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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2271
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Posted - 2014.02.10 20:20:00 -
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A concord agent nervously shifted on his feet he was standing in one of most classified rooms in the station. The room was wall to wall white with a very slight green hue to it and bright enough to hurt a normal humans eyes. The room had visible doors or windows and if one was to enquire and try and locate it didn't exists on the station at all. on closer inspection viable effort had to into making sure the room could not be bugged. There was a slight slight static in the room that one could feel on his skin designed to obliterate any type of wavelength that entered the room. The walls had a slight vibration to them that alter at inconsistent times making any audio methods of finding out what was going on also impossible. But the strangest thing in the room was how a concord agent, a table and a number of uplinks got into the room in the first place as it was imposable see where the bulkheads where or any kind of markings of a door.
The agent let a long whistle that made no sound at all, again another effect of the room. The agent seemed please that necessary countermeasures where in place. The agent looked at his watch. 30 seconds and then quickly placed a number of tablets on the table simply labelled "blood hunt" .
The agent prepared himself in 20 seconds a random number of the most dangerous beings ever built by man where about to appear before him, he had always feared capsuleers but a bullet to the brain would finish them off. This new breed though where truly immortal and many of oldest had taken measures to ensure that their clone supply never ran out or could be "impounded" he only hoped the ISK he offered was enough and that they didnt ask to many questions 10 second.
the agent pressed a hidden button on the table, the slight buzz stopped and the uplinks sprang to life
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Steady was sat in his underwear browsing a list of missions bored out of his mind, sadly joining another corp with the self mocking name teamplayers this had proven to be as painfully dull as many of the open contract missions he had undertaken, many of the mercs he knew had taken to locking down colonies in matri space either as fit of boredom or outright greed it didn't matter noone was going anywhere and the contracts dryed up.
The proxy war the empires created to keep the empyreans busy was also a waste of time. The Imperial guard had found the same problem the navy had, too many jumped holders and nobles who became mercs that didn't no their ass from their elbow VS jumped up rebels that where bread to be strong and in some cases even figh. Which quickly led to a painfully one-sided matter with no pay to show for it.
A combination of both had lead steady to take a minor vacation till things became more exciting again. still old habits died hard and he had found himself browsing his corp contracts sadly he saw the same locking efforts and easy fights and let out a long yawn. By mistake he flipped to special contracts page which was normally empty but this time an unknown sponsor had posted a job that expired in 30 seconds and the target was blood raiders.
off reflect steady hit the accept button and he instantly felt the tug of his mind been dragged to a new battlefield. He waited to feel the heavy clank of his amour and waited to here that sweet beautiful voice and......nothing steady new his was in a body but it felt strange and lighter than normal and he could not hear the shuffling of other bluesberrys or faint thud of missle impacts. he slowly opened his eyes and was confronted with blinding white room a table and a man.
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"oh comeon i cant be dead" spoke steady in genuine disappointment
" can you at least tell me how it happend" spoke steady as he voice trailed off as he heard the familiar sound of uplinks pinging and saw other clones appear one after the other.
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
909
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Posted - 2014.02.10 20:44:00 -
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Heathen was sitting in his quarters, reading the latest happenings on the station when a notice comes up on his neocom. Thinking it's another posting about the details on the new suit lines and weaponry that were soon to come about that has his neocom was set to filter through he accepted it. Feeling the tug that came with switching clones unexpectedly, "oh da-
mnit" Quickly looking around the room he spies the man at the table and an Amarrian he reflexively moves to draw his pistols, arms thrown back to flare his coat... Which he was no longer wearing. "So, this is how they finally try to do me in. not in a combat clone but a..." quickly examining himself "a business suit, really? Guess there are less dignified things to die in. so, we gonna to get down to brass tacks then?"
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
6879
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Posted - 2014.02.10 21:22:00 -
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"You don't have to do this again" Satja cried, her voice was shaking. "These monsters aren't like the others. They won't just let you die.....they'll know what you are an-"
Kador waved her concerns away in a single dismissive gesture.
He didn't look, nor felt for that matter, the way he usually did. His eyes were hard chips of green, on a sun blasted face, the strong jaw was drawn, with mouth set in matching hard line which made the classically Amarrian feature of his face seem twisted some how.
Even the simple roughspun garb was dishevelled. He had dashed right from the main concourse of the station back to his quarters, Satja lagging behind his almost obsessively driven steps. The tunic was untucked and its white fabric spilled down onto his thighs and damp with the phycial exertions his leisure clone was not wholly designed for. The two top buttons of the leather overcoat had popped off somewhere, small thread of cotton stuck out jaggedly from the slight rends in his garb. Even the crimson sash and medal of St Agelioth were crooked.
"You don't understand little one" he said, intending to be reassuring, but his voice came out hard and uncompromising. "That is exactly why they need to die."
Silence enveloped the small living quarters. The half light of the room was alive. The dim light from a number of flickering candles, and incessant corporate advertising flashing from the screen of the Neo Com unit beside his bed lit up the almost golden wall of the cell.
A minute passed, and the Matari woman said nothing, only continued to stare at him, the expression on her face somewhere between accusing, betrayed, and frightened. Then she spoke.
"But this time I won't be able to come with you.... or help you" she mumbled awkwardly, looked away.
Kador flinched.
It shamed him to admit but in the righteous rage he had felt at receiving word on the "Bloodhunt" he had forgotten entirely about his responsibilities as her master. It was an almost physical sense of burning shame....but he had to control that.
Already he could feel that cold pall of hate settle over him.
He rubbed at his temples, closing his eyes, trying to find his balance between the two. That sense of righteous purpose, but reserved control.
When he open his eyes the Templar in him spoke.
"I know, and I appreciate that. But I was made for this. To protect the Empire, and its people" he said matter of factly, placing a hand on her shoulder. Through her own loose fitting tunic he could feel the scar tissue and burn marks from Iesa III where the flaming shard of dropship had almost amputated her arm nearly 9 months earlier.
Another flare of the puritanical anger that focused his combat actions raced up his spine. It was cold, always was. Pure, unemotive but so deeply rooted in his Faith. The immortal destiny of his people would be seen though, and no heretic or rebel would be able to prevent that.
His grip momentarily tightened, as that anger flashed across his face.
This was her turn to flinch, she pulled away abruptly, now the tears were visible in her eyes. He could tell she knew it was her fault, or at least thought it was.
"You can't leave me behind, its my duty to aid you" her voice was barely a whisper, but the Ammarad she spoke was unmistably tinged, and slurred by her Vherokior dialect.
"I will kill them" he continued, unphased. "Bring God's righteous wrath down upon them and judge their heretical and abominable deeds for what they are. If it is your duty to aid me then aid me, just as it is mine to slay these monsters."
Another minute passed, she didn't even look at him, just nodded meekly.
"Good then" he said, removing the dishevelled clothes, moved to the larger of the two cots in the corner of the room, laid down beneath the silky covers.
"When I am gone" his voice was now authoritative, but gentle. " I need you to see to re-registering us with access to the Praetoriani facilities, if possible speak with Aero, maybe Niina, secure another transaction for my equipment, and then head to the Cathedral of the Stayed Sword for some time to reflect.....I like the cloister of St Anoyia...."
With that the clones eyes rolled back in its head, and the Templar, Kador, was gone.
***************
It was always a unique experience, being reborn, taking that first breath of a new body, and reaffirming his Faith in God, his loyalty to the Empire and his Empress.
The room was coming into focus rapidly, his visions slowly spreading, as the shadows drew back from his eyes, God willing they would be as sharp now as ever they were. As light returned to the room two words were the very centre of his being.
"Bloodhunt"
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
23
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Posted - 2014.02.10 21:37:00 -
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Hawkeye was sat upon the sofa in his quarters, slowly sipping on his cup of coffee; it helped him unwind before or after a long day of methodically jumping across the battlefields of New Eden. Whilst he finished his third cup of the hour, a prompt appeared on his Neocom. A contract had appeared under the "Other Contracts".
Strange He thought to himself.
There's never anything in that one; didn't even know it did anything...
He accepted the contract, intrigued by the exceptional circumstances that would have warranted such a special contract. He got up from the sofa to put his cup away; but felt his conciousness being pulled away much faster than usual; almost instantly, in fact. The last thing he heard in that body before everything turned to black was the sound of ceramic smashing on the cold, hard floor.
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Hawkeye looked around, feeling slightly disorientated. He was in an almost perfectly brilliant white room, underlain by a slight green tinge. He couldn't feel the mass of the Sentinel he always used clinging to him. Looking at his arms and body, he saw that he was wearing some simple robes. He felt naked.
As the room came into focus he saw 3 others; 2 of them were obviously fellow mercenaries; but the third -standing behind a small table- looked too... Nervous. His feet were shifting, almost ready to pace around the room. The small CONCORD insignia pinned to his collar finally sharpened into focus.
Oh god... What have I gotten myself into?
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
587
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Posted - 2014.02.10 23:15:00 -
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Jacques was enjoying his time in the mountains of Caldari Prime trying to find spiritual peace after a long deployment in Iralaja. He had witnessed many Caldari Patriots honorable die risking everything for the State. He still was looking for a purpose for a way to feel at peace with what remains of his soul. He had found a spot high in the mountains and sat down, where he stayed for three days quietly until his family calls saying his commanding officer had contract if he was iinterested. He spent another two days in the mountains wandering before a harsh cold wind knocked him down and knocked him out. He started to get up dazed and confused and heard things whispering in the distance telling him to leave, to fight for the good of his people, to lead his people to glory. When he finally realized where he was he had his dress uniform on in a room with other mercs and a strange small man behind a desk. He still looked confused but knew it was where he was destined to be
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1059
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Posted - 2014.02.10 23:30:00 -
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The lights were dim in Denak's quarters as he sat in the center of it, sitting with legs crossed over each other, and a gentle smell of incense filling the room. He was wearing a simple brown garb as he seemed to be deeply focused on something, remaining perfectly still and remaining silent, the only noise being the silent hum of the reactors on board the space station. That all was interrupted though when a beep echoed throughout the room, eminating from his NeoCom interface on the desk nearby. For a while Denak just ignored it, continuing his contemplative moment until the NeoCom beeped again, then again, and again, and again. Finally, he was forced to interrupt his meditation and see what was going on.
'A new contract, from CONCORD. Interesting.'
Denak sat down on the chair of his desk and began reading through the details of the contract, while a household drone emerged from the wall, cleaning up the ashes and other dirt left from his meditation, buzzing and whirring about.
'To fight Blood Raiders. A great reward is given. How interesting.'
The contract was still very vague, with nothing but the order to jumpclone to the designated location after accepting it. It could have been a scam, or maybe a trap, but Denak rarely gained offers for these kind of contracts. The reward was promised to be great as well, it was definitely worth looking. Even in the worst case of a trap, he would be one clone short and all the wiser.
After the household had retreated back to its hole on the wall, Denak accepted the contract, scribbled a few notes into his notepad and headed off for the location.
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Cloning, respawning, reanimation, rebirth. Whatever you call it Denak had done this so many times during his career that getting used to a new body took almost no time at all as he entered the odd room. The covert technology did seem familiar, which only made him wonder more what was exactly going on. There was no turning back anymore the moment he jumpcloned here.
Instead of wearing a combat suit, Denak arrived on his leisure clone. It didn't stand up quite to a dropsuit, but he wasn't exactly short either. He greeted the other mercenaries in the room with a shallow bow of his head, and upon recognizing Kador, he muttered out a quiet: "Namas", to greet him. Then he set his eyes to the uniformed man behind the table, remaining silent and waiting for the man to speak first.
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
12
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Posted - 2014.02.11 02:48:00 -
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Ermac stands in front of his quarter door and types in the pass code while muttering to himself:" I need a new bar those stupid drinks they serve get more watery everytime I visit it....".
The door opens and the light flickers to life to show his rather spartanic looking home, after every light turned on is the market screen starting to fold open and shows the newest weapons, armors and vehicles that are right now on sale.
The neocom emerges from the ground and also unfolds it's holo transmitters and begins to project the screens for the contracts that are available for him.
Having nothing to do is Ermac starting to look through the contracts:" So what do we have?..." He thinks " Caldari Steel needs some people to protect a refinery against the fed marines too easy... , some Minmatar terrorist wants to kill some templars no interest with that payment " after 2 minutes of searching and seeing that his own corporation has nothing planned and that all squads are full and or deployed is he starting to get bored.
"Come on!" he yells at the projection " There must be SOMETHING to do that is worth my time!" he refreshes the screen and finds a new contract but oddly enough is it not one from the typical clients. "Concord has a job for me? well that is new..." he starts to read the details " Blood Raiders... mortal soldiers... no enemy immortal mercenarys.... good payment? yeah... sounds good to me".
He presses the button to accept the contract and feels how his consciousness is slipping away, he sees how the quarters are pulled away from his eyes and are being replaced by a darkness that seem to sorround it.
And then was he gone.
*************
He knew the feeling of being placed in a clone it was different from time to time and they managed to get most of the pain out of the process, in these days is it not so painful but he felt a lot of pain which shouldn't be except....
Ermac opens his eyes and saw that he was transported into a rather strange bureau, he saw several other beings in this room one of them was a rather nervous looking human the others also looked like humans but they were different .
"Maybe other Mercs in social clones?" He thought before he looked down and saw that he was wearing a white shirt with a pair of pants which had a grey city camo on them " And me too apperently." his eyes wander further down and he sees the cause of the pain of entering this clone.
"They had to use uplinks to get us here but why? What is going on here?". |
21yrOld Knight
Pradox One
Proficiency V.
476
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Posted - 2014.02.11 04:16:00 -
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21 was sitting on his couch in his merc quarters looking at his wallet balance laughing at how he gained his money due taking advantage of concord's planetary conquests rules. Realizing he hasn't been planet-side for a while he pulled up his battle finder. When trying to open public contracts he accidentally opens special contracts and noticed a contract there. Surprised to see the contract there he selected the contract. Slowly he could feel him self going to the state of battle. Focusing on what mattered, finishing the contract and making money.
When he woke up he realized he wasn't planet-side. He was alarmed by how bright the room he was in. It remind him of what a scrambler rifle shot to the face felt like. Looking down he found out that he was in black dress pants and a black turtle neck. When he looked around he saw some familiar faces and some new ones. Looking at the agent who brought him here he thinks to himself
" I wonder why his contract out of all of the contracts out there was under special contracts. I need to read the mission statements more often"
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2275
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Posted - 2014.02.11 10:22:00 -
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Steady slowly watched the other clones beem in, given the time his tug took, the room must have been relatively near by.
"sssooo, im steady some of you might have heard of me. Cant say recognise many of you other than jacq here? You are here to kill raiders too?" steady but on a relaxed demeanor to ease the tension any clone who accepted the contract was either too stuiped to read the deatils or had a big issue with raiders or both.
Either way steady guessed his soon to be friends where a strong mix of both and he didnt like the look of the agent who had yet to make a move
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
587
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Posted - 2014.02.11 14:32:00 -
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Jacques was still glancing at the room when steady spoke. He immediately acknowledged him. "Nice to work with you again steady sorry about not helping on the amarrain front been having problems on the Caldari front." As he glanced at the gallente in the group he only gave a slight nod and continued to analyze his new squad.
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
922
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Posted - 2014.02.11 14:59:00 -
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Heathen, visibly relaxed "Oh, for a moment there I thought someone really wanted me dead, maybe even permanent like." After a quick look at the assembled mercenaries, and noticing True, he lets out a chuckle and "Templar! Long time no see." And Denak "Mr. Kalamari, I don't think we've ever been properly introduced. I help with security at Jakar's under extreme circumstances"
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2278
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Posted - 2014.02.11 15:09:00 -
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Steady let out at a grin friendly faces were a rare site "Jacques yeh i heard they were giving you hell, to be expected post heth"
Steady looked round the room a lot more relaxed. I guess our mistory friend is still waiting for a few more suckers. How is caldri prime iv not been back since the leigon took over peacekeeping duties
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
12
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Posted - 2014.02.11 16:37:00 -
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Ermac closes and opens his eyes a few times to get his eyes adjusted to the rather annoying light of the room.
He then inspects the faces of the other people around him more in more detail, there are right now 7 other men inside the office, the one of which he thinks that he is the guy that lead them all here stood next to a table, he reminded him of a paper pusher who drank too much synth coffee.
The other 6 other people looked different, some seemed suprised, the others had a rather calm attitude but all wore rather casual clothes ( if you can count soldier pants as casual).
Ermac already realized that these guys are going to be his squad mates, he recognizes two familiar faces inside the group, Hawkeye and the strange templar that thought that he too was one of them.
"SOOO!..." Ermac says loudly to get the attention of all the others after they finished the conversations they had "Well I don't know about you guys but where I come from is it always a good idea to introduce yourself like mr. steady here to the group to create a rather smooth get together. My name is Ermac Vesely, but you can call me Mac if you can't pronounce my name properly, and I hope that we will work rather effectively as a team in whatever mission we are send to. And to answer mr . Steadys question, no I'm only here because I want to pay my bills and those blood raiders just stand in the way of my payment" |
Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
925
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Posted - 2014.02.11 16:45:00 -
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Looking mildly shaken, Heathen quietly says "Uh, hi. Callsign is Heathen Bastard, pleasant to meet you." and continues to look at Denak and the Templar.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1071
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Posted - 2014.02.11 17:01:00 -
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Denak leaned against one of the walls a little farther off from the group, investigating their attire carefully and remaining silent throughout. He wasn't really interested in socializing at the moment more than he was waiting for the small CONCORD man to speak up and tell what was going on, and his attention was mostly focused on that man. When Heathen addressed him and introduced himself, he simply replied with another bow of his head to Heathen's direction, fixing his gaze back to investigate the room and the CONCORD officer standing behind the desk.
However, when people began introducing themselves, Denak glanced back at the group gathered, mainly Ermac this time. "Denak. I get paid fairly well for this contract and that is all I need to know", he replied, eyeing the group once more before looking back at the CONCORD officer. Kador was the only one he knew beyond just a name, and getting to know the rest right now wasn't in his interests, he would be familiar with them later regardless.
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
587
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Posted - 2014.02.11 18:56:00 -
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As the new clone appears Jacques notices that the merc here were respectful and well known. Jacques smiles and relaxes a bit and answers steadys question "Well steady Caldari Prime is getting closer to its former glory ever since the clean up their is still segregation and hatred against the Gallente. I myself am guilty of this, but I can never lose my hatred of them. It won't affect the squad unless they say anything first of course. I will honor my contract. So steady how has the Amarr been holding up against the Matari bastards?"
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
26
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Posted - 2014.02.11 21:22:00 -
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Hawkeye walked up to the small table, eyeing the CONCORD agent; who had yet to speak -opting instead for continuing to nervously idle-.
"Come on, then" Hawkeye said in anticipation. "Speak up, will you?"
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
6939
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Posted - 2014.02.11 21:35:00 -
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Kador ignored the Gallentean as best he could, a brief grunt of distaste the only audible sign that he had even acknowledge the mans presence.
He reclined in the chair, brooding.
Despite his imbalance of humours it was reassuring to see both Templar Steadyhand and Denak, both veterans of innumerable battles, but also warriors of great prowess he had been fortunate enough to serve beside on his mission to bring light to the stars.
He briefly considered sending Satja a message, perhaps her concerns would be lessened to know a friend, and another Templar were with him on his crusade, but he relented.
If anything, he considered, it would only serve to make her more concerned, and begged the question as to why were they here?
He released his grip on the "Bloodhunt" datapad, placed it gently on the desk, and hailed Denak with a sharp wave.
"Ave Denak" he said, again he tried to make the tone as friendly and reassuring as possible, but the result was a mangled, standoffish greeting, heavily tinged with an Ammaradi accent that trailed off. "It is good to see you again...and even under such circumstances reassuring...."
He laughed bitterly, surveying the other mercenaries in the room, looking at them he doubted more than half even knew what they were signing on for. Bloodraiders weren't like ordinary pirates. He knew this all to well, did they? If even one of them was half prepared for this they would all die.....or worse.
"See how many have come to do God's work. " His voice coloured with open derision.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
12
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Posted - 2014.02.11 22:03:00 -
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Ermac noticed that the introduction thing was not exactly the best idea of his but he could at least learn two more names of this group.
Still most of them seemed to be concentrating on the man sitting in front of the desk:" Hmmm maybe they think they can get some more information out of him except for the mission details." He concludes in his head" Nice try but they won't dig out much out of a strawman but you never know, maybe he has something interesting to say."
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
927
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Posted - 2014.02.11 22:27:00 -
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Taking a seat next to the Templar, "Sorry, but you're my only friend in this room." Heathen picks up a tablet "blood hunt... Like the raiders?"
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
739
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Posted - 2014.02.11 22:35:00 -
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Jaysyn was walking down the corridor to his quarters when his NeoCom chimed insisting on his attention. It had been a good day, fresh shipment of Ishakone's top of the line gear had arrived from his contacts in the State and he already had a capsuleer pinging him to pick up the transport contract to deliver the goods to one of the OSG Operations stations. Things were moving smoothly as they prepped for some upcoming operations but that was about the only thing going on. On his way up to his pad, Jaysyn stopped at the station bazaar and picked up some of choice produce and a bottle of his favorite brandy.
The NEoCom continued to chirp and vibrate tugging at his thoughts away from the days activities and with a mild flicker of annoyance he tapped his wrist message text snapped in front of him....
"J...check your off net contract offers. I think someone's looking I for you.
- Juko"
Hmmm..this might be interesting he thought to himself. He proceeded to his quarters and dropped the bag of expensive fruits and bottle of Black Rise Brandy onto counter sat down at his desk and pulled up the contract hub. Ok, let's see what Juko is keen on he mused as the Other Contracts tab cycled on.
Blood Raiders...that's a bit unexpected. No contract issuer information available - usually a bad sign. Very attractive payout - definitely interesting. Guess I'll get to see where the rabbit hole leads me this time he thought and uploaded his combat specs to the contract hub and got the immediate notification the employer had his preferred clone genotype, weapons, and equipment on hand and no substitutions were needed.
With that, Jaysyn Larrisen, mercenary, adventurer, ex-trouble shooter for Ishakone and later Muriya Mordu, and generally amoral smartass leaned back on his couch, hit the accept button...and died.
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...Lights...the crackle and ozone grating in his nose and teeth from an uplink...Jaysyn Larrisen was alive again.
The room snapped into focus and the time slowed and stretched, Jaysyn taking every iota of information in processing in milliseconds with surreal clarity. Mercenaries...dusters...ready to flash into violence with the first hint of a threat...no dropsuits..no weapons. The Man...small, average, disposable...the CONCORD pin on his lapel suddenly appeared big as a dinner plate as his eyes drank in that bit of information.
No dropsuit...a millisecond inventory of his clone born from years of experience told him he was in his modified Caldari Civire genotype combat clone just as his combat specs required but not dropsuit or weapons, just a simple set of grey coveralls.
"This is a bit unusual," he said to the group. With a slight nod of the head to the other Dusters he focused his eyes on he he CONCORD rep and too a step forward taking in every feature of his face like a predator looking at a possible snack. He reached down and picked up on of the data tablets marked BLOOD HUNT.
"Ok, CONCORD...you've got our attention."
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1077
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Posted - 2014.02.11 22:41:00 -
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Seeing Kador offering him a wave and greeted with an Amarrid accent, Denak turned around and greeted him once again, this time with a deeper bow and a nod of his head. After straightening himself up again, he focused his attention on Kador for the time being, until the unresponsive CONCORD officer finally decided to speak.
"This contract sounded like it needed at least someone professional", he replied as a dry joke, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned back against the wall. Personally, he wasn't much concerned about the dangerousness of the contract, being clone soldiers gave them an edge, and the ability to come back from the dead.
"Where is Satja? You rarely if ever leave her by herself", he also asked after a moment of pondering, it was indeed odd to see Kador without Satja, considering how attached to one another they seemed to be.
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
6950
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Posted - 2014.02.11 23:11:00 -
[23] - Quote
"Not here" he replied, this time a bit more casually. "Since this isn't an Imperial operation it doesn't seem likely there will secondary lines for support personnel....not to mention these bastards very nearly killed her once already. I'm not taking that risk."
He sighed deeply. The Templar could feel the righteous fire flow out of him almost tangibly. The room seemed a little warmer now.
Denak had that affect on him. Seemed to calm him down, always had in their previous meetings which in of itself was a God given gift, though he supposed Denak didn't see it that way.
Time and time again he had to remind Kador that his beliefs weren't religious in nature, which had to no end vexed the Amarrian. The very concept seemed almost as alien as the Ida seemed to him.
"It's not like she wanted me to leave either....practically begged me not to accept this...job." he admitted, embarrassed. "For a moment I almost didn't.... almost forgot my duty...."
He looked up at the Intaki, from where he was sitting Denak did look remarkably calm. How, he could not be sure. Either some sense of arrogance...or perhaps the contrary. Complete understand on what they faced. Either way Denak's face was inscrutable.
Kador shifted uncomfortably as the Gallentean dropped down in the seat next to him. He began smoothing down the folds in his clothes as he was always wont to do, before turning to the Gallente. For a moment be considered uttering a prayer for his sake, but it would almost be a sin to ask for protection from fools....
"Aye, the very same most like." he responded diplomatically as The Bastard cut in.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2284
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Posted - 2014.02.11 23:49:00 -
[24] - Quote
and pause going to bit to write the post up
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
929
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Posted - 2014.02.12 01:07:00 -
[25] - Quote
Pushing his respective tech out of the way with a dismissive wave, "Yes yes, I'm fine. The right brain is in the right body." Heathen proceeded to order 20 of his standard combat fits.
Stopping for a moment he pens a quick missive to the Templar.
"Sorry to bother you on a more personal level than usual, but I'd rather have you mad at me for annoying you than possibly compromise the mission for lack of intel, major scout faux pas. Do you know what types of armaments and armor that the raiders prefer? I'm going to stop by the library to see what if any insight I can get into their tactics by reading whatever I can find of their histories."
After sending the message, he makes a beeline for the library.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
587
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Posted - 2014.02.12 01:17:00 -
[26] - Quote
Jacques was about to ask where we were deploying when he blinked and had his dream of the shadows and as it approached him he awoke to a heavy weight on his shoulders. " Excuse me but where am I?" The tech was scared he backed up slowly saying " I can't say I'm sorry. Your clone is fine I'll be on my way sir." Jacques looked on confused but as the tech walked of he recognized his Caldari heavy suit and understood why the kid ran off. He pulled up his Neocom and started buying gear for the assault.
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
26
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Posted - 2014.02.12 01:37:00 -
[27] - Quote
Hawkeye stepped out of the CRU; once again feeling the familiar embrace of the Amarrian Sentinel clinging to him. He casually walked past the technician -not paying him much heed- and left the clone vat room, tapping a few commands into his CHI to order his fittings.
I should probably review some materials on the Blood Raiders, but first; I need to find a place that has some good coffee... He thought to himself.
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
13
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Posted - 2014.02.12 02:37:00 -
[28] - Quote
"Turn the damn light off!" Are the first words that come out of Ermacs mouth after he woke up in the new clone suited with his typical dropsuit.
He shields his eyes from the bright light from a torch which was used by a technician who stood above him.
"OH! uhm sorry I didn't wanted to blind you I.. I uh mean..." Are the only words the person stutters before Ermac cuts him short with a rather aggressive sounding "Zip it!".
He get's up and cleans himself off from the potential dirt that could be stuck on his armor, after that is he activating his wrist module and opens up the neocom to order some suit fittings.
"I need my proto fits, I would say my railgunner suits 20 of those, 10 of my Assault rifle fits and 5 of my Swarm launcher fits just if something like a tank or LAVs show up." He thinks while he places his market orders and looks to the other clones who are waking up or are already staying and ordering something via the neocom.
"I should ask them what the reason is that these "Blood Raiders" are so special." Are his thoughts while his eyes follow one Merc who moves towards one of the Templars who already was ordering something.
"Maybe I can learn something from that."Is what he is thinking while he moves into hearing range of the Heavy Sentinel and the Templar. |
Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
739
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Posted - 2014.02.12 02:44:00 -
[29] - Quote
Blinking away the after effects of the clone jump Jaysyn leaned forward from the CRU cradle and began pulling himself out and stepping into the staging room. The bluish mist of stimulants and clone animation nanites gently jetted across his face and breathed deeply to let the animation accelerants bring his physical functions online faster. The feel of the Caldari Assault drop suit was instantly recognizable
A female clone tech watched Jaysyn step forward and cooly spoke to him, "Sir, your clone bio functions are operating above 97%...any issues with transfer?"
"I'm good to go, right clone, right gear" he asked.
"Your NeoCom is functioning and you'll find your operational load out in the Gamma-338A".
The tech stood very still, with an almost dismissive pose. Jaysyn cocked his head and looked at her closely; couldn't place the genotype by the voice had a slight Amarr tinge to it. With a slight grin he called out "Keep the couch warm for me will you, Empress?" as he walked out the staging room and oriented himself on bay Gamma-338A to start his pre-combat checks.
The instant the Duster was through the doorway the female tech let out a huge breath and 30nearly collapsed from the tension release of fear as she gripped the side of the CRU for support.
"Juko, thanks for the tip. Give me a current data pull on everything Intel has on Blood Raider activity in the last 90 days; sort by system, Coven Leader, and activity level. I'll need it in 30 minutes, ok?" The door to Bay Gamma-338A was coded to his NeoCom and slide open and revealed a small armory and Jaysyn walked in began walking down the racks of weapons.
"Sure, Jays. I had the boys start pulling some of that after I shot you the tipper. You need a team?" the deep voice on the other side of the NeoCom asked.
"No. I've signed on this one as a side project. I'll give you the run down after the deal; if you don't get a proof of life from me in 10 days put a ping out our internals and execute protocol Hegira." Jaysyn was eyeing the racks of weapons and equipment...looking at the inventory sheet and cross checking against the combat specs he uploaded when taking the contract.
"Juko...one more thing. Favor between you and me. You still have some folks looking for Templars back home?" Jaysyn asked.
A moment of quite with the faint hum of the NeoCom carrier wave was the only indicator the line was still connected until Juko's Sebiestor accent cut through the silence, "Jaysyn...yes. I know of...people...that would pay a great sum for information on them. What are you involved with?"
"Just business, Juko. Make sure that capsuleer gets the Ishukone shipment delivered. Talk to you in a few day".
The NeoCom connection cut and Jaysyn pulled up the 6 new contacts listed in his address book. He paused for a second and rolled his neck loosening up the drop suit a bit and pinged the small group with a quick message:
Team - Jaysyn. Combat load as follows: Kaalakiotta Rail Rifle, ASMG, Core Locus grenades. I can carry uplinks, hives, or needles...any preferences? Additionally, I'll be uploading a current intel dump on Blood Raider activity in the last 90 days to all of you within the hour. I'm in Bay Gamma-338A if you need anything.
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
587
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Posted - 2014.02.12 03:05:00 -
[30] - Quote
As Jacques ordered his forge gun and his hmg fits he saw the three mercs together when he noticed that the new Caldari suit was much lighter than the Amarr suit and begun to worry if it would affect carrying heavy weapons. He saw the scared tech and decided to test the suit out.
He walked over to the terrified tech " Excuse me but I need to test my new suit stand still okay" The tech tried to run " No sir stop please do---" He was jersey up into the air by his hips and the tech tensed up was suddenly quite. Jacques sat him down softly when he noticed his pants were stained " Wasn't so bad now was it now work hard I depend on you for good clones." The tech was trying to hide the fact he pissed himself and waved Jacques off.
Jacques continued down to Bay Gamma-338A to fit his suit when he noticed Jaysysn mention Templar and business. So once he was done Jacques walked up and nodded at Jaysysn grabbed a boundless hmg with a couple of flux grenades and started to head to the range to test out the new tech. He sent a message out to all mercs.
Team. Sgt Cayton.
I'll be training with my new suit in Talla Firing range if you wish to speak notify me. Also if any info can be giving on our enemy please notify me.
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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21yrOld Knight
Pradox One
Proficiency V.
476
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Posted - 2014.02.12 04:13:00 -
[31] - Quote
Shaking off the affects of the clone jump,21 could feel the natural state of being in an Assault Ck.O. Looking down he saw a small clone tech checking his vitals. 21 noticed the tech's face ,not any wat clam. The tech's face looked frightened and rush as if he wanted sprint away from the cru.
Realizing his chance 21 wanted to scare the tech. 21 then changes his face from having little emotion to one with great rage and anger , he then screams" Why are you in a hurry, do you think i am some sick monster!" His face then changes to have no emotion" I am a human being just like you. My mind may be forever but I am still human." . The clone tech looked back at 21 with a face disgust and replied " Your vitals are stable you may leave now." The clone tech walked out of the room in disgust.
Remembering that concord was funding all gear, 21 opened up the market tab on his neocom and ordered 100's of suits all having different layouts. After that 21 sent a message to the leadership channel of his alliance telling them that he will be gone for a while. 21 then headed toward the exit looking for Kador to learn about blood raiders.
Dust bunny! I prefer the term meta-gaming bad a** with a slight hint of the person Samuel L. Jackson wanted to be.
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1079
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Posted - 2014.02.12 05:56:00 -
[32] - Quote
Denak could already anticipate them being jumped back to another CRU as the short and pithy briefing ended, closing his eyes when he felt his consciousness slipping away. Upon waking up in his old body, the familiar feel of his Gallente 'Black Eagle' Scout G/1 suit, a wave of relief washed over him. Knowing he could select his own fits made him more comfortable after the alarmingly vague briefing.
Feeling a set of hands exploring his body as he was finished reanimating at the CRU, Denak assumed it was a tech checking his vitals, remaining perfectly still throughout the process. Even with his eyes closed, his suit was still powered and sending sensory information of his surroundings. The tech's heartbeat was at an average of 150 beats per minute, his pupils were dilated, and his fingertips were sweaty, he was obviously afraid.
And to the tech's unfortune, the mere act of Denak suddenly springing to life and moving past the tech without a word said, making him jump suddenly and take a step back from Denak. Looking around, Denak saw how the other mercs were treating their techs, and compared to them his tech was getting off easy. Not like he cared much, focusing on getting the optimal fits to fight the Blood Raiders was a more important task.
Activating the holographic interface on his arm, the NeoCom appeared on his visor's Heads-Up Display, selecting his fittings and the market to begin browsing through them and selecting the most optimal ones. He knew the Blood Raiders preferred armor and laser weaponry like the Amarr, but were much more aggressive in their tactics. He didn't know if he was going to have a logistics in their group backing them up, so he started selecting fits preferring armor plates and repairers, sending his buy orders to CONCORD:
Denak Kalamari wrote:BUY ORDER:
Amount: 40 GLL-DP fits, 20 GLL-I fits, 10 GLL-RP fits, 5 GLL-BE fits and 5 AMH-AV fits
The fits are as follows:
GLL-DP
Scout gk.0
Federation CreoDron Specialist Shotgun
M512-A Submachinegun
M1 Locus Grenade
F/45 Remote Explosive
Cloak
Enhanced Light Damage Modifier
Enhanced Precision Enhancer
Enhanced Armor Plate
Complex Armor Repairer
Enhanced Profile Dampener
Complex Kinetic Catalyzer
GLL-I
Scout G-1
CRG-3 Shotgun
Submachinegun
Flux Grenade
N-11/A Flux Drop Uplink
Cloak
Basic Shield Extender
Enhanced Profile Dampener
Enhanced Ferroscale Armor Plate
Enhanced Cardiac Regulator
GLL-RP
Scout gk.0
Federation Duvolle Specialist Assault Rifle
M512-A Submachinegun
M1 Locus Grenade
A-45 Quantum Active Scanner
Cloak
Complex Precision Enhancer
Enhanced Light Damage Modifier
Complex Range Amplifier
Complex Reactive Plate
Enhanced Reactive Plate
Enhanced Cardiac Regulator
GLL-BE
'Black Eagle' Scout G/1
'Black Eagle' Shotgun
'Black Eagle' Assault Rifle
'Carnifax' Locus Grenade
Cloak
Enhanced Shield Extender
Enhanced Reactive Plate
AMH-AV
Sentinel A-1
9K330 Forge Gun
Submachinegun
Wiyrkomi AV Grenade
Basic Heavy Damage Modifier
Complex Armor Repairer
Enhanced Armor P
Send fits ASAP After all that, Denak looked around a bit to observe other ordering their own fits and conversing with one another. He eavesdropped for a few moments to get some valuable intel, before heading off to the dropship hangar to wait for the others to gather up.
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
6988
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Posted - 2014.02.12 10:22:00 -
[33] - Quote
Once again Kador was reborn into the world, his fleshing knitting together as thousands of nanites composed his very physical being in an instant. It was a gift from God to be able to be reborn time and time again reaffirming one's Faith, their vows of duty and service, and their very existence, and one that he most certainly did not take for granted.
It was odd to consider in the very moment he became aware of himself that he was nothing more than a swirling mass of nanites, the soft and fleshy organs that formed the being he was, and that as his mind raced to the simple realisation of exactly what he was, that his features were being formed as one might shape clay for a sculpture. As his body neared completion a single sublime arc of pain raced up his spine as the drop suit melded with his spine.
And then he was whole.
Light flooded his eyes but the drop suits advanced photo processors cleared his vision in an instant, as static golden HUD's formed the core of his vision feeding information through the three primary sensors in the Comando Suit's visor, indicating the status of his environment and his allies.
With sudden clarity he dropped thunderously to one knee in ritualistic sending the attending technical officers, a man and a woman, sprawling.
"The Word of the Lord is Pure;
It is a Shield for the Faithful."
He mouthed from the confines of his own personal chapel. He supposed momentarily that few amongst the assembled immortals would understand the divine significance of his dropsuit. More than a simple tool to enable combat, it housed his flesh and spirit, and stood as a bulwark against not only the physical dangers on the battlefield, but the spiritual ones as well.
It was a temple, a shrine, a place of worship for the Faithful.
"Brought unto Men by the Angels;
As a guiding Light in the Darkness."
And he was an angel. One of God's righteous vengeance. And enforcer of His will, and one who would bear the light of he Faith to the darkest corners of this galaxy.
The whole process was indescribably personal. To know what he was, and what he was made for. To venerate God in his own personal chapel, as he completed his duty, while every action was an exaltation to the Divinity above.....
As he finished his prayer he noticed the two startled mortals his actions had sent sprawling to the floor. He rose. Over two metres in hight, now, given the bulk of the Amarrian prototype frame he wore.
He bowed apologetically, as the visor of his face plate retracted revealing the distinctive features of the Amarrian combat clone. I might have scared them but for the sincerity that was easily recognisable across his face, and layered in his tone.
"Allow me. My apologies" He said, offering a hand.
For a moment, he though they might not have taken it, but slowly they did. First the woman, who stood, brushed herself off, tittering nervously, before offering a nervous thank you. Then the man, who was silent, but full of awe.
Waving the two away as they approached to assess his combat attire he stretched, feeling the satisfying, and reassuring bulk of the armour plates as they weighed down his augumented biotic systems. He rolled his arms back in the sockets, enjoying the feeling. The integration of dropsuit with spine was incredibly painful at first but allowed for a sense of extension, as if the dropsuit was.....and it was in a sense, a part of his body.
Beside him the female tech offered him a datapad wordlessly.
He shook his head.
"Can you open my personal stocks if I grant permissions?" He asked tentatively. Smiling as she nodded. "Open the Imperial stocks then and order two of the Solace class HAV templates heavy Beam Lasers, with 120mm Plating, I also need you to find matching pilot interface frames, preferably with cerebral interfacing ports....something snug that fits around the spine."
He meant that as a joke but nonetheless the woman paled at the suggestion. "....and half a dozen Crusader Commando Frames with enough spare charges for the Viziam Laser Rifle as possible."
She nodded again, and wordlessly moved off to do his bidding. For a moment she looked like Satja.....but an instant later the alert from his NeoCom alerted him to a message, and the feeling was gone.
He skimmed the note, sighing deeply, then turned to the Gallentean.
"If Templar Steadyhand clears me for it I can give a briefing to the entire group. You'll learn what you need to know then".
As he spoke more static neural triggers alerted him to different messages incoming from the other members of the squad. The information on the Blood Raiders was what caught his eye.
Information would be essential on a job like this. Blood Raiders were cowards, but they were good at what they did. Any time you hunted them you were playing their game, and then only difference between a successful mission and a life of suffering at their hands was the accuracy of the information you had available to you.
Perhaps, he thought to himself, I should contact the Templares. Alliance wide information on heretic activity in the Bleaks and Devoid could verify what we already have.
A minute later he had submitted a request to Cpt Ordo of the Praetorian Auxiliary fleets requesting access and dissemination of Praetorian surveys. If the green light was given, yet another set of eyes could provide information sorely needed about the Blood Raider threat.
He checked the heavyset gauntlet, marvelling at the artistry of the flowing designs on the bracers, detailed in while gold filigree down the the knucked, augmented with several kinds of alloy, biotic implants, and kinetic accentuators that would give any of his strikes incredible force should the Raider led forces manage to engage him at close range.
sufficiently assured status of his preferred suit was operating at acceptable efficiency, he began calibrations on the laser focusing crystals.....
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
6989
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Posted - 2014.02.12 10:31:00 -
[34] - Quote
Knowing the Raiders preferred fighting style he had requested a lens exchange system be present on the vehicles allowing him to alternate fire between Aurora and Gleam wavelengths. He knew from experience that if even the slightest miscalculation was present in the projection lenses, or energy output systems the entire turret might miss entirely at a crucial moment, or even seize up due to the massive heat generated by the energy weapon.
This process was another deeply ritualistic. He knew from the outset the equipment he was working with was going to be top notch. This was a CONCORD job, not some run of the mill contract for Viziam or Carthum. But none the less it soothed his frayed nerves and allowed him a piece of mind.
Duties now complete he stepped off the side of the room, very much so aware of the eyes of the two technical specialists still on him. He spared a couple of minutes on them when they came over to him. He answered their questions as best he could with an even-handed grace.
He had to admit they were....precious in a way. So unique in their own ways, but fragile and fleeting. Just like her.
He waved them away. Drew a small copy of Pax Amarria from the pouch at his waist, and began to read, prayers escaping his lips in a whisper, a ghostly echo distorted by the suits build in speaker modules.
"The Word of the Lord is Pure;
Its is a......."
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1083
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Posted - 2014.02.12 11:08:00 -
[35] - Quote
Just as Denak was about to head off into the bays, his HUD notified him of a new person reanimating in the CRU, stopping dead on his tracks to see who it was. He didn't even have to look at the information on his HUD to know it was Kador, kneeling down and muttering out a prayer for the techs standing in front of him. Instantly his dropsuit computer began deciphering the Amarrid speech, tracing its origins and translating it into Intaki for him.
"a+éa+¦a+ía+Åa+¦a+¦a+ôa+û, a+áa+ña+éa+¦+¦a+Ña+öa+¦ a+¦a+ô+ó+¦+ªa+¦"
Was displayed into his visor, displaying the full passage for him after Kador finished and began setting his buy orders. Advanced sensory systems were something Gallente excelled at, and it helped Denak understand the surrounding world a little better. For a while Denak stood farther off, his sensory systems analyzing Kador's dropsuit, his weaponry and the passages he was praying. The slightly distorted sound coming through the speakers sounded odd. Even in battle, voice communication was fed directly from within the dropsuit, without distortion added.
As he pulled out the Pax Amarria, scanned by his visual sensors, Denak decided to finally speak up and step forward.
"...a shield for the faithful,
Brought unto men by the Angels,
As a guiding light in the darkness", he spoke, completing the passage for him, before adding: "I hope I am not interrupting."
In contrast to the highly decorated and beautifully carved patterns of Kador's suit, not to mention size, Denak's seemed much smaller and simpler. He was still a towering giant compared to a normal man, but next to a Commando suit, his scout suit was slender and shorter. Friction dampening materials muffled the sound of his movements, and the single sleek black color made him blend well into the dark contrasted wall behind him. If it was sufficiently dark, the only things visible to the naked eye were the three green slits on his helmet.
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
6989
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Posted - 2014.02.12 11:37:00 -
[36] - Quote
Despite Denak finishing the passage for him, Kador took several moments to finish the complete translation in Ammarad himself.
He glanced up noting the much thinner suit that Denak wore.
Within the suit he frowned. It looked paper thin....was probably skin tight like all the other Gallentean garments you saw. Profoundly different in design from the Amarrian counterparts he placed his faith in, the typical Gallentean combat aesthetic was sorely lacking. It was almost as if its design served no purpose other than a rugged, almost antiquated functionality.
"Never in life Denak" He responded warmly, rising from his kneeling position, and assuming a wider stance as he replaced the Pax Amarrica in the pouch by his waist. He set then to rearranging the fabric that composed his tabard. He'd head the thing called a "battleskirt" before by other mercenaries, as if they thought it might perturb him. Frankly it did not. He felt it looked a fine addition to the armour.....a necessary aesthetic, pleasing to the eye, that other combat attire lacked.
" Never in life, it is easy to make time for a friend." Then in a more concerned tone "......Your dropsuit is looking a little.....lacking. Will it protect you?"
Meanwhile the two technicians approached him again, this time bearing his weapons.
The male carried a deep navy blue "Stormvein" Carthum Assault Scrambler Rifle, embossed with lines of deep gold, and shot through with pure marble lines, jagged, strangely geometric in their chaos. It was a work of art by the standard of fire arms. As much a symbol of the Faith as it was a tool of murder. Laid next to that, ready to be fit into his ammunition dispenser unit a row of six energy cells for the rifle.
Kador raised his arms, t-posed out he suppose he would have looked the fool, but for the bulk of the Commando frame. Now its mass was entirely visible. His frame was naturally suited for large dropsuits, his brawlers physique only accentuated now by the 20mm plating on the shoulders and chest, and a blast guard jutted out from his sternum. The tech fitted the rifle into its cradle, then began inserting the cells into the dispenser unit at his waist, keeping the Carthum's cell to his left hip.
After this process was complete the female approached. She held in her hands an elaborately carved and custom fit Imperial Viziam Laser Rifle. It was a pure platinum, custom designed, black concentric designs ran its surface, as the fluid carving in old Ammarad lined its plating. If the "Stormvein" was art in detail, then this as a simple beauty. Stark and pure.
Like the male before her she moved to fit the secondary light weapon to his other cradle. But the Templar shook his head. He plucked the rifle from her hand deftly. Careful not to crush her fingers between the heavy armoured fists. Then levelled the weapon at the far wall.
He felt the weight. It was nice, heavier. This variant would last longest without overheating, and that would be necessary mid fight. Poor heat control would cost him clones, or worse if he was not careful.
Returning to an "at ease" position Kador turned to face Denak once more.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1084
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Posted - 2014.02.12 12:54:00 -
[37] - Quote
Denak observed Kador curiously as he stood up to his full height, the difference in size between their dropsuits coming very clear right now. His arms looked like they could crush a dropship, and the thick armorplating covering his entire frame made him appear like a one-man army, a true force to be reckoned with.
In comparison to Denak's own suit, he almost seemed like a midget among the clone soldiers. Armor plating was minimal in favor of installing servo motors and increasing the mobility of the suit in general, and unnecessary bulk was removed in favor of an advanced computer to power sensory systems.
When Denak's choice of suit came in question, he remained silent for the moment, simply pulling out an odd looking device from his utility belt. It seemed like a mixture of an active scanner and a repair tool in shape, sporting just two buttons in the handle, on and off. The purpose of the device soon came into realization, as activating it made Denak's frame shimmer. The shimmer intensified, making Denak appear more and more like a poorly constructed hologram, until he disappeared entirely.
Many moments passed with absolutely nothing seeming to happen, leaving Kador by himself with his equipment. Then without much warning, Kador could feel a bump to the back of his head. It was Denak, who had went all the way to the armory, picked up his gear, returned to Kador and walked behind him to point his shotgun to the back of his head, all in the span of minutes. He could have rambled on for hours about the technicalities of the cloaking device and its uses, but a physical demonstration explained it better than any amount of words could have.
"What I lack in protection, I make up in utility", was Denak's explanation as he shimmered back into view, lowering his weapon and letting it rest against the ground, leaning against it slightly.
Swung behind his back was the Black Eagle assault rifle, custom built by Duvolle Laboratories to be used in conjunction with the Black Eagle scout suit, as was the shotgun. The reason for Denak to be wearing a dropsuit associated with an infamous wing of the Federal Intelligence Office, was a personal one, although the ability to carry two light weapons at once was definitely a plus.
"I have years of experience in infiltration and improvisation, excessive armor just impairs my effectiveness as a scout", he added as he readied up his shotgun again, pressing a button on the side.
The cyclotron reactor hummed to life, the cylinder-like part on the side of the gun starting to glow a bright orange hue when the fusion reaction began. Nonchalantly he picked up shells from his belt, sliding one shell after the other into the firing chamber with his thumb, like he has always done, cocking the lever on the side to finish loading it up. Something about that sound of finishing the reload of a shotgun made him feel much more secure.
Standing up straight, Denak twisted his body to the left to display shield extension of the shotgun, spanning all the way up from his hand to his elbow, the CreoDron logo labeled with huge letters on it.
"This also gives additional protection if needed", he pointed out, smiling slightly to Kador underneath his helmet. He may have been unable to convey his facial expressions, but his slightly enthusiastic tone of voice made him apparent that he was not concerned at all, he really liked demonstrating his equipment and talking about their technicalities to people.
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.02.12 13:45:00 -
[38] - Quote
The Restaurant that Ermac found was rather crowded but he managed to find a table for him alone next to one of the market street windows, his meal containing of a rather generous amount of meat , scrambled eggs with a piece of bread and a glass carafe filled with water which he poured into a rather big glass which fitted his hand better than the regular ones.
He looked trought his bank account ballance while having already eaten half of the plates contents, he sees that the money has been transferred and a notification message shows him that a delivery corporation which is known to work for CONCORD exclusivly has taken the job to transport his gear.
"How nice of them" He muses while biting of a big chunk of bread "They really don't want anything to happen during that mission."He takes a sip of water to flush down the bread and let's out a relaxed sigh after it all landed in his stomach:" Ahhhh now that hits the spot. Okay how about I do some research on these blood raiders while im here. I mean no one can escape the faithful eye of the news reporters now can they?"
He opens the sites of the better known news agencys like "the scope" and the" Amarr Certified News" ( the last one because it seems that his templar squad mates are the ones with the infos).
He finds some hits, a bunch of articles all about how the raiders attacked and then dissapeard, if the prey was tiny enough "scope" says nothing about the aftermath of a successfull raid.
The ACN always writes that the Raider attacks got defeated by the will of God and that these " heretics" who are still alive will be send into someplace they call "hell".
After he searched for the meaning of the word "heretic" can Ermac pinpoint some conclusions from these articles.
1. Blood Raiders are somekind of cult inside of the Amarr empire which the Amarr hate with a burning rage, almost as much as the Minmatar
2. They use hit and run tactics when they operate in outer space, could also apply on the ground.
3.They seem to work in Bleak Lands and Devoid most of the time.
4.It seems that they take slaves, because the ships always end up empty after a completed raid.
5.The favorite target of these pirates seem to be Capsuleers
Still this doesn't answer his questions of what he is going to face in the field, he fills his glass till the carafe is empty and continues to eat up.
And now are there two more questions, what are they doing with the captured people, and why of all the things you could attack are they so fixated on capsuleers?
"I need to ask one of these Templars but first do I need to check if my gear has arrived in good shape."
He feels a wave of nostalgica wash over him after doing this research it reminds him of the old days where he always did some investigation on a subject before he headed out with another sec officer to detain and interrogate some criminal scumbag.
And he would always say one sentence before they left the office, maybe just to reassure himself that they will solve this case:"Let's hope the machine didn't make a mistake this time." He says to his invisible partner and let's out a small chuckle
He eats up and chucks down the rest of the water, puts on his helmet slips his bank card through the computer terminal to pay his bill and walks in a fast pace towards the loading bay, and no one in the restaurant even noticed him leaving. |
Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
26
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Posted - 2014.02.12 15:52:00 -
[39] - Quote
Hawkeye flicked through a data-pad while he waited for his coffee. Although it didn't offer much information as to what he would be facing on the ground; it did grant him insight into the cult itself.
The ghastly descriptions of the rituals the Blood Raiders partook in -particularly graphic in some places- sent great chills down his spine. The blood pens filled with unfortunate crew of captured ships, the stalking of Sisters of EVE ships to disaster zones for easy prey... It disgusted him. In his mind, with nay a single trace of doubt, they were the closest thing to the epitome of evil that humanity could possibly reach. What disturbed him particularly though, was their love of clone blood.
As soon as we drop down, they are probably going to be thinking 'All-you-can-eat buffet'... Or something along those lines... He reasoned.
He got up and left; but put a large tip on the table for the soon-to-be approaching waiter.
I should get back to the others...
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.02.12 18:09:00 -
[40] - Quote
"Mr. Ermac Vesely" asks the courier with his datapad in his hand on which he looks down to the check the informations on it.
"That's me" says Ermac while he looks past the head of the even for normal people rather small man, and surveys how the bay workers are unloading his gear, the courier meanwhile looks up and stretches out his arm and asks non chalantly:"Can I please have your ID sir?"
Ermac who got a little confused by the guys behaviour thinks ,:"Man working for CONCORD makes you see some **** it seems", while he gives him his ID with a nod, the courier checks it with his pad which has an inbuild ID card scanner.
The Datapad makes a quiet ping and he gives him his card back:" Everything is okay, now here is the cargo list in physical form and one digital copy on your mail address, can you please check if we got everything sir?"
He hands him the paper cargo list and he goes throught it just to be sure.
1 .20x Caldari Assault Suits model ck.0 fitted with:
3x complex light weapons damage mods,1x complex shield extender,1x complex cpu upgrade,1x advanced shield regulator, 1x pack of advanced reactive armor plates.
-Weapons and gear:Rail Rifles model Kaalakiota, Scrambler Pistol standard model, locus grenades standard model,Nanohives model K-2
2. .10x Caldari Assault Suits model ck.0 fitted with:
3x complex light weapons damage mods,1x complex shield extender,1x complex cpu upgrade,1x advanced shield regulator, 1x pack of advanced reactive armor plates.
-Weapons and gear:Assault Rifles model Duvolle, Scrambler pistol standard model,locus grenades standard model,Drop Uplinks model Imperial
3. 5x Caldari Assault Suits model C/1 fitted with:
3x complex light weapons damage mods,1x standard cpu upgrade,1x advanced shield regulator.
-Weapons and gear:Swarm launcher model CBR7, Scrambler Pistol standart model,AV grenades standard model,Nanohives model K-2
Ermac checks the list twice with his own list that he made to be sure that he made no mistake and yes every suit fit he wanted is on the list, which he confirms to the courier.
"Thank you very much sir and if you could give me your autograph on this field here are we both done." he holds his pad out which now shows a fat line where he needs to sign.
Ermac had heard worse jokes but he still gives his "autograph" to the man:" And again." reminds the courier to make Ermac clear that he needs to sign a second time on the now a clean fat line which he does.
The Courier then proceeds to put the pad under his arm pit and then moves his other arm for a handshakes which Ermac accepts:" Thanks for the buisness sir and don't think about the transport costs those are already covert." He spins on his heel and walks towards his ship.
Ermac then jogs towards the crates with his suits inside and checks again if everything is there and not damaged. "looking good no damage, and nothing misses looks like I am ready".
He then takes every gun, nade, suit and equipment piece out and makes a maintenance check just to be sure that none of them breakes or is jamming during the mission. For him was it a rather automatic process which he could almost do with his eyes closed.
As he hears the last familiar click of a good Rifle is he done "Is there something more relaxing than the sound of a good working machine? not really." He thinks while he packs his gear back into the cargo box.
Still he needs more information on these Blood Raiders but he couldn't find one of the Templars.
"Seems like I need to find them and the others now." He mumbles to himself while he walks along the cargo bay to see if someone else wants to get check his gear. |
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
29
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Posted - 2014.02.12 18:31:00 -
[41] - Quote
The station hanger is a hive of activity, workmen can be seen all over loading items onto and off ships as they come to and fro, in the background, many ships can be seen moving on continuous, orderly lines of traffic.
Hawkeye heads towards a freighter that has just docked; small vehicles are parked by it to carry the cargo all over the station, including the loadouts he had ordered. As he enters the massive cargo hold to inspect his items, he sees Ermac near one of the stacks of containers mumbling to himself. He decides that he probably should get acquainted with at least someone on this mission.
"Hello there; I don't believe we have met." He holds out his hand. "The name's 'Hawkeye'."
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2294
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Posted - 2014.02.12 19:19:00 -
[42] - Quote
Steady can be seen walking into the hanger, chatting to an amarr agent of some description, his amour cammo is instantly recognisable to anyone who had visited the museum, steadys normally relaxed attitude had all but vanished, he was clearly on mission and the difference was striking.
steady gives a nod to hawk-eye but beelines to a dropship currently loading a CRU.
on his neocomm he loads up a message he fires off to everyone in the squad.
"outside myself and True, it seems many of you have never hunted raiders on their home turf I implore you do your homework. they will be well armed and well defended and make amarr fanatics look like choir boys, please ask my self or Kador any questions you might have"
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
930
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Posted - 2014.02.12 19:31:00 -
[43] - Quote
"damn" Heathen mutters as he leaves the library. Not having found all that he was hoping to see "must not be in the public records"
He heads back to quarters to switch out his clone and commit final preparations before leaving.
Upon arrival, he locks the door, and sits on his couch, initiating transfer to his combat fit clone. Feeling the leathers against his skin, the surge of strength to his muscles, and seeing the tacnet come alive always brought a kind of joy, in the knowledge that he was hidden from even the finest sensors, and had the strength to cut through even the heaviest of opposition in seconds. Before leaving his quarters, he says a quiet apology "Sorry girls, you're not coming with me on this one" as he walks past his pistols.
He proceeded to the hangar to await the transport. Seeing Ermac and Hawk-Eye he quietly hides to eavesdrop, not sure just what is happening. Could it be a plot, a double play?
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.02.12 19:40:00 -
[44] - Quote
Ermac didn't find one of the templars during his search but apperently one of the others found him.
"My name is Ermac Vesely but you can call me Mac." hey says while he shakes Hawkeyes hand with his prothesis " And let me guess you are also looking for the templars for some more intel on the enemy forces? Or are you here to inspect your gear?".
He then let's go of his hand but before he could speak again does he hear the sound of his and hawkeyes neocom and sees that mr. Steady has send them a message.
"Or they could send us a message to tell us to hurry up with the question time it seems."
He opens up the message system and sends Steady a message with the question:" Should we ask via neocom messages or should we meet up? Tell us a location and we are going to move to that place." |
steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2294
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Posted - 2014.02.12 19:50:00 -
[45] - Quote
keep it NeoComm we have all just had a clone malfunction together openly talking about raiders in plain site is just silly, fire away your questions here,I Imagen if True keeps to form you will get a detailed run down on route as well. but here is some free advice right off the bat.
rule one. DO NOT GET CAUGHT!
steady looks at his agent... im fully expecting concord to hang us out to dry if it goes south, you sure you get us out if it does we have no idea what kind of tech those ghosts sites are building
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.02.12 20:05:00 -
[46] - Quote
Ermac reads the response and first thought he meant the sec officers in this place, but then did he realise that he meant the Blood Raiders.
He writes "Okay first off all what are we going to face?
what kind of weapons and tactics can we expect on the ground?" |
Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
30
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Posted - 2014.02.12 21:49:00 -
[47] - Quote
Ermac Vesely wrote:"My name is Ermac Vesely, but you can call me Mac." he says while he shakes Hawkeye's hand with his prosthesis
"And let me guess, you are also looking for the templars for some more intel on the enemy forces? Or are you here to inspect your gear?".
Ermac let go of Hawkeye's hand, but before Hawkeye was able to answer him; his and Ermac's NeoCom started pinging a message notification. Although he read the message quite quickly, Ermac had started an exchange with the sender, so he decided to inspect his items while Ermac was occupied.
The cargo crates were filled with the requested armaments, surrounded with white foam packaging. He lifted one out, a sturdy Boundless HMG. Even though Minmitar technology seemed very primitive, no one could deny the fact that it always worked. He gave the barrel a small experimental spin... He cradled it in his arms... He caressed the frame...
It may not have been the most elegant or good looking weapon (especially in comparison with the fabulous line of fashionable weapons the Amarr made). But no one's going to criticize you when you can unleash a torrent of lethal death-spitting hell-fire and hot lead Into their general direction at a moment's notice.
He chuckled to himself.
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
741
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Posted - 2014.02.13 04:24:00 -
[48] - Quote
The ready room was quiet, the rustle of metal and ceramics and hum of equipment silent for the first time in a couple hours and Jaysyn Larrisen was satisfied that his tools were ready, time to link up with the team in the hangar.
With one last look at the stacked and sealed tactical cases he tabbed his NeoCom and pinged the logistics techs, "Bay-338A operational load out complete, please move to indicated hangar immediately. Authorization: Larrisen."
The logistics team acknowledged and gave him an ETA to the hangar and with that the tall, rangy merc exited the bay and began heading for the hangar indicated by Steady. The trip wasn't long to start with and his ground eating stride made short work of it. The few personnel he passed in the passageways rarely made eye contact and skirted well away from him.
Arriving at the hangar door he paused for brief moment...he took in a deep breath and exhaled, enjoying the flow of air through his nose and mouth, deep into his lungs, and back out. He would soon have to seal his helmet and he might have hours of days before he could experience this again. His flat black Caldari Assault suit was top of the line and it's like had served him from one side of the galaxy to the other. Effective and efficient but not built for comfort. Luckily he had long ago mastered all the tricks to fitting suit to his clones frame and it fit like glove.
Jaysyn rolled his neck to loosen up and let his mind clear and focus his intellect. Quietly he spoke to himself, almost inaudibly, "Why keep going? Because you haven't do found anything that can stop you yet..except yourself." With that he triggered the door and stepped into the hangar.
He had seen the scene countless times, mercs, soldiers, pirates, whatever...it all looked the same. Several of the team were already on site and prepped in dropsuits. The individual load outs were entering and staging on a pickup platform.
Two of the mercs he had briefly met earlier where exchanging greetings. Hawk-eye and Ermac. He hadn't ever worked with them but that wasn't unusual, pretty common on these type of contracts.
Well..better start seeing who I'm hunting with on this little safari, he thought to himself.
His economical stride from the passageways was gone...his gait was relaxed and smooth as ball bearings on glass as he walked up to the two mercs. This lopsided grin crept back on his face but still never touched his eyes as he approached.
"My name's Jaysyn. Looks like the bands getting ready for the show," he said.
"The data pull on Blood Raider activity is uploaded on your NeoComs. Afraid it doesn't show much more than normal levels of activity. Definitely nothing that we immediately key our interest. I did get tipped to a bit of rumor that Omir Sarikusa has been a bit more active in contacting the cells and covens than normal. Nothing specific, just an uptick of coms chatter".
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
934
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Posted - 2014.02.13 04:46:00 -
[49] - Quote
Satisfied that no one was plotting against anyone else for the moment Heathen hopped down from his perch.
"Uh, hi. My callsign is Heathen Bastard, either one'll do if you need to get my attention. Sorry about eavesdropping on everyone, just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to end up locked in some cell getting bled out for the rest of my days. No such thing as too careful in New Eden, right?" He chuckles nervously after this last comment
Moving over to one of the crates marked on his tacnet, he cracks the top on it to find one of the combat rifles he ordered for the mission. Checking the gun over with shaky hands "Never fought the raiders directly before, and my time with the Eagles never put us in large scale combat with mortals."
Reaching into the box again, he withdraws a knife, test charges it several times noting the hum and watching the electricity arc across the blade before hurling it into the wall of the container smiling under his mask as it sinks in and heats the metal of the container until it melts just slightly. walking over to it "Hopefully though, that won't be too much of an issue" as he pulls it out of the wall and sheathes it.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7045
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Posted - 2014.02.13 08:41:00 -
[50] - Quote
Kador turned to face the young Caldari man, noting with some sense of concern the youth that was evident in his features. The Amarr placed heavy value on age and experience, and though he did not doubt his ally, he did worry. They knew so littleGǪ.
GÇ£What you will see down there will change you.GÇ¥ He said solemnly. GÇ£ Like looking into the very depths of hell, where only madness and deviancy lies.GÇ¥
He cleared his throat and began to speak in an authoritative tone, pacing back and for the every couple of seconds.
"Please gather around everyone, this is not an official briefing but the information and experience Steady and I have hunting these heretics could well mean the difference between our missions success, or failure.
Firstly I shall introduce myself. My name is Kador Ouryon, formerly of the Empress's Imperial Templar Orders, formerly of the Sarum Imperial Household Guard 6th Company, and Ensign soldier of the Praetoria Imperialis Excubatoris personal order, the Praetoriani Classiarii Templares. You may call me Templar Ouryon for the sake of brevity."
He paused, wondering if even half were listening to him. It mattered not though. Information would be what decided whether of not these men came back from the operation. Information that could prevent their capture, torture, and spiritual ****. He sincerely hoped they would listen and learn.
Beyond the group was Templar Steadyhand, whom Kador knew was a veteran of more crusades than he himself would ever know, a founding Templar, a first generation clone.
But the rest....they were ignorant of those they were to slay. It would not do.
"I have no doubt all of you are veterans of many campaigns across the stars of New Eden. You would not have been admitted to this operation otherwiseGǪ.but common security contracts for businessmen and nobles will not prepare you for combat against these monsters.Gǥ
He surveyed them once again.
GÇ£How many of you have fought criminal groups CONCORD has labelled as pirates?GÇ¥
He nodded, satisfied as most, if not all hands were raised.
Gǣ Good. However this experience means nothing to the Blood Raiders. They are not like normal Pirate scum. They are fundamentally different from the common criminals that infest this clusterGǪ..because unlike the others they are not concerned with the preservation of their lives, nor profit, plunder, or position. They are pleasure seekers of the worst kind.
They are in fact a deviant strain of the Faith under the designation Sani Sabik . This term refers to strains of Amarrian cults which are at all times, and for all time declared heretics by the Theological Council. As such, and unlike the True Amarr, they have no sense of a merciful God, as such their capacity for cruelty and bloodshed is unlike that of any other group known to be operating within the cluster.
They arm themselves with laser based technology as well as making use of captured and defiled Amarrian combat equipment. As their name would have you believe they are Raiders. As such they do not favour direct combat, so from this we can assume their ground forces are likely to fit the model of skirmishers, slightly less armoured traditional Amarrian counterparts, with armour composed of light metal composites, and ferroscale plating.
As a direct result they are more mobile, and aggressive in their actions. They frequently board ships and in order to take captives, and will go to great lengths to extract fresh sources of blood from their victims, either taking it directly from the source. Thus they will likely make use of close quarters weaponry ranging from antiquated shock whips to various other cruel incapacitating weapons.
To our detriment their deviancy knows no limits as they also believe Clone blood is more pure and sacred than human blood. As such they will at every opportunity possible attempt to capture us alive.
Know this. These things are not human anymore, they forsook that when the left their mercy and sense of human dignity behind. They are evil.
If you are separated from TAC NET and CRU support you could end up as the Raiders new pet for the rest of your immortality. Do not under any circumstance separate yourself from one another.
I should not have to explain this further but these monsters, and they are not human anymore, are the epitome of evil. No quarter shall be offered, nor mercy given. Every prisoner executed, every slave rescued. Every blood stained heathen destroyed.GÇ¥
He finished the speech. Stared out at the gathered mercenaries, his friend, and the Brother Templar.
GÇ£ I have taken the liberty of contacting Praetorian Intelligence officers and requested any files pertaining to Blood Raider activity be supplied to our NeoCom units, please be aware that this information will likely be the difference between our success or failure."
"Any questions?GÇ¥ he asked, his tone heavily marred by hate. The righteous fire had returned, it blazed within him. He liked to think they could see it in his face, the passion for the hunt, the hate of his foe, but more importantly, the righteousness of his cause.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
30
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Posted - 2014.02.13 09:00:00 -
[51] - Quote
True Adamance wrote:"Any questions?GÇ¥ he asked, his tone heavily marred by hate. The righteous fire had returned, it blazed within him. He liked to think they could see it in his face, the passion for the hunt, the hate of his foe, but more importantly, the righteousness of his cause.
"Do we know how strong a force we will be facing?"
"Is there the possibility that they may know we are coming?"
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1099
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Posted - 2014.02.13 09:29:00 -
[52] - Quote
Denak was seated upon a crate at the back of the crowd, sitting on it cross-legged and observing everyone individually through the slits of his visor. Beneath it his light green HUD displayed all kinds of information from the names of the people in the crowd to information pages about the Blood Raiders and the Sani Sabik cult, all the while a transcript of Kador's speech was displayed to him. He seemed kind of phased out to the outside observer, remaining perfectly still and looking at nothing as his eyes were browsing and reading through the information displayed on his HUD.
'Don't get separated. I'll have to talk about that later', he thought when the subject was mentioned, glancing up at Kador as he kept speaking. Denak spoke from the back of the crowd to add into the tips: "If you are in danger of being captured, off yourself. It's better to lose your clone and equipment rather than get caught by the Raiders."
Denak then fell quiet again, checking through his equipment again and his weapons leaning against the nearby wall while keeping an eye out for the transcript displayed. He had switched to his more common Scout gk.0 suit, sporting a blue and gray color scheme with additional equipment hung over his belt. Making a routine check on all his equipment and weapons, checking the firing chambers, arming and disarming the remote explosive charges, double-checking the fluid router on his back and assuring everything was in prime condition.
Fixing his attention back to Kador and the other Templar standing in the back, he patiently waited for him to finish answering all the questions and the crowd to scatter, quietly typing up a message to be sent into Kador's and Steady's NeoComs.
Quote:From: Denak Kalamari
To: True Adamance, steadyhand amarr
Subject: Briefing
Once you are done with the briefing, may I have a word with you?
-Denak
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.02.13 12:06:00 -
[53] - Quote
" You told us that they drain the blood out of the hostages how are we going to stitch them together on the ground? I mean im not a doctor, nor am I a logi and I didn't hear that someone here is a medic so how are going to get them out and that alive Kador?" |
steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2300
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Posted - 2014.02.13 12:25:00 -
[54] - Quote
"ermac we dont. Most we find will be beyond saving. Simply help them pass on. The one thing we can do is secure any one find and tag their location for a concord extraction team, this is not a rescue mission their will be no room for empathy.
The simply truth for every raider will kill we save lives for raider miss because you playing hero is another doomed ship.
Your not dealing with humans your dealing with monsters that will force children to shoot at you if they think it will work." steady spoke grimly as he walked over.
" you will not leave this mission the same person as you entered it. Save everyone you can but remeber one life vs thounds"
Steadys voice betrayed years of clearly having to make that choice to many times
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.02.13 12:47:00 -
[55] - Quote
Ermac could feel his rage boil as heard Steadys statement and he already wanted to yell at him for even thinking of it, but it remembered him of his the incident that turned him into a clone, the day he became a human torch and thought that the entire world was burning infront of his eyes.
He forms a fist with his kybernetic arm and relaxes it again:"kill the enemy forces with extreme prejudice and get everyone out that can be saved understood." He says in a rather emotionless tone
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
936
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Posted - 2014.02.13 15:20:00 -
[56] - Quote
In an unusually cold tone Heathen states "Mission perimeters set: Elimination of target forces to the last man. Rescue of civilians is secondary but not necessary. Enemy may be using civilians as shields or converting them into combatant forces. Avoid capture at all costs." as he methodically goes over his selected fittings.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
588
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Posted - 2014.02.13 17:25:00 -
[57] - Quote
Jacques was in the firing range when he heard True's information on the blood raiders. He was in the middle of bounding towards a drone when he stopped to listen. The information vaguely reminded him of the incursions from The Nation. He destroyed the drone with his hmg and headed to the bay remembering how the nation took some of his best friends and growing more and more angry by the minute.
As he made it to the bay he looked for True in a desperate manner. Jacques asked desperately, " Templar Kador is it true that I can do whatever I deem to this enemy? No rules, anything goes? I want to send these monsters a message. They fight without honor they destroy families and worst they torture people. This goes against all my beliefs as a Statesmen." Jacques was hurting for a good fight he needed this.
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
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Posted - 2014.02.13 17:40:00 -
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Steady cut in his voice thick was meaning.
"Jacques we must ensure we never become the mosters we wish to destroy. Or the demon simply finds a new host"
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
588
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Posted - 2014.02.13 17:47:00 -
[59] - Quote
Jacques glared at Steady studying his suit and fit admiring the design. " I don't doubt your experience it rivals my own, but with all respect if you knew what I've done for the State you'd know their is no saving my soul, I'm a monster. My family and friends will not see that side of me, but these monsters will." Jacques stated.
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steadyhand amarr
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Posted - 2014.02.13 18:56:00 -
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steady sighed
"Jacques no doubt we have all done things we regret but no soul is doomed all can repent and be saved, use this mission to prove to all your no longer that demon. I should know i had to share my mind with one"
a lone figure covered in a suit configuration steady did not recognise approached the group in the docking station
"the dropship is ready but our commandship has been held up by command so we shall meet it half way, well leave in 1 hour" spoke a smooth female accent that sounded it like it hailed from federation space.
Quote:Quote:
From: steadyhand amarr
To: True Adamance, Denak Kalamari
Subject: RE Briefing
yes?
Once you are done with the briefing, may I have a word with you?
-Denak
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
588
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Posted - 2014.02.13 19:33:00 -
[61] - Quote
Jacques noticed the Gallentean accent immediately and gave steady a reply, " Steady I'll give them no quarter, but I can not guarantee my conduct on treating any unarmed raiders." Jacques then hoped on the dropship and begun reading a book on the four winds to calm him down.
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1101
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Posted - 2014.02.13 19:57:00 -
[62] - Quote
Hearing the Gallente sounding woman notify the group of their upcoming deployment, Denak decided to hold off his intention of approaching the two Templars in private, he needed to do the final preparations. As the others skittered about to prepare as well, Denak gave the group a dismissive nod, gathering all his equipment for his current suit and loading it into the dropship.
Seeing his NeoCom notify him of a new message, Denak briefly set his hands away from loading his equipment to rest against his Cortex interface, displaying the message on his HUD. The reply made him smile slightly within his suit, typing up a quick reply after he finished loading the rest of his equipment, afterwards heading off into a more secluded area of the hangar:
Quote:RE: RE: Briefing
FROM: Denak Kalamari
TO: True Adamance, steadyhand amarr
It is regarding the advise of not going off by yourself.
Kador knows this already, but I am a scout. I rely on speed and stealth to penetrate enemy lines and cause disruption. My effectiveness is going to be hindered if I am forced to move in a group, which would contradict Kador's advice. I have over a year of experience as a clone soldier perfecting my art, and decades more as a mercenary and hitman for the Intaki Syndicate, I can handle myself, even when isolated from my team.
The reason why I am approaching you about this is because you two have the experience of fighting the Raiders before. Kador also knows what I can do in combat, and I leave it ultimately up to you two to say if I should stick with the group or not.
-Denak
GûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûá
yes?
GûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûá
Once you are done with the briefing, may I have a word with you?
-Denak Exploring the docking station a minute or two, Denak found an area not far from the dropship sitting idle, surrounded by cargo crates of various sizes and shapes, standing in the middle of it all. His finger trailed along the crates, his sensors scanning each one's contents until he discovered the correct one, labeled with his three slit symbol. Opening the crate, it contained only a small bag of his personal belongings, a special request he made along with his order.
Inside the bag was a small knife, a cup and a thermos bottle containing a warm, greenish liquid. Methodically, he began stripping off the gloves and helmet of his suit, revealing the pale and featureless face of a combat clone. Flexing his fingers upon being exposed, Denak muttered a few words in Intaki, pouring the ceramic cup full of the green liquid, dadayya tea. From that began his hour long ritual, remaining perfectly still on the floor surrounded by crates, letting the liquid he drank course through his body. If anyone were to discover him during his ritual, he wouldn't respond at all.
Five minutes before deployment, Denak instantly snapped from his trance-like trace, gazing down at the cup which was still half full of the steaming liquid. To finish his ritual, he took the knife which was sitting beside him, cutting a single vertical slice along the side of his hand, breaking the flawless skin and pouring blood into the cup. Exactly one minute before takeoff, Denak cleaned up his fresh wound, bundled his items back into the crate, dressed up and climbed into the dropship. Anyone inquiring of his whereabouts were met with dead silence or a dismissive: "I was away doing things."
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2304
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Posted - 2014.02.13 20:14:00 -
[63] - Quote
RE: RE: RE: Briefing
FROM: steadyhand amarr
TO: Denak Kalamari, True Adamance,
It is regarding the advise of not going off by yourself.
we are an odd number squaded you may scout ahead alone if you wish, the rest of us will be hitting the base in pairs.
please note if you are captured you will be on your own. The mission must come first, im not risking civilian life and the possibility of raiders using you a bait.
I trust you have the skill that this wont happen and request to use the first moments of the battle to uplink spam as much as possible
Kador knows this already, but I am a scout. I rely on speed and stealth to penetrate enemy lines and cause disruption. My effectiveness is going to be hindered if I am forced to move in a group, which would contradict Kador's advice. I have over a year of experience as a clone soldier perfecting my art, and decades more as a mercenary and hitman for the Intaki Syndicate, I can handle myself, even when isolated from my team.
The reason why I am approaching you about this is because you two have the experience of fighting the Raiders before. Kador also knows what I can do in combat, and I leave it ultimately up to you two to say if I should stick with the group or not.
-Denak
GûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûá
yes?
GûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûáGûá
Once you are done with the briefing, may I have a word with you?
-Denak
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7056
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Posted - 2014.02.13 20:41:00 -
[64] - Quote
As Ermac spoke Kador felt a chill swiftly run down his spine. Of all the horrors he had seen the blooded corpses of the women and children were the worst....they looks so fragile in death. So small and lost. How anyone could commit such atrocities against them he did not know. However what saddened him more, through sheer pain of knowing was that their souls would never reach God's side.
" Please Ermac, Templar Ouryon wills suffice....however brother templar is right Ermac. We cannot save them all. Many will be beyond our help, many more still will be dead by the time our mission is done." The sorrow was evident in his voice, but the words told of a deeper necessity that was fire, violence, and the finality of death.
"But for every one we slay, we prevent a dozen more victims." The Temple Knight looked down at the younger Caldari, he supposed the man was angry, it would almost be inhuman not to be. "But never forget to exercise restraint. It may be a noble thing to slay them, to judge them unworthy and sentence death for their sins in life. But we should never forget that we hold to a righteous purpose....."
He trails off as another alert comes through from his NeoCom unit. He skims it briefly. I was what he had feared when he had looked upon his friends choice of dropsuit. This had somewhat been mitigated by the revelation of the visual dampening technology Denak possessed but it did little to ease his worries.
He tapped out a quick affirmative response.
True Adamance wrote:
From: True Adamance
To: Denak Kalamari, steadyhand amarr
Aye Denak, we have much to discuss.
He turned to Ermac.
"Watch your flanks out there. Shoot for the joints in their armour, under the arms, the thighs, and the neck. Shoot hard, don't stop and pray to God one doesn't get close enough to plunge a Blooding Knife in your flesh. Let me know if you need anything else."
He places a reassuring hand on Ermac's should, at the same time very careful not to pulp the clones shoulder with his grip, before moving off to talk with Denak and Steadyhand.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1101
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Posted - 2014.02.13 21:22:00 -
[65] - Quote
Denak could notice the worry Kador had when he moved for a discussion with himself and Steady. As soon as they were by the three of them, Denak spoke up:
"I had already discussed this with Steady through mails, you should have copies of it in your own inbox, but I do think I need to run this through with you as well. You've probably guessed the kind of tactics I am going to field from my choice of dropsuit, which contradict your own advise of staying with the group. Needless to say, in order for my dropsuit and my tactics to be effective, I need to be away from the group."
Denak paused briefly to press a few buttons on his Cortex interface, soon both Kador and Steady received detailed information of all his dropsuits, to give them a frame of reference. Standing in front of the two wearing Amarrian dropsuits made Denak look even smaller.
"I have been a clone soldier for over a year perfecting my art, and many more decades working for the Intaki Syndicate. You have seen what I can do in battle Kador, it should be all the proof you need to show I can handle myself, even when isolated from the group.
I know what the Blood Raiders can and will do, I have studied their habits and taken your advise to the heart. I will not let them capture me, I will kill myself before that."
Denak's voice had a heavier tone as he emphasized his tone, unusual from his commonly calm demeanor. He sounded very determined, almost aggressive, arguing for his position to the best of his ability. Denak didn't often show this side of himself.
For the first time, Denak showed a sign of affection by reaching over and placing a hand on Kador's shoulder. Wearing a helmet, he still looked cold and detached as always, but behind the visor, he had worry for Kador, just as much, or even more than he did for Denak.
"I understand your concern, it is a valid one. If all else fails, I trust you with having my back."
As Denak spoke, he placed a small device into Kador's palm, encapsulating it in his fist. It was a spare detonator for his remote explosive charges, designed to trigger any explosive Denak had, regardless of it being deployed or not. Using that device guaranteed there would be nothing left of Denak to be used by the Blood Raiders.
He definitely hoped that it wouldn't have to come to that, and despite being a clone, it was a heave burden to carry, one Denak only trusted Kador to have. Before long Denak stepped away, refixing his posture and resuming his calm tone of voice.
"You have the experience of fighting the Blood Raiders, so I ultimately leave the decision to you whether or not I will be operating solo, Steady already has his approval. Whichever choice it will be, I trust you make the correct one, I can adapt regardless."
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
589
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Posted - 2014.02.13 23:45:00 -
[66] - Quote
As Jacques read his book he felt calmer. He began to remember his time in the mountains where he had found peace. Jacques grabbed a depleted uranium round from his magazine. He then put the round in his hand and crushed it. The round was now in five separate pieces. He then started marking his armor with the symbols of the four winds on his arms, his chest plate, and his neck. The markings were dark and barely noticeable on the black armor of the Sentinel ck.o. The markings were each different with their own representation. From there he then swore by the name of the wirykomi corporation that he would honor their name and make the State proud.
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.02.14 00:04:00 -
[67] - Quote
Ermac stands there and watches the heavily armored Templar leave.
He touches the shoulder plate, where his big hand rested, and somehow does he remind him of his Captain back home, in the time when the riots got more common and everyone had at least one shift in the riot control squads.
He teached him a very important lesson after he wittnessed how a group of protesters almost beat one of the sec officers to death and Ermac wanted to let out some steam on that day by breaking one of the inmates who trash talked to much. His Captain noticed it and punched him into a bloody mess in the cell where the prisoners was still lying on the ground with his broken arm and the open wounds Ermac had inflicted to him.
"We are here to protect the people of this station! Sometimes do we have to protect them from themself! And sometimes do we need to protect them from us too! You have sworn to protect them you idiot even if they attack us, even if they kill us are they still the people of this station! I understand your rage but if you let the hate control you are you not better then a murderer or a psychopath!" He then threw him out of the active duty for 2 weeks and made him work in the offices during that time.
Ermac took this lesson to his heart, but it's a hard fight with his emotions, sometimes does he lose this war, and becoming a merc didn't help much in that aspect.
Still both of them are right, and it's getting closer to this "life changing" mission as both of the Templars stated.
Ermac starts walking towards the dropship, feeling an ominous feeling of dread inside his guts and with one question in his head:" Why do I have the feeling that he thinks that im a young man? Seriously it's either that or he is far older than I think." |
True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7056
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Posted - 2014.02.14 00:33:00 -
[68] - Quote
As the information was passed through to his dropsuits heads up display Kador was shocked to find a number of changes to the standard Gallentean design. Increased personal dampening technologies had been included, not to mention the visual distortion field Denak was capable of producing at a moments notice.
We've never hunted with one like this, he considered with growing excitement, how can the raiders capture what they cannot see?
He felt something small, but weightly drop into the palm of his hand. A small device he recognised instantly. A remote detonator. He glanced up, surprised, unsure of its purpose
Kador held the small detonator in his hand with a certain reverence. Denak had place his safety, his being, and perhaps fate in his hands. It was an awesome responsibility and sign of deep trust. He ran his thumb over its smooth surface, thumbing the activation rune, or button he supposed the Intaki would have called it., before flipping the protective catch shut and placing it in the fabric pouch, just above the waist, of his tabard.
He also noted the Intaki had taken his experience to heart, and did not doubt his resolve and skill at arms.....only that he underestimated the capacity for cruelty of the men he was about to kill.
A reassuring hand clamped down on his should. Initially he considered pulling away, it was a sudden show of comradery that he had not typically expected to see in Denak's nature.
"I shall bear this burden with honour Denak." He said warmly. "Good luck and God be with you. I shall have you back as though you were a Brother Templar yourself."
He wasn't of course, but it mattered not. He had earned Kador's respect and friendship long before the operation as Steadyhand had during the Junip Crusade, the swift and brutal seizing of Arzad and surrounding systems from occupying Matari soldiers, both receiving in Memorandum medals of St Agelioth, and honour beyond honours.
For a moment he stood their, listening to Denak's proposal. Ultimately the decision would be his, or Steadyhand's perhaps with his endorsement. He looked at the Intaki who looked deceptively small, but was as tall, lithe with a mixture of regret and self loathing.
This was an opportunity for not just them, but the wider Empire as whole.
Could a singular man operate alone against Raiders, without the support of multiple operatives or support units? He hated himself for even considering what he was about to do, say, and by extent put Denak through.
It was ignoble, a betrayal of sorts, to put his friend at undue risk....against such monsters. He did not doubt the man's skill, but the possibilities burrowed into his mind. What would happen to his friend if he was too late. To slow. Unable to be there at the right time.
"You can do this?" He muttered, the hesitation and in his voice marred and subdued as a result of the dropsuits internal communications. To anyone else it would have sounded like an affirmation, but encased in that that reclusive spiritual chapel it was hollow. " Your capacity for covert actions is second to none my friend. I want to trust in you....as I want you to trust in me. I believe he can do this Steadyhand."
He shifted to a personal channel. "It is a chance for us Brother Templar, and chance for our people learn."
The final wave of shame washed over him, dousing that righteous fire that ran so deeply to his core. And in that moment, and the sounds of each man's ritualistic preparations met his ears, he considered himself damned.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7056
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Posted - 2014.02.14 00:43:00 -
[69] - Quote
....REDACTED for slight expositional post.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
938
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Posted - 2014.02.14 00:52:00 -
[70] - Quote
Noting the odd conference between the Templar and Mr. Kalamari Heathen pipes up: "We do have two scouts here, though different in focus. If you think you require assistance, no one else in our unit will arrive faster than myself or kill more quietly."
Pulling a weathered knife with a meticulously maintained blade out of a sheathe attached to his boot and offering it, "For luck, Mr. Kalamari. It's the first knife I was ever taught to throw, it's seen more combat than some clones."
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
742
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Posted - 2014.02.14 01:35:00 -
[71] - Quote
Jaysyn stood quietly observing his fellow hunters and continually gauging and assessing them...habit long ingrained. He was more than passingly familiar with Blood Raiders having hunted them down on previous contracts but the Amarrian Mercs clearly had more specifics and noticeably more emotion involved than he initially anticipated in the contract.
The whole team was professional and obviously competent, but that certainly didn't stop each of the from having eccentricities or quirks - including himself. That said, there certainly better shooters, faster reflexes, and more individually lethal mercs around but there were very few that had tactical mind that gathered, analyzed, and created as lightening fast as his. There were few that were willing to reach his calculated level of ruthlessness either. Jaysyn figured it was about to to start making sure that he was integrating and synchronizing his skills with the others...mostly to make sure he didn't end up a Blood Raider party favor for the next few years.
"Kador, looks like you and Steady have worked together before. I think Heathen's got a point, if we get assets isolated we might not be able to effect an extraction. Any idea about how you fellows want to establish tactical parameters?"
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1108
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Posted - 2014.02.14 02:26:00 -
[72] - Quote
Hearing Kador eventually, if reluctantly give his approval had much more reliefed. The decision most likely grounded Kador's world more than refusal would have ever done to Denak. Just as he was secretive of his own past, he would not inquire about Kador's.
He knew that in the end, Kador trusted Steady, a fellow Templar of the same blood more than he ever would an Intaki, even less so one not converted into the Amarrian faith. The mere act of believing in Ida, despite having accompanied Kador through countless missions and listened to him about his Faith, was most likely a very grave sin.
It mattered not though, for if it ever came down to disintegrating Denak as a last resort, he trusted Kador to do it when no one else is able to.
Shaking off Kador's hold of his shoulder, Denak bowed down in front of him almost to the point of kneeling, keeping his arms tucked against his sides to show his own respect for the Templar. He may have not regarded Kador as a brother in return, no one would ever get that close to him, but Kador was definitely a friend, despite not expressing it often.
The lights on Denak's visor flickered as he browsed through the Scriptures on his HUD.
"We are brothers,' Zakara answered, just before breathing his last. 'And in God we shall remain brothers for all of time.", he spoke a passage from the Scriptures in his bowing position, before standing up straight.
He may have misunderstood the passage completely and committed a sin for using it in the wrong contex, it didn't matter. What was even worse was probably the fact that Denak, a heathen, a member of another school of thought, uttered those words as if its religious context held any real meaning for him. The Scriptures themselves may have been meaningless for Denak, but the philosophical context its passages conveyed did matter to him.
That train of thought was soon broken when Heathen approached the trio, despite having made sure they had their privacy. Having him barge in like that with no concern to the intimate nature of the situation was very rude for Denak. Not like Heathen could see the annoyance beneath his helmet anyway.
Upon being given the knife, Denak instantly gripped the handle firmly, tracing his fingers along the weathered blade. It had definitely seen plenty of combat. Through practice, he hunched down a little to assume a combat stance, making a few swishes and stabs into the air to feel how it handled, before going halfway through the act of actually throwing the knife before having second thoughts. Tokens of fortune were rarely treated as regular objects.
Politely Denak stood up normally again, placing the knife back onto Heathen's hand.
"The Blood Raiders will decide my fate, not luck", he explained, he was never the one for wearing tokens of any kind for shallow promises of good fortune. Ultimately, what the Blood Raiders will do have the only real impact to how well his operation was going to succeed.
"I appreciate the gesture though. I have my own knife if it ever comes down to it", he added, pointing to the sheath attached to his lower back, revealing the black handle of his combat knife, engraved with Intaki symbols.
When the call for the dropship leaving in an hour was made, Denak turned to face Kador and Steady again, giving both of them a respectful bow, speaking his parting words:
"Prataya yavati, jaateryam. May your God protect you", afterwards heading off to do the final preparations before boarding the dropship.
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
944
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Posted - 2014.02.14 02:44:00 -
[73] - Quote
"Well then, may it come home soaked in the blood of the enemy." Twirling the knife around his fingers in a small flourish before returning it to the sheathe.
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7060
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Posted - 2014.02.14 02:49:00 -
[74] - Quote
The Templar flinched as if stung, as the Intaki man spoke the words of his people.
Though he was sure Denak did not know the deeper implications and interpretation of that phrase, the words wounded Kador, more he though than any weapon could.
The worlds of St Junip spoke of two things every Amarrian soldiers knew well. The value of sacrifice and courage, and the implicit trust between brothers. He remembered, with great sadness as a child learning of how Zakara had sacrificed his life for Garum, throwing himself unarmed at the beast that attacked his brother to buy him time to strike. Of how even in death nothing could come between them, and how Zakara assured his brother that even parted the two would remain bound by the bonds of their love for one another.
Perhaps his own emotions form Denak were not so strong, however the man was a friend. He had many brothers but perhaps only one friend.
"Ave Denak, God protect you." he replied quietly as the Intaki man turned to accept the Heathen's gift, uttering under his breath another prayer to God.
Which brother will I turn out to be?
He was torn between his loyalty to Denak, and duty to return to Satja......
Either way he lost.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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21yrOld Knight
Pradox One
Proficiency V.
478
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Posted - 2014.02.14 03:40:00 -
[75] - Quote
21 walked toward the other mercs and asked the whole group ,not worrying about any conversation happening at the time and stated " There is a emphasis on saving civilians in the area of operation. How important are civilians to us on this mission? Would it be a problem if i shot a Duvolle near one of them causing the mortal to light on fire? If a blood raider is holding a civilian at gun point to protect him self can we shot them both? I don't want to waste time due to some poor sap."
Looking around 21 thought to himself "Damn I have to work with some of the loyalist ".
21 then stop focusing the group and got distracted by Ermac's tags he walked toward and asked " Your in Moldey Bread, right? Do you guys have a pos near molden heath yet."
Dust bunny! I prefer the term meta-gaming bad a** with a slight hint of the person Samuel L. Jackson wanted to be.
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
742
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Posted - 2014.02.14 03:45:00 -
[76] - Quote
'Well we certainly didn't come here to lose, Chaplain", replied Jaysysn with a deadpan tone.
The exchange between Denak and Kador was unlike any that he'd witnessed between Mercs and certainly not before what was shaping up to be a pretty tough operation. It was clear there was friendship between the two and for a brief instant he recalled the quiet moments with Juko before he and the big Minmatar would fling their consciousness through the aether into an orbitally delivered CRU.
"Kador, no drama. I just like to check the table before dealing the cards so to speak", he added, his voice more open and with no trace of the mocking tone from a moment earlier.
"Anyway I suspect you're spot on. We'll sort ourselves out once we get a look at the target".
This is either going to be a top shelf level crew or a circus act....or both he thought to himself as he stood in front of the team.
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
15
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Posted - 2014.02.14 15:22:00 -
[77] - Quote
Ermac turns towards the provoking merc and answers his question:" And you seem to be part of pradox one how interesting, didn't we showed you guys that it's not a good idea to fight against us? In my honest opinion do I not care what you think of me or my corp because that doesn't matter here or down on the field."
He turns around and goes inside the dropship but stops infront of the opening, he turns around one more time towards the Pradox merc and shouts:" Oh and one more thing look for the district control for Elfrard I think you will be shocked to see that you guys are not as good as you think you are!"
With a smirk under his helmet is Ermac taking his seat and trys to relax before the mission starts which is harder than it sounds with the danger of becoming a never depleting blood fountain for these raiders if he doesn't watch out.
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2312
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Posted - 2014.02.14 18:43:00 -
[78] - Quote
PAUSE very long post to follow :D
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2312
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Posted - 2014.02.14 20:06:00 -
[79] - Quote
PAUSE
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2313
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Posted - 2014.02.14 20:50:00 -
[80] - Quote
STILL DONT POST UNTIL YOU HAVE CHECKED WHAT YOUR PAIR IS FIGHTING
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1110
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Posted - 2014.02.14 21:05:00 -
[81] - Quote
PAUSE
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
946
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Posted - 2014.02.14 21:37:00 -
[82] - Quote
Pause mode activate!
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
596
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Posted - 2014.02.14 22:04:00 -
[83] - Quote
pause
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
596
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Posted - 2014.02.14 22:42:00 -
[84] - Quote
Jacques was deep in thought of his role on the battlefield and the layout of the compound. He was worried about the fact he was deploying with his Boundless Heavy Machinegun, but needed his forge gun. He knew that he could take out LAVs and Dropships if they got close, but HAV was suicide. Then as he thought of a plan he heard Steadies speech and grew excited knowing he could finally test the new suit out. As the Dropship rattled and shook Jacques looked to see if any of the mercs were nervous and only saw battle hardened mercs making final PCC's ( pre combat checks).
Steady was shouting some motivational speech and Jacques just sat in his seat listening to all the mercs yelling and cursing the raiders over the teams channel. He couldn't feel any of the straps or the buckles, all Jacques could feel was armor wrapped around him like being trapped in a steel coffin. As he was praying to the wind of the north for a safe drop he noticed that the first team had deployed. He prepped and looked at steady whom he saluted, then darkness like he was dreaming or worst dead. Jacques grew worried when the hud didn't activate, then the hud flickered and Jacques smacked his helmet out rage. The hud instantly turned on with red indications, " What the f*$% where was this in the intel. I was supposed to be anti armor." Jacques said over the channel.
Jacques had no time to choose his landing so he activated his dampeners hoping the enemy would be surprised. As Jacques hit the ground he felt the ground and something else, something soft, Jacques lifted his head to find he had landed on some poor sap. Jacques then stood up to see a squad was confused and talking on their mics. Jacques took the advantage to rack his hmg and open fire on the platoon yelling to Jaysyn, " LZ is hot I repeat LZ is hot be prepared for a fight Gallentean show me what you can do."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
31
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Posted - 2014.02.14 23:13:00 -
[85] - Quote
PAUSE MODE ACTIVATED! (For great justice!)
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
743
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Posted - 2014.02.14 23:21:00 -
[86] - Quote
The green jump light rapidly blinked in his HUD and Jaysyn saw Jacques leap from the dropship. His fist slammed into the restraints quick release and he took two quick steps and followed his partner in to the sky. Jaysyn quickly steadied himself and saw that he was coming in dangerously close to the infrastructure walls just north of where Jacques was touching down and fired his inertial dampeners.
The TacNet lit up red all over the ground around the green icon indicating Jacques position and he heard the other mercs sharp warning as he was touching down. With a muffled impact and flash the inertial dampeners flared out and Jaysyns dropsuit shields crackled as they activated and he immediately began to sprint for for the small elevated position just south of his partner.
Need to get some high ground and see what we've gotten ourself into he thought.
He could see Jacques had landed right at the edge of large group of human Raiders...didn't appear to be any Dusters among them but their numbers made them lethal. Jaysyn skidded to a halt near the top of the hill overlooking the small training area they had landed in and pulled an uplink form his belt, activated it and tossed it a few meters behind him in concealed area boulders. Without missing a second his rail rifle locked into place in his right shoulder, targeting data flowing through his HUD and he zeroed in on three Blood Raiders in a small group on the far side of the formation that all had com links up and yelling furiously into them while barking orders at the Raiders in the training ground. Their uniforms were more elaborate and they had look of overseers...anything that could alert other forces, rally defenses, or stave off the chaos of the mercs initial assault had to be quickly dealt with.
The crackle of electricity and hum of capacitors in the Caldari rifle lasted only an instant before the stream of magnetically accelerated kinetic penetrators snapped across the training field and pulped the first two Blood Raider cadre members. The rounds were moving at 2.5Km per second and the wound channels they created in the lightly armored humans was horrendous.
The first burst and dealt with two of the Blood Radier officers and the third had scrambled behind a cargo container trying to find the source of the fire. The Raider gritted his teeth and leaned around the container aiming his slug pistol and the last thing his brain registered was a bluish arc of electricity from on top of the hill then the majority of his skull was vaporized by Jaysysn's hypervelocity rounds.
"Jacques - I've clipped the officers. I'll continue to suppress and clear your flanks", Jaysyn called out of the com link. His voice would never have lead one to believe that he was in the middle of a fire fight, he could have been ordering dinner with the same tone.
Switching his aim he began to snap precise bursts into Blood Raider militia trying to take cover and pour fire on Jacques. To the north of the compound he heard a familiar whine and two Blood Raider Saga LAVs pulled around the corner and began baring down on them.
"Jacques - CHECK NORTH...inbound LAVs!"
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7064
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Posted - 2014.02.14 23:25:00 -
[87] - Quote
PAUSED so True can utter a prayed from the dropship as per steady's request.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
596
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Posted - 2014.02.14 23:59:00 -
[88] - Quote
As Jacques unleashed his first volley of rounds at the Raider squad they began to fire at Jacques wearing down his shields, but they were to late they all began to fall as the DU rounds tore threw their frail bodies. Jacques was smiling under his helmet enjoying every moment until he he saw another squad bounding towards him. He saw a rock formation to his south and moved to it to regain his shields. At this time Jacques noticed blue flashes to the south of him. Jacques heard his partner tell him that two LAVs were inbound. Jacques replies, " Reloading Keep me covered your a f$&^ing good shot. Nice job taking out those officers."
Jacques reloads the massive weapon just as the Lavs pull up. Jacques hides for a split second prepping flux grenades praying he throws them far enough. Jacques peeks over the rocks and notices the two laser turrets firing at Jaysyn, Jacques then proceeds to stand up and throw the three grenades one at a time, pins flying from them as the grenades reach their intended location. Jacques ducks down grabs his Hmg and as the grenades go off he stands up firing the monstrous gun, you could here the chainsaw type sound from kilometers around and feel each burst in your chest. The first Lav receives a good 7 sec burst from the Hmg tearing it to shreds till the rounds hit the core self imploding it.
Jacques then aims at the second noticing the Raider aiming at him Jacques tries to get down, but the Raider fires first setting his suit ablaze in a magnificent display of sparks. Jacques calmly tells Jaysyn, " Hey I'm reloading while my shields recharge cover me. Oh by the way did you see my suit that stung a bit."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
15
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Posted - 2014.02.15 00:06:00 -
[89] - Quote
PAUSE right? |
21yrOld Knight
Pradox One
Proficiency V.
478
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Posted - 2014.02.15 01:13:00 -
[90] - Quote
When 21 noticed Hawk eye jumping out of the dropship, he knew when he was going to hit the ground his shields were going to drop. 21 then jumped out of the dropship hitting the concrete hard. A small crater formed where he hit. His shields dropped quickly on his caldari suit. Only 218 hp of shields remained online. With only 347 armor hp on the suit he wasn't going to risk the free suit he obtained from concord to help out Hawk-eye. He wanted to have as many as he could when he was done with the operation.
Seeing Hawk-eye already engaging in a fire fight he went to go find cover before the team of blood raiders hawk-eye was fighting saw him. While hiding behind a support wall to the platform that was above him, 21 looked through a small opening in the support wall. He noticed the fire fight was over and walked toward hawk-eye and briefly stated " Nice Aim, maybe next time you will warn me when you jump out of the dropship."
21 then announced over the team's channel " Hawk-eye and I have been deployed successfully, any if one needs back up we can give support."
I wanted to tell a Casey Anthony joke here, but my mom said she would kill me.
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
31
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Posted - 2014.02.15 01:23:00 -
[91] - Quote
Hawkeye got up off the lifeless corpse of the former Blood Raider and brushed himself off, a few bullets dislodged from his carapace, making a sound similar to marbles as they landed on the concrete floor. He looked to his right, seeing 21 emerging from cover.
21yrOld Knight wrote:"Nice Aim, maybe next time you will warn me when you jump out of the dropship."
"And where would the fun be in that?" He whimsically replied.
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
743
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Posted - 2014.02.15 02:54:00 -
[92] - Quote
The second Blood Raider LAV was masked behind the flames of the first one that Jacques had mauled with his HMG but that didn't stop the missile turret gunner from trying to hammer the two mercs. Jaysyn dropped low and sprinted behind the hill he had been using to pin down the Raiders in the training field to the edge of the paved road that circled the compound and stepped out with his rifle at the ready.
The scene was chaotic in the extreme...the Blood Raiders were still scattered from where they attempted to take cover or go to ground but there were starting to focus on the Dusters, the flames of the LAV, and the second one pumping missile after missile into the walls that Jacques taking cover behind.
Jaysyn zeroed in on the LAV gunner and fired a 6 round burst that nearly tore the head and arm off the Blood Raider.
"Turret down, you're clear, repositioning" he called to his partner.
He spun away and started to run back to his overwatch position when his shields flared brightly and he could feel the staccato impacts of a heavy projectile weapon hammering him. Stumbling he dove behind cover and blink clicked away the flashing whiled warnings on his HUD.
Jaysyn got his legs under him and began picking up speed heading back to crest of the low ridges overlooking the training grounds. He surveyed the area and could see the Raiders staring to open up in all directions with all manner of light weapons...it was clear they didn't know how many Dusters were hitting them and from where.
Better take advantage of this while we can...looks like hammer and anvil time he thought.
"Jacques...these guys are waking up. I'll keep working them from the high ground in the south and you hit 'em head on - we'll keep them in a cross fire!"
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
598
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Posted - 2014.02.15 03:55:00 -
[93] - Quote
As Jacques heard that magical hiss off and glow of his shields recharging he knew it was time to rock when he heard Jasysyn say it was clear and that it was time for him to assault them. Jacques waited a few moments till he heard Jasysyn fire again. then he popped back up to an immediate sprint to get within range. Jacques was moving half a ton of equipment through low ground till he silhouetted himself over a hill.
Jacques immediately taking fire, as his shields dropped so did his enemies one by one their precious blood spilled to the ground in a mush. They had became trapped by the team getting shot by the high ground and by a hulking monster in the front. Jacques was getting close to another reload when he spotted a small rock formation 10 meters ahead so he started moving forward till his shields had dropped simultaneously telling Jasysyn," I gotta reload and charge some shields give me 3 secs." Jacques started to get down when he noticed a scrambler rifle pop out from the rocks Jacques knew this was the end of this clone.
Jacques screamed at the raider, " Do it F$%^er!" and as he yelled at the raider his head split in two by a vaguely blue flash. Jacques got down started to reload while nodding at Jasysyn. He then got back up 3 secs later with half his armor left, but full shields and continued to soldiered on moping up the rest while thinking about that Lav parked to his immediate rear.
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
743
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Posted - 2014.02.15 05:53:00 -
[94] - Quote
Jaysyn was down on one knee slapping a fresh magazine into his rail rifle and responded, "Acknowledged, I'll keep them busy."
He stepped up and pulled the trigger on the Kaalakiota and started lacing the rounds into the packs of human Blood Raiders keeping killing or wounding a handful but keeping several pinned in place. Jaysyn had to fire in a continual burst, burning through the entire magazine due to the characteristic spool time of the rail tech weapon...they were optimized for long range striking power but not taking on multiple opponents in a single engagement.
The last round cycled through the weapon with a vaguely hollow thump his finger came off the trigger and his hands quickly and efficiently going through the reload as he chanced a look over to Jacques to see if he was back in the fight.
"IMMORTAL BLOOOOOOOD!!!!", screeched a Blood Raider zealot that darted up from behind a low wall of old transport containers that marked the edge of the training field. The raider sailed a Locus grenade right at the feet of Jaysyn and the explosion hit him like a hammer blow, throwing him on his back and stunning him. Luckily his dropsuit auto-senses protected his vision and hearing but his shields were depleted and worse the explosion bit deeply into his armor. It was immediately clear that his legs weren't working very well...this was bad.
Shaking his head to clear it he continued to struggle to his feet when the Blood Raider zealot that launched the contact grenade at him charged over the top of the small rise brandishing a wicked looking flensing knife the length of his forearm and a scrambler pistol. The zealot screamed and flung himself at the injured mercenary and sunk the blade deep into his side.
A flash of pain that was only partially dampened buy the augmetic nanites in his clone body jolted through Jaysyn's body. He smashed a fist into the temple of the human cultist and snapped his Ishukone SMG from it's holster on his leg and ripped burst into the human's back.
Two more Blood Raiders crested the rise and ran into Jaysyn's SMG buzz saw and dropped limp to ground. He limped forward dragging his left leg and mag-locked the SMG to his chest while he primed two Core Locus grenades and threw the grenades into the massing cultists knowing they would create serious casualties.
As the grenades left his hands he collapsed to the ground his body barely able to function. Jaysyn reached to his side and slid the Blood Raider knife out that had still been lodged deep into his frame. He could feel the damage across his muscle and sinew...the lacerations, the burns, and the punctures. He felt the pain...always the pain.
"Jacques...I'll be back at the uplink...i'm ok...its just meat" he said in-between blood wet coughs as his clone body ceased to function.
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
598
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Posted - 2014.02.15 06:28:00 -
[95] - Quote
Once Jacques heard Jaysysn he simply sighed and said, " No problem I'll make do till then." he knew he was soon next. Jacques abdomen was still in pain, but stable. he grabbed his Hmg, got on one knee yet crouched he peaked over the rocky terrain and saw the last 10 raiders at 20 meters heading to him saying, " Come out bastard we wont hurt you. We just want your blood." Jacques popped back up posting the Hmg on the rocks with one hand on the back of it to control the kick. The Raiders broke out in a sprint with the look of death in their eyes.
Jacques waited 2 seconds for the to get closer when he let the chaingun loose while yelling, " Come and get me a$$holes!" The rounds tore through the raiders, because Jacques aimed low to compensate the kick the rounds ripped the legs off the first two raiders whom let out a vicious agonizing scream. The next six Raiders were lucky enough to get rounds in their abdomens, chests, and necks ending their lives quickly. The last two Raiders reached Jacques, but Jacques had just enough energy to slam his Hmg into one of the Raiders burning him and simultaneously pinning him down with the sheer wait.
The second Raiders tried to pin Jacques down, but thanks to the suits strong exo-skeleton the raider failed. Jacques tried to reach his knife, but felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He could hear the Raider calling for reinforcements, so Jacques called for help himself, " Jaysyn I really hope your back I got a strong clinger and he called for reinforcements."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1111
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Posted - 2014.02.15 06:35:00 -
[96] - Quote
PAUSE
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7069
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Posted - 2014.02.15 06:37:00 -
[97] - Quote
PAUSE for my response to Ermac
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
16
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Posted - 2014.02.15 11:27:00 -
[98] - Quote
Im going to Hijack this too with my PAUSE |
steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2314
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Posted - 2014.02.15 12:56:00 -
[99] - Quote
PAUSE :D
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
947
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Posted - 2014.02.15 16:01:00 -
[100] - Quote
"Hope you weren't counting on my uplinks then," as Heathen switches to his uplink running fit "because I only have the one. But I can definitely get that CRU come hell or high water" Gripping the breach smg's that served this particular fit he took off at a full spring down the halwway, only slowing to turn and up the stairs.
there were 3 men in the mouth of the hallway coming from the silo. Heathen opened fire with both SMGs hoping to force them into cover. the first and second darted back and hopped into cover while the third was shredded by fire. Chucking a locus grenade just short of the doorway, heathen climbs the short wall on the side of the hallway and keeps moving towards his goal "Two in the back hallway Mr. Kalamari. they're a bit roughed up" crossing the road into the building that usually held objective Bravo. taking a moment to rest and catch his breath from his earlier sprinting and acrobatics, he reloads both SMGs.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1111
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Posted - 2014.02.15 16:42:00 -
[101] - Quote
"Just place it somewhere away from the action for a fallback point", was Denak's instruction on uplink placement as Heathen dashed out of the supply depot room, his sensory systems picking up the following gunfire coming from the hallway, staying within the room for now. Denak redeployed the corridor explosive charge around the corner on the predicted path of the enemies Heathen notified about, watching his TACNET intently as two red dots began approaching the room, the larger group still trailing farther behind.
Denak quietly muttered seconds, dialing the activation code for just that one explosive to save the rest, inhaling sharply as he pressed the detonation button on his holographic interface.
The following explosion caught the two Raiders completely off-guard, the sudden blast wave echoing throughout the narrow hallways and vibrating throughout Denak's bodies, the flash of light blinding him for a moment. The two red dots were now gone from the map, nothing but fine dust remaining of their corpses, with a sizable crater now in the middle of the hallway.
'This was way too easy, the bigger force must have still been approaching.'
Another scan around the facility, three separate groups, all equally big, were approaching the supply depot room from each of the three different access points.
"P'vadah."
Denak's time was running short, trying to figure out a way to fend off all the approaching blobs, selecting the two explosive charges on both doorways. If he could time the detonation right, he could get a big part of the approaching forces, and if necessary he could retreat with his cloak and detonate the final two standing at the base of the supply depot when the rest of the forces moved in.
The sight of Steady materializing on one of the uplinks made Denak much more relieved, although his external appearance still remained stiff and professional. Their chances of fending off the forces were improved from certain suicide to near-impossible now, at least until the rest of their team gathered as Steady ordered.
"There's three groups approaching from all three access points, you can hold down the southern corridor", Denak suggested, gesturing Steady to the doorway that split in two at the end, one way leading to the silo and the other outside. He didn't stick around waiting confirmation from Steady as he was already preparing his defenses on the northern corridor. Finally, the results from his latest scan expired, leaving Denak only relying on his passive scan for the final trip the separate forces made towards the supply depot room, the first few were starting to appear on his TACNET radar.
"Wha-"
Without any warning whatsoever, a man in a torn and dirty robe cleared the corner Denak was still preparing behind of, screaming and holding a live grenade on his hand. Denak had completely failed to scan these, as their lack of shields systems emitted no electronic signatures, fooling his passive and active scanning. Denak managed to just barely raise the shield of his shotgun in time to knock back the screaming slave before grenade detonated, the bright flash and explosion knocking him down the small ramp into the supply depot room. Darkness consumed his mind as he was briefly knocked unconscious.
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Denak blinked, his HUD showing multiple warnings about his weapons and dropsuit. The side of the shotgun was scorched pitch black and the shield had cracked in half, the remaining bit having melted through the armor lodged into the exposed arm beneath. His firing arm was all but useless right now until the nanites kicked in, grunting and biting into his lower lip as he attempted to ignore the pain and stand back up. That wasn't even the worst of his worries, another slave, this time carrying an antiquated shock whip and creating a signature for his scanning systems to pick up, was approaching, giving Denak at least a little time to prepare.
20%
Some of the armor repairing nanohives still survived the explosion, the microscopic repair nanites working in unison with his in-built armor repairer to fix the damage to his armor. 20% armor repaired and slowly increasing.
40%
A second slave, wearing similar kind of garbs as the first one, cleared the corner and charged straight at Denak, who had just barely managed to stand up again, part of the shotgun shield still wedged into his arm. Biting his teeth and squeezing the trigger to end the slave's life.
35%
The shock whip managed to hit Denak's body right after the slave carrying collapsed on the floor with a massive hole through his chest. The recoil dampening mechanics of his shotgun were damaged from the explosion, violently twisting his arm backwards, snapping his radius and ulna in half. Added with the millions of volts of electricity coursing through his body, Denak collapsed back on the floor face first, screaming in pain.
50%
Denak rolled onto his back, using his left arm still mostly unharmed and able to pull out the submachinegun from his belt, his right arm and shotgun were all but useless now. Shakily he aimed it at the hallway ahead, trying to focus at the hostile signatures still approaching the room.
0%
A third slave cleared the corner, equally cleared as the previous two and carrying a knife in his hand. Denak's aim was ****-poor by now, the stream of bullets aimed at the slave only managing to scrape the skin and clothing, successfully dashing over to him and wedging the knife deep into his side. Another scream of pain came from Denak, barely managing to point his SMG at the slave and squeeze the trigger, leaving him headless and collapsed on top of Denak.
WARNING
DROPSUIT INTEGRITY BREACHED
POWER FAILURE IMMINENT
With the last of his power, Denak activated his voice for the whole team, his HUD bright red with warnings and his mouth filling up with blood. He grunted three more words into the comm:
"Kador...
End me."
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1111
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Posted - 2014.02.15 17:59:00 -
[102] - Quote
Double-post, please delete.
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
745
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Posted - 2014.02.15 19:59:00 -
[103] - Quote
Jaysyn's eyes snapped open and he gasped as the ghost pain from his earlier wounds receded from his newly reborn consciousness. He was back in the orbital CRU and the TacNet map flashed to life and he zeroed in on the uplink he had dropped near Jacques and his position a short while ago.
He swiped the control plate and pulled up a modified load out with nanite injectors in stead of uplinks. The high end Wiyrkomi's were a massive boost of augmetic nanites and limited armor and tech repair ones...he figured they would be needing a fair amount of those before this was all said and done. Once the load out tab chimed affirmative he slapped the uplink connection and the grating electric field swirled around him....
....BOOOM! The scene was chaotic as many battles tended to be... fire, smoke, and weapons flashes in several directions and he could hear serious firefights going on all over the area. Those were of secondary consequence at the moment and he began moving at a sprint towards Jacques's signal and the swarming red enemy icons. Retracing some of his path that allowed him to ambush the LAV crew earlier he stepped out to the road with his rifle at the ready and kept the two LAVs between him the majority of the fighting.
He saw Jacques in close quarters combat with at least two Blood Radiers...the fact that he hadn't crushed both of them yet told him that Jacques was in bad shape. Pulling the rifle up he zoomed in on the Raider desperately trying to find purchase with his long blooding knife in the seams of his partners heavy armor. The hum and crack of the capacitors in the rifle was the signature of the hyper velocity rounds as it struck home from nearly 50m away in an instant tearing through the torso of his partner's attacker. The body fell to ground freeing the big Merc to deal with his other opponent.
Jaysyn vaulted into the drivers seat and slammed the throttle of the still idling LAV forward and bolted the forward. The LAV darted forward and Jaysyn slid the car sideways around the big Caldari merc shielding him from the Raiders fire. Before the vehicle had stopped moving he was leaping out of the Blood Raider LAV and moving towards Jacques.
Jacques seeing that Jaysysn was on the scene surged with forward with all the strength his massive combat clone and heavy frame exoskeleton could muster. The Raider he had pinned with his HMG barrel was desperately clawing at him when Jaysyn slammed the huge Wiyrikomi injector into Jacques armpit and released the full dose of nanites. With out a second thought Jaysyn turned away and began hammering rail rifle rounds into the few Blood Raiders that were still on their feet.
"Jacques, let's GO! We got about 10 more out here and we need to rally on Steady's position ASAP!"
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
600
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Posted - 2014.02.15 20:17:00 -
[104] - Quote
Jacques got up patted Jasysyn on the back, " Hold on Jasysyn I got one thing to do before do this." Jacques looked at the helpess Raider yelling words he couldn't understand and walked over to him. " Hold on let me record your words for later for someone whom can understand. Alright mister raider let me help you out of this predicament." Jacques grabbed the Hmg and twisted it on the mans torso. The man yelled in pain his skin scraped of his body, but was muffled by the barrels in his face. Jacques leaned in to the mans ear " Where is your god now."
Jacques then spooled the hmg, which slowly tore threw the young mans face. Anyone could see Jacques enjoying himself a little to much, but then as Jacques finished he got up and started returning fire. " Jaysyn how you wanna deal with these guys I got two drums left we can assault or drive off its up to you."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
947
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Posted - 2014.02.15 20:54:00 -
[105] - Quote
Heathen gritted his teeth as he heard Mr. Kalamari's words. Determined to not fail, he sprinted across the road to the outer wall and placed his uplink behind some boxes on his way to the CRU, making sure to orient it so whoever spawned in would be facing their immediate cover. from there, he ran up the stairs to the CRU platformsliding into cover on noticing a group of slaves standing nearby it. Must be acting as an alarm system. no restraints, so they're willing at this point. "Extermination protocol authorized." he said to himself, echoing words that seemed to define what he was.
Tapping the detonator on one of his locus grenades, he counted out the beeps, 1,2,3,4. Throwing it to airburst in the middle of the group and standing to fire a series of wide arcs with his SMGs to wipe out any survivors. seeing the area clear, he runs over to the cru. hacking it.
A stabbing pain, a survivor who ran to cover as his comrades were shredded alive. Heathen took a knee, and the knife was raised for the killing blow. At the last moment, a punch to the groin with bone-shattering force, the mortal was out of the fight as heathen gripped the knife in his boot and tore the man's throat out. coughing up blood "guess you're my lucky charm anyways." as he completes the hack.
SUIT INTEGRITY COMPROMISED, INJURY DETECTED. flashed across his HUD.
"Quick on the uptake as usual" he quipped. throwing the knife into the floor, he takes one of his SMGs and calmly shoots himself.
Stepping away from the CRU in his regular fit, he picks up his knife, "I believe we have a Supply Depot to retake" he says as he puts it back in it's sheath.
Turning on his team comms "CRU captured, working back to supply depot until further orders are received." As shots rang out against the wall near him "Scratch that, holding at CRU"
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7096
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Posted - 2014.02.15 21:09:00 -
[106] - Quote
PAUSE to help Denak and for True to die.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
16
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Posted - 2014.02.15 23:02:00 -
[107] - Quote
Pause because the "Blood Star" demands it |
Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
745
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Posted - 2014.02.16 04:19:00 -
[108] - Quote
Where do they find these guys?! Jaysyn wondered to himself as he was sprayed with blood from Jacques kill. I'm working with psychopaths...again. I gotta put this in my contracts from now on; no head cases. Or at least they have to be as good as this guy.
"They're in two positions and we need to take out both to get into the compound. I'll push straight to south wall of the compound take out those three and you hit the guys by the cargo containers near that entry point. Don't mess around be quick, they haven't had a go at us yet so they might be new to the cult. Pick me up right there at the corner with the LAV when you're done."
Jaysyn was about to take off but Jacques was barely registering his words. "HEY! Focus...we gotta move!" he shouted through their team internal com link. and clapped him hard on the his deltoid armor. Without another word Jaysyn began moving a dead run for the compound wall.
He moved in erratic shifts and always moving from one piece of cover to another with the speed and surety that few non-augmented humans could. His targets were clustered near the wall and looking like they were getting ready to move. Jaysyn dropped to a knee and placed his rail rifle on the ground and pulled his SMG and a grenade.
He primed the grenade and let loose a short burst of SMG fire that stung the Raiders and forced them behind the same waist-high container. Perfect he thought with a grin. The primed grenade arced through the air from his throw and landed just on the other side of the container.
WHHU-BOOM! The Core Locus detonated and threw pieces of Blood Raiders everywhere. Scooping up his rifle, Jaysyn stood and moved towards the side of the container and saw one Raider trying to crawl away. That lasted as long as the burst of an SMG.
Jaysyn re-holsterd the SMG and snugged the rail rifle into a low ready position and overwatched his partner as he dealt with the last Raider recruits on the field.
"Heathen - The is Jaysyn. Jacques and I will hit the small sally port next to the CRU you're at and will be approaching in a Blood Raider LAV. Will be there shortly."
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
949
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Posted - 2014.02.16 04:57:00 -
[109] - Quote
"Good!" Several bursts of fire ring out in the background "DIdn't like that one, did'ye!? Be warned, they've got height and I'm pretty sure they're going to send a lot of people here in a bit."
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
604
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Posted - 2014.02.16 06:37:00 -
[110] - Quote
Jacques was out still astonished yet again that the nanites fixed everything wrong with his clone, physically that is. Jacques barely hearing the words Jaysyn was saying till he felt the the merc shove him replying, " Don't get yourself killed." As Jaysysn ran out of sight, Jacques began pin down the raiders keeping them from firing any chance they had. Jacques ducked down reloaded his hmg like he had thousands of times before.
Jacques began to stand up he receiving rounds to his forehead down to his exposed chest, but the shields absorbed every bit off it. Jacques began to run at the enemy by the containers spraying rounds at the containers. The rounds from the hmg were hitting everything in front of the huge merc. A couple of raiders tried to suppress Jacques landing a few rounds, but they got caught by a few stray rounds ending their lives. Jacques began to round the large container he saw three raiders each holding grenades. Jacques was moving to fast to stop his momentum when he heard the familiar sound he had heard hundreds of times before. Clic-BOOOOOOOOMM.
Jacques awoke back in the orbital CRU. Jacques reflected on his mistake and ran over to the his armory. Jacques quickly suited back up and picked up his Ishukone assault forge gun and his magsec. Jacques locked on to the uplink last laid by Jaysyn and watched till hey saw the bright light surround him. Jacques felt an immense pain in his gut instantly bringing him to his knees. The pain dissipated within Jacques as the nanites began to do their work. Jacques stood up and began to tell Jaysyn, " I'll link up with you at the Lav I had a mishap."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
604
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Posted - 2014.02.16 06:53:00 -
[111] - Quote
Jacques was out of it still astonished yet again that the nanites fixed everything wrong with his clone, physically that is. Jacques barely hearing the words Jaysyn was saying, till he felt the the merc shove him replying, " Don't get yourself killed." As Jaysysn ran out of sight, Jacques began pinning down the raiders keeping them from firing any chance they had. Jacques noticed the sound of his hmg running low on rounds, so he ducked down reloaded his hmg like he had thousands of times before.
Jacques began to stand up he receiving rounds to his forehead down to his exposed chest, but the shields absorbed every bit off it. Jacques began to run at the enemy by the containers spraying rounds at the containers. The rounds from the hmg were hitting everything in front of the huge merc. A couple of raiders tried to suppress Jacques landing a few rounds, but they got caught by a few stray rounds ending their lives. Jacques began to round the large container he saw three raiders each holding grenades. Jacques was moving to fast to stop his momentum when he heard the familiar sound he had heard hundreds of times before. Clic-BOOOOOOOOMM.
Jacques awoke back in the orbital CRU. Jacques reflected on his mistake and ran over to the his armory. Jacques quickly suited back up and slung his Boundless Heavy Machinegun while locking his magsec in place on his right hip. Jacques then began to lock on to the uplink last laid by Jaysyn and watched till hey saw the bright light surround him. Jacques felt an immense pain in his gut instantly bringing him to his knees. The pain dissipated within Jacques as the nanites began to do their work. Jacques stood up and began to tell Jaysyn, " I'll link up with you at the Lav I had a mishap."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2318
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Posted - 2014.02.16 11:26:00 -
[112] - Quote
The rore of the HMG could be heard filling the room as steadys rounds cut though the dozen of suicide slaves the raiders where throwing into the room under the false assumption using women would make him think twice.
damit their using this time to gear up they probably got reinforcements coming soon i need to get everyone together, steady thought to himself the operation was going well the raiders had taken huge losses vs 4-5 dead clones but didn't mean it was feeling like it was going well
suddenly a large blast filled the room behind him and he saw a Deanak and Trues singles both disappear
((PASUE thins si going to be longer than i planed)
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1113
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Posted - 2014.02.16 12:30:00 -
[113] - Quote
PAUSE
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1113
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Posted - 2014.02.16 13:05:00 -
[114] - Quote
Pause again, continuation post following.
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
16
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Posted - 2014.02.16 15:14:00 -
[115] - Quote
Pause cause respawn |
Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
953
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Posted - 2014.02.16 17:00:00 -
[116] - Quote
Pause, might not be here when posts start happening and bodies start piling up.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7120
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Posted - 2014.02.16 20:34:00 -
[117] - Quote
Pause need to figure out where to spawn and WTF to do?
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
34
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Posted - 2014.02.16 21:42:00 -
[118] - Quote
PAUSE; for some awesomeness, obscure explosions of "Jflurg", and some other cool stuff.
PLUS: There will be a pigeon.
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
745
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Posted - 2014.02.16 22:15:00 -
[119] - Quote
Damn it! We need to pick up the tempo Jaysyn thought as he immediately bolted back to the LAV to link up with Jacques. He moved straight down the paved road and dead sprint pushing the maxim performance limits of his combat clone and his biotic implants. Speed was safety for the moment and Jaysyn was pouring it on.
Jaysyn could see Jacques lumbering on the road just as he was arriving at the LAV. Without missing a beat Jaysyn vaulted into the drivers seat and reversed the LAV straight back and slammed on the brakes skidding to a stop just in front of his partner.
"Jacques...get on the gun"
"Roger!", Jacques shouted and with surprising agility for heavy dropsuit he kept up into the gunners position manning the missile cannon. "LET'S GO!"
The LAV shot forward and accelerated to it's maximum speed heading west on the paved road around the compound. Jaysyn could have went straight through the compound but he had no idea if they could have fought through to the CRU where the team was rallying so pushed the outer route.
As they were nearly coming in even to the west gate of the compound a large rush of slaves were pouring up the main route brandishing clubs and blades of various lengths. Jaysyn couldn't tell if they were escaping or attacking but there was no way to tell and he could stop at the speeds they were going and he couldn't afford to stop to find out.
Gritting his teeth he yelled to Jacques, "Hang on!".
The LAV plowed into the mass of slaves like a one ton battering ram moving at 80 kilometers per hour. With crystal clarity Jaysyn saw the look of surpass and hate on the face of the woman wearing little more than a grey bloodstained shift and hold a huge cleaver as his front bumper struck her and the felt the thump of her body under the wheels. The LAV was bucking and fishtailing as it plowed through the crowd and Jaysyn fought to keep the vehicle moving straight through.
As Jaysyn exited the crowd he mashed the throttle forward and began picking up speed while Jacques spun around and reaped a fearsome tally on the slave mob with the missile turret before they turned the corner. Now on the north end of the compound Jaysyn could see the sally port entrance to the CRU deck. He could also see a squad of veteran Blood Raiders stacked up and starting to move up the entry ramp. He slid the LAV sideways in a four wheel drift that skidded them to a stop 20 meters short of the ramp.
"HEATHEN - enemy coming in from the sally port! Jacques - hit 'em!"
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
956
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Posted - 2014.02.16 23:54:00 -
[120] - Quote
"See if you can herd them up!" Heathen said, sprinting from the cover, dropping Remotes in the sally port causeway and the wall along which any mortal would be running for cover.
"Denak, I'll reinforce you as soon as Jaysyn and Jacques are up here."
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2321
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Posted - 2014.02.17 00:20:00 -
[121] - Quote
steady had nested the kids in far conour of the fatality on the roof which gave him good sight-lines on entries in. Not a moment to soon either as before long radiers came pooring in.
make quick marked shots steady dropped the raiders and bull rushed in. driving for cover he encoverd his face for the kids to see.
"dont worry empress has sent another angle he will be here soon" spoke steady in a soft voice, markadly at odds with the environment
closeing his visor he breaks back onto interal comms.
"TURE!!! WHERE IN THE FLYING $^-ú"-ú$" ARE YOU" steady was positive this was the first time he had sworn at another templar and made not to applogies later. driving out of cover to get a look at the CRU he quickly made another shout
"ERMAC you got a squad of 20 well armed raiders coming at you, looks like reutrning patrol, there all assult rifles and battle amour, there taking the pipes in" steadys quick look and advice was responded with gunfire as he dived back into cover. trowing another flux granade to spook the attackers.
"the good news is they seem to be out of slaves"
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
607
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Posted - 2014.02.17 00:34:00 -
[122] - Quote
As Jaysyn pulled up in the Lav Jacques pushed his enormous suits exoskeleton along with his clones modified muscles to leap up and latch on to the missile turret yelling, " Lets Go!" As the Lavs engine roared gear, Jacques was nearly thrown from the vehicle. Jacques kept scanning his surroundings not seeing a soul around, until Jacques saw the mob ahead of them. Jaysyn yelled " Hang on!" and all Jacques thought was " What is this an action movie?"
Before they hit the mob Jacques swung the turret to the rear and began to hang on for dear life. The Lav twisted and swerved till the mob was behind them, when Jacques opened up sending 4 rounds center mass into the mob. The rounds threw slaves body parts 15 meters in every direction knocking several slaves down and impaling some. Jacques was cheering as the mob scrambled from the area.
Jacques turned the turret back around when the Lav started to swerve 20 meters from a group of raiders. Jaysyn yelled "Hit em!" Jacques let out 5 rounds into the raiders whom were now in a dead sprint running up the ramp. Jacques managed to nail the last three raiders tearing their legs and torsos off screaming in agony. The other three were heading right to Heathen while Jacques yelled " Heathen 3 raiders are coming up the ramp watch your front!"
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7145
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Posted - 2014.02.17 01:24:00 -
[123] - Quote
PAUSED for Impact......
.......Generating Scenario Results........
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7217
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Posted - 2014.02.18 01:48:00 -
[124] - Quote
Need nother post.
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2332
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Posted - 2014.02.18 08:00:00 -
[125] - Quote
Reaction post to true. Heathen u can slot in here as tank and cru are fair enough away i think u have enough to go on to carry on.
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
969
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Posted - 2014.02.18 17:28:00 -
[126] - Quote
Singing, "Way, hay, blow the man down!" As he detonates the remotes, scattering whatever's left of the two raiders in the front, bits flying out of the sally-port's entrance and peppering the third as he continued to charge around the corner. Straight into Heathen.
Immediately driving a boot into the man's gut on reflex, he notes the oddity of the impact. it had been blocked by the raiders gun, crushing off a portion of the battery loading mechanism. The raider near instantly brings the rifle up to shoulder and pulls the trigger. Nothing happens due to the battery having fallen out from the damage of the kick. Heathen knocks the gun's barrel to the side and throws a vicious punch to the side of the raider's head to disorient him, so he can grab the mortal's arm and spin's in a matari whip into the concrete wall.
Cracks spread across the surface as the raider dodges heathen's follow-up punch then returns with a kick to the gut sending heathen back, raising his arms in an orthodox caldari boxing stance as he comes to a stop. Remembering what the Templar said about the joints and weak points in the armor, he catches the raider's arm on his next punch and delivers a crushing blow to the ribs.
Feeling the the armor deform and the bones underneath cracking, heathen slips behind the man as he holds his side, reaching around to snap his neck, the force required to do so with the armor on turning himself around and back towards cover, which he sprints for.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
23
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Posted - 2014.02.18 18:31:00 -
[127] - Quote
the interrupt this part of the violent action with a brief Pause |
Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1130
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Posted - 2014.02.18 19:50:00 -
[128] - Quote
PAUSE
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
44
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Posted - 2014.02.18 20:43:00 -
[129] - Quote
RUN: pause.exe
Generating world...
Creating variations...
Interacting with world...
Locating pigeons...
PLEASE STAND BY.
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
613
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Posted - 2014.02.18 22:45:00 -
[130] - Quote
Jacques was yelling to Heathen when all of a sudden he felt the concussion of the explosives going off. Jacques ducked down to avoid body parts and rifles flying at him. Followed by silence for a split second when Jacques stood up he saw a bright light in the sky and prayed to himself it was Kador and not more Raiders. Jacques quickly hoped down sprinting towards the rally point, pushing his clone body to its limits when he sees Jaysyn sprint past him mumbling something through his external speakers. Jacques was beginning to feel the artificial adrenalin pumping into his body, every muscle tightening and flexing as he ran. The hulking giant turned the corner of a makeshift barricade and posted up, dispatching the remains of raiders and slaves attempting to charge through the ramp. Jacques had noticed all attempts to breach is sector of fire had stopped when he heard Ermac, " The Rally Point is hot I repeat it's blazing right now if we want to hold this position, do I need someone who can clear of the balcony across the street!" Jacques got up to a standing position and started to reload when he replied over the teams comms, " Ermac I'm on my way I'm going to surpise them from the stairs below them be prepared and show me what you learned from the State. Jacques Out." Jacques then started to run slowly waiting till he got to the road to sprint across. Jacques got to the road and made his dash when he noticed the enemies 40m away on the balcony, " F$%# me This is gonna sting." Jacques took an onslaught of lasers. He watched his shields soak the damage on his HUD till he was at 25%, then 10% till he reached the stairs and waited for his shields to charge. He noticed that their were 15 raiders in total up the stairs, he knew what would happen if he went to soon or to late. Jacques counted to 3 then crept up the stairs breathing hard and adjusting his hmg to kill as many as possible when he pushed threw the doorway. Jacques rounded the corner to meet 3 raiders precharging their scrambler rifles, but he fired his hmg while absorbing the rounds while ripping the raiders to shreds. he turned his hmg to the other 12 lined up on the balcony like ducks in a row and held his trigger down. Jacques was going down the line tearing holes through 4 more raiders till he went numb in his right arm Jacques got down behind a crate to take cover when he looked at his arm, but it wasn't their he then felt the agonizing pain followed by anger. He grabbed his magsec with his left hand and charged it up then prepped to charge at the remaining raiders. Jacques effort was useless he instantly felt cold as soon as he stood up seeing the raiders cold smile as Jacques slowly drifted off.
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
44
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Posted - 2014.02.19 00:44:00 -
[131] - Quote
Armour integrity at 17%
Hawkeye lifted himself from the ground, the armour repairers having done enough work that the suit's weight would not cause itself to buckle. Quickly running to the CRU, he spied Ermac in an alcove, sheltered from the line of sight of the balcony. The raiders that had been assaulting the position had already been dealt with.
"You stay here, I'll go up the stairway and see if I can't hit them from behind."
Turning around; he made a run for the stairs, being sure to stick behind cover as much as possible, lest the raiders on the balcony could pepper him with laser fire again. The stairs echoed the heavy beats of metal against metal as he climbed; the sound echoing off the solid walls surrounding him.
Upon reaching the top, he heard footfalls that did not belong to him. He quickly hid behind a large crate, and slowly peered out. A trio of raiders had broken off from the rest, and were heading directly towards him. Pulling a pair of locus grenades from his belt, he counted to three, then quietly rolled them into the path of the advancing trio. One of the number leaped backwards. The other two, apathetically failed to see anything was afoot till they were blown to smithereens.
Whilst the third was grounded, Hawkeye made his move: he charged at the man and wrapped his one of his arms around his neck, using the other to discard his rifle.
"You're coming with me, princess." He said to the raider, who futilely tried to wrest himself free of Hawkeye's grip, screaming various obscenities at him in some incomprehensible manner.
After dragging the man back into the stoneclad stairwell, Hawkeye pinned him against the wall by his neck, kicking and shouting. He tightened his grip, just enough to stop his bellowing ramblings, but not enough that it was imposable to breathe.
"You and I are going to have a little talk..."
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
24
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Posted - 2014.02.19 00:52:00 -
[132] - Quote
Pause because of a distraction |
Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
615
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Posted - 2014.02.19 04:49:00 -
[133] - Quote
As Jacques awakens at the orbital cru Jacques sprints across the bay scaring most of the people there. He makes it to the armory and grabs his wiyrkomi breach forge gun along with his magsec. He rushes to connect to the uplink near the rally point.
Jacques feels the pain in his gut again from the uplink, but as he immediately fells the heat from a laser rifle so he ducks down behind the cru and began to charge his forge gun. The forge gun began to shine a bright blue with electricity running through its coils. He peeked to see where the raider was found, then he stepped out aimed and fired the massive weapon.
The forge round let out a supercharged iridium round that was bright blue till it made contact with its intended target, which instantly punched a hole through the railing along with the raiders entire top right side of his body . Jacques then bounded in front of the cru where he could see down the rode to deny any vehicle or large group of soldiers from assaulting them.
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
749
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Posted - 2014.02.19 05:13:00 -
[134] - Quote
Things are definitely picking up. We're in good shape as long as we keep an eye on the clone count...and keep getting lucky.
The ramp up the sally port was slick with viscera and pieces of Blood Raider, Jacques was as good with the LAV turret as as he was his pet HMG. Jaysyn could hear the whine of his partner's rotary cannon before he turned the corner of the sally port and feel the violence of the fight at the CRU like a palpable force. The majority of the team was deeply engaged in the fight to secure the CRU platform but they were definitely hard pressed at this point; Raiders were bearing down from the main concourse and had dominate positions on the second floor overmatching the CRU. If they didn't break out of the position the team might get pinned with no chance of success.
The Raiders on the second floor were hammering away at Heathen and Ermac near the CRU and Jaysyn ducked behind a low wall just forward the CRU and snapped up his Kaalakiota rail rifle and zeroed in on the skull of one of the Raiders and shattered it leaving a thin pink mist hanging in the air. Sliding his aim to the next Raider he delivered a second lethal message. The remaining cultists were taking cover and significantly slowing their fire on the team.
One of the Raiders peeked around the column to look down and find the source of the precise fire. Jaysyn saw the bulk of the mass driver in the man's hands and the reticule of the rail rifle to the center mass of the explosive projectile weapons and squeezed a short burst. The rounds struck the Raider and his weapon smashing through the metal and tumbling through the Raider's stomach with wet thumps milliseconds before the explosive rounds in the weapon detonated with a crack. The low order explosion blew the arm and legs of the Raider at about the same instant mind realized he was dead. The blast stunned the remaining two Raider sharpshooters sending them sprawling to the floor.
Glancing to his right he saw the deadly toll his partner had taken on the Raider squad that had tried to attack from the stairwell. The merc had secured the flank of the team but at the cost of his clone. It's just meat, Jacques...just meat thought Jaysyn reflexively has he moved forward to secure the stairwell.
A muzzle flash from the edge of the stairwell registered at the same time as the tell tale electrical arcs spattering from his shields as a scrambler pistol peppered him. Jaysyn surged forward to get out of the firing angle of the partially concealed shooter and slammed his shoulder against the wall with his hands already finding the Core Locus grenade on his belt. In the brief second that Jaysyn had seen the Blood Raider his mind registered the tall frame and distinctive bloody red Caldari style dropsuit...the clear indicators that he was matched against one of the few duster's the Raiders had in the compound.
1...2...3...and catch! he counted himself just before flipping the grenade down the stairwell. The small cylinder exploded a foot above the Blood Raider duster overwhelming his shields and critically wounding his clone. As the Raider slumped heavily against the wall, his precious nanite laced blood nearly gone and his vision fading...the familiar pull of his consciousness beginning. He saw Jaysyn step into the doorway with an SMG in one hand target locked onto his mangled faceplate.
"I will...own..you...mercenary. You will be my blood slave..." he growled between blood red coughs that stained the marble pale skin of the exposed face of the Blood Raider.
'Really? I don't think you can afford the upkeep," he said with a cold grin and ripped a six round burst into the Blood Raider clone sending his twisted consciousness back to wherever his next waiting clone was.
"Team - Jaysyn. I've got the stairwell locked down. Which way we pushing?"
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1136
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Posted - 2014.02.19 06:56:00 -
[135] - Quote
PAUSE
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
45
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Posted - 2014.02.19 16:20:00 -
[136] - Quote
((PAUSE for rather unorthodox and, frankly disturbing scene.
Seriously; you will wonder how my mind is screwed up enough to come up with this.))
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
29
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Posted - 2014.02.19 23:22:00 -
[137] - Quote
PAUSE to shake deaths hand |
True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7355
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Posted - 2014.02.20 09:00:00 -
[138] - Quote
He gunned the engines, forging his way between two scorching beams of pure energy, ignoring the wailing of the internal sirens as the damage inflicted upon his hull penetrated the amour, tearning great gouges from the hide of the Truest Adamance.
Denak had fallen.
Kador had seen it happen himself, the man was practically lit up by Raider gunfire, and fell from the tanks cupola in to the dust below. He couldn't see his friend, sand was being kicked up and the great amount of heat exhausts from the tanks had been vitrifying the planets surface.
There was no time for thought. If Denak was still alive Kador had to either ensure the clone was salvaged or terminated, and such was unlikely unless he could remove the armoured threat from the theatre. What he and Ermac had started upon the initial drop would be finished here and now, preserving not only his pride, but ensuring the justice of his Empire be done upon its enemies.
Arrogant and fooldhardy in his youth, the pilot of the Bloodsport leapt forth to meet his charge head on.
Kador held his fire until there was no more than 50m between them. He broadsided the enemy tank with everything he could muster. Two consecutive beams reduced the Bloodsport to a twisted wreck and a pool of molten metal, boring through the thick shielding, and scoring a long line, along the HAV's treads, and up the main hull to the cupola where the beam scythed through inches of armour plating to detonate the main heat exchange.
The explosion was catastrophic. Another plume of smoke rose high into the air proclaiming his victory, the thick acrid smoke poured of the Bloodsport's disfigured form, breaching the cockpit through the great rends in his armour, which only now were the swarms of nanite repair units beginning to target.
However the Harbinger's pilot was much more cautious.
The Harbinger tracked slightly to the right, exposing the angle of its armour as Kador himself had done initially during the opening momments of the engagement. His own laser carefully following the Adamance's own movements.
Another beam ripped through the Templar's shield, buckling a small segment of armour beneath and for the briefest of seconds before he manually overrode the Nanites diagnostic protocols to seal the gaping wound, was exposed to the dust filled air, now scorching hot in the wake of such mighty energies.
"The Word of the Lord is Pure"
It was a phrase repeated over and over again in his mind, the beginnings of one of his moments of divine inspiration.
"It is a Shield for the Faithful."
As the din of battle seemed to die around him, the righteous fire spilling out of his limbs, forming a burning ring around him.
"Brought unto the Men by the Angels."
A sublime moment where his course was sure, and his purpose affirmed.
"As a Guiding Light in the Darkness."
Without a moments hesitations, for questioning the providence of God was tantamount to blasphemy in of itself, he shifted gears, angling himself to counter the Harbinger. The manoeuvre must has surprise his foe as he slowed his firing patterns, the barrel of the main cannon jerking oddly to the left an inch, sending a single beam arcing out into the distance.
The engine roared as his accelerated. Faster, much faster than standard safety regulations suggested combat speed be set to, within seconds at his maximum velocity, now bearing down the enemy machine.
He directed all of his consciousness to the maintenance of his defensive modules now, imagining a bastion before him, an impenetrable wall of pure white light through which no heresies would pass, no harm would befall him, and death, even so transient as it was, could not touch him.
With a mighty groan the starboard side of the Adamance's hull ground up against the hull of the Harbinger, sending shuddering reverberations through out the length of the Templar's machine. He could feel the impact in his mind, dispersing all thought, and dispersing the mental barrier that had held his defences together.
The two tanks were now locked together in a bitter close quarters struggle as both pilots kept pushing their machines forwads, driving deep track marks into the sand, as they strove against one another's power cores hoping to gain an advantage.
However Kador was right where we intended to be.
As the forces strove to try to secure positional dominance the turrets closed in on the main hulls of the each tank, looking to land the killing blow.
Kador had won.
The Harbinger's main barrel struck the rear of his cupola, and for a moment completely ceased moving, as the horror of the Raider's position sunk in. He could not track the barrel of the pulse laser, as suited as it was for close range combat any further around. Fire lanced from it barrel in frustration, searing through a section of the cupola's armour, then slowly began to track the other way.
Meanwhile Kador had levelled his own laser directly at his foe's forward hull, just below where he thought the flesh and blood body of the Raider was likely to be.
Purifying light burst from the Laser Cannon, tearing away the thick layers of segmented armour carving the HAV in twain, incinerating the flesh of the heretic, leaving a loud bestial scream on the winds as his foe's deathcry rang out.
He had no time though.
Denak was still down.
His sensors scanned the field for the fallen clones body, and to his immense relief found the Intaki, partially covered by a think screen of vitrified glass, and very much so alive.
He wheeled the Adamance around, placing his own armoured bulk between the small arms fire of the remaining Raiders in the bastions as his friend.
"Denak!" His voice radiated with concern and authority. " Are you..... Denak we need you! Get up! Get up now!"
"Just know that though our enemies may only #YOLO, through God's grace we can #YOLF at his side." - Disciple of Kesha
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1146
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Posted - 2014.02.20 20:34:00 -
[139] - Quote
Pause, time to get writing
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
755
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Posted - 2014.02.21 05:30:00 -
[140] - Quote
Jaysyn moved up the metal stairwell with his rail rifle at the ready searching for targets. With smooth economical steps he crested the second floor and his gaze swept down the long open hallway and catwalk bridges seeing the familiar yet twisted picture of the Gallente facility.
The Gallente research facility was a standard construction template used for science labs, R&D areas, and occasionally dual hatted as a medical facility. The changes the Blood Raiders had effected were not always subtle but had an odd formality. Glancing to to his right there was as large, and surprisingly well done, painting of Blood Raiders receiving their cups of blood from rows of bound victims in some depiction of a Blood Raider ceremony of some sort.
Was was just the twisted art or images dotted here and there. Many of the light structures had were giving off a liquid red glow instead of their normal harsh white light. As Jaysyn eased out into the hallway he could see a body impaled on a long shaft and the victim tied in some sort of penitent pose. He couldn't guess what the man had done to deserve that but he figured that he was better dead than still alive in this place.
The crack of weapons fire drew him back to the here and now and Jaysyn stepped up to the edge of the first bridge that crossed to the center platform of the research facility. He could see the few remaining Raiders still trading shots with his team. Taking quick aim he charged his rail rifle and hammered one of the exposed Raiders and he held the trigger back sweeping the muzzle back and forth across the concealed Raiders positions.
As the rifle snapped empty he dropped to a knee and his hands flew threw the reload process. The handful of Raiders bolted up and began to run trying to get out the cross fire. They were moving beyond his line of sight rapidly...but Jaysyn's line of sight wasn't limited to just his own vision.
"Team - Jaysyn. Raiders escaping to the north on the 2nd floor. Hawkeye, Ermac you've go the targets!"
Moving swiftly down the hall he got into a position where he could survey the chaos being brought throughout the entire compound. He could hear the HAV battle going on outside, see the growing number of bodies flung to the ground, the surreal Blood Raider iconography highlighted by the red glow of lights. This is one I won't be forgetting soon he thought.
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
983
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Posted - 2014.02.21 22:09:00 -
[141] - Quote
Finally hearing the shells, bullets, and lasers stop flying, Heathen darts from cover dead south and over the railing, hitting the ground in a tight roll to preserve his momentum.
"Cutting to the south to sweep that balcony for uplinks and stragglers" as he turns into the first floor, tucking into the corner of the building he takes a knee, both to catch his breath for a moment, and to alter his suit's subroutine for maximum scanning strength and distance. Feeling his sight going out as he did this, but he no longer needed it, his eyepatch feeding him a live view of the entire area in a rusty brownish hue, the remaining uplinks shown in bright red along with a weapons signature, but no accompanying shield or armor signatures. Disabling the subroutine, his suit's servos began to work and his sight came back.
"Odd" thought heathen as he ascended the stairs "then again, nothing about this mission has been normal" as he rounded the corner and a shot rang out against the doorway "Don't come any closer!" shouted the child holding the gun. Raising his hands in a sign of surrender
"Okay, you got me, so what's your bonus package for this?"
"living a little longer."
"I can offer better, a life without the raiders."
"Bull****! they'll always find us, that's why no one ever runs."
"They're also invincible and unstoppable, right? Then how come so many died, and fled from us?"
"I don't know, but they'll find us, they always do."
"And when they try, we'll be standing right there to break them like we're doing right now. Put down the gun."
"they'll kill me if I do that."
"I'll kill you if you don't, and I'm offering a better deal. There are no raiders for 50 meters, and we're clearing out any survivors. "The only person keeping that gun in your hands is you."
"Fine."
The gun clatters to the floor.
"Smart move, take this" as heathen pulls a small communicator out of a pouch "Hide, and listen for the all clear from CONCORD"
He tosses a flux grenade at the remaining uplinks to clear them out.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
52
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Posted - 2014.02.21 23:38:00 -
[142] - Quote
Jaysyn Larrisen wrote:"Team - Jaysyn. Raiders escaping to the north on the 2nd floor. Hawkeye, Ermac you've got the targets!"
"Rodger that." Hawkeye replied.
Slamming a new drum into his trusty HMG, he climbed the stairwell back up to the 2nd floor. The squad of 5 raiders were moving across the catwalks connecting the area to the central building of the complex.
Come on... Just a little closer...
One of the raiders lifted his hand in a STOP motion, took aim and started firing, ushering the squad backwards as he did so.
"AGH! Damn!"
Not being close enough to effectively use his HMG, he let off several volleys of shots from his scrambler pistol, taking out 2 of the raiders before they managed to get behind the cover of the pillars and railings on the other side of the concrete canyon that separated them.
Sprays of suppressive fire struck and ricocheted against the walls around him, forcing him behind a nearby support pillar. At these distances, he wasn't going to be much use; and their rifles would cut him down or severely wound him if he tried to run across the catwalk.
"Ermac! Little help over here?"
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
31
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Posted - 2014.02.22 00:37:00 -
[143] - Quote
Pause for mop up |
steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2358
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Posted - 2014.02.22 00:39:00 -
[144] - Quote
And steady post
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2358
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Posted - 2014.02.22 00:40:00 -
[145] - Quote
And plot post these should spring up tomorrow when the internet is working expect round 12 gmt sorry for the delay
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
1024
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Posted - 2014.02.26 21:17:00 -
[146] - Quote
POST INC!
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
628
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Posted - 2014.02.26 21:34:00 -
[147] - Quote
Jacques deals with a dropship
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
761
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Posted - 2014.02.27 04:49:00 -
[148] - Quote
The Blood Raider dropship was near eye level with Jaysyn when Jacuqes forge gun hammered the craft from the sky. The Raiders that had tried to deploy form the vehicle were flung to the ground and it looked like a a few of them were trying to get to their feet or crawl to safety. Raising his rail rifle Jaysyn drew a bead on one of the Raiders that had just got to his feet and looked like he was able to fight, with a smooth inhale/exhale he squeezed the trigger and pulps the Raider's chest with a burst from the hard hitting weapon.
"Team - Jaysyn. The Raiders are pretty well hammered right now. There are going to be some pockets of them we'll need to dig out but we need to sweep for any surviving civilians and we probably want to get moving in case they've got a counter attack force spinning up."
Moving across the one of the bridges to the central platform Jaysyn could see the baroque decorations inducing place of ceremonial significance. The Caldari merc's boots tracked through the large pools of Raider blood and viscera on the central platform. Glancing down he could see most of the team beginning to push out an explore the complex. He reached a door with an ornate series of what looked like Amarrian scriptures but something was inexplicably just...wrong...about them. Jaysyn couldn't read the words but they gave him a eerie feeling.
Jaysyn maglocked his rail rifle to his back and pulled his Ishukone SMG out of its holster and keyed the door entry. The light was a soft and mixture of white lamps around the edges of the room but with a red spot light that highlighted centrally located alter. Sliding through the door the merc immediately moved to the corner of the room clearing the dead space of the room and searching for threats.
The small chapel was empty and for the most part fairly spartan save for the alter. Moving up the alter he could tell it was a medical table that had been repurposed into something twisted...a device that brought death not life. It was pretty obvious the table saw frequent use from the semi-congeled blood dotting the table and floor around it. He noticed the thick leather straps on the table and it was pretty clear that not all "converts" the cult were willing.
Satisfied the chapel was clear he moved back into the open area of the platform and began moving towards the central stairwell to make his way down to where the rest of the team was.
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
33
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Posted - 2014.02.27 11:07:00 -
[149] - Quote
PAUSE because we get company it seems |
Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
56
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Posted - 2014.02.27 17:13:00 -
[150] - Quote
Ermac walked towards Hawkeye with a raised hand.
Ermac Vesley wrote:"Good job there comrade, I didn't know you where that good with a scrambler pistol."
"Hmm... Well I've had plenty of time to practice" Hawk said as he high-fived the raised hand.
He briefly considered twirling his pistol around his fingers, like those egotistical action gunslingers he saw in cheap Gallente holo flicks, but decided against it; remembering the indecent caused by the last time he did that.
Ermac Vesley wrote:"I still got a question though can you read Amarr symbols? There is a wall right there that is filled with those and I hope someone can translate them."
"Sorry, my Amarrian is rudimentary at best; all I know are a few get-by phrases. We'll probably need Kador if you want to read whatever you found" Hawk replied.
Intelligence without ambition; is a bird without wings...
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
34
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Posted - 2014.02.27 18:22:00 -
[151] - Quote
"Great well that means that we can forget to learn what they are protecting here exactly by reading between the lines of this bloody wall." says Ermac with a little frustration in his tone, still he is right one of the templars can explain this to them when they decide to shows up.
Before Ermac could look where the templars, are is he hearing Heathens voice that says that 2 clones where still left in the facility and that 2 dropships where on the way.
"Seems like the break is over we are getting company and who knows where the damn clones are hiding."
He says to Hawk while he starts sprinting towards the position of where they are going to see the dropships first
"And I hope you can cover my back, while I hold yours free comrade!"
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
7868
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Posted - 2014.03.05 03:12:00 -
[152] - Quote
Post
"War is not hell, far from it. War is beautiful. War is divine."
- Grand Admiral Mekioth Sarum
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1232
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Posted - 2014.03.05 09:04:00 -
[153] - Quote
Reserved
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers
Negative-Feedback
2428
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Posted - 2014.03.05 11:27:00 -
[154] - Quote
pause story event post
"i dont care about you or your goals, just show me the dam isk"
winner of EU squad cup
GOGO power rangers
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
1075
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Posted - 2014.03.05 22:45:00 -
[155] - Quote
"Ermac, Hawk-eye, can you hold the fort until we've got friendlies here?" Heathen says between screams in the comm-channel as he straps his combat rifle against his chest. "I think our front line could use some reinforcements."
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
633
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Posted - 2014.03.05 23:50:00 -
[156] - Quote
" Team, this is Jacques, moving to Kador position gonna cover them." Jacques got up and started to sprinting as fast as his clone and suit could push him. As he rounded the corner of the street he could see Kador and De naked lumbering from the wreck.
Jacques began to see multiple hostiles approaching from the gate. He lifted up his forge gun and began to fire rounds over his teammates heads. The first round hit right on target blasting vaporizing extremities and knocking down 2 others from the blast. As the raiders scrambled to pick up their comrades Jacques fired his next round that came in 6 seconds later nailing the 4 retreating with their comrades.
The group layer still as Jacques noticed one raider on comms. He then charged and took aim, but as he lined up the shot he instantly felt pain in his leg and buckled to the ground. He looked down and saw a hole the size of his fist inside of his knee joint.
"What the... Who and what was that, where did it come from?" He thought as he crawled to cover. He took another hit to his lower back as he reached for the railing. He was in agonizing pain barely able to stay conscious. He started breathing hard and could feel every pain in every breath he took.
He opened his team channel and said "Team this is Jacques, I just lost my left leg I think it's a." ( static followed by silence). He had taken the last shot to his right eye with enough force to fling his armored body into the street ahead of Kador and Denak.
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
39
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Posted - 2014.03.06 02:32:00 -
[157] - Quote
Pause because I think we can still use this rule? Whatever. |
Hawk-eye Occultus
Omega Elite Mercs INC.
62
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Posted - 2014.03.06 08:07:00 -
[158] - Quote
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... Performing at the theatre. > Shakespeare's "Hamlet" > Success.
... Acquiring targets. > TARGET LOCATED.
LET SUBJECT = "Ermac Vesely".
... Subject = Ermac Vesely.
RUN: Scenario Output.ogg
... Generating scenario results. PLEASE STAND BY.))
((This post will appear some time after 15:00 / 16:00 GMT; feel free to post right now it if you feel you cannot wait.))
CONTRACTS:
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Remember, whenever we need muscle; we simply farm it out to our favourite band of shady missionaries...
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
8004
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Posted - 2014.03.08 06:50:00 -
[159] - Quote
Nice posts everyone
Working on the continuation of our flight back to save Steady!
"War is not hell, far from it. War is beautiful. War is divine."
- Grand Admiral Mekioth Sarum
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
39
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Posted - 2014.03.08 09:28:00 -
[160] - Quote
PAUSE because get that scout off my throat! |
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
791
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Posted - 2014.03.09 09:41:00 -
[161] - Quote
Chaos.
Battles, engagements, operations, fights...whatever you want to call them there is always chaos and this off the books action was no different. The merc team was extremely effective based on their individual capabilities and that had carried the fight so far. Things were changing rapidly with the counter attack inbound. The mercs would need to fight as a single entity and mesh with each other on the fly to achieve success.
Jaysyn was moving away from the direct approach of the enemy and trying to get into his customary position to provide overwatch and flank support. He could hear the combat chatter...he didn't understand what was happening with Steady but something was wracking him and punishing him from the sounds coming over the coms.
He had cleared out of the Blood Raider facility in short order working his way quickly to the edge of the complex and saw his TacNet HUD pinging friendly and threat positions. Seeing a lot more red on the board...we better link back up and maximize our firepower he thought.
"Team - Jaysyn. I'm clear of the compound - I'm moving to link up Jacques and rally to Kador's position"
The merc was moving a ground eating clip and just crested over a small rise when he heard his partner calling out the Thale's gunner and saw Jacques flung down by an invisible force. The pink mist still hanging in the are told him all he needed to know. It's just meat, Jacques.
Sliding down and moving in a broken line he came to within a dozen meters of the Jacques body just as the nanites began to devour the biomass.
"Kador - Jaysyn. Nearing your position...Thales gunner still active...Jacques is terminated, no pickup possible."
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
675
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Posted - 2014.03.09 13:07:00 -
[162] - Quote
As Jacques awakes at the cru he can here the faint screeching noise of laser weaponry. He knew that the counterattack was coming so he instantly opens his come channel. " Where is the largest concentration of Raiders? I'll hold them off for as long as I can."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
41
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Posted - 2014.03.12 19:19:00 -
[163] - Quote
Pause because GET THAT SCOUT AWAY FROM MY THROAT! |
Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1292
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Posted - 2014.03.12 21:49:00 -
[164] - Quote
RESERVED
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Feb. 10th
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
675
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Posted - 2014.03.12 23:22:00 -
[165] - Quote
Jacques was in a dead sprint running as fast as his clone and suit could push him. As he made his way their he began recieving contact from his general area. 3 raiders were spotted less than 50m from Steady. Jacques charged his forge unleashing barrages at them tearing ooneraiders left side from his body. As he fell Jacques continued to fire till support could push them out for a clean shot. " Team it's Jacques I've got two contacts near steady I need someone to give me a clean shot."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
1097
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Posted - 2014.03.13 03:09:00 -
[166] - Quote
"On it!" shouted heathen as he ran across the small bridge towards the reactor housings. turning left and hopping over the railings, he slides down the coolant pipe, coming to a rest at the bottom of the pipe then moving to the plated railing overlooking the raider's cover.
"They're going to be scrambling or dead, start your charge!" as he throws his last grenade, leaving the timer to set on impact as it bounced off the wall above the raider's heads. Pulling his combat rifle up over the railing and shouting "Die or die!" as he opens fire, painting the wall with the rest of one as the other runs out into the street.
If you hear the words "WORTH IT!" look about, something hilarious just happened.
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
675
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Posted - 2014.03.13 13:23:00 -
[167] - Quote
As Jacques watches Heathen make quick work of one raider he orients his forge gun to the right side of the wall. The raider was in a dead sprint and strafing moving from cover to cover. Jacques let out one round and hit just ahead of the raider knocking him down.
Jacques began to feel bad for him knowing this was his opponents end. The raider was dazed and couldn't stand as the next round impacted his upper chest area. Jacques watched as the round decapitated his enemy then proceeded to run towards Steady. Jacques could see Kador and Denak at this time " Heathen this is Jacques, we need to get to Steady let's take the right flank. I'll back you up since I'm slower."
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
805
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Posted - 2014.03.14 06:45:00 -
[168] - Quote
Jaysyn saw Heathen and Jacques hammer the Raiders down as he sprinted onto the scene. Things were building, the innate feel a veteran has was tingling and telling him that the make or break point of the fight was at hand.
"Jacques - Jaysyn, moving up on your left flank!"
Jaysyn pulled even to the big merc and kept even with him ensure there spread about 20 meters apart to let them both take maximum advantage of their skills and protect from splash weapons. The were moving fast but controlled pace governed by Jacques massive Sentinel model drop suit. Jaysyn could see Denak and Kador's position as the closed in...Kador's tank looked like it was a crushed piece of art that was scorched and smoking - the damage it could take was amazing.
He kept his eyes scanning and continually monitored his partner making sure the knew where his position was at all times. His rail rifle could hammer targets at range with relentless accuracy and as the enemy closed the gap there was not much that Jacques HMG wouldn't shred...they were a formidable pair and with Heathen pushing just a head they would be able to react and counter nearly anything the Raiders threw at them.
"Denak - Jaysyn, We're coming up to your position now. You and Kador ok?"
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
42
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Posted - 2014.03.15 20:38:00 -
[169] - Quote
I'ma charging ma Pause LAZOR |
True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
8257
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Posted - 2014.03.15 21:39:00 -
[170] - Quote
PAUSED AS WELL!
" ..- -.- --. I wish I remembered morse code so I wasn't typing random letters"
- Malleus Malificorum
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
678
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Posted - 2014.03.15 21:55:00 -
[171] - Quote
Hurry let's do this
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
1321
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Posted - 2014.03.19 19:24:00 -
[172] - Quote
PAUSE
Grahisha of ILF // Writer of Thoughts of a Clone Soldier // Latest entry published Mar. 18th
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Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
832
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Posted - 2014.03.20 07:54:00 -
[173] - Quote
"Acknowledged, Jacques. Looks like Denak and Kador are in trouble and I can't raise them on coms. Moving to their location now."
New players had been introduced into the equation and Jaysyn was rapidly calculating the numerous possible outcomes, many not too good for the team, as he picked up the pace. He could see Kador was struggling, probably suffering form dumpshock with his HAV destroyed. Denak was picking himself up and trying to orient on his comrade but was looking fairly worse for the wear.
The team was more stretched than he was comfortable with and if things went south with the CONCORD strike force it would be very tough to survive. Jaysyn had no illusions that if CONCORD so desired his mind would be isolated and destroyed by the CONCORD clone techs and not sheathed into a new clone if he was brought down. Fortunately the CONCORD troops seemed to be there to support the operation...for now.
Jaysyn had crossed the relatively open ground to the edge of True's twisted tank hull when the first burst hammered into his shields. The kinetic stabilizers couldn't buffer all the impact and he stumbled into the side of the hull. He began scrambling for cover when the second burst from his right flank blanked his shields and cut into his armor. This time he heard the distinctive brrrrrp! of a combat rifle burst.
"Denak, True - Jaysyn."
"Denak, True - this is Jaysyn...negative coms with you. Guristas on your six, I'll deal with them and continue to move to you"
A quick scan of his TacNet HUD gave him relative position of his teammates and had pinged three red icons just out of his line of sight about 30 meters away. Looked like they were starting to move his way so he better get ready to say hello. Jaysyn had long learned the advantages of seeing and being seen. His dropsuits were routinely upgraded with modules of increase his situational awareness and more importantly lower his scan profile. He had also taken the measure of significantly augmenting his clone with neural mapped skills to help him lower his detectability to its maximum potential. He was able to ghost like true scout but his Assault kit was very low profile. This had saved him on several occasions and he intended to make good use of the advantage now.
Jaysyn could feel the shield recharger humming as it replenished his shields while he was quickly moving around the backside off the destroyed tank hull. Crouching down he focused on the TacNet display and saw the first Gurista icon easing around the corner. Jaysyn held perfectly still and could see the Gurista come into view. The Pirate was a Duster and kitted out in a grey and yellow Gallente logi suit and had just made Serious Mistake #1...he kept moving towards Denak and True's direction of travel assuming Jaysyn had followed his comrades.
A slight grin crept onto his face as the Gurista Logi made Serious Mistake #2...he signaled all clear to his two partners and kept moving. The other two pilots jogged into view, ducks in row after the logi. Both of them Dusters but kitted in simple milita gear. The last pirate was carrying a high end Minmatar combat rifle. Ok, Combat Rifle, you get the hard goodbye first for hitting me with that thing and because you we're too dumb to check the back of this tank out.
Jaysyn stood up and quitely flowed around the backside of the tank hull doubling back behind the three pirates. They had pulled up to the edge of the wall near an intersection and were pausing to checks the street. All of them looking forward, none of them checking the flanks or rear.
This must be why you couldn't find merc jobs with anyone else but pirates he thought. Jaysyn smoothly raised his rail rifle and kept it locked onto the combat rifle merc as his other hand reached down to his belt and pulled out his last Core Locus grenade. In a single smooth motion his gloved thumb primed the grenade and he skipped the grenade toward the three Guristas clumped together while dropping to a crouch and zeroing his aim in.
CRACK! The Core Locus explode and disassembled two of the pirates instantly. Combat Rifle was knocked off his feet and punctured in numerous places but he shrapnel. He had been partially shielded form the blast by by the now terminated pirate in the logi suit and was trying to get to his feet as his helmet snapped left and right looking the source of the attack. Jaysyn's reticule flicked red as Combat Rifle centered in his sight picture and he hammered him back to the ground with a sustained burst from the rail.
"Denak, True - Jaysyn. Threat on your six is down. I've got you on the TacNet, enroute now."
"Endless money forms the sinews of War." - Cicero
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Jacques Cayton II
Providence Guard
Templis CALSF
693
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Posted - 2014.03.20 23:40:00 -
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"Roger Jaysyn I'll cover you guys from my position." Jacques began to watch each mercs movements learning how each one fights by watching them. Jacques prepped his forge gun to fire and began to charge just in case. Then as fate would have it he noticed Jaysyn in a firefight with three Guristas Pirates.
As he watched over Jaysyn as he killed the 3. Then Jacques noticed 2 more pirates coming from Jaysyn's 11. Jacques fired and as the round flew over Jaysyn's head. The round blew one pirates upper torso away leaving a pink slush on the next pirate. The Pirate rushed to find cover, but it didn't help Jacques let out another shot which caught the pirates left side.
" Jaysyn this is Jacques, I don't think I killed that last pirate bastard be careful he is to your 11 and about 25m from you. Denak Kador, I got your six if anyone pops their head up I'll deliver a charged iridium round into them. Jacques out."
Jacques began to charge his forge and began feel the warmth from his forge. He took a better stance to hit targets farther off as he scanned Denak and Kadors rear.
We fight for the future of the State not our
personal goals
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Ermac Vesely
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
43
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Posted - 2014.03.24 22:44:00 -
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Ermac reached the supply depot without meeting any other guristas, CONCORD troopers or anyone from his team which made him nervous, still he would be rather useless in this fight without a proper weapon, but now is the question what gun should he use?
"The Rail rifle or rather the Assault rifle?" he thinks "The Kaalakiota is good but we are fighting Guristas who concentrate on having a strong shield , weak armor and staying in long range which means that flanking manouvers are going to be the go by tactic, in other words I will need to get into close range and the best weapon for that is truly the Duvolle Assault rifle."
While he punches in the code for the Duvolle with blaster packs ,a new helmet, 3 locus grenades and scrambler pistol batteries in the interface of the depot, are his thoughts concentrated on the mission and how it went.
" 3 deaths killed a bunch of crazy fanatics destroyed 5 tanks with a bit of luck and a hijacked tank, got at least 3 of these damn knives in my body, our team leader got mad and I killed a proto scout bastard with the help of Hawkeye, I didn't get captured by one of these damn Raiders, got one of these damn dreams again got to see CONCORD troopers who are a bit scary to be honest but they are going to help us oh and that warning thing which means that we should do something about it!....
Yeah I can still work with that"
The depot clicks and clacks inside and gives free to both the helmet and the rifle with a full blaster pack, by sliding a panel sideways in front of Ermac.
Both of them lie in an opening inside the depot, he grabs inside to pluck both out with a click, after he retrieves the objects, slides the panel back in place and closes the opening.
Mag locking the rifle on his back does he start grabbing the ammo that get's dumped in a small pouch right from him in arms height which he stuffs in his suit in the various pouches and pockets.
He puts on his helmet above his head and turns it a little so that it hooks up with the suit and connects with the suits energy systems which in turn activates the helmets HUD and his COM channels.
Opening the team channel is the first thing he does before he starts moving towards where all the others are heading,
the Templars position.
While he sprints are his words:
"Ermac here im back into the fight, you guys don't have to worry about that Thale sniper anymore, but watch out there are friendly CONCORD soldiers on the way so make clear who you guys shoot.
Oh on another note we should hurry the F&-º$ up that quake that we felt came from this complex and I hope you guys are ready to find a way to stop whatever is going to happen or we're gonna get toasted here!" |
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