Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Been there, done that...how many times now? There's a running tally of how many commanders each fleet has gone through. The end result is, you kill one, another takes their place. For example, if Roderick dies, Revere takes his place. If Commander Sullivan here dies, Navarre takes his place. That's just it. You would have to wipe out everyone in order to eliminate the faction...you can't leave any bit of the faction alive. There was a time when the Strike fighters actually did succeed in annihilating the Guardians. But guess what? They came back even stronger. Why? We missed the sympathizers and didn't destroy their Iupiter class ships. We were about to take control of their Iupiter ships when the sympathizers went and recaptured them and reformed the Guardians. That was a few thousand years ago. If I didn't know better...I would say that the only way this war will end is if everyone in the entire Galaxy died." Joe shook his head. "I'll admit, I too think it's a curse of the Galaxy."
Kiara nodded. "They're afraid of what Joe just said...they fear that the one true solution might be the end of all life."
Sol Inceneron
Inopia - Temple of the Lost
"Yes, the shards are powerful. According to the legends, it was the Ancients and the Creators alongside the Goddess Venturia and the Sacred Star that created the galaxy. The sacred star's power was then sealed and fragmented, forming the Shards of Starlight." She then turned to one of the many passage ways, which were wide enough for only people on foot to pass through. "Arke is a part of the legends, as it was used to seal the power of the Shards. All we have to do is watch the inscriptions and note what changes there are..." She then smiled. "And don't worry, These temples aren't as bad as they seem, we don't have to worry about getting lost. I should know. I've been here long enough to know how they...or should I say, it was built."
[IC] Eternal Galaxy: Shards of Starlight - Part I
10/31/2013, 06:34 AM #582
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
John was getting annoyed by the pessimism of this entire galaxy. Everyone was too dumb to just put their differences aside. Perhaps the only way to fix it was to flush it all away... That's when it struck John. The only reason Humanity became united was because the Covenant threatened them with religious genocide.
"Have you considered giving everyone something to be afraid of? An entire race can quickly band together when their way of life is threatened. It shows them how similar they really are.", John said to Joe.
"Is there anything that the factions can agree on?", Cortana asked Kiara.
At this rate, Cortana felt bothered that the future was so bleak. Everyone was either too afraid to let their guard down, or too stupid to figure out why they were fighting in the first place.
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
John was getting annoyed by the pessimism of this entire galaxy. Everyone was too dumb to just put their differences aside. Perhaps the only way to fix it was to flush it all away... That's when it struck John. The only reason Humanity became united was because the Covenant threatened them with religious genocide.
"Have you considered giving everyone something to be afraid of? An entire race can quickly band together when their way of life is threatened. It shows them how similar they really are.", John said to Joe.
"Is there anything that the factions can agree on?", Cortana asked Kiara.
At this rate, Cortana felt bothered that the future was so bleak. Everyone was either too afraid to let their guard down, or too stupid to figure out why they were fighting in the first place.
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10/31/2013, 06:59 AM #583
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Oh sure, ya there's that." Joe then shrugged. "But what would you propose? One end-all super weapon? If that's so, guess what:" Joe then gestured as though to everything around him. "You're standing in one. This was designed for that purpose...but then the other factions made some. In the end, it would take the threat of the annihilation of the Galaxy to do that. Unfortunately, then it would be too late." He then turned to Kiara. "Though there are the Nihiliods..."
"Oh goddess..." Kiara shook her head and seemed to suddenly turn pale. "Don't even....the Nihiliods...ugh." She turned away. "Those parasites..."
Joe explained, "Nihiliods are also known as the world destroyers. they're a form of insectoid parasite that takes living beings as hosts and then...uses them as an exoskeleton. They spread at insane rates and will destroy the life of worlds in a matter of hours. they've been confined to a planet in Egale system and we've managed to keep them there. No one...No one goes there. The three factions actually have patrols that protect that one planet. That's the only thing the factions have agreed on. The Nihiliods must never spread again. Or else." Joe was speaking to both John and Cortana with that last statement.
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Oh sure, ya there's that." Joe then shrugged. "But what would you propose? One end-all super weapon? If that's so, guess what:" Joe then gestured as though to everything around him. "You're standing in one. This was designed for that purpose...but then the other factions made some. In the end, it would take the threat of the annihilation of the Galaxy to do that. Unfortunately, then it would be too late." He then turned to Kiara. "Though there are the Nihiliods..."
"Oh goddess..." Kiara shook her head and seemed to suddenly turn pale. "Don't even....the Nihiliods...ugh." She turned away. "Those parasites..."
Joe explained, "Nihiliods are also known as the world destroyers. they're a form of insectoid parasite that takes living beings as hosts and then...uses them as an exoskeleton. They spread at insane rates and will destroy the life of worlds in a matter of hours. they've been confined to a planet in Egale system and we've managed to keep them there. No one...No one goes there. The three factions actually have patrols that protect that one planet. That's the only thing the factions have agreed on. The Nihiliods must never spread again. Or else." Joe was speaking to both John and Cortana with that last statement.
10/31/2013, 11:15 AM #584
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"I guess. Also, it does run out, but that would take millions, if not billions of years, so it's a mute point." Nova said as her helmet lowered again.
"Wonder if there's any books in here." Mima opened up the portal to the pocket dimension and started sifting through.
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"I guess. Also, it does run out, but that would take millions, if not billions of years, so it's a mute point." Nova said as her helmet lowered again.
"Wonder if there's any books in here." Mima opened up the portal to the pocket dimension and started sifting through.
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.
10/31/2013, 02:04 PM #585
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
Finally away from the group, the bioroid leaned on a wall and looked at her feet "All of these people only go for battles saying they protect their rights.. but then no one does nothing for the ones attacked" she mumbled remembering the accident like if it was yesterday
The painful memory made Mara punch the wall in frustration making it have a hole through it. Breathing heavily she noticed that the conversation went on and on like in a loop until Joe spoke about the nihiloids and Kiara´s disapproval
Walking back to the group, the bioroid looked at both Joe and Kiara "If your only idea that the end of the war is by ending the galaxy, then let it end since you have already lost what matters, hope. Either make a a peaceful truce because you are worried about the civilians or take the weed out from the root. I have been hearing how this war has taking centuries and its just a simple loop of war with no hope for the people be it from NGO, Guardian or Strike faction." she said still glaring at Joe for his pesimism
Finally Mara looked at John and Cortana "If you guys have some hope to actually deal with this madness, I´ll go with you" she said with determination as she knew there was nothing to leave behind for her
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
Finally away from the group, the bioroid leaned on a wall and looked at her feet "All of these people only go for battles saying they protect their rights.. but then no one does nothing for the ones attacked" she mumbled remembering the accident like if it was yesterday
The painful memory made Mara punch the wall in frustration making it have a hole through it. Breathing heavily she noticed that the conversation went on and on like in a loop until Joe spoke about the nihiloids and Kiara´s disapproval
Walking back to the group, the bioroid looked at both Joe and Kiara "If your only idea that the end of the war is by ending the galaxy, then let it end since you have already lost what matters, hope. Either make a a peaceful truce because you are worried about the civilians or take the weed out from the root. I have been hearing how this war has taking centuries and its just a simple loop of war with no hope for the people be it from NGO, Guardian or Strike faction." she said still glaring at Joe for his pesimism
Finally Mara looked at John and Cortana "If you guys have some hope to actually deal with this madness, I´ll go with you" she said with determination as she knew there was nothing to leave behind for her
Have you ever crossed the line between sanity and madness? You would be amazed by what lies beyond the fog..
Spoiler
10/31/2013, 02:46 PM #586
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Ha! If there was 'no hope,' then we'd all have probably took a gun to our own heads and be dead by now." Joe shook his head. "There's a reason why the fight continues. Those legends are our hope. They say that the clock of fate will turn when we will it to turn. The question is: How do we break the cycle without sacrificing everything we have been fighting for. We might not know why we were fighting initially, but we know what we are fighting for. Family, loved ones, hope. The Strike Fighters might have no reason why we started fighting then, but we have a purpose now: To protect the people of the planets and end the fear of losing the Galaxy's central governing body: the Venturian Council. If we can hold out, if we can keep that oath, if we can survive long enough to see to it the clock turns once more, then we will win. To decisively end the war might mean the death of the galaxy, but there's hope for it to not end that way. This isn't just a war of ideals, it's a war of attrition for those ideals. If the Strike Fighters lay down and die, then the Galaxy will lose what was: The Venturian Council that maintained a near utopian society. Before the war we had it all. Now we're the line of defense against the radicalists who think the Venturian Council needs to be overthrown, all because they have a different system which we know will lead to the old human means of government, which will lead to all hell breaking loose again, and then it would repeat. Rather than go through that phase where we face annihilation and then another war immediately after, we choose to keep the war as it is to contain it. If we can keep this as it is...we might be able to see the clock turn finally and put an end to it. We have hope, and we have us humans to thank for it with our stubborn will to survive and find hope in the darkness."
***
"Oh~ well that's actually pretty interesting~ Could I ask to see it later? And c'mon let's go see if my friend Arrow is ready for the rites." Terrisa tugged at Nova's arm like a child trying to get someone to go with them.
***
"Hm, let me try this..." Nero took out an orb that levitated and pushed it into the pocket dimension. It then scanned the entire area mapping out individual objects. Nero then looked at the holographic display and showed it to Mima. "There, you can scroll through that and it will show you everything that's in there. I use this little thing often myself..." He then glanced to the paper work piled up on his desks. "...quite often."
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Ha! If there was 'no hope,' then we'd all have probably took a gun to our own heads and be dead by now." Joe shook his head. "There's a reason why the fight continues. Those legends are our hope. They say that the clock of fate will turn when we will it to turn. The question is: How do we break the cycle without sacrificing everything we have been fighting for. We might not know why we were fighting initially, but we know what we are fighting for. Family, loved ones, hope. The Strike Fighters might have no reason why we started fighting then, but we have a purpose now: To protect the people of the planets and end the fear of losing the Galaxy's central governing body: the Venturian Council. If we can hold out, if we can keep that oath, if we can survive long enough to see to it the clock turns once more, then we will win. To decisively end the war might mean the death of the galaxy, but there's hope for it to not end that way. This isn't just a war of ideals, it's a war of attrition for those ideals. If the Strike Fighters lay down and die, then the Galaxy will lose what was: The Venturian Council that maintained a near utopian society. Before the war we had it all. Now we're the line of defense against the radicalists who think the Venturian Council needs to be overthrown, all because they have a different system which we know will lead to the old human means of government, which will lead to all hell breaking loose again, and then it would repeat. Rather than go through that phase where we face annihilation and then another war immediately after, we choose to keep the war as it is to contain it. If we can keep this as it is...we might be able to see the clock turn finally and put an end to it. We have hope, and we have us humans to thank for it with our stubborn will to survive and find hope in the darkness."
***
"Oh~ well that's actually pretty interesting~ Could I ask to see it later? And c'mon let's go see if my friend Arrow is ready for the rites." Terrisa tugged at Nova's arm like a child trying to get someone to go with them.
***
"Hm, let me try this..." Nero took out an orb that levitated and pushed it into the pocket dimension. It then scanned the entire area mapping out individual objects. Nero then looked at the holographic display and showed it to Mima. "There, you can scroll through that and it will show you everything that's in there. I use this little thing often myself..." He then glanced to the paper work piled up on his desks. "...quite often."
10/31/2013, 03:05 PM #587
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Oh fine, I'll humor your little rites or whatever." Nova said. "So who's this friend of yours anyways?"
Oh. That is quite useful." Mima scrolled through until she found a box simply labeled "Reading Material". She went through the portal, and came back about thirty seconds later hefting a large cardboard box, putting it on the floor.
"Well, there's the books." Mima said. "At least I have something for entertainment." Mima then went back to scrolling through the orb. "Now where is the fridge...."
Venion System
Hyperion
Selarious's ship was wrecked, the mech crushed underneath like a pancake. Still, The Reaper armed three kunai in the tips of it's fingers just in case Selarious still had something up his sleeves. Then, as if the ship knew it's thoughts, another smaller floating machine appeared, two large human-like hands at it's sides as it rose. Four jet engines let it hover in the air, and a large gatling gun was mounted on the bottom.
"I AM NOT DONE YET, REAPER! YOU WILL DIE THIS DAY, WHETHER I DIE OR NOT DOESN'T MATTER." Selarious yelled as the gatling gun took aim and fired a stream of bullets, where The Reaper went extremely fast, barely outrunning them as they came for him. This was not good at all.
Last edited by Koishi; 10/31/2013, 03:09 PM. Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Oh fine, I'll humor your little rites or whatever." Nova said. "So who's this friend of yours anyways?"
Oh. That is quite useful." Mima scrolled through until she found a box simply labeled "Reading Material". She went through the portal, and came back about thirty seconds later hefting a large cardboard box, putting it on the floor.
"Well, there's the books." Mima said. "At least I have something for entertainment." Mima then went back to scrolling through the orb. "Now where is the fridge...."
Venion System
Hyperion
Selarious's ship was wrecked, the mech crushed underneath like a pancake. Still, The Reaper armed three kunai in the tips of it's fingers just in case Selarious still had something up his sleeves. Then, as if the ship knew it's thoughts, another smaller floating machine appeared, two large human-like hands at it's sides as it rose. Four jet engines let it hover in the air, and a large gatling gun was mounted on the bottom.
"I AM NOT DONE YET, REAPER! YOU WILL DIE THIS DAY, WHETHER I DIE OR NOT DOESN'T MATTER." Selarious yelled as the gatling gun took aim and fired a stream of bullets, where The Reaper went extremely fast, barely outrunning them as they came for him. This was not good at all.
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.
10/31/2013, 03:16 PM #588
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"His name is Aion Leonares, though me and my brother call him Arrow. He's an ace Maverick Pilot and now he's the Captain of the Hunter Squadron here." Terrisa skipped along alittle bit. "I like to think he's my other brother, hehehe. Joe and I know him well enough that we often call him a part of our family. Though Joe says I think everyone is family once I get to know them~"
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"His name is Aion Leonares, though me and my brother call him Arrow. He's an ace Maverick Pilot and now he's the Captain of the Hunter Squadron here." Terrisa skipped along alittle bit. "I like to think he's my other brother, hehehe. Joe and I know him well enough that we often call him a part of our family. Though Joe says I think everyone is family once I get to know them~"
10/31/2013, 03:22 PM #589
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"I prefer to work alone." Nova replied. "But your friend sounds interesting, though I've been at the firing end of both the Guardians and the NGO at one time or another." Nova explained. "Hopefully he won't know of me."
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"I prefer to work alone." Nova replied. "But your friend sounds interesting, though I've been at the firing end of both the Guardians and the NGO at one time or another." Nova explained. "Hopefully he won't know of me."
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.
10/31/2013, 03:39 PM #590
Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Firing end? As in you allied yourself with them? Uhm..." Terrisa paused. "If you did, keep quiet about siding with the NGO. People here will go at your throat if they knew that."
***
Nero blinked in surprise. "If you need a fridge, I can easily get ya one...unless...you think there might be something in it..."
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
"Firing end? As in you allied yourself with them? Uhm..." Terrisa paused. "If you did, keep quiet about siding with the NGO. People here will go at your throat if they knew that."
***
Nero blinked in surprise. "If you need a fridge, I can easily get ya one...unless...you think there might be something in it..."