Black Feather: Episode XVIII
"Iris of the Staring Moon"
Layered District 2
1:08 p.m., 03/10
"Main system. Engaging combat mode."
"This is Virgil. District scan indicates approximately 86,354 biomechanical entities in this layer alone. I don't think we can take 'em all out by ourselves..." The man who followed Kyrie finally identified himself, pressing a multitude of buttons scattered about the walls and low ceiling of his cockpit.
"We don't have to. Just defend the mobile land transports up to the main elevator. Two of you will escort the transport to the surface, in case any Sphere forces are waiting. The rest of us will hold out until the elevator comes back down. The elevator is fairly quick and durable, so I don't think it should fall very easily. All the other sub-stream elevators are out of service. Should the need arise, I've already activated the base' security systems." Kyrie spoke quickly and clearly. They were already outside waiting for the transports.
"This is Legionnaire. I've been requested of assistance." A snow-white AC possessing a sparse repertoire of a laserblade and a grenade rifle entered the scene.
"Where's BB and Royal Mist?" Kyrie tried to sound relaxed while Iris gazed in awe at the approaching hordes.
"Yeah, I'm here..." BB's AC was overweight, but still managed to carry itself. Royal Mist trudged along behind BB. "Him too..." Royal Mist grinned inside Kaiser's fuselage.
"Where's Rose?" Iris finally spoke.
"I think she should be back soon." Virgil sounded sure.
"Transports ready. Let's head out." Royal Mist went first, but BB caught up and led the squad.
Iris scanned the area for Rose, but to no avail.
Mission: Defend Allied Transports
Operation Name: Desperation
Client: -
Advance: 0c
Reward: 0c
Requesting Figure: Valkyrie
Opponent: Unknown
Enemy Forces: 80,000-90,000 Units
Time: 1:10 p.m.
Theatre of Operations: District 2 Elevator Route 03
Briefing: -
Summary: Defend the allied transports to the main surface elevator.
"Almost there..." BB was anxious.
"I'm picking up something... There's three of them." Virgil winced when...
"AW YEAH!! WHERE!? WHERE!?!?" BB's aggressiveness returned as his voice hollered. Unsteady eyes found his prey. "I'll take care of 'em! I'll meet up once I rip it a new one!!" With that, BB branched off into an early battle.
Nervous, the transport drivers picked up their pace. They arrived barely before the things did.
"Alright. Get on and hurry. Who goes with the transport?" Royal Mist inquired. He was quite intent on staying behind and fighting to the last moment.
"Legionnaire and Virgil will go." Kyrie ordered, but Virgil objected.
"Just go. You want to stay here and fight some giant spiders?" Iris settled it with constricting words. Virgil shivered at the thought of immense spiders and went ahead.
"Here they are..." Royal Mist braced his controls. The first one came from the front. It easily fell to Royal Mist's EO.
"Don't underestimate them. We still have much over 85,000 to go." Kyrie moved away from the elevator, as if to draw the enemies away from it. Another one charged up its mouth, but a sniper bullet from Kyrie dived into it, causing it to erupt into a sphere of hot plasma. Three other ones adjacent to it were heavily burned.
"Aim for their mouths! That's their weak point!!" Royal Mist slaughtered another with his howitzer. The shell sailed into the creature's mouth and ignited; the creature bursted into strips of metal and torn flesh.
Iris focused her rockets into the horde, aiming at their agitating mouths. A larger creature lifted itself with its legs, towering over Silvermoon. Iris turned, and the monstrosity was engulfed in a searing conflagration.
"Having trouble?" BB's rough voice was jumpy from battle fury; his spread bazooka was heated, but ready. His AC overboosted to a nearby victim.
Iris dodged a blast from an arachnid, only to find Kaiser taking the hit.
"Mist!" She found Kaiser's back steaming with smoke and black.
"Damn, I'm overheating!" Royal Mist checked his status screen. His left EO was offline.
Their efforts were in vain. For every creature they destroy, two more would take its place. It was a losing battle.
"The elevator's coming back down! Everyone, get ready!" Kyrie boosted closer to the elevator, taking out any potential creature that will harm it.
"What about Rose!? We can't just leave her behind!" Iris suddenly remembered.
"It's too late!! If we stay here any longer, then those six-legged freaks'll be munching on our ACs!!" Royal Mist waited for Kyrie to get on.
"But-"
"Tell ya what, young lady! Ya go look fer yer friend and I'll spend some more quality time with these bugs!!" His voice was giddy from bloodthirsty glee.
Iris turned away from the elevator. Silvermoon boosted out of sight.
"Iris! Don't be-"
"Let 'er go, Val. She'll be fine once she gets to Rose." BB was strangely calm while fending off the ridiculously outnumbering metallic arachnids. The elevator activated and rose to the ceiling in the sky.
"You going to be ok, BB?" Royal Mist was worried as the horde was in clear view from his current altitude.
"Quit talkin' an' worry 'bout yerselves, Mist!" BB laughed.
"Iris of the Staring Moon"
Layered District 2
1:08 p.m., 03/10
"Main system. Engaging combat mode."
"This is Virgil. District scan indicates approximately 86,354 biomechanical entities in this layer alone. I don't think we can take 'em all out by ourselves..." The man who followed Kyrie finally identified himself, pressing a multitude of buttons scattered about the walls and low ceiling of his cockpit.
"We don't have to. Just defend the mobile land transports up to the main elevator. Two of you will escort the transport to the surface, in case any Sphere forces are waiting. The rest of us will hold out until the elevator comes back down. The elevator is fairly quick and durable, so I don't think it should fall very easily. All the other sub-stream elevators are out of service. Should the need arise, I've already activated the base' security systems." Kyrie spoke quickly and clearly. They were already outside waiting for the transports.
"This is Legionnaire. I've been requested of assistance." A snow-white AC possessing a sparse repertoire of a laserblade and a grenade rifle entered the scene.
"Where's BB and Royal Mist?" Kyrie tried to sound relaxed while Iris gazed in awe at the approaching hordes.
"Yeah, I'm here..." BB's AC was overweight, but still managed to carry itself. Royal Mist trudged along behind BB. "Him too..." Royal Mist grinned inside Kaiser's fuselage.
"Where's Rose?" Iris finally spoke.
"I think she should be back soon." Virgil sounded sure.
"Transports ready. Let's head out." Royal Mist went first, but BB caught up and led the squad.
Iris scanned the area for Rose, but to no avail.
Mission: Defend Allied Transports
Operation Name: Desperation
Client: -
Advance: 0c
Reward: 0c
Requesting Figure: Valkyrie
Opponent: Unknown
Enemy Forces: 80,000-90,000 Units
Time: 1:10 p.m.
Theatre of Operations: District 2 Elevator Route 03
Briefing: -
Summary: Defend the allied transports to the main surface elevator.
"Almost there..." BB was anxious.
"I'm picking up something... There's three of them." Virgil winced when...
"AW YEAH!! WHERE!? WHERE!?!?" BB's aggressiveness returned as his voice hollered. Unsteady eyes found his prey. "I'll take care of 'em! I'll meet up once I rip it a new one!!" With that, BB branched off into an early battle.
Nervous, the transport drivers picked up their pace. They arrived barely before the things did.
"Alright. Get on and hurry. Who goes with the transport?" Royal Mist inquired. He was quite intent on staying behind and fighting to the last moment.
"Legionnaire and Virgil will go." Kyrie ordered, but Virgil objected.
"Just go. You want to stay here and fight some giant spiders?" Iris settled it with constricting words. Virgil shivered at the thought of immense spiders and went ahead.
"Here they are..." Royal Mist braced his controls. The first one came from the front. It easily fell to Royal Mist's EO.
"Don't underestimate them. We still have much over 85,000 to go." Kyrie moved away from the elevator, as if to draw the enemies away from it. Another one charged up its mouth, but a sniper bullet from Kyrie dived into it, causing it to erupt into a sphere of hot plasma. Three other ones adjacent to it were heavily burned.
"Aim for their mouths! That's their weak point!!" Royal Mist slaughtered another with his howitzer. The shell sailed into the creature's mouth and ignited; the creature bursted into strips of metal and torn flesh.
Iris focused her rockets into the horde, aiming at their agitating mouths. A larger creature lifted itself with its legs, towering over Silvermoon. Iris turned, and the monstrosity was engulfed in a searing conflagration.
"Having trouble?" BB's rough voice was jumpy from battle fury; his spread bazooka was heated, but ready. His AC overboosted to a nearby victim.
Iris dodged a blast from an arachnid, only to find Kaiser taking the hit.
"Mist!" She found Kaiser's back steaming with smoke and black.
"Damn, I'm overheating!" Royal Mist checked his status screen. His left EO was offline.
Their efforts were in vain. For every creature they destroy, two more would take its place. It was a losing battle.
"The elevator's coming back down! Everyone, get ready!" Kyrie boosted closer to the elevator, taking out any potential creature that will harm it.
"What about Rose!? We can't just leave her behind!" Iris suddenly remembered.
"It's too late!! If we stay here any longer, then those six-legged freaks'll be munching on our ACs!!" Royal Mist waited for Kyrie to get on.
"But-"
"Tell ya what, young lady! Ya go look fer yer friend and I'll spend some more quality time with these bugs!!" His voice was giddy from bloodthirsty glee.
Iris turned away from the elevator. Silvermoon boosted out of sight.
"Iris! Don't be-"
"Let 'er go, Val. She'll be fine once she gets to Rose." BB was strangely calm while fending off the ridiculously outnumbering metallic arachnids. The elevator activated and rose to the ceiling in the sky.
"You going to be ok, BB?" Royal Mist was worried as the horde was in clear view from his current altitude.
"Quit talkin' an' worry 'bout yerselves, Mist!" BB laughed.