the spirits' damned world could those humans even swing their weapons that fast as even a person with highly advance cybernetics would still have some difficulty swinging something that heavy really fast) after which they would quickly retreat or raise their shields in advance seconds before the monster unleashes a devastating counterattack on them. What's even more astonishing is that the humans didn't even look like they were trying hard as their swings and strikes seem to have been done half-heartedly which is further indicated by the sad, solemn expressions worn on their faces. In fact, it looks like as if they were even sorry for hurting the beast with their attacks.
"H-Human… w-what is that creature they are fighting against?" Sparatus stuttered towards Director Feldman who was being helped to stand on his feet by Captain Zanna and Dr. Sakaki.
"That… is the thing you are calling a fairy tale Councilor Sparatus. That is what we call an Aragami." Director Feldman replied to the turian councilor's question.
"T-T-That's an Aragami?" Sparatus stammered in disbelief
"Yes." Dr. Sakaki confirmed "Unfortunately, this one is not just any ordinary Aragami. This Aragami is a human who has been mutated into one by the very Oracle Cells that's been injected into his system."
"WHAT?!" Sparatus exclaimed rather loudly in shock of the revelation "That thing is formerly a human?!"
Dr. Sakaki nodded rather grimly "Unfortunately, yes. It is one of the very possible side effects of having the Aragami's Bias Factor injected into a person's systems which are needed to in order to create our God Eaters. We thought that problem was already solved after we started issuing extra control armlets to our God Eaters as well as with Cerberus' development of the P13 Bias Factor but it seems there are still some elements that can still force a mutation like-"
"So let me get this straight," Sparatus suddenly interrupted "you've been willingly turning your people into genetically modified super soldiers despite knowing those highly dangerous side effects?!"
Dr. Sakaki sighed "Like I said, we thought that problem was already solved when-"
"That still doesn't excuse your race's reckless, irresponsible and basically immoral actions!" Sparatus snaps "That fact that you willingly created these God Eaters of yours despite knowing that they can potentially mutate into a bunch of dangerous feral monsters is beyond excusable! I should have your people punished for their morally wrong actions and-"
"Councilor…" Director Feldman quietly spoke out and Sparatus quickly turned his glance towards the human and was instantly greeted again by the very intimidating glare of the Director.
"When your race was being forced onto the brink of extinction by a race of invincible monsters, then there is no such thing as a morally wrong action. Our God Eaters are the only things that manage to help us fend off the Aragami and survive until we made our exodus towards the stars. If it hadn't been for the brave men and women who volunteered to become monsters themselves in order to hunt down other far more dangerous monsters, then our race would have been devoured ages ago by the Aragami. I would ask of you Councilor, what would the turians choose if they were faced with a similar situation?"
"Why, we would find another way instead!" Sparatus replied rather arrogantly "It is better than what you humans choose to do to your own people!"
"Hm, maybe but from what I heard, the turians haven't faced a foe that hasn't brought it down to its knees yet. When the time comes that such a foe arrived, will you still cling on to your answer Councilor Sparatus?"
"You don't know anything, human." Councilor Sparatus spats
"I think I beg to differ, turian." Director Feldman sneers in reply
Back to the fight between the Corrosive Hannibal and the team of special forces unit BLOOD, the beast had now risen to its feet and unleashed a quick three punch combo, forcing Gilbert and Haruka to dash away in order to avoid getting hit by its attacks while Ciel and Alexander shot the beast from a long range using their God Arcs in gun mode. However, the two swiftly switched back to their shields when they noticed the Hannibal forming a large flame spear in its hand before it launched itself at the two BLOOD members.
The two God Eaters were slightly pushed back by the impact made by the Hannibal's flaming weapon when it came into contact with their shields before it safely leaps back away from the two.
Alexander sighed with a heavy heart as he could see the Corrosive Hannibal is almost nearing its death already which is evidenced by the fading life aura enveloping the creature which he could see thanks to Ciel's Power of Blood, Intuitive, which allows the entire team to see the enemy's remaining health. The fact that the Hannibal's aura was now a dull shade of red instead of a healthy green means that their victory is almost close which in actuality, is quite depressing for Alexander as this means he will be forced to kill a person who's formerly under his command. He first thought about trying to reach in to Jenkins' mind using his Power of Blood like the time he and Haruka did it in order to reach into Julius' psyche which was trapped within the eldritch mind of The Person Who Opens The World. However, he eventually decided that it will be far too risky as the last time he and Haruka did it, it was with the help and assistance of Yuno Asihara who currently isn't with them anymore plus there was the added fact that there are an extremely huge number of innocent bystanders nearby who could get seriously hurt or even killed if Jenkins wasn't eventually stopped from continuing his rampage.
"Go to hell!" Haruka shouted as she unleashed a charge crush attack directly on the Corrosive Hannibal's face at the same time as Gilbert releasing a devastating charge attack on the creature's left flank, causing the beast to get stunned briefly by the huge amount of damage it received.
"Keep pushing!" Alexander yelled out as he and Ciel swiftly dashed in and began slashing rapidly at the dazed Aragami followed by Haruka and Gilbert who began increasing the intensity of their attacks on the creature.
The Hannibal desperately tried to stand straight as it painfully felt each slash and stab its enemies made when all of a sudden, a strange form of paralysis took hold of its body which signified that the special effect of Alexander's God Arc was finally taking hold, sealing the creature's final fate.
"Unguarded/You've left yourself wide open!" Alexander and Haruka both shouted at the same time as they both took a bite at the Hannibal with their God Arcs in devour form and they instantly felt their strength increase by tenfold from the pieces that they devoured.
"We can finish it off right now!" Alexander shouted out
"Then I'll mow it down right now!" Haruka yelled back in reply as she leaped into the air and slammed her God Arc down on the black Hannibal's torso with such force that it was almost bifurcated in half while Alexander swiftly stabs the exposed core which had been revealed after Haruka almost bisected the Hannibal in half and with an incoherent pained roar, the Hannibal finally fell to the ground, its body too heavily damaged to continue fighting against them.
With a heavy sigh, Alexander begins readying his God Arc once again into its devour form in order to completely finish the mission.
"I'm sorry Private. I really am." Alexander said rather solemnly "I hope that you would forgive me for this."
And with those words, the mouth of Alexander's God Arc shot forth and closed its fangs on the exposed core of the Corrosive Hannibal's body, tearing apart from the rest of the remains before devouring it completely.
Obtained Phantom Cataphract
Obtained Phantom Cataphract
Obtained Phantom Ambrosia
INFORMATION: Corrosive Hannibal was defeated!
INFORMATION: Accomplished mission requirements!
Alexander sighed "Another life wasted. He had such a long life ahead of him."
Ciel placed her hand on her captain's shoulder "It's not your fault Captain. You only did what must be done. If you hadn't, then a lot of other innocent people might have died instead."
"Thanks Ciel. Your words meant a lot to me and-"
Alexander stopped in the middle of his sentence when he notices Haruka glaring at him deeply, making him decide to quickly change the subject before he could face the wrath of Haruka's Serpent Warblade.
"But still, I bet Jenkins' parents won't really like to hear the news that their son died like this. Maybe I could get Feldman or Dr. Sakaki to change some certain details regarding his death so that they won't get heartbroken too much."
Seeing the dozens of dead alien bodies scattered around the conference room, Alexander knew that it won't just be Jenkins' parents who will be mourning the death of their loved one.
"Come on guys. Let's give a hand to the others in helping with the wounded. I got a feeling that they will need all the help that they can get."
***MISSION COMPLETE***
RESULTS
Mission Rewards
-Phantom Cataphract
-Phantom Helm
-10,000 Credits
[] SELL ALL
X NEXT
(HELP) Credits will be added. Items will be sent to your storage.
RESULTS
Other Rewards
-Phantom Horn X2
-Phantom Armor X1
-Phantom Cataphract X2
-Phantom Ambrosia X1
[] SELL ALL
X NEXT
(HELP) Salvaged or obtained through unbinding attacks.
RESULTS
Profile Data
Mission Time: 11:54
Successful Devours: 2
A-Bullets Passed: 0
A-Bullets Received: 0
Condensed Attacks: 0
Successful Link-Aids: 0
Incapacitated: 0
Rank: SS
(HELP) Profile info for this mission.
***XOXOX***
"H-Hello? I-Is this thing on? Please tell that this damn thing is on cause if it's not then I would-oh. I-I'm sorry about that dear viewers. I'm just a little bit… stressed. That's all." Numinia T'rashi apologized to the camera as she tried to get herself to calm down despite the situation. Her usual friendly smile that she uses to greet her channel's loyal viewers was gone and was replaced with a deeply troubled look that looks obviously out of place with her cheerful attitude.
"Do you still wish to continue?" T'rashi's turian cameraman asks her "If you are still in a state of shock then we can always postpone it-"
"No!" T'rashi exclaimed all of a sudden "I'm fine okay! I'm fine! I just need to take in some air! That's all!"
"Err, okay. If that's what you say so…"
T'rashi took a deep breath before she dutifully resumes her job.
"Welcome back to Citadel News Network. This is Numinia T'rashi, reporting to you live for this breaking story."
T'rashi took another deep breath before she reports the following news to her viewers.
"As of recently, about an hour ago, several dozen C-Sec officers have died after a strange creature suddenly appeared out of nowhere inside the Citadel conference room while the Council was currently discussing diplomatic relations with the new species who call themselves as humans. The strange creature was apparently very strong; its skin reported to have been invulnerable to the officers' weapons and is apparently so strong that it can easily rip a person in half. Now, we won't be showing you any footage or images of the attack live on channel as it can prove to be quite… disturbing for some of our younger viewers but I can confirm to you that there had been a lot of casualties in the attack including asari Councilor Tevos whose currently hospitalized and reported to have entered into a state of coma. Councilors Sparatus and Valern are currently unharmed, suffering only minor scratches while the same can be said for the human delegation group. Also, it is said that according to the reports we received from our sources, it was the humans who managed to put down the said creature using strange weapons that they have developed called God Arcs.
As of now, the Citadel is currently on lockdown while C-Sec investigates on the matter. Our broadcasts will be limited for the time being. However, Citadel News Network will still try to keep you informed on the latest developments happening on the case. This is Numinia T'rashi, signing off."
***Meanwhile***
In a shady bar located somewhere in the scum infested space of the Terminus Systems, a krogan named Urdnot Wrex was sitting in his usual spot, drinking some cheap ass imitation ryncol (which he silently reminded himself to shot the bartender for later) as he tried drinking away all of the ugly thoughts of his failure of another attempt to convince his people to change from their stubborn archaic ways and focus instead on finding a way to cure the Genophage that's been plaguing their race for centuries which sadly, seems to be a lot far away from reality considering how conservative most of the clans on Tuchanka can be which leads to his current situation.
Wrex sighed as he wondered if his people are really worth saving considering how stubborn and violent they can be.
He turned his glance towards the holo-vid being displayed on top of the wall nearby and watches the asari reporter, Numen or something, detail the so-called attack that had happened recently during the Council's diplomatic meeting with a new species.
Normally, Wrex didn't care about anything much about any news that involves the Council (except perhaps if it's an assassination attempt that has succeeded) especially since they were the ones who commissioned the Genophage on his race in the first place. However, the information regarding the new species was what really caught Wrex's attention.
He had already seen the video that's been leaked already into the extranet detailing the attack that happened during the diplomatic meeting. When he first saw their appearance, Wrex instantly writes this new race as weak and with good reason. Their appearance didn't seem to be far too intimidating like a batarian or a turian especially when compared to a krogan like himself. In fact, some of the humans in the delegation team looked about as fragile as a twig that would easily snap in half if exposed to a very strong wind. However, when he saw the humans singlehandedly lift a bunch of strange heavy weapons that appear to be a fusion of a large sword and a cannon which can freely switch forms at will and move with the same swift speed as a drell assassin, Wrex couldn't help but change his opinion positively on them especially when he saw how two of the humans kill the creature that attacked the diplomatic meeting by decapitating it with those gigantic swords of theirs. Wrex was also very impressed with the weapons those humans were wielding as a weapon that can actually transform into both a large cannon and a huge sword was basically the wet dream of any krogan battle enthusiast, making Wrex wish that he can also have one of those for his own use.
Putting his drink down on the table, he looked at the omni-tool on his arm and said "Well, would you look at the time."
Drawing his pistol from his side, Wrex shot the batarian bartender who gave him his drink right on the guy's right leg and the bartender quickly crumpled to the floor, screaming as he held his wounded leg in pain.
"What the hell man?! What did you do that for?!" The bartender screamed
"Keep the change." Wrex casually said as he nonchalantly left the bar.
"Fuck you man!" The bartender cursed as he continued crying out in severe pain.
***Chapter End***
***Codex Entries***
Aragami- Mysterious organisms made out from semi-sentient cells called Oracle Cells, an Aragami, while appearing to be a single being, is actually an entire colony made out of hundreds of thousands of semi-sentient Oracle Cells whose entire collective sentience converged into a single cell core which dictates the Aragami's entire actions and movement meaning that basically, each Aragami is actually an individual hive mind making it sort of a paradox when said on its own. Oracle Cells are also the only type of cell inside an Aragami, forming its entire flesh, bones and blood. This grants the Aragami's infamous invulnerability as Oracle Cells have been researched and documented to be able to shrug off tremendous amounts of damage coming from a majority of conventional weapons.
Each of an Aragami's Oracle Cells has a specific role that's been assigned to it by the cell core in which individual groups of Oracle Cells would form working parts of the Aragami like its eyes, fangs, claws or wings meaning that aside from their powerful invulnerability, an Aragami can also easily replace any visible damage it receives meaning that the only way to completely destroy an Aragami would be to destroy its cell core which acts as the main command center or brain for the entire Aragami's body.
Generally violent in nature, an Aragami's basic instinct is to consume others and assimilate their traits in a sense so that they can adapt and further 'evolve' inside their surroundings. So far, the only weapons that can truly hurt and kill an Aragami are the God Arcs developed by humanity though Cerberus is still searching for other means that can harm these strange creatures.