Mr Zoat
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16th October 2013
17:31 G.M.T.
Darn-.
I transition as the beta club swings through where my head used to be-. And come up short, because the yellow crystals are deploying. Right, tether a slab of concrete, pull it into my hands before the tether fades away-.
Purple energy erupts from the end of the club-! My kinetic barrier flares, and I feel a weak tingling in my hands as a small amount of the nerve beam bleeds through, but that's about it. Throw the concrete at his face-
"Ragh!"
-and use my armour's flight system to fly upwards before-.
Uh-?
BOOF!
"RRAH!"
Oof!
Right… Kalibak's fast and agile. Right leg armour is buckled, though my actual leg feels more or less alright. Back… Ah, yeah, kinetic barrier doing a hero's work there. Brick's a bit shredded-.
"Hshhahhkhakhk!"
Oh, I've got yellow crystal dust inside my armour. And now I've got no translation.
"Do you feel fear, Lantern?!" Kalibak shoves what's left of the wall aside with brute force, grinning at me as I pick myself up. "Do you see that you cannot stand against a New God?"
And… I can smell my environment, just about. Mould, burned petrochemicals, and… Just faintly, rotting flesh.
I trigger my armour's radio. "Gaart, head out. I'll hold Kalibak's attention."
"Hkhhkskkkhshh!"
"Is your spirit so weak?" Kalibak points the end of his club at me. "Or will you meet your end on your feet?"
Fine. Fists raised, march towards him. He grins, turning his club to the side a little, clearly indicating that he'll use it as a melee weapon rather than a ranged weapon. Set crumble field to maximum intensity and minimum range, and brac-.
Ooohf!
He bull rushed me! He's pinned me to his -ohf!- chest, charging -ohf!- through the walls! My kinetic barrier doesn't -ohf!- know when it's supposed to trigger!
I bring my fists around and smash them into his ears!
"Mnrh!"
I see the smoke emerge as the crumbler -ohf!- field starts eating through his flesh and hair! Can't reach his eyes from -ohf!- here-. Lower the right one to his neck-
"Gah!"
-and deactivate the left, deploy a x-ionised knife and stab-.
OOF!
"RRAAAAAGH!"
And pick-. Oh dear. Can't see the rear of my armour, but my power assistance appears to be acting up. Kalibak's sort of twitching from the knife I jammed into his skull, hands trying to reach-.
I'm not sure if it's the effect of having a bit of metal in that part of his brain or if he's just that muscle bound, but it looks like he's having trouble reaching it. Okay, is the armour's flight system working? Yes, sort of-. Okay.
Fzzzm!
Ah, right, the parademons. They fell behind a little in Kalibak's charge, but they're trying to get line of sight-.
Oh, he dropped-.
I lunge clumsily forward and grab Kalibak's beta rod. He manages to focus on me a little as I raise it up, but he can't coordinate his hands well enough to block it as I swing it down…
"Nuuuuugh!"
Right onto the knife. Which sinks further into his head, the handle flattened against his scalp.
Okay, good. Can't work out how to switch it to ranged mode and I can't risk crumbling it in case it explodes…
Toss it aside, turn and run!
Fzzzm! Fzzzm! Fzzzm!
Armour might not be working properly, but its mass if alright at preventing the shots from the parademons hitting anything vital.
"Gaart, I don't know where I'm going. Can you throw up a sign?"
"Hshhks?"
I crumbler-punch my way through a wall, then flick my eyes upwards. A few parademons are perched on the walls above me, but it looks like they weren't expecting me to come in this direction. Slow off the mark. Okay, is the stealth system working..? Uh, sort of. Phasing is a pipedream, but the holographic system is… Kind of working? Might give me a few extra seconds. Add in the kinetic belt's flight system… Alright, jump system, it's letting me go a little faster without drawing fire.
And then I see a shot from one of the parademon's weapons going straight up… Good work, Gaart. Okay, I'm running along… Some sort of old… Loading dock? Cover's a bit sparse, but nothing's trying to shoot me right now-. Ah! I see! There's where I came in, and there are the scattering slaves, who aren't fleeing so much as taking cover. No guards-.
Fzzzm! Fzzzm! Fzzzm! Fzzzm!
They're swarming, but they're just guessing at my location.
"Hk-kk-ksk?"
"Sorry, translation system is still out. I saw the shot-" I jump down, back onto the road I first entered by. "-and I'm heading your way."
A couple of slaves stare at the me-shaped blur as I run past their hidey-hole, and I start to see the glow from either Lantern Qarrigat or Lantern Gaart's dome shield construct. A couple of parademons are firing on it, but-. It's Gaart, and he's keeping it up well.
"Okay, go!"
Gaart glances towards me, and then alters the shield to only block shots from above. I dash past him, and-.
There we go, back in the tunnel. Step aside, and prepare crumbler gauntlets just in case the objects in there are capable of existing outside-.
Gaart darts out and then freezes, staring at his own hands. He glances back at the start of the projection area-.
"I told you. He wasn't real."
He focuses for a moment, and then nods.
"Right, now I need you to help me clean out my armour before the mine security get here."
"I'll get right on that."
17:31 G.M.T.
Darn-.
I transition as the beta club swings through where my head used to be-. And come up short, because the yellow crystals are deploying. Right, tether a slab of concrete, pull it into my hands before the tether fades away-.
Purple energy erupts from the end of the club-! My kinetic barrier flares, and I feel a weak tingling in my hands as a small amount of the nerve beam bleeds through, but that's about it. Throw the concrete at his face-
"Ragh!"
-and use my armour's flight system to fly upwards before-.
Uh-?
BOOF!
"RRAH!"
Oof!
Right… Kalibak's fast and agile. Right leg armour is buckled, though my actual leg feels more or less alright. Back… Ah, yeah, kinetic barrier doing a hero's work there. Brick's a bit shredded-.
"Hshhahhkhakhk!"
Oh, I've got yellow crystal dust inside my armour. And now I've got no translation.
"Do you feel fear, Lantern?!" Kalibak shoves what's left of the wall aside with brute force, grinning at me as I pick myself up. "Do you see that you cannot stand against a New God?"
And… I can smell my environment, just about. Mould, burned petrochemicals, and… Just faintly, rotting flesh.
I trigger my armour's radio. "Gaart, head out. I'll hold Kalibak's attention."
"Hkhhkskkkhshh!"
"Is your spirit so weak?" Kalibak points the end of his club at me. "Or will you meet your end on your feet?"
Fine. Fists raised, march towards him. He grins, turning his club to the side a little, clearly indicating that he'll use it as a melee weapon rather than a ranged weapon. Set crumble field to maximum intensity and minimum range, and brac-.
Ooohf!
He bull rushed me! He's pinned me to his -ohf!- chest, charging -ohf!- through the walls! My kinetic barrier doesn't -ohf!- know when it's supposed to trigger!
I bring my fists around and smash them into his ears!
"Mnrh!"
I see the smoke emerge as the crumbler -ohf!- field starts eating through his flesh and hair! Can't reach his eyes from -ohf!- here-. Lower the right one to his neck-
"Gah!"
-and deactivate the left, deploy a x-ionised knife and stab-.
OOF!
"RRAAAAAGH!"
And pick-. Oh dear. Can't see the rear of my armour, but my power assistance appears to be acting up. Kalibak's sort of twitching from the knife I jammed into his skull, hands trying to reach-.
I'm not sure if it's the effect of having a bit of metal in that part of his brain or if he's just that muscle bound, but it looks like he's having trouble reaching it. Okay, is the armour's flight system working? Yes, sort of-. Okay.
Fzzzm!
Ah, right, the parademons. They fell behind a little in Kalibak's charge, but they're trying to get line of sight-.
Oh, he dropped-.
I lunge clumsily forward and grab Kalibak's beta rod. He manages to focus on me a little as I raise it up, but he can't coordinate his hands well enough to block it as I swing it down…
"Nuuuuugh!"
Right onto the knife. Which sinks further into his head, the handle flattened against his scalp.
Okay, good. Can't work out how to switch it to ranged mode and I can't risk crumbling it in case it explodes…
Toss it aside, turn and run!
Fzzzm! Fzzzm! Fzzzm!
Armour might not be working properly, but its mass if alright at preventing the shots from the parademons hitting anything vital.
"Gaart, I don't know where I'm going. Can you throw up a sign?"
"Hshhks?"
I crumbler-punch my way through a wall, then flick my eyes upwards. A few parademons are perched on the walls above me, but it looks like they weren't expecting me to come in this direction. Slow off the mark. Okay, is the stealth system working..? Uh, sort of. Phasing is a pipedream, but the holographic system is… Kind of working? Might give me a few extra seconds. Add in the kinetic belt's flight system… Alright, jump system, it's letting me go a little faster without drawing fire.
And then I see a shot from one of the parademon's weapons going straight up… Good work, Gaart. Okay, I'm running along… Some sort of old… Loading dock? Cover's a bit sparse, but nothing's trying to shoot me right now-. Ah! I see! There's where I came in, and there are the scattering slaves, who aren't fleeing so much as taking cover. No guards-.
Fzzzm! Fzzzm! Fzzzm! Fzzzm!
They're swarming, but they're just guessing at my location.
"Hk-kk-ksk?"
"Sorry, translation system is still out. I saw the shot-" I jump down, back onto the road I first entered by. "-and I'm heading your way."
A couple of slaves stare at the me-shaped blur as I run past their hidey-hole, and I start to see the glow from either Lantern Qarrigat or Lantern Gaart's dome shield construct. A couple of parademons are firing on it, but-. It's Gaart, and he's keeping it up well.
"Okay, go!"
Gaart glances towards me, and then alters the shield to only block shots from above. I dash past him, and-.
There we go, back in the tunnel. Step aside, and prepare crumbler gauntlets just in case the objects in there are capable of existing outside-.
Gaart darts out and then freezes, staring at his own hands. He glances back at the start of the projection area-.
"I told you. He wasn't real."
He focuses for a moment, and then nods.
"Right, now I need you to help me clean out my armour before the mine security get here."
"I'll get right on that."
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