Eternal Galaxy: Phoenix - Intermission

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07/13/2015, 06:32 AM #241
Nevaaras

"Yea. At least it doesn't get boring here.", Ethan said to the girl as Megumi approached.

After Megumi stopped in front of Ethan, he couldn't help but faintly grin underneath his helmet as he almost playfully tilted his head to the side.

"Well hello again...", Ethan said and paused as he realized he didn't know the girl's name. Instead, he decided to continue speaking.

"Have you been getting into more trouble?"

Instead of getting an answer, Ethan was met only with silence and her blue-eyed stare. Ethan didn't really know how to react to her lack of reaction except to utter, "Uhhh..." After a minute though, the girl grabbed onto his waist and let her body slump to the ground. If she was any heavier, Megumi would have knocked Ethan off balance. Ethan was surprised by Megumi's reaction to him, especially since a few hours ago she was trying to get away from him. The only thing Ethan could do was look at Mokou and add on to what he had said before.

"You have no idea.", he flatly said to Mokou.

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07/13/2015, 07:01 AM #242
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"You're right." Mokou raised an eyebrow at the girl's affectionate reaction. Either she was very assertive, innocent, or she knew Ethan before. Judging by Ethan's greeting to the girl, it was most likely the latter. "I have no clue."

Mokou suddenly looked up and around. She could feel something: her instinct warned her. To the north of the group, a dim cloud of sort rumbled, coming towards the group. "I can see a dust storm coming. We should probably hurry to wherever Miranda's taking us."

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07/13/2015, 11:53 PM #243
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Phenom took a few minutes to confirm that everyone in the inn was alright. A small bit of chatting revealed that they were. He was also told most of the situation. Of course, the colonists left out some of the sketchier details, but he could tell they were hiding something from him. It didn't matter. He turned to Terra and approached her once more, taking a brief moment to acknowledge Adam's presence.

He looked down at Terra and spoke, "Come with me." he said, gesturing upstairs. He wanted to find out what was going on from her perspective. There was definitely a reason that she was the only one out there fighting, and he was going to find out what that reason was.

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07/14/2015, 12:29 AM #244
Chapter IV

At their founding, the Hunteri were trained to be masters of survival. They were to be skilled enough to help those in need to survive. In the end, their last squadron had exceeded that expectation. They had preserved Venturia against impossible odds.
- Last known publication of Heroes and Legends of Venturia during the Inevitable Conclusion

Strix Command Ship Legacy – Senari Orbit
“Frict.” Eleos closed his eyes as he wrestled with the situation that had just been dumped in his lap. “Igni’ta, you can’t just reactivate the Rixtrigan. The Void can tell when we use Rift Gates. It knows how we operate.” Ignis wilted slightly under his criticism, which made Eleos lighten his tone. “You’re so much like your parents. Between your father’s stubbornness and your mother’s brashness, I’m not surprised you thought that it was the right thing to do.”

“But, Uncle Eleos, the colonists were the ones that activated the Rift Gates. If the Void is as omniscient as you say, then it must realize that they would be testing it as well.” Ignis brought herself up to her full height. “We could begin organizing for the final strike now.”

Lotus stepped in, “Yet we’re far from that right now. We need to assemble an army discretely. We need to build up a fleet.” She shook her head in dismay. “Igni’ta, you jumped the gun, again. We’re not ready yet.” Eleos nodded solemnly in agreement. They had been waiting for the many Hunteri’cova, colonies of survivors, to build up their numbers across the galaxy. They were playing the waiting game for their army. Ships were another story, and Lotus knew that it would be their greater challenge if the Hunteri didn’t do anything for it.

Ignis however didn’t share their view on the situation. “We can assemble an army now. I can find the ships. Shev, I could find the Void by accident. All we need to do is recruit the colonists-“

“Why would they fight our fight? They’re not mercenaries and even then, they have no reason to help. This is a Venturian problem. We’ll take care of it ourselves.” That statement made Ignis step back. She knew what Eleos meant. He had survived the Senari Crisis, the civil war that resulted in the return of the Senari Federation. “It was a Senari problem, and we dealt with it,” was Eleos’s saying. He was always bitter about not doing things himself, despite his time in Strix Squadron.

“It’s not just a Venturian problem anymore. The Universe is collapsing and I know it’s because of the Void.” Ignis watched her aunt and uncle intently for their reaction. What she saw was grave resignation. They know, too. They just don’t want to bother with that aspect of it because we already have enough to deal with. She looked down at her own gloved hand, reaching the same question that Lotus answered next.

“I know you want to save everyone, Igni’ta, but we are few. There’s only so much we can do.”

“Our goal is to purge Venturia without using the Phoenix Code. Revere has managed to buy us time, but we’re not ready to strike at every Nihiliod at once. We have to operate like the Phoenix Code, just far more selective.” Eleos pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to subdue the headache he felt. “We have to do this because we can’t access the GAIA Computer to change the program.”

Hunteri Stronghold – Sedes Imperii
Achlys still felt like she filled the entire chamber that housed the power core of the Palaci. Adapting back to life as a five foot six inch bipedal Arcain instead of a forty foot tall quadruped Arachnae was more challenging than she thought. I just need to give it time. I’ll be back to my old self soon enough, just with a lot more energy coursing through my veins. Arcain blood was normally a silvery color, making their veins invisible against their skin. Achlys’s, however, now took on a dark purple hue in some places due to the high concentrations of Gaia’va. Most beings would die from Gaia Energy poisoning, but she was Arcain; she was born with Corlaviri embedded in her heart, granting her the ability to contain it.

“Confira’strav, maki’taStill claustrophobic, sister? Aion stood at the entrance with a sideways grin on his face which always betrayed his concern despite his show of good humor. “This place is a lot emptier now that you… lost some mass

“Shacir, Hunteri.” Achlys tried to keep a serious face, though eventually she gave in to fits of laughter. There was something disarming about how he could still find humor in these dire times. Part of her envied his ability to do so. Regaining her composure, Achlys addressed the leader of the Hunters. “I assume you’re not here just to crack bad jokes, maki’te

“Nay, just here to check on our favorite alchemist.” Aion carried himself like a General who was wise beyond his years. Achlys knew, though, that he was a renegade who lived by the standards of the Hunteri. When she first met him, Aion was a mercenary searching for the truth of the War of the Eternity. Now he held command of a new generation of Hunteri during a dangerous chapter of Venturia’s history. His demeanor quickly became grave as he turned to Achlys again. “I also want to know if you’ve sensed anything different. I would try to train our Vatians to access the Fo’yia, but I would rather not risk it.”

Achlys felt herself sigh as she smiled wryly. She understood what he was really asking: He wanted a reason to be let loose; to stop hiding and start fighting. “If you really want to know, Helios has an unusually high amount of Dei’arc activity.”

“Helios, huh?” Aion seemed suddenly fascinated by the dormant Corlaviri Crystal that made up the city’s power core. “Maybe it’s time to pay Joe a visit.”

“If I recall, we don’t have enough transports to relocate our base, unless you intend on leaving some of your dear Hunteri here.” Achlys watched a smile grow broader by the second on his face as he began to head back to the makeshift headquarters.
“Nay, we’re all going. I trust the Dei’arcs enough that if they know something is wrong then we should listen.” He turned to watch Achlys smile as well. And yes, that does mean I’ll even listen to your advice, Achly’ita. Aion knew that they waited long enough; it was time to bring together the scattered Hunteri into one force. He had to trust that the resulting army would be big enough to handle what he had in mind. If not, then it’ll be a waste of life.

The main base of operations was a closed circuit system that fed off of the main computers of the city. It was contained and ultimately invisible from outside the city. Vatians, Irians, Papillians, and Arcains bustled about the various chambers that had been retrofitted as a concealed military garrison. Everyone worked with the utmost efficiency, carrying out basic tasks to keep everything operating and prepared for anything. As far as Aion was concerned, these people were true Hunteri. A female Vatian officer approached him, saluted, which he acknowledged with a nod, and then gave her report. “Aion, sir, border patrol has reported that a group of bipedals have landed not too long ago. Scans indicate they are using Ven’tec equipment.”

Aion’s brow furrowed. “How many? And did they ID the ship they came in?”

“Two, sir. And the ship is also of Venturian origin: VE-C02443. According to scans, it originated from Helios via Rixtrigan.” The Vatian stood with her arms held at the small of her back, waiting for Aion’s response. She held respect for him because of who he was as a person, not because he was her CO. It was something that all the Hunteri were taught, and something she took to heart.

VE-C02, Freighters designed for the Empire during Lady Avonna’s rule. The kind of transport I would choose if I wanted to get people somewhere fast. Aion gave a start when he came back to reality from his thoughts. “Which planet did it originate from, or, better yet, which space port did it come from?” With that question, the Vatian blinked a few times as if it was unusual that he had asked.

“Duon, sir. From the Pangaea Space port.” She was about to ask why that was important but Aion interrupted her with the answer.

“Then that means Morpheus decided to send us a sign. Something is wrong.” He turned on his heel and made for the communications center. “Spread the word, we’re preparing for Evaz’trae.” The Vatian froze at the order.

“Sir, are you sure you want us to evac-“

“Positive. Assemble whatever squadrons you can and activate all systems to full. Deivi’pa caro’muc Void locu’tinunHell if I care if the Void finds us now. He left the Vatian dumbfounded as he entered the room where they had all of their communication systems. He grabbed one of the intercom microphones and flipped it on as he activated the voice recorder. “Attention all personnel, prepare for immediate Evaz’trae. I repeat, prepare for immediate Evaz’trae. Utilization of Ven’tec is permitted.” Aion flipped the system to replay the message. All present in the room stared at him. “Well? Don’t just sit there, Rapi! Move!”

The bustling activity that filled the lower levels of the Palaci suddenly erupted into organized chaos. Men and women ran about, shouting orders to others while carrying or packing equipment. Achlys was amazed that, despite their rushed actions, the Hunteri kept their efficiency. While crossing the central chamber to the communications room she was almost swept up in the rush as well. Achlys was surprised, after the ordeal of reaching the room, to find it nearly empty save for the person she was looking for. Aion was pacing in front of the long range comm system, seemingly at odds with himself as he spoke to whoever was on the other end. “Eleos, I know it’s a risk, but I need you to get your bac’kut over here. I’m not one-hundred-percent certain I have enough transports here to completely evac my base. Yes, I know, it’s insane to issue Evaz’trae when not fully prepared. Yes. Maki’te. You’re the last person I need a lecture from today. Hey, it’ll be like old times, right? All the rushed evacs? C’mon, just use the Rixtrigan. Eleos, there’s no point in trying to minimize the damage, it’s already been done. Yes, we just declared our presence to the Void. Just get over here

“I don’t remember Eleos being so cautious.” Achlys said softly as she watched Aion’s reactions. He was tense, waiting for a response, hand held firmly to his ear so that he could hear even the slightest whisper that might come through the comm unit in his ear.

A moment more of silence was finally broken by a sigh of defeat over the comm. “Fi, You win. We’ll be over there in fifteen minutes. We have to deal with a certain someone that decided to come back home.”

“Thank you, maki’te.” Aion slumped into a chair letting relief flow over him. It only took a few seconds to realize what Eleos had said at the end. “Unmo’mi, who came back home?” A chuckle answered him followed by a quick wait-till-we-get-there before the comm went silent.

Strix Command Ship Legacy – Senari Orbit
Eleos let his head fall back into the headrest of the seat of the comm station. “I thought the saying was Like father, like daughter, not the other way around.” Lotus simply laughed.

“It could be worse, maki’te. Besides, it sounds as if Aion was tired. Most likely from sitting on his bac’kut for so long.” A dismissive wave was Eleos’s response. “Plus, he has a point; No point being subtle anymore. And it’ll be good for Igni’ta to be reunited with her father.”

“Aye, maybe that news will keep her from running off to whatever colony she was talking about.”

“It might be too late for that.” The voice of Spear, out of breath and worried sounding, sounded from the doorway of the bridge. “She just left for H-BP04.” Eleos and Lotus both looked at him incredulously. “I tried to stop her but, frict, she was too quick.”
“Shev. She went to a boundary planet?” Eleos looked to Lotus who seemingly read his mind.

“We don’t know the status of the boundary planets when it comes to Nihiliod infestation.” She got off of her seat on the control console and made for the exit. “I’ll take Anna and go after her. And you.” Lotus pointed menacingly towards Spear. “You’re coming, too.”

“What? What did I do wrong this time?” He looked from Lotus to Eleos who had a smug grin on his face.

“I think it was the part on how you couldn’t keep a little girl from escaping.” Spear adopted a look of skepticism. “I’ll make sure to contact Joe so that he can help try to intercept her.” He responded with a silent shrug of agreement before leaving Eleos to his thoughts while he sat in the bridge. Yeah, just like old times. You were right, Aion. You were right.

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07/14/2015, 02:12 AM #245
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Terra looked after the man as he walked away. She wondered why he wanted to talk to her. Sure, she had been the one fighting out there, but it seemed like he wanted to talk in private. This confused the girl. It had been a confusing day for her all around. She yawned. She said a quick goodbye to Adam. "Uh, I guess he wants to talk to me. I'll see you later, I guess. Bye!"

"Bye! See you later," he responded. Terra waved, looking somewhat guilty for just leaving him. She followed after the man in the dark cloak. Hmm, maybe in this private talk I'll actually see his face, Terra mused. She couldn't stop herself from imagining what he looked like beneath his mask-like scarf. She hoped he wasn't scary-looking. His height and attire were intimidating enough, and his skills in battle as well.

Her mind, boiling over with countless thoughts, continued to steam with questions as she followed after her enigmatic new acquaintance.
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07/14/2015, 02:49 AM #246
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Phenom, led Terra to the room across from hers, opting not to use the room opposite due to the completely destroyed door. He opened the door and entered, making his way over to the chair that stood in the corner of the room. He slowly lowered himself into the chair and awaited Terra's entrance. When she did enter, Phenom spoke.

"Close the door." he said, observing the flustered girl as she obliged him. He then silently gestured for her to sit on the bed.

"Terra... I have a few questions I would like you to answer." He said through his scarf.

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07/14/2015, 02:57 AM #247
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After shutting the door as she was told, Terra took his offer to sit on the bed. She was a little disappointed when he didn't show any sign of lowering his scarf. She had been curious. Plus, it would make him feel a bit less imposing...

Terra cocked her head a little upon learning that he wanted to interrogate her. "U-um... you want to ask me questions? Questions like... what?" For some reason she was worried about what he might ask her. His tone seemed neutral, but she couldn't really tell if that was his aim. Terra was momentarily gripped by a worried sense that maybe he was angry with her for some reason. Maybe for somewhat recklessly trying to fight an entire army.
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07/14/2015, 03:13 AM #248
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BGM: Legend of Dragoon OST - Echo of Flame
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Phenom squinted slightly, noticing Terra staring at his scarf. He groaned and shook his head, pulling down his scarf to reveal the lower half of his face. His expression was as stoic as his tone implied.

"Better? I'm no monster." He said. Leaving the scarf lowered, he leaned towards Terra and began to speak.

"Before anything... My name is Phenom. I am a Guardian Angel from Heaven, under the employment of GaHDD." he said, identifying himself. It appeared he would only give such details in private, and the way he spoke of himself implied that there was some sort of holy nature to him. Angels? Heaven? God? Who would even begin to fathom that he was just a... well.. he wasn't a regular human, per se.

"Now then... do you have any idea why that... Army... attacked this village?"

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07/14/2015, 03:37 AM #249
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His scarf had been pulled down. The way he said "I'm no monster" made her feel a little guilty. Terra hadn't thought of him that way, she was only curious, and only slightly imtimidated. Still, it did make her feel better to see his face. Safer, in a way. He also wasn't exactly bad-looking, in her opinion.

Terra sighed. "Sorry, I don't know anything about them, or why they were attacking. I'm not really from here. In fact, this is the first day I've even been in this town. I don't know much of anything about it." Terra looked down. She didn't want to be a hindrance to him, but the sad fact was that if he wanted to know about the town or the army, she was totally clueless.
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07/14/2015, 03:47 AM #250
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Phenom put his hand to his chin and turned his gaze to the floor in thought for a moment. "Hm.... Tell me what you were doing out there all on your own? Why were you fighting?"

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