Fred
Retired Staff
Re: Mission 5: Amaya's Gate
@YSS Miharu:
Under its own interdiction field, Miharu's speed of 2c was reduced to 0.5c. Still, they had since closed into weapon's range. Takumi was using her maneuvering thrusters to turn her own double-pronged prow in Miharu's direction.
Hinoto's fingers flew over her console and displays. She sent Miyoko structural data of the control tower atop Takumi's hull that housed its bridge; singled out each CFS nacelle as the vessel's superluminal propulsion and main source defensive shielding; and then pointed to the protruding lower deck fin where the additional fusion reactors were stored.
Miharu gave a sudden shudder. Hinoto quickly reported: "Takumi hasn't fired yet - though they are charging weapons. This was more like - yes - a tachyon burst that's disrupting our shields. I'm attempting to compen-"
Hinoto's sending was cut off by the telltale concussive crash of a teleporting power armor appearing on the bridge, the shock wave causing all three starship operators to be shaken up.
Fortunately, what appeared on the elevated portion of the bridge promptly feel to the floor: a steaming fused mix of scrambled durandium armor and hemosynthetic flesh, with bits of nekovalkyrja nauseatingly peeking through here and there. It was quite dead.
Unfortunately, there were two other more successful teleports done inside Miharu: one Mindy II right by the armored doors of the ship's MEGAMI and another right in central engineering, whose appearance knocked down several of the sprites there.
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@Amaya's Gate:
Enduring excruciating pain in her midsection, Masako maneuvered around the Akuma as it spewed hellishly hot plasma flames about to counter Asher. The Malifarian deftly boosted to the left to avoid the roaring blast and sent a few mini-missiles to join those Kai had fired as well... but those exploded prematurely from reaching their target thanks to repeated and well-timed use of burst telekinesis on Amaya's part.
Still, the Akuma had stopped belching flames, which was Masako's opportunity to close in... but then Asher doused it again with plasma flames, ruining another opportunity for the nekovalkyrja Juni to dart in and make a melee attack. The application of heat seemed to be working, though: flushed coolant jetted out from the Akuma in geyser-like columns of steam, with armor plates over the forearms opening to allow radiator fins to slide out.
The Akuma swiftly pivoted to follow along with Asher, making a loud mechanical clamor as it attempted a swipe at the Malifarian that he handily leapt above with an audible chortle. Masako floated around to get just under one of the wings to get into the Akuma's blind spot and prepared to run her blade through the armpit vertically but... she never had the chance.
Meni, floating above, fired a spray of aetheric beams from her saber-rifle to destroy the SDM warheads Kyou send at the Black Mindy, but she had her eye on Masako and blasted her from behind with her left forearm mounted scalar cannon. The black-eyed nekovalkyrja's world flashed as she was electrocuted and she fell to the floor unconscious with her body going into shock - the scalar cannon had been set to kill and the Daisy's scalar protection had just barely saved her from instantly dying.
On the Mani front, thing fared slightly better. Mani weaved and dodged from side to side as Kai peppered her with rapid-fire plasma attacks courtesy of his two rifles; while she in turn had chewed through his barrier and eaten through most of his chestplate with the addition of four painful, burning aether stitches that had almost gone through the hemosynthetic insert over his right thigh.
Things looked like they were going downhill for him... until Kyou landed a lucky headshot out of the blue! A Black Mindy armor's zesuaium helmet could survive a direct hit like that, but it still proved costly as Kai took advantage of Mani reeling to land two solid torso hits.
Mani's counter-attack to that was ferocious, though. She discarded her weapon's depleted battery pack and teleported. The battery pack had not yet reached the ground before Mani reappeared right in front of Kyou and kneed through the Daisy's chestplate, driving the Black Mindy's zesuaium kneeblade into Kyou's left breast.
What Kai saw then was a little surreal considering the speed, swiftness and coordination it took. Mani had used her free hand to pop open the compartment atop her attacking leg to fish out a new energy pack for her aether submachinegun. When Mani pulled her kneeblade out, she spun around and used her folded weapon-bearing arm to drive a zesuaium elbowblade halfway through Kyou's shoulder, cutting through muscle - and perhaps more importantly Kyou's shield generator - as she slid the energy clip into the submachinegun.
Finally, Mani ended up behind the bloodied Kyou, submachinegun aimed into Kyou's back and about to fire point-blank.
@YSS Miharu:
Under its own interdiction field, Miharu's speed of 2c was reduced to 0.5c. Still, they had since closed into weapon's range. Takumi was using her maneuvering thrusters to turn her own double-pronged prow in Miharu's direction.
Hinoto's fingers flew over her console and displays. She sent Miyoko structural data of the control tower atop Takumi's hull that housed its bridge; singled out each CFS nacelle as the vessel's superluminal propulsion and main source defensive shielding; and then pointed to the protruding lower deck fin where the additional fusion reactors were stored.
Miharu gave a sudden shudder. Hinoto quickly reported: "Takumi hasn't fired yet - though they are charging weapons. This was more like - yes - a tachyon burst that's disrupting our shields. I'm attempting to compen-"
Hinoto's sending was cut off by the telltale concussive crash of a teleporting power armor appearing on the bridge, the shock wave causing all three starship operators to be shaken up.
Fortunately, what appeared on the elevated portion of the bridge promptly feel to the floor: a steaming fused mix of scrambled durandium armor and hemosynthetic flesh, with bits of nekovalkyrja nauseatingly peeking through here and there. It was quite dead.
Unfortunately, there were two other more successful teleports done inside Miharu: one Mindy II right by the armored doors of the ship's MEGAMI and another right in central engineering, whose appearance knocked down several of the sprites there.
* * *
@Amaya's Gate:
Enduring excruciating pain in her midsection, Masako maneuvered around the Akuma as it spewed hellishly hot plasma flames about to counter Asher. The Malifarian deftly boosted to the left to avoid the roaring blast and sent a few mini-missiles to join those Kai had fired as well... but those exploded prematurely from reaching their target thanks to repeated and well-timed use of burst telekinesis on Amaya's part.
Still, the Akuma had stopped belching flames, which was Masako's opportunity to close in... but then Asher doused it again with plasma flames, ruining another opportunity for the nekovalkyrja Juni to dart in and make a melee attack. The application of heat seemed to be working, though: flushed coolant jetted out from the Akuma in geyser-like columns of steam, with armor plates over the forearms opening to allow radiator fins to slide out.
The Akuma swiftly pivoted to follow along with Asher, making a loud mechanical clamor as it attempted a swipe at the Malifarian that he handily leapt above with an audible chortle. Masako floated around to get just under one of the wings to get into the Akuma's blind spot and prepared to run her blade through the armpit vertically but... she never had the chance.
Meni, floating above, fired a spray of aetheric beams from her saber-rifle to destroy the SDM warheads Kyou send at the Black Mindy, but she had her eye on Masako and blasted her from behind with her left forearm mounted scalar cannon. The black-eyed nekovalkyrja's world flashed as she was electrocuted and she fell to the floor unconscious with her body going into shock - the scalar cannon had been set to kill and the Daisy's scalar protection had just barely saved her from instantly dying.
On the Mani front, thing fared slightly better. Mani weaved and dodged from side to side as Kai peppered her with rapid-fire plasma attacks courtesy of his two rifles; while she in turn had chewed through his barrier and eaten through most of his chestplate with the addition of four painful, burning aether stitches that had almost gone through the hemosynthetic insert over his right thigh.
Things looked like they were going downhill for him... until Kyou landed a lucky headshot out of the blue! A Black Mindy armor's zesuaium helmet could survive a direct hit like that, but it still proved costly as Kai took advantage of Mani reeling to land two solid torso hits.
Mani's counter-attack to that was ferocious, though. She discarded her weapon's depleted battery pack and teleported. The battery pack had not yet reached the ground before Mani reappeared right in front of Kyou and kneed through the Daisy's chestplate, driving the Black Mindy's zesuaium kneeblade into Kyou's left breast.
What Kai saw then was a little surreal considering the speed, swiftness and coordination it took. Mani had used her free hand to pop open the compartment atop her attacking leg to fish out a new energy pack for her aether submachinegun. When Mani pulled her kneeblade out, she spun around and used her folded weapon-bearing arm to drive a zesuaium elbowblade halfway through Kyou's shoulder, cutting through muscle - and perhaps more importantly Kyou's shield generator - as she slid the energy clip into the submachinegun.
Finally, Mani ended up behind the bloodied Kyou, submachinegun aimed into Kyou's back and about to fire point-blank.
