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 Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:49 pm
The large group was dispersed, the entire area locked behind thick alloy blast doors. there was a large hanger area which housed most of the workers, and a few of the Progeny, along with the Bardiel Frame. The others were scattered throughout the complex, down various hallways and rooms, either bunks, research labs, or training areas. They apparently weren't actively searching Lina out,, but they were well aware that they would probably be infiltrated soon, so Motoko stayed with Dalcon, leaning against the wall of his training room as the boy practiced.
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:26 pm
Each copy split up somewhat, the Rai spheres being used to tear through the doors from each illusion. They kept close as they moved through the complex aside from the random moments where they would disperse. Most rooms would find explosive tags being placed as the three figures moved. One moved towards Bardiel while the others stayed back.
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:13 pm
A few of the workers noticed something strange. Tags were appearing on walls, and holes were appearing through blast doors. They waited a moment before sounding the alarm. Everyone went into go-mode. they couldn't see the enemy, but they could sure s Hell combat it. Everyone reached into nearby satchels or on their persons and produced full-face gasmasks. Even Dalcon, Motoko, and the other Progeny donned them, and prepared for combat. A few of the workers made it to control boards and sealed off the area, secondary blast doors coming down and trapping everyone inside, while a few more workers busted open crates and popped open tanks containing a very potent nerve gas. Not lethal, but enough to barely keep someone breathing, and, if little else, the particles should interrupt electrical-based cloaking devices.
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:16 pm
All three figures appeared, and many of the pre-placed tags went off, including a full pack that had been scattered across bardiel's leg joints. Each one of the figures seemed to be wearing Rai armor and seemed to be un-affected by the gas aside from the loss of the cloak.
The figures all turned towards one another before rushing the blast doors, a large scale rai sphere being formed by the three of them to tear through the door before they started moving, heading in the direction of Dalcon and Motoko.
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Ishira Tsubasa Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:03 am
Ishira watched as the brace curl from her arm, and then rubbed the now freed arm with her other. She looked at it until she felt the fine hairs on her arm lift lightly with the pulse that Neko had sent out.
You need to leave here, now, somethings not right. Kyuus voice was frantic, as if it searched the area for Ishira. Ishira put her hand against its blade, trying to calm it, but she wasnt calm herself. She felt the beating of her heart quicken. She hated not being her fox, not being able to sense how close people were, or if they were in danger. Sure, she felt it, she felt that something was coming, but she had no idea when. She didnt know how close they were anymore.... It was unnerving, but she tried not to think much on it. It would only feed to Kyuu.
Ishira made sure Kyuu was strapped tightly on her before stepping out. There was a small breeze, bringing a nice breath of new air that was welcoming to Ishiras lungs. She smiled, lifting her hand to look into the sky before Neko gained her attention again. He dashed, and she was quick to follow, partly afraid to be left behind, but mostly curious on what he had in plan for her.
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:54 pm
The charges would detonate brilliantly, heavily damaging the Bardiel unit's joint, and scarring the walls. In the corridors, however, it blasted straight through the thinner alloys, causing the walls and ceiling to cave in, dissecting a decent-sized village the tunnel ran under.
Motoko felt the figured coming and pushed herself off of the wall, Dalcon was already prepared, a combat knife in-hand. Motoko placed a hand on the hilt of her massive sword and waited, keeping her distance from the door. The room wasn't very big, but it was big enough to accommodate all six of them.
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:21 pm
A fourth energy signature appeared shortly after the amount of energy with Lina's signature dissipated after the blast. The blast had filled the room with her energy signature, the new energy still mirrored Lina herself. The figure had a large brush and was running it over the upper half of the mech, rapidly putting several symbols on it, the explosion had been to clear the area as she worked. She had two fox tails and blond hair.
The other figures all released the Rai armor, forming small Rai spheres and slowly melting their way into the room. Of the three only one still had fox traits, two tails and the fox like ears with brown hair. The others had blue and metallic-silver hair and both were human aside from ears that were slightly more pointed then the average.
The fox held Lina's alternate breaker sword, and blue held the machete. Silver held a metal bo-staff forming from the metal used in the door.
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:30 am
One of the workers nearby the mech recovered from the blast to spot the woman planting seals all over the unit. He bit through his own fingers and gave chase, modifying or ruining the multitude of symbols that were being placed on his work.
Motoko faced the three as they forced their way into the room, as Did Dalcon, whose arms were covered with green fire, slowly licking at his skin as he narrowed his eyes.
"Those explosions... You're trying to destroy my Armor Frame?"
"Bardiel, remember what you've been taught. Remember what you're imprinted with."
"I understand, Lilith, but she's trying to take her away from me, I can't let it happen again."
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:48 am
The copy on the Armor glanced at the worker then sighed.
"Pitiful that she'd think I needed to dream-walk into this fight, but I suppose I should enjoy this glimpse of reality."
Blondie swung the paint brush, the bristles suddenly turning razor sharp as several shot out like needles towards the Nin, focusing on the eyes and neck.
She made several swings towards the likely places others would come from with her brush, the ink flying against the ground and walls nearby, making a sloppy seal that was different then anything Lina normally used.
"My my, I guess I did do something that might have destroyed it?"
"Though can you really say you're surprised? Though I had hoped you weren't attached to it."
"But then sometimes machines hold some appeal, especially those that live, or maybe just seem alive, it's always so hard to tell."
The three took up stances, the human twins moving towards Dalcon.
The fox kept her ground, gaze locked at Motoko.
"Threat analysis, may qualify for release of First seal"
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:48 pm
The seal-destroying Nin fell from the mech, landing on the floor and sliding as he clawed at his skin, trying to pull the hair-thin needles from his skin. None of the other workers advanced, but a few chattered back and forth on radios. The symbols on the mech were mostly ruined and unusable.
"Not quite, Miss, but damn does my knee hurt... Now, two coming after me, and one going after Lilith, who is obviously stronger. You want to capture me? Or just snuff me out quickly?"
The boy took a couple of steps back, backing himself into a corner, while Motoko tilted her head to the side and hefted her sword form the ground, pointing it straight at the fox with one arm.
"May qualify? Your information is old."
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:23 am
Tilts her head to the side, looking at him then the other workers then sighs. She drops the brush and starts pulling out more explosive tags.
"I suppose the seal is ruined then. Too bad too, she seemed interested in something about it"
The blond copy started throwing the tags, aiming at joints and focusing in on where the mech had opened in the previous version.
Several strings of notes were thrown towards the groups to make them think twice about approaching the mech.
The twins just smiled and moved around the boy. Each readied their weapon.
"My you're smart, though I suppose with your parents I shouldn't be surprised."
"But this is probably just simple tactics"
She rushed forward with her staff swinging low to trip him up.
"No, I still doubt I'll need it, these copies are more efficient then the old variation of this technique. It only took some modifications to get the best out of it for my nature."
She took a two handed grip on her blade, moving forward in a loose stance.
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:17 am
No more nin approached the woman, but something strange happened with the mech The head perked up, jutting out of the tarp that was covering the rest of the mech's body. Several thin slits became illuminated by a soft green light on the 'face', and a strong static charge began to build in the surrounding air. There was a brilliant crackle of rai and a flash of foxfire which burned off the seals, and the cloak around the machine. The revealed unit was much more advanced than the previous model, and even expanded upon systems borrowed from Lina's mech. The sleep frame rested on it's knees, it's shins tapering into points. Long, thick plates were stacked on it's back, four on each side. The frame was activating on it's own, it seemed.
One of Dalcon's eyes went bright green and unfocused, the other watching his opponents carefully. There was a small hiss as two small metallic rods emerged from the back of his neck, angled down his back. The twin's staff stopped abruptly at the boy's shin with a loud 'clang!', and, with a smirk, Dalcon lifted his other leg and pivoted, to stomp down on the staff and possibly break it, or at least try to disarm his opponent.
Motoko smiled broadly, chuckling to herself. She gave the fox an assuring nod before her face became very serious. She turned her body, twisting her sword arm and thrusting the weapon forward, only a few inches, however. The wind created by the broad blade was amplified and sent twisting towards the fox with tremendous force, a cone of cutting wind expanding the farther from the blade it went. Her left hand was already making seals for her next attack. If there was any information Lina had on Motoko, it would be the fact that her attacks are relentless.
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:17 pm
"Hmm, my oh my, I do believe I recognize some of the design. I wonder"
The figure seemed to initate some telepathic discussion before tapping her earpiece and yelling out.
"Con Protocal, Burn it down"
Any components that might have somehow been salvaged from Lina's mech would suddenly find something appearing, bombs that had been several seconds out of phase.
Anything that had recycled the base materials from Lina's mech would suddenly find itself being exposed to a high frequency noise. One that seemed to be targeted to the breaking apart the molecular structure of her original mech.
"Guess she should have cleaned her mess better."
Her hand formed a small sphere filled with blood as she waited at the mech.
She kept her grip on the staff, letting it melt around his foot as she swung up to throw him off balance.
Blue kept back, seeming to let herself communicate something telepathically.
The fox slid to the side on rai skates, letting the back of her blade be forced around by the attack. She was spinning rapidly towards Motoko an electrical tail forming behind her blade as she spun. It was held out to make her seem like a bladed top in how the spinning kept her in an attack formation. The hint of Rai barriers explaining her decreased wind resistance.
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:59 pm
Unfortunately for Lina, it was only the systems and logic that were borrowed, and no actual parts. A few crates puffed out, the metal bowing and twisting as the salvaged parts exploded inside. Bardiel turned it's head to the clone and let out a metallic, scraping roar as it twisted, the plates on it's back swatting at the woman.
Dalcon reacted without hesitation as the staff wrapped around his leg, and with a storm of green rai showering from his arm, he aimed to cut through the staff with a rai blade.
Motoko smirked and let the weight of her sword carry the tip to the ground, the massive flat of the blade could act as a shield, if necessary. With the last seal, she completed the jutsu and stomped her foot, the ground underneath the fox, along with the ceiling above her rocketing towards each other, aiming to squash her, and her intended path.
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:17 pm
"Hmm, too bad"
She flipped around a few times to dodge, before jumping off the wall and suddenly landing somewhat near the crates.
"I suppose I should thank him for collecting some of that mech's gear"
She raised her hand, dust from the explosions tearing it's way out of the crates and forming into a shape under her feet made of several discs that had inscriptions different then Lina's summoning.
"Beast, You know who this really is, and you know I pay you no sacrifice. Come out Fon'Fir and fight with me."
The 'wolf' that appeared this time wasn't transparent and it wasn't building up for an attack. It stared at the mech calmly, it was a large summon, comparable in length to Bardiel's height.
"Thanks, been trying to get these right for a while."
Silver formed two crackling blades of Rai after she released her hold on the staff. She changed her stance to something obviously defensive, but she swung forward with a uppercut from the left blade.
She moved several feet forward in a burst put out by a barrier that repelled against her armor. Her technique repeated causing her to slide around behind Motoko, the use of the modified version of Reeve's last lesson costing her some spin speed as she moved towards her back.
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