Lian Territory
Wilderness
The Sanctum Avenger
"Really? I think we're fine since we're so high up...." Xander shrugged at Karliah's request and began to descend slowly. Xander stole a glance at the map as Lia presented it, following the direction and turning the ship toward the canyon.
The next moment would play out pretty regularly, and overall there would be nothing to note. Karliah would take a firm, commanding position somewhere behind Xander, attempting to look like she was doing more than telling the people who actually knew what they were doing and generally when to do it what to do. Until they landed, though, it was pretty boring to be a captain. Cecilia would then go to the systems and weapons, checking them out to make sure they were mostly functional, saying "Weapons and defences are in optimal state" right on que. Then she'd go to the top of the ship and say "We got a ship on the horizon..."
Wait...no that wasn't right.....
"... too far to identify any marks or faction" She finished.
"Damnit...." Xander Grumbled. "Captain? If i go down into the clouds we wont be able to see anything for at least half a minute. They wont either but its not like we have the ammo to fire at them blindly." Xander glanced back at Karliah, looking for his next order.
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03/25/2016, 06:48 AM #21
Alayosho; 03/25/2016, 06:53 AM. I gazed up at the sable-haired maiden with eyes so full of warmth it appeared she was crying silently. My trecherous mouth opened, "Why do you look so troubled, Princess?"
Slowly, she moved her eyes from the moon to me. She studied my imperfections before her for what seemed to be a blissful eternity before gracing me with her voice, "I've slain this land's only prince. What use, now, is a princess?"
As the maiden left my presence, so too did my heart.
Slowly, she moved her eyes from the moon to me. She studied my imperfections before her for what seemed to be a blissful eternity before gracing me with her voice, "I've slain this land's only prince. What use, now, is a princess?"
As the maiden left my presence, so too did my heart.
03/28/2016, 02:33 AM #22
Lian Territory | Wilderness | The Sanctum Avenger
The caption took only a few moments to think about how she would retaliate. the ship was still unidentified so there was a chance it wasnt' hostle. It could have just been another crew after the ores. Of cores it was her job to assume the worst and keep the others alive. For that she took her roll very seriously. She looked over at Xander before speaking. "Take us into the clouds and put the rear thrusts at max. Then get ready to dive. it's unlikely anyone would be out this far looking for us specificly, but we'll know it if they give chase."
She then walked over to the front of her ship and took control of the forward firing guns. "If they do end up following us we're gonna take em for a ride. After you dive I want you to circle around the mouton. Cecilia load the high explosive rounds and get ready to fire. We won't get a second shot at this."
The caption took only a few moments to think about how she would retaliate. the ship was still unidentified so there was a chance it wasnt' hostle. It could have just been another crew after the ores. Of cores it was her job to assume the worst and keep the others alive. For that she took her roll very seriously. She looked over at Xander before speaking. "Take us into the clouds and put the rear thrusts at max. Then get ready to dive. it's unlikely anyone would be out this far looking for us specificly, but we'll know it if they give chase."
She then walked over to the front of her ship and took control of the forward firing guns. "If they do end up following us we're gonna take em for a ride. After you dive I want you to circle around the mouton. Cecilia load the high explosive rounds and get ready to fire. We won't get a second shot at this."
03/28/2016, 05:05 PM #23
Lian Territory
Wilderness
"They're trying to take off." Reisen observed with her telescope, able to see blurry figures in the distance. For a brief moment she could identify a red haired girl strutting across the ship, who she could only guess as Karliah. "Captain, we need to get closer. Disarm all cannons, however; we want to appear safe."
"There's a problem, lass..."
Reisen turned around to see what the captain was saying to find catastrophe. Most of the crew members were trying to combat strange jellyfishes that are latched onto every metallic parts on the ship, corroding them away. In fact as soon as Reisen turned around, the jellies have finished eating off the engine, which exploded into a violent flash of fire that knocked some crew members out of the ship.
"Wha- what are those things?" Reisen exclaimed with a pinch of panic.
"Goddarn air jellies!" The captain grabbed his machete and started slicing the jellies away; but they were relentless in their pursuit for the metals on the ship; to them, the ship was a hearty buffet passing by their habitat. "I shoulda known those goons didn't coat the ship with Gulaggan Oil- whoa!"
The ship lurched, tilting forward and losing altitude fast. Those that anticipated this, including the captain and Reisen, held onto something on the ship. Other were thrown overboard, hurling into the deep seas below. The back of the ship was practically ablaze as the wooden portions of the ship started catching fire. The ship roared, plummeting down below with a mighty flaming tail behind it.
"Captain-" Reisen shouted, the pressure of the air as the ship fell too much for her to keep a straight face. She grimaced, the razor sharp wind beating at her like little daggers. "What- do we do?"
"Just hold tight lass!" The captain of the ship growled as more men lost their grip and fell off. When the ship pierced the clouds, continuing down, everything was wet and miserable; but the fire still raged on. "Maybe the gods will let us keep our lives."
"I don't believe in gods, captain!" Reisen said in a matter-of-fact tone. "I need you to tell me what we can do to survive!"
"Lass there's nothing we can do!" The captain bellowed. The ship continued falling. "Ya'd think I would've done it if there was something we could do!"
"So you're telling me to just pick a god and pray?" Reisen asked in disbelief. The captain nodded as he closed his eyes and murmured to himself. Unable to salvage any more responses, Reisen rolled her eyes and stared down into the deep blue that is the ocean below, awaiting what fate lies beyond.
Wilderness
"They're trying to take off." Reisen observed with her telescope, able to see blurry figures in the distance. For a brief moment she could identify a red haired girl strutting across the ship, who she could only guess as Karliah. "Captain, we need to get closer. Disarm all cannons, however; we want to appear safe."
"There's a problem, lass..."
Reisen turned around to see what the captain was saying to find catastrophe. Most of the crew members were trying to combat strange jellyfishes that are latched onto every metallic parts on the ship, corroding them away. In fact as soon as Reisen turned around, the jellies have finished eating off the engine, which exploded into a violent flash of fire that knocked some crew members out of the ship.
"Wha- what are those things?" Reisen exclaimed with a pinch of panic.
"Goddarn air jellies!" The captain grabbed his machete and started slicing the jellies away; but they were relentless in their pursuit for the metals on the ship; to them, the ship was a hearty buffet passing by their habitat. "I shoulda known those goons didn't coat the ship with Gulaggan Oil- whoa!"
The ship lurched, tilting forward and losing altitude fast. Those that anticipated this, including the captain and Reisen, held onto something on the ship. Other were thrown overboard, hurling into the deep seas below. The back of the ship was practically ablaze as the wooden portions of the ship started catching fire. The ship roared, plummeting down below with a mighty flaming tail behind it.
"Captain-" Reisen shouted, the pressure of the air as the ship fell too much for her to keep a straight face. She grimaced, the razor sharp wind beating at her like little daggers. "What- do we do?"
"Just hold tight lass!" The captain of the ship growled as more men lost their grip and fell off. When the ship pierced the clouds, continuing down, everything was wet and miserable; but the fire still raged on. "Maybe the gods will let us keep our lives."
"I don't believe in gods, captain!" Reisen said in a matter-of-fact tone. "I need you to tell me what we can do to survive!"
"Lass there's nothing we can do!" The captain bellowed. The ship continued falling. "Ya'd think I would've done it if there was something we could do!"
"So you're telling me to just pick a god and pray?" Reisen asked in disbelief. The captain nodded as he closed his eyes and murmured to himself. Unable to salvage any more responses, Reisen rolled her eyes and stared down into the deep blue that is the ocean below, awaiting what fate lies beyond.
03/28/2016, 06:06 PM #24
Lian Territory | Wilderness | The Sanctum Avenger
Running to the armory, Cecilia quickly picked up the explosive ammunition and went to each of the weapons of the ship, loading the rounds and arming each of the weapons by herself, making sure each of them was prepared for the possible battle "Explosive rounds locked and loaded captain" she spoke already going to the engineering section of the ship. The blond was now in her altar as she picked up her tools and started working on everything that she could find to keep the core of the ship intact "Come on my young steed, today we will be ready for whatever that comes to us"
Running to the armory, Cecilia quickly picked up the explosive ammunition and went to each of the weapons of the ship, loading the rounds and arming each of the weapons by herself, making sure each of them was prepared for the possible battle "Explosive rounds locked and loaded captain" she spoke already going to the engineering section of the ship. The blond was now in her altar as she picked up her tools and started working on everything that she could find to keep the core of the ship intact "Come on my young steed, today we will be ready for whatever that comes to us"
Have you ever crossed the line between sanity and madness? You would be amazed by what lies beyond the fog..
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04/03/2016, 08:37 PM #25
Lian Territory
Wilderness
The Sanctum Avenger
Xander nodded, trusting Karliah to lead them to victory (Or at least not a horrible, painful, flaming death), and proceeded to lower the ship into the clouds. Clouds were generally safe if you got past the fast you couldn't see. Unless there were high mountains, you likely weren't going to run into anything aside from some sky jellies who were just as blind as you were. He prepared himself to dive the ship, something he'd grown used to from flying for Karliah. He didn't want to power through the clouds however, his piloting instinct told him that going as fast as you could through an area you couldn't see in was a terrible idea. He did, however, get ready to shoot out of the cloud cover in the event that they weren't about to run into anything that would kill them.
"Loosing vision soon. Breathe gently and hold your nose." Xander reminded the crew you can't breathe clouds as they descended into the foggy abyss.
Wilderness
The Sanctum Avenger
Xander nodded, trusting Karliah to lead them to victory (Or at least not a horrible, painful, flaming death), and proceeded to lower the ship into the clouds. Clouds were generally safe if you got past the fast you couldn't see. Unless there were high mountains, you likely weren't going to run into anything aside from some sky jellies who were just as blind as you were. He prepared himself to dive the ship, something he'd grown used to from flying for Karliah. He didn't want to power through the clouds however, his piloting instinct told him that going as fast as you could through an area you couldn't see in was a terrible idea. He did, however, get ready to shoot out of the cloud cover in the event that they weren't about to run into anything that would kill them.
"Loosing vision soon. Breathe gently and hold your nose." Xander reminded the crew you can't breathe clouds as they descended into the foggy abyss.
I gazed up at the sable-haired maiden with eyes so full of warmth it appeared she was crying silently. My trecherous mouth opened, "Why do you look so troubled, Princess?"
Slowly, she moved her eyes from the moon to me. She studied my imperfections before her for what seemed to be a blissful eternity before gracing me with her voice, "I've slain this land's only prince. What use, now, is a princess?"
As the maiden left my presence, so too did my heart.
Slowly, she moved her eyes from the moon to me. She studied my imperfections before her for what seemed to be a blissful eternity before gracing me with her voice, "I've slain this land's only prince. What use, now, is a princess?"
As the maiden left my presence, so too did my heart.