Shield of Aiur
Hank whistled. "A bit larger than I expected."
Hank ha fought large foes before. MAG Agents being the most notable of which, but this? This was quite a bit larger. One of the beast's blade-arms swung sideways towards him. With a great leap Hank evaded it, landing on the rough, chitinous arm. It swung the arm around, more and more, trying to shake the man off, but Hank's grip was stronger. He holstered the lance, climbing up the arm with both hands as the creature bellowed and roared in anger.
Eventually, he found his way on it's back, spikes serving as ample handholds and he traversed the creature. It's armor was hard, he could figure that much. He tried stabbing it with the Psionic Blade, to no avail. He kept climbing, up to it's many-layered head. Hank saw something, a difference in tones between the layers. Small pockets of flesh. Well, small to the scale of the creature, that is. An idea popped into his head, something so stupid and idiotic that it might just work considering his limited arsenal.
He pulled out the lance, extending it,, and slid down the layer, stabbing the creature deep into it's flesh. It emitted a primal screech of anger and pain. He kept going. Instead of stabbing, he was seemingly... digging into the flesh, carving into it until he was fully inside the creature. The wails worsened, and speed of his lance increased. He dug and dug, carving flesh apart with the lance and gauntleted blade, until he hit bone, more notably spine. He rose his blade up, and thrust it down with all his might, wedging the blade between the vertebrae of it's spine. A final, wailing shreik emitted from it before it collapsed, having lost control of most of it's body. It was still alive, yes, but completely and utterly incapacitated.
As the wailing died down, he climbed out of the fleshy pit in which he dug, climbing atop the chitinous plates that made up most of it's body.
"They actually get this big?" Hank asked. "Plow through almost anything if you can't dodge. It's not dead, but it's close enough. That bone is too tough. Muscles aren't, though."
[IC]All the World's a Zerg Rush - An AtWaG spin-off RP
08/04/2015, 08:11 PM #171
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.
08/04/2015, 08:55 PM #172
Shield of Aiur
"Excellent observation." Talaras praised. "Many times, we have to incapacitate the Ultralisk to make it immobile while our artillery blasts their helpless body away. Your sense of battle is impeccable. I think that's good enough for now."
Talaras ended the simulations. Hank would now realize that he was actually in a rather small booth: too small to fit an Ultralisk inside.
"How'd you like the weapon?" Talaras curiously asked.
Eientei | Gensokyo
Yukari quickly a shot a look at John that said "We're going to bang tonight okay?" and then turned to Shepard.
"It really depends on how much energy I can get at a time." Yukari vaguely answered. "I can't give you a specific example of how large of a gap I can create, but know that there hasn't been any time where someone overestimated my power."
In the meantime, Eirin was too busy blushing at the sight of John to realize she was asked a question.
"Oh, sorry! I thought no one was talking to me." Eirin fidgeted a few seconds after Nera asked her the whereabouts of Kaguya. "The princess... she's most likely in her bedroom. However, if you wish to speak to her, do not expect her to make any... coherence in what she's talking about."
"Excellent observation." Talaras praised. "Many times, we have to incapacitate the Ultralisk to make it immobile while our artillery blasts their helpless body away. Your sense of battle is impeccable. I think that's good enough for now."
Talaras ended the simulations. Hank would now realize that he was actually in a rather small booth: too small to fit an Ultralisk inside.
"How'd you like the weapon?" Talaras curiously asked.
Eientei | Gensokyo
Yukari quickly a shot a look at John that said "We're going to bang tonight okay?" and then turned to Shepard.
"It really depends on how much energy I can get at a time." Yukari vaguely answered. "I can't give you a specific example of how large of a gap I can create, but know that there hasn't been any time where someone overestimated my power."
In the meantime, Eirin was too busy blushing at the sight of John to realize she was asked a question.
"Oh, sorry! I thought no one was talking to me." Eirin fidgeted a few seconds after Nera asked her the whereabouts of Kaguya. "The princess... she's most likely in her bedroom. However, if you wish to speak to her, do not expect her to make any... coherence in what she's talking about."
08/04/2015, 09:44 PM #173
Shield of Aiur
Hank nodded, exiting the room and picking up his weapons before replying.
"Flexible, versatile, deadly. I can see why many of your Protoss prefer it." Hank replied. "All of these weapons you've shown are of higher quality then i'm used to down in Nevada. Higher tech, more stopping power. Don't even need to reload the rifle."
Hank nodded, exiting the room and picking up his weapons before replying.
"Flexible, versatile, deadly. I can see why many of your Protoss prefer it." Hank replied. "All of these weapons you've shown are of higher quality then i'm used to down in Nevada. Higher tech, more stopping power. Don't even need to reload the rifle."
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.
08/15/2015, 10:03 AM #174
Eientei | Gensokyo
John simply gave a light sigh at the whole situation before turning to answer Nera's question, but stopped when Yukari shot him a rather.. suggestive glance, to which John simply gave a silent, almost invisible chuckle. From what he could tell, Yukari might have already been over their confrontation before. Of course, he would still have to talk to her about what happened earlier, both about why he just left and about her keeping secrets. He still felt a little upset about the fact that she hid something so important from him, but he knew that there was little point in lingering onto the past. After pausing for a split second, John looked over to Nera and spoke.
"Good to see I was the last person to know", John dryly remarked before answering her question, "I don't know if my knowledge of Flood will help us here. These are different creatures and should not be expected to act like a similar infestation. We need to observe them first, then look for possible countermeasures. At the very least, the Flood have taught me how to deal with hordes, but we'll need to learn about their anatomies to understand how to kill them.", John said to Nera.
Last edited by S121; 08/16/2015, 11:08 PM. John simply gave a light sigh at the whole situation before turning to answer Nera's question, but stopped when Yukari shot him a rather.. suggestive glance, to which John simply gave a silent, almost invisible chuckle. From what he could tell, Yukari might have already been over their confrontation before. Of course, he would still have to talk to her about what happened earlier, both about why he just left and about her keeping secrets. He still felt a little upset about the fact that she hid something so important from him, but he knew that there was little point in lingering onto the past. After pausing for a split second, John looked over to Nera and spoke.
"Good to see I was the last person to know", John dryly remarked before answering her question, "I don't know if my knowledge of Flood will help us here. These are different creatures and should not be expected to act like a similar infestation. We need to observe them first, then look for possible countermeasures. At the very least, the Flood have taught me how to deal with hordes, but we'll need to learn about their anatomies to understand how to kill them.", John said to Nera.
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
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08/17/2015, 05:16 PM #175
Eientei | Gensokyo
Since this was her line of work, Jane explained to the spartan "The Zerg have a hive mind with their species breeded to have specific tasks. The lowlest soldiers are just cannon fodder and scouts and slowly the ranks go up with their lethality, from trappers with firing spikes to flying organic vessels."
The commander then looked outside, where the Normandy was already floating on a safe distance "They have high ranked Zerg, but we have no knowledge about them since the data of their universe was wiped out. One possible asset is on my ship, but he is still on probation for the moment"
Since this was her line of work, Jane explained to the spartan "The Zerg have a hive mind with their species breeded to have specific tasks. The lowlest soldiers are just cannon fodder and scouts and slowly the ranks go up with their lethality, from trappers with firing spikes to flying organic vessels."
The commander then looked outside, where the Normandy was already floating on a safe distance "They have high ranked Zerg, but we have no knowledge about them since the data of their universe was wiped out. One possible asset is on my ship, but he is still on probation for the moment"
Have you ever crossed the line between sanity and madness? You would be amazed by what lies beyond the fog..
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08/17/2015, 11:10 PM #176
Shield of Aiur
"Unfortunately I cannot grant you permission to use those weapons outside of this Citadel of Adun unless Executor Selendis or other Executor-level Protoss Templars approves of your trustworthiness." Talaras regrettably commented as she took the spear from Hank. "However, you may peruse the facility and test other weapons as much as you'd like. I'm sure other Protoss cadets are willing to aid you in your sparring."
"Unfortunately I cannot grant you permission to use those weapons outside of this Citadel of Adun unless Executor Selendis or other Executor-level Protoss Templars approves of your trustworthiness." Talaras regrettably commented as she took the spear from Hank. "However, you may peruse the facility and test other weapons as much as you'd like. I'm sure other Protoss cadets are willing to aid you in your sparring."
08/17/2015, 11:23 PM #177
Shield of Aiur
"Of course. I would find it quite... questionable otherwise. People running around with weapons that could get themselves or others killed with the wrong move without trust or otherwise is horribly flawed. You don't give a child an RPG and expect the world to go right." Hank replied. "Regardless, I think i'm done here anyways. I need to speak to that Selendis fellow on other matters if they're not busy. Enough time should've passed."
Hank moved back towards the exit. "It was a pleasure to meet you, Talaras. Maybe we'll meet again, someday."
With that, Hank turned to leave, the pitter-patter of footsteps being a final wave goodbye.
"Of course. I would find it quite... questionable otherwise. People running around with weapons that could get themselves or others killed with the wrong move without trust or otherwise is horribly flawed. You don't give a child an RPG and expect the world to go right." Hank replied. "Regardless, I think i'm done here anyways. I need to speak to that Selendis fellow on other matters if they're not busy. Enough time should've passed."
Hank moved back towards the exit. "It was a pleasure to meet you, Talaras. Maybe we'll meet again, someday."
With that, Hank turned to leave, the pitter-patter of footsteps being a final wave goodbye.
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.
08/26/2015, 07:00 AM #178
Eientei | Gensokyo
John quietly thought for a moment about the Zergs' various breed specializations. Now that he had at least an inkling of information about them, he could see that they seemed to at least be organized in a similar manner to the Flood, only a little more specific than his former adversary. Of course with the destruction of the internet, there was now no readily available information about them.. except for the man the armored woman had talked about. At least they had a lead.
With that in mind, John looked over to the red-haired woman and spoke once more.
"Let's speak with the informant you brought,", John said to Jane before pausing to consider that he did not know this woman's name,"What name should I address you with?"
John quietly thought for a moment about the Zergs' various breed specializations. Now that he had at least an inkling of information about them, he could see that they seemed to at least be organized in a similar manner to the Flood, only a little more specific than his former adversary. Of course with the destruction of the internet, there was now no readily available information about them.. except for the man the armored woman had talked about. At least they had a lead.
With that in mind, John looked over to the red-haired woman and spoke once more.
"Let's speak with the informant you brought,", John said to Jane before pausing to consider that he did not know this woman's name,"What name should I address you with?"
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
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08/27/2015, 04:51 AM #179
Eientei | Gensokyo
"So far the Zerg are still scouting the underground zones, that is how the possible asset found us, but then again, these creatures looked that they aren´t all into the dungeon crawling, they mostly were focused on air and surface combat" the commander continued and then answered to the spartan "The name is Jane Shepard, commander of the Normandy, and the guy up there wouldn´t mind being talked with." she said with an almost casual tone
Yet the redhead got serious "A warning though, Alexei is already one with the Zerg parasite, yet has the mental strength to keep his humanity, so please don´t shoot him the moment you see him"
"So far the Zerg are still scouting the underground zones, that is how the possible asset found us, but then again, these creatures looked that they aren´t all into the dungeon crawling, they mostly were focused on air and surface combat" the commander continued and then answered to the spartan "The name is Jane Shepard, commander of the Normandy, and the guy up there wouldn´t mind being talked with." she said with an almost casual tone
Yet the redhead got serious "A warning though, Alexei is already one with the Zerg parasite, yet has the mental strength to keep his humanity, so please don´t shoot him the moment you see him"
Have you ever crossed the line between sanity and madness? You would be amazed by what lies beyond the fog..
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