Eternal Galaxy: Phoenix - Intermission

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08/21/2015, 05:01 AM #431
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As John and Cortana quietly listened to the group talking amongst themselves, they had a little conversation of their own.

"Well, this is rather.. odd...", Cortana said to John.

"Which part?", John sarcastically whispered to Cortana.

"This 'Doctor' wears what you would expect from the twentieth and twenty-first century, has an english accent, and if my scans are correct, he has two hearts. It's like some character out of an old television show.", Cortana said to John.

John was about to whisper to Cortana once again, but suddenly stopped and remained silent when he noticed the strange man glancing at him. Cortana noticed it as well and kept her full attention on the Doctor as she stood by for more information, curious about what the man would do next. Meanwhile John simply stared back at the man, a little curious but also somewhat suspicious of the man.






CY-001 - Nevaaras

"Yea. Just go into the tower there and head to administration. Follow the shouting and loud cursing. You'll know you've found the leader when you see her.", Ethan said with a small grin.




The Expense: Hallman's Office

Unlike how angry and upset Hallman was, Emil was calm almost to an unsettling degree. Instead of yelling at Astrea or belittling her, he simply asked her one question.

"Astrea, do you have a read of where Project Black Rock is?"
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08/21/2015, 10:39 AM #432
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Inbetween his glances at John, the Doctor was about to respond to Mara, however he stopped as he took notice that John himself had noticed the Doctor's occasional glances. As indicated by the faint whispering to seemingly some kind of possible voice in John's head stopping altogether as he turned to face the Doctor. Seeing this the Doctor got even more curious.

"Will you excuse me for a tiny moment?" The Doctor spoke to Mara, excusing himself from helping Mara before walking over to John.

As he approached the Spartan, the Doctor examined the man's green armor with a look of fascination, curiousity, and definite intrigue.







The Expense: Hallman's Office

Astraea was about to tear up and begin crying again, fully expecting Emil to berate her, punish her, at the least yell at her. Though instead he just... calm and firm with his question.

"I... No I don't..." Astraea replied with a little sniffle, obviously about to start crying again at any given moment. "By the time I woke up I lost her..."


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((GOD I AM FINISHED EVEN THOUGH THIS IS SHIT. I SERIOUSLY JUST HAD A HARD TIME THINKING OF MORE STUFF WITH THIS POST. Unfortunately my ideas at least require one more response from John...))
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08/21/2015, 08:36 PM #433
Prosperity | Sungrey
BGM: Witcher 3 OST - Hunt or be Hunted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUCgYaUGdNA




As the Angels battled their way through the horde of the Null's soldiers, Phenom pushed farther ahead. As wave after wave of raiders through themselves at him, he carved through their ranks with ease. He had yet to expend any of his precious time since his initial engagement. He wanted to end this farce as quickly as possible when he finally met the Null. After a few grueling minutes of combat, showering himself in the blood of his foes, he finally came to a lone shadowy figure, vaguely resembling Terra in appearance.


BGM: None (Wind Blowing)

The Null-Terra threw out her arm and the raiders around Phenom scattered, refocusing their attention on the other three combatants.

"So..." Phenom began, "You must be our Null..."

"Indeed, I am, Deigih'Vejn." The Null snarled, "You may address me as Lord Phorma. As soon as I finish you, I'm going to conquer the rest of this pathetic planet."

Phenom simply glared at the figure before him, apprehensively.

"A quiet one, I see. Do you want to kill me, Deigih'Vejn?"

"You seem awfully confident for someone who's about to die."

"That's because I know something you don't." Phorma hissed, a sinister grin creeping across his face.

Phenom was not about to give Phorma the time to act upon this knowledge. He would end this whole debacle here and now. With one single punch, followed by a shot from the handgun he was given earlier, he would take Phorma's life. He figured that if the Null could have taken his form at this point, he would have already done so.


BGM: LoL | Seconds: Ekko's Theme
http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=FtEpp9lkfxA&s=45&e=55#Ekko%3A_Seconds



He wasted no time. Before Phorma could even blink, Phenom vanished, charging Phorma at several times the speed of sound. However, as soon as Phenom disappeared, Phorma began taking his form and incorporating Phenom's heightened senses. Moments later, he was able to see Phenom, growing close, but yet to realize that he was charging headlong into a trap. Phorma prepared a counter. Raising his leg into the air, he delivered a powerful roundhouse kick to the side of Phenom's head, sending the Angel sailing through the air and skidding along the ground.

"You think me so foolish as to approach one of your strength without a back up plan? I may have your form, but I lack your poor judgement." Phorma mocked.


Kingdom Hearts OST: Rage Awakened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8x3lBtpNHs



As Phenom slowly lifted himself back to his feet, he held his hand to his head, shaking off the impact. He looked back up at Phorma, who's form was changing ever so smoothly into Phenom's.

"Great..." Phenom groaned.

"COME, BOY, KILL ME IF YOU THINK YOURSELF ABLE!" Phorma dared.

Phenom drew both knives, charging at the Null once more. Phorma followed suit, unsheathing his own versions of Phenom's two knives, before charging to meet Phenom halfway. Where they clashed, a shower of sparks exploded as their knives met each other, grinding away one another with incredible force. The two speedsters disengaged from each other for a quick moment. After a second-long stare down, they both collided once more, mirroring each others moves. Every time their blades clashed, sparks filled the air, threatening to reignite the flames from the day before.

"So your name is Phenom, eeeh?! Well, Phenom, this body of yours is amazing. So much raw power. So much FUN!" Phorma taunted, cackling at the top of his lungs.

Phenom barely cared for the Null's words, though. He forced Phorma's arms into the air and aimed a powerful kick at his adversary's gut. The impact sent him flying into a ruined house nearby, plowing through the walls and exiting on the other side. Phenom vanished and reappeared a short distance before the sailing Phorma, preparing to drive him into the ground. Before he could do anything, however, Phorma himself vanished. The maneuver was so sudden that Phenom could not react fast enough, and by the time he realized what was happening, Phorma had already reappeared behind him. Driving both fists into Phenom's back, he sent the Angel flying through what was left of the home Phorma had just demolished. As Phenom sailed, he righted himself and braced for his landing, skidding on his feet across the ground.

The two warriors charged each other once more, exchanging glancing blows as they met and dowsing the ground around them in a shower of sparks, until Phorma finally got the better of Phenom. Landing a well placed punch in Phenom's gut, he sent the Angel sailing high into the air. Phenom, anticipating Phorma's next move, threw himself into a violent spin. As Phorma appeared above Phenom to overhead double-fist him back into the ground, he was instead met with a powerful kick to the side of his head, sending him through some nearby trees as he fell to the ground. As Phenom fell to the ground, he sheathed his knives and drew his Desert Eagles, firing a number of rounds in Phorma's direction. Once he hit the ground, he immediately holstered his guns and shot off in Phorma's direction.

Phorma, hiding in the trees, listened intently for Phenom's footsteps. When he hear the Angel approaching, he rounded the corner, aiming a stab at Phenom's gut. Phenom, however, had been running on low adrenaline the whole time, so he was able to see the action fast enough and react accordingly. Side stepping the knife, he grabbed Phorma's arm and flung him from the small section of woods and back out into the open, charging after. Phorma righted himself and slid across the ground, kicking up a great amount of dirt. Phenom appeared before him, aiming a kick at his head. Phorma held his arms cross to block the impact, but the force of the kick sent him skidding further across the ground and into the wall of another ruined house. Catching up to the Null once more, Phenom drove his fist into the Null's head with such force that he plowed through the sheer metal wall. Before Phenom could do anything more, Phorma kicked up his legs, catching Phenom on the chin and staggering the Angel backwards several steps.

The two Speedsters drew their knives once more and went back at each other. Parrying and deflecting each others attacks as they screamed across the battlefield, a number of dry pieces of debris reacted to the constant showering of sparks, flaring up in the mid-morning light. Some of the houses who's flames had died earlier rekindled, creating a number of small fires around the colony. As the two warriors clashed and beat against each other all over the course of a few minutes, the horde was becoming increasingly thin.

Finally, Phenom landed a well-aimed punch against Phorma's forehead, plowing him into the ground. It appeared the Null had finally been stunned. Phenom, recognizing this as his opportunity to finally execute the Null, wasted no time, charging over to Phorma's seemingly unconscious body. He drew the handgun Ian had given him earlier, charged it with its respective tool, and aimed it directly at Phorma's head, pulling the trigger. The Null's head jerked violently and Phorma laid motionless.


BGM: None (Blowing Wind)


"Easy enough... Luckily this weapon did its job..." Phenom said to himself, the onlooking raiders staring on in disbelief. He turned his gaze to them, scowling threateningly. They quickly scattered, fearing for their lives. The raiders who had not been watching, however, continued their onslaught against the Inn Defenders. As Phenom turned away from Phorma's body to rejoin the defence, he felt a sharp pain in his back, piercing his body. He turned to see Phorma staring him in the face, beaming like a madman.

"DID YOU THINK I WOULD DIE SO EASILY, BOY!?" Phorma howled, "I AM IMMORTAL! YOU CANNOT KILL ME! AAHAHAHAHAHAH!"


BGM: Shiro Sagisu - Invasion (Rayden Cybersoul Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTJfIJ3wRZs



Phenom's eyes widened as Phorma wound up a punch the was soon planted directly into his stomach. The force of the blow sent Phenom flying through the air, directly into the wall of the inn behind his compatriots. The force of the impact forced the knife he had been stabbed with to pierce through his torso, exiting out his belly. As it shot clean through his cloak, Phenom could see that the knife in question was in fact a replica of his father's obsidian knife. He then fell to the ground, bleeding profusely on the ground.

"Now, then... shall we take a peak into that mind of yours and see what horrible things we can drag up?" Phorma said, approaching Phenom. The rest of Phenom's comrades had already moved a good distance up, so the gap between them was rather large. "Ooh.... what is this, I've found? Some sort of trauma you experienced years ago? Delicious... Let's bring these back to the surface, shall we?"

A few moments passed before one could hear Phenom's screams from miles away. He was being forced to relive the day he watched his fireteam die over and over again, only this time he was completely lucid, fully aware of what was going on. The sheer terror, mixed with the pain it caused him, caused the screams to sound almost inhuman. Phorma began cackling wildly as he watched Phenom writhing on the ground.

"OH, I AM GOING TO ENJOY KILLING YOU SLOWLY." Phorma hissed.
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08/23/2015, 12:58 AM #434
(I'll polish this later. Right now this is a rough draft)

Nevaraas

Right here. Joe looked at the building as if he should have realized it sooner. "Ok, thanks." He turned to run into the building but stopped short, turning to glance over Ethan's armor and scars with a look that said something just dawned on him. "Soldier or Merc?"

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Ian pulled his fighter into a broad loop as he accelerated. He was watching the battle from above and saw Phenom was effectively pinned down by the Null's powers. Once there was around 2,000 meters between him and Phorma he dropped to the deck and shot straight for it at max speed. From as far as he was, his strafing run all happened in a second. He lined up the Null in his sights using his fighter's visual enhancement system which made his target look as if it was mere meters away. As he rapidly approached the field of view adjusted allowing him to line up the shot and predict how he was going to pull out of his run. As soon as he was within 200 meters he let loose a volley of burst cannon rounds which are designed for anti personnel and structure function. His hope was that it would knock the Null down and away from Phenom.

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08/23/2015, 05:36 AM #435
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BGM: Shiro Sagisu - Invasion (Rayden Cybersoul Remix)
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Phorma recoiled slightly as Ian's rounds landed about his feet, but he quickly reverted to his manically cackling self when he realized he could simply swat this fly clean out of the sky. He sent himself airborne, directly towards Ian's fighter.

"AND YOU, HOW DARE YOU ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE IN MY FUN!? I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" he howled, raising a fist into the air as he screamed towards Ian. When in range, he drove his fist into the right wing with all the force he could muster, in an effort to force the fighter to the ground.




"Gaspard, Amanda!" Lachesis's voice echoed through the Angels' headsets, prompting them to listen to whatever she had to say. "Phenom's in trouble! He's bleeding out and his brainwaves are going crazy. I don't know what's going on but you have to help him!"

Amanda looked around to see Phenom on the ground before the inn behind them. "Phenom!" she gasped. "Terra, come with me!"

After telling Terra to follow her, Amanda ran towards Phenom, reaching into a satchel that sat on the left side of her waist.
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08/24/2015, 12:27 AM #436
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Upon hearing Phenom's and Amanda's cries, Terra turned in her direction and looked to where she was going. Her eyes fell upon Phenom in the distance, who was lying on the ground, shrieking as loud as he could and bleeding out. A wave of nausea hit Terra at the sight of his red blood all around him, but she did her best to shake it off before running over to where he was. "You wanted my help?" Terra inquired when she caught up with Amanda.
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08/24/2015, 12:51 AM #437
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As Amanda made her way to Phenom, she removed a metallic canister that had a nozzle sticking out of the top from the satchel on her waist. She handed it over to Terra as they approached Phenom, one hand over the knife's exit wound, the other on his head.

"I know it's going to be hard, but I need you to stick this into his wound and press the button on top while I hold him down!" She ordered, "Don't worry about Gaspard, he can handle himself!"

As the pair approached Phenom, Amanda blinked over to Phenom and immediately pinned his limbs to the ground, leaving space for Terra to maneuver the canister. Scanning his body, she identified the wound, "There's a hole here, just below his right ribs! Stick the nozzle in and press down the button! It will release a foam to harden and stop the bleeding!"

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08/24/2015, 04:14 AM #438
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A quick, somewhat confused glance at the canister in her hand was all Terra needed before she complied with Amanda's request. "Alright! I'll do my best!" Terra clenched her teeth, still nauseated by the blood, and pushed the canister to Phenom's wound as hard as her scrawny, weak arms could.
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08/26/2015, 08:27 AM #439
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John and Cortana noticed the Doctor walking towards them, but remained completely silent and they watched him walk up to John. John simply looked down at the man and stared at him for a couple seconds before speaking.

"Can I help you?"





CY-001 - Nevaaras

Ethan raised an eyebrow at Joe's question before giving a small sly smile and answering.

"Merc. Life's more exciting that way.", Ethan answered.





The Expense: Hallman's Office

Emil frowned at Astrea and looked at her in disappointment for a good few seconds before continuing. Just from those few seconds of silence, coupled with the look in his eyes, it was clear that the next thing he was going to say was not going to be pleasant.

"Astrea, I highly recommend you find Project Black Rock, or else this will be your last mission.", Emil said to Astrea before continuing.

"You have many, many assets and tools to allow you to fight and win against virtually any target placed in front of you, yet you are not even competent enough to catch a girl. There is no excuse for you to fail time and time again. It is beyond me why they would think of creating a powerful machine crippled by her software, but if you fail this time, they will strap you down, cut out your consciousness, and replace it with a new one. They will strip your mind from your body and replace you with a more competent AI. After that, they will delete you. Is that what you want? Do you want to be replaced? Do you want to die?", Emil coldly, calmly asked Astrea.

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08/26/2015, 09:04 AM #440
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While examining the Spartan's armor, the Doctor looked up instinctively as John had asked the Doctor if he needed anything. This prompted the Doctor to shrug his shoulders and shake his head at the same time, as if he was trying to say 'Oh no I don't need anything.' However what the Doctor said kinda contradicted his recent gesture.

"Oh it's nothing that important. I'm just rather curious about you. You are so tall, yet so quiet. Sort of like a... Silent Giant! Yes that's what I'll call you, The Silent Giant- WAIT! Silent Giant- Actually nevermind that. Probably rather rude of me to call you a random name after just meeting you. By the way are you a soldier of some sort? Or some kind of astronaut? I'm not entirely sure to be honest. Also what is your armor made out of- You know what I'll just scan you with my good ol' magic wand..." The Doctor spoke as he quickly circled around John, closely examining John's suit before giving him a quick wink as he took his Sonic Screwdriver once more, gave it a quick flick of the wrist, and then began scanning John.

For a solid minute the Doctor was scanning all around John's suit, as the high-pitched whine of the small device echoed throughout the room. Then, with a smile the Doctor stopped scanning John's suit and now began looking at the Sonic Screwdriver.
"Now let's see what we have here... Your armor has a Fusion Plasma Hybrid reactor with some Molecular Titanium Alloy in some of the armor itself... For some reason the Sonic is taking a lot longer to scan your armor..."




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The Expense: Hallman's Office

Astraea stopped crying, yet still had tears in her face. She listened to Emil's explanation of what will happen to her if she doesn't successfully capture her target. With one last sniffle she raised her hand and gave a quick salute while shaking her head as if she was saying 'no' to Emil's question of whether she wants to die or not.

"I-I'll try harder s-sir..."