[15]You slip your helmet on before anything. You line up a shot with your Thornton las-rifle, aiming down the iron sights as your willpower begins to flow through it. You reach into the gun and brace yourself. The superheated beam of light and energy that pours forth from it makes the gun shudder in your hand, the barrels melting as you bore a wide hole in the side of the appendage, causing that portion of the structure to start to peel away and collapse. Flesh flies, and the smell of burning meat fills the plaza. Something within hisses and cackles regularly, a static sound unfixed.
[2] Dazed from the light, you drop the still smoking husk of the las-rifle, trying to muster your energy your energy to lift the earth up around the structure, but to no avail, and it crumbles away.
[5] It's exhausting, but you lift your hand, and with a spike, impale one of the sides as it falls, saving some of your troop's lives.
The appendage peels apart into three equal sides, collapsing away as a piercing screech rises from the rubble around you. The soldiers begin to fire las-guns into the mass of surging abominations that twist forth from the ruins.
Like its brethren emerging from the rubble, the Colossus emerges from the appendage with a cackling, an uncomfortable cry that jars your senses. Its moist skin gleams red, and it howls with a force that sends soldiers away, panicking. Its body resembles that of a worm, but its head is a twisted parody of squid and leech. Massive tentacles, easily twenty feet long, are capped with twisting, writhing blades. Its skin-- its skin...dear SEED. Those are faces- human faces, twisted into permanent rictuses of pain. A significant portion of its tentacles is missing from a parting in its coiling, sinuous form, the flesh seared away from the stumps.
It lashes out haphazardly with its tentacles, sometimes even scoring itself in its fury. Moisture drips from those writhing appendages to the ground below, and red electricity arcs through the air from the monster.
You hear screams as it seems to regain its senses, too many eyes falling alight on you, and the burning las-gun at your feet.
You are Pheobe Gainer AKA Alphira
Local Time: [2030] 9/30/2011
Personal Time: <3 months
Empyreal Time: NO NETWORK CONNECTION.
You feel faintly disgusted comfortable.
You feel fear.
Something bout the unfixed static pouring from the creature's...mouth? Is disorientating you.
You are peckish
On Body:
Mark 15 Battle Armor (Active, Incompatible:Override)On Body, Beneath Armor:
A black and gold armored gambeson.On Shoulders:
A blood red half-cloakStrapped across your chest:
A worn shield belt. 1/5Beneath your gorget:
A blood red kevlar mesh.Strapped across your shoulders: A collection of 'burner' pistols on a bandolier. (5)
Strapped to your back:
A heavy assault SMG, painted gold and black.500/500In a holster:
An archeotech Cutter Hilt.300/500In a holster:
A dull, gold and black las-gun pistol.250/250In belt: 5 las-gun rifle magazines.
In backpack: Nine 'nutrient' cubes, four auto-syringes of modified 'Ballistic', five auto-syringes of 'modified' sleeping medicine, five auto-syringes of 'modified' tranquilizers, one las-gun repair kit, with extra focusing barrels and lenses, five las-gun rifle magazines, five las-gun pistol magazines, one canteen, full of water.
[100 credits] in local currency.
Overload: Qualified
Inferno : Able
Healing Factor: Apprentice
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Endurance Boost: Amateur.
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Strength Boost: Amateur.
Matter Manipulation:Silicon::Able
Skill:
Charisma: Apprentice
Skill:
Attrition Warfare: Apprentice
Skill:
Marksmanship: Proficient
You are under contract with The Brotherhood of Scholars for twenty-three years. [Angel] of The Holy City State of SEED
--High Influence within its borders
--Full command of all military resources, as approved by Crusader General
--Full command of all military resources, in emergencies
--Assigned a personal team of researchers, medical officers, and trainers.
Grandmother(adopted), Handler: Mother Nicole Gainer
--Contactable in person.
--High Influence with Scholars, Crusaders, the Thornton Family
--Current lawful ruler of Steelworks 9 Region (Crusader Supported)
Organization: The Thornton Family
--Contactable through Mail, Emma
--High Influence within Steelworks 9 Region
--Allied with Nicole Gainer, you
Organization: Personal Guard
--A complement of fifty guards, highly trained, heavily armed. Each carries a las-rifle, a las-pistol, and a personal knife. They wear Heavily Armored Crusader vests, leggings, boots and face obscuring kevlar face masks.
--Lead by Captain Zachary McKinney
--Currently in charge of protecting Emma Thornton.
--49/56 Loyal, Fanatic
--3/50 Uncertain
--4/50 Defiant
--McGee Foster (Loyal)
--James Foster (Loyal)
--Erica Hail (Loyal)
--Johnathan Shellton (Loyal)
--Eric Armstrong (Loyal)
--Quincy Black (Loyal)
Organization: Cohort: Red Sword 'The Charging Ajerix'
--A complement of three hundred Crusaders' highly trained, heavily armed. Each carries a las-rifle, a las-pistol, a personal knife, and a cutter hilt. They wear Heavily Armored Crusader helmets, chest-plates, leggings, boots, and face obscuring kevlar face masks.
--Lead by Crusader Major Anderson
--Under your direct command
--~300/600
--Shaken
--Experienced
Organization: Cohort: Green Rifle 'The Ruthless Rippers'
--A complement of three hundred Crusaders' highly trained, heavily armed. Each carries a las-rifle, a las-pistol, a personal knife, and a cutter hilt. They wear Heavily Armored Crusader helmets, chest-plates, leggings, boots, and face obscuring kevlar face masks.
--Lead by Thornton Mercenary Gem Thornton.
--Under your direct command
--~300/600
--Shaken
--Experienced
Organization: Thornton Mercenaries
--A complement of hulking Thornton soldiers turned into cybernetically augmented heavy-duty infantry. Equipped with fusion reactor based las-gun assault rifles, Inferno Shotguns, super thick armor, and technicians standing by.
--Lead by William Thornton
--30/48
Ally, Superior: The Pontifex
--Church leader for the Scholars of the Holy SEED city-state.
--High Influence within its borders
--Incredibly High Influence with Zealots
--Minor feud with Crusaders
Ally, Subservient: Captain Zachary McKinney
--Contactable in person
--High Influence within Personal Guard
--Allied with The Pontifex
--Very low Influence with the Crusaders of SEED
Ally, Subservient: William Thornton
--Contactable through Mail, Emma
--High influence within the Thornton Mercenaries
--High influence within The Thornton Family
--Feared within Steelworks 9 Region
Personal Scientist, Ally: Silas Thornton
--Contactable in person
--High influence within The Thornton Family
Contact, Military Trainer Coordinator: Tyler Hop (Cordial)
Lover, Adjutant: Emma Thornton
--High influence within The Thornton Family
Friends(?) (Lost Contact):
-Jesse Hardhouse
-Amanda Silversmith
-John Frost
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