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Nine-Tenths of the Law; Bullets are nice things to have, but not when given.
Topic Started: Aug 27 2012, 08:26 PM (838 Views)
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Having flipped Fornax's Ars to off, Micah had spent the last two rounds in his clip as suppressive fire, attempting to force any potential pursuers to instead keep their heads down. Still running, he'd just unlocked the empty magazine and was trading it out for a new one when Rusty came to help out. Too distracted to notice the guy that had come up behind him, his only reaction is to blink as Rusty takes his attacker out. Giving the mechanic a kind of half-smile, he says, "Thanks."

Following Rusty as a fresh set of guards opens up, he fumbles for a moment before getting the new magazine locked into place. He snorts in response to Rusty's question, and says, "Their aim isn't much better, that's for sure." As he follows the mechanic's gaze, though, it takes a moment for what Rusty is saying to actually click.

Then an evil grin spreads across his face as he remembers a flying market booth, set on fire as it passed through a veritable wall of flame generated by Micah's attempt at providing a distraction. He opens his mouth to speak, but is also interrupted by the sudden blast. Ears plastered against his head, he asks, "... the Hell? What was that?!"
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Arakune emerges from the dust cloud and peers over to a crumpled Tager, thrown across the entire encampment by the force of the purple beam. The spindly, two-legged form strides through the rubble like some ancient, predatory bird, and kicks the mammoth professor's chest once, bones striking sparks from the metal armor. "RISE." Arakune demands, pitching bubbling in octave. "YOU HAVE MUCH TO SUFFER YET."

~*~

There is a cranking sound, and a metal gate opens up in the vehicle depot. Out from it, rolls an enormous, twin-barreled tank, which rotates its turret to face Rust and Micah.

The pilot's seat atop is occupied by a laughing 05, and he doesn't stop even as he triggers the machine gun, hurling .50 rounds downrange at the intruders.
Class. Dig it up, dust it off, hang that shit crooked on an ear. My halo's a land mine rind, amigo.

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Tager's body skidded across the rubble strewn ground.

DANGER! DANGER! SYSTEM CRITICAL!

Switching the HUD off, the weary Red Devil just about looked up at his enemy. The giant creature just lumbered it's way towards him, those strange legs carrying much more strength than had been first anticipated. Glasses cracked, Tager nevertheless planted both magnetic gauntlets into the ground and picked himself up, no matter how slowly it took...

...then grabbed hold of the earth itself, wrenching upwards. A large piece of rubble came loose in his grip, bigger than Tager himself. His warning systems screaming at him eve as he did it, the Red Devil punched the stone and rock as hard as he could, aimed right at Arakune.

Meanwhile, his magnetism meter in his head gave a small Ding.

The Spark Bolt was ready.



Recovering from the epic shockwave sent out by Arakune's F-Inverse, Rusty just about shook the cobwebs off. The blast had taken him off his feet and clanging your head off any type of metal barrel, no matter HOW hard your head was, sucked something fierce. Still slightly dizzy, he looked up, searching for Micah.

His face paled when he saw 05 again.

"Oh, fuck me sidewa-"

The hail of gunfire cut him off, sending him speeding full pelt behind a nearby building in the complex. He wasn't sure if it'd stop the bullets, but goddamn it, it was something. Hoping Micah had managed to get out of the way, the mechanic searched around for something, ANYTHING to use against that goddamn tank that 05 was prancing about in.

Wait a second... What did Micah say earlier?

"Well, unfortunately, there's nothing long-range about Fornax. Also nothing quiet - we're basically talking grenades here."


"MICAH! YOU OKAY, MAN?!" Rusty tried to yell over the gunfire. "IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, SHOOT UNDER THE THING! THEY'RE HARDLY PLATED ON THE UNDERSIDE! BLOW IT THE FUCK UP!"
Edited by Blue Warlord, Sep 13 2012, 11:38 AM.
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Rusty's first response is the thump of a fully-charged Fornax, directed at the hatch that 05 occupies. Red, glowing BBs fly slightly past 05 himself, mostly impacting the hatch frame and parts of the inside of the tank. The energy released is approximately equivalent to a 40mm grenade, detonating into a blossoming fireball and shock just behind and to the left of 05.

A second shot, glowing yellowish this time as Micah forces seithr into Fornax's receiver in an attempt to get it to charge more quickly, rips into one tread right at a joint. Tearing at the linkages, the fire also threatens the rubber pads on several tread plates.

The third shot is under the tank, yellow again and clumping together in a Full Choke as it hits the ground just underneath the tank. A focused concussion pounds at the thinner armor of the underbelly, spraying it with molten, high-velocity lead.

As the noise from Micah's shooting dies down, it's readily apparent that the beastkin is still alive, and covering behind the concrete wall of Building 7 itself. Adrenaline dulling the pain from his shoulder, he has a wild-eyed sort of look on his face. His ears are plastered to his head, and if anyone were close enough, they would be able to hear him growling viciously.

Eyes searching around for Rust, Micah quickly spots the mechanic behind another building. Voice rough, he calls, "I'm still alive! Get some fire on that hatch up there - keep him from using that .50 again!"
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The piece of rubble impacts Arakune and whacks one talon out from underneath him, throwing it skyward - then it swings back down, around, again, faster, lengthening and sharpening until it reaches the high-pitched whine of a buzzsaw. With an avian shriek, the seithrspawn flings himself at his former compatriot, the sawblade spitting chunks of concrete from the ground as it hisses towards Tager.

05 ducks back in as soon as he hears the thump of Fornax's fire, closing the hatch. The spray dents the hatch and rattles the tank's armor, but doesn't compromise its internals in any meaningful way. The followup shots shear armor and tear tread with equal ease, immobilizing the armored vehicle, but again - failing to penetrate the several inches of ceramic/steel armor composite and strike vital areas. Clenching his teeth against the constant rattling, 05 feeds a shell into the main cannon, aims it at the pissant beastkin's piece of cover, and fires the cannon straight at it.
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This was going from Bad To Worse. Rusty could barely get his weapon up in time to lay covering fire for Micah before 05 ducked back into the tank. Thank God that Micah had immobilised the thing, but that cannon was still active and HOLY SHI-

Tager grimaced as the buzzsaw sped towards him, whirring faster and faster, Arakune following soon behind. The Red Devil had one shot at this and knowing his other allies were in trouble, it was a shot that MUST be taken. He prepared himself, waiting. Systems still flashing red, he decided to trust his soldier's instincts rather than the constant feed of information coming from his sensors.

Three...Two...One...

"SPARK BOLT!"

The yellow ball of light sprung forth, aimed right for Arakune. Without waiting to see if it hit, Tager extended his gauntlet and began to suck in all magnetic fields, hoping to ensnare Arakune by dragging him so far forward that the being couldn't comprehend his own motion. Tager also gave a quick glance over his shoulder.

He was checking where the tank was.

He was going to throw Arakune at it.
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Micah's stomach goes into freefall as he sees the turret traverse and de-elevate, aiming the muzzle of the cannon almost directly at him. He knows he's already as good as dead. An odd thing happens then, "flight" suddenly being discarded as he realizes that he's cornered. Instead, his brain notices how similar the cannon's muzzle looks to a clay pigeon at this distance...

Hunter's vision sets in as he brings up Fornax, seithr pouring into it as he draws a bead on the muzzle. Fornax's receiver flares red, looking like forge-heated iron as he pushes the limit of what either he or the shotgun can take.

For a moment, everything fades but the cannon that's aimed at him, and the sights of his own personal artillery piece. He carefully lets out his breath as he puts pressure on the trigger.

Fornax barks, sending a blinding streak downrange. The Full Choke is charged with enough seithr to make its blast equivalent to a small artillery shell. It flies right through the muzzle of the cannon and up the barrel, just as 05 pulls his own trigger.

Meanwhile, starting to collapse from the effort, Micah makes an attempt to catch his fall. He ends up prone on the ground, weak but still conscious.
Edited by vicroc4, Nov 12 2012, 01:32 AM.
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