Black Feather: Episode XXXXI
"Megido"
Ytoell Prairie
11:12 p.m., 03/21
A shroud of plasmatic mist stormed throughout the ominous orb of the statue.
I noticed a congregation of cherry blossom-like petals circling me.
"Get out of the way!! It'll fire!!" I strafed to my right as a blinding spray of beams blasted forth, the cherry blossoms trailing my movements. Lucifer ducked and ascended, firing rapid grenade shells, all of which were deflected by an invisible force field shielding the front of the statue. "What are you doing!? Fight back! Use the Extra-Orbital Cannons!! Megido won't wait for you!!"
"H-how!?" The cockpit was different. It was more like a small room than it was a cockpit. I was now floating inside without gravity. Cybernetic gloves were installed on my hands, and I realized that every move I made inside, my AC did. The AC's mobility actions were controlled by a neuron- detection screen behind me, so if I want to boost or overboost, descend or ascend, all I have to do was think about it and my AC reacted accordingly.
"Just fight!!" I responded by thinking about attacking with my orbiting cherry-blossoms. They all stopped, faced Megido, the Four Horsemen statue, and fired thirty-six white swords of energy. Gigantic ripples reverberated throughout the force field as the energy shots collided. I boosted back, keeping my distance. The ripples disappeared. A pillar of light screamed its way toward Lucifer. I immediately fired my Extra-Orbitals again. A few beams hit their mark, but the rest were nullified by the revived shield. Lucifer unloaded a barrage of grenade shots at the pillar of light, barely holding it back. He descended and allowed the pillar to pass above him.
Suddenly, Megido rushed directly at us. I retreated back, but Lucifer was too slow. The force field caught him.
"Aaaaarrrrrrraaaaaaaghhhhhh!!!" Lucifer was trapped in the advancing field. Rays of light stretched from the contact point and exploded. I repeatedly fired the Extra-Orbitals and my dual pistols, hoping to break through the shield, but my efforts were in vain. Ripples echoed throughout the shield in response to the shots, but disappeared again. From the explosion, Lucifer fell, a trail of smoke and flames paving his downward path. He immediately regained control, gray steam rose from the crevices of his AC. Five of the lengthy spikes from the ring vertically surrounding Megido swung down on me. I zigzagged in the air, but one struck me hard on my left shoulder. Sparks scattered as I whirled out of control, and the next thing I knew, another pillar of light flashed right in my face. The HUD illumined with a blinding emanation as my AC quaked insanely about. An excruciating shock of pain shrilled in my torso. The spikes abruptly returned to their original positions and the shield resurrected. I heard Lucifer's voice...
"Damnit, stabilize yourself!! It's coming!!"
I was losing consciousness from the pain of the blast, falling down. down. I looked at my HUD with fading eyes, only to find Megido charging right at me. It swiveled abruptly, catching me in its force field. My AC jerked again, the HUD sizzling and burning. This time, the pain scattered all around me. I was completely immobilized, as I could my body wasn't responding... I passed out immediately... falling... until...
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I had to think quickly. That Anima girl was in trouble, but my systems haven't recovered from the shock yet. My body tingled from the waves of pain from Megido's exploding shield. I was helpless. Without knowing it, I rushed right towards Megido, despite my ebbing AC.
"Lucifer, get out of the way!!" I noticed it was Qastor's voice after I instinctively veered out of his way. His AC thundered past, four orbital linear cannons trailing behind him closely.
"Qastor!! NO!!!" He was flying straight for Megido. An intense vibration in the air collided with my AC as he clashed with the shield, his dual, black-blue laserblades struggling to pierce it. The force field screamed. Massive swirls and ripples of electricity and plasma from the contact point gleamed and danced like a million stars. Intense waves of noise like that of crushing metal howled outward. The force field went berserk, extending its circumference, and carving a 50 mile long scorched line in the earth as it touched down on the ground. I turned my attention to the girl. Her AC was being supported by another Anima AC. My systems recovered, I dashed in to help Qastor, but before I could do so, the force field glimmered an ungodly white. I squinted and witnessed the force field shatter into shards like that glass. A nova ensued...
I withdrew my arms from my eyes. The HUD recovered. Right beside me was Qastor, whose AC was slightly glowing red from heat, and the two Anima ACs, the recently damaged one now functional. I turned to Megido again.
Its shield proved fallible. An expansive, gloomy, smoldering crater resulted from the nova. Megido floated above the center of it.
In an abrupt set of motions, Megido's spikes danced outward and stabbed the crater, creating a perfectly aligned circle. Poles of energy elongated from the spikes, piercing the ocean of stars above. The Four Horsemen statue began to move, each the size of an AC. They separated from each other. The ground beneath us quaked violently; the crater was bombarded with lightning bolts from the clear night sky. Boulders and rocks of all sizes broke away and floated upward from the crater. The Four Horsemen shimmered an astounding white. I noticed their white silhouettes shifting. The glow subsided, and they were now decked out with gleaming armor and melee weapons.
I turned my HUD to back view. I saw another...
Rey Vyn watched from the far mountains.
"Megido"
Ytoell Prairie
11:12 p.m., 03/21
A shroud of plasmatic mist stormed throughout the ominous orb of the statue.
I noticed a congregation of cherry blossom-like petals circling me.
"Get out of the way!! It'll fire!!" I strafed to my right as a blinding spray of beams blasted forth, the cherry blossoms trailing my movements. Lucifer ducked and ascended, firing rapid grenade shells, all of which were deflected by an invisible force field shielding the front of the statue. "What are you doing!? Fight back! Use the Extra-Orbital Cannons!! Megido won't wait for you!!"
"H-how!?" The cockpit was different. It was more like a small room than it was a cockpit. I was now floating inside without gravity. Cybernetic gloves were installed on my hands, and I realized that every move I made inside, my AC did. The AC's mobility actions were controlled by a neuron- detection screen behind me, so if I want to boost or overboost, descend or ascend, all I have to do was think about it and my AC reacted accordingly.
"Just fight!!" I responded by thinking about attacking with my orbiting cherry-blossoms. They all stopped, faced Megido, the Four Horsemen statue, and fired thirty-six white swords of energy. Gigantic ripples reverberated throughout the force field as the energy shots collided. I boosted back, keeping my distance. The ripples disappeared. A pillar of light screamed its way toward Lucifer. I immediately fired my Extra-Orbitals again. A few beams hit their mark, but the rest were nullified by the revived shield. Lucifer unloaded a barrage of grenade shots at the pillar of light, barely holding it back. He descended and allowed the pillar to pass above him.
Suddenly, Megido rushed directly at us. I retreated back, but Lucifer was too slow. The force field caught him.
"Aaaaarrrrrrraaaaaaaghhhhhh!!!" Lucifer was trapped in the advancing field. Rays of light stretched from the contact point and exploded. I repeatedly fired the Extra-Orbitals and my dual pistols, hoping to break through the shield, but my efforts were in vain. Ripples echoed throughout the shield in response to the shots, but disappeared again. From the explosion, Lucifer fell, a trail of smoke and flames paving his downward path. He immediately regained control, gray steam rose from the crevices of his AC. Five of the lengthy spikes from the ring vertically surrounding Megido swung down on me. I zigzagged in the air, but one struck me hard on my left shoulder. Sparks scattered as I whirled out of control, and the next thing I knew, another pillar of light flashed right in my face. The HUD illumined with a blinding emanation as my AC quaked insanely about. An excruciating shock of pain shrilled in my torso. The spikes abruptly returned to their original positions and the shield resurrected. I heard Lucifer's voice...
"Damnit, stabilize yourself!! It's coming!!"
I was losing consciousness from the pain of the blast, falling down. down. I looked at my HUD with fading eyes, only to find Megido charging right at me. It swiveled abruptly, catching me in its force field. My AC jerked again, the HUD sizzling and burning. This time, the pain scattered all around me. I was completely immobilized, as I could my body wasn't responding... I passed out immediately... falling... until...
_____________________________
I had to think quickly. That Anima girl was in trouble, but my systems haven't recovered from the shock yet. My body tingled from the waves of pain from Megido's exploding shield. I was helpless. Without knowing it, I rushed right towards Megido, despite my ebbing AC.
"Lucifer, get out of the way!!" I noticed it was Qastor's voice after I instinctively veered out of his way. His AC thundered past, four orbital linear cannons trailing behind him closely.
"Qastor!! NO!!!" He was flying straight for Megido. An intense vibration in the air collided with my AC as he clashed with the shield, his dual, black-blue laserblades struggling to pierce it. The force field screamed. Massive swirls and ripples of electricity and plasma from the contact point gleamed and danced like a million stars. Intense waves of noise like that of crushing metal howled outward. The force field went berserk, extending its circumference, and carving a 50 mile long scorched line in the earth as it touched down on the ground. I turned my attention to the girl. Her AC was being supported by another Anima AC. My systems recovered, I dashed in to help Qastor, but before I could do so, the force field glimmered an ungodly white. I squinted and witnessed the force field shatter into shards like that glass. A nova ensued...
I withdrew my arms from my eyes. The HUD recovered. Right beside me was Qastor, whose AC was slightly glowing red from heat, and the two Anima ACs, the recently damaged one now functional. I turned to Megido again.
Its shield proved fallible. An expansive, gloomy, smoldering crater resulted from the nova. Megido floated above the center of it.
In an abrupt set of motions, Megido's spikes danced outward and stabbed the crater, creating a perfectly aligned circle. Poles of energy elongated from the spikes, piercing the ocean of stars above. The Four Horsemen statue began to move, each the size of an AC. They separated from each other. The ground beneath us quaked violently; the crater was bombarded with lightning bolts from the clear night sky. Boulders and rocks of all sizes broke away and floated upward from the crater. The Four Horsemen shimmered an astounding white. I noticed their white silhouettes shifting. The glow subsided, and they were now decked out with gleaming armor and melee weapons.
I turned my HUD to back view. I saw another...
Rey Vyn watched from the far mountains.