[center]Noelle Vandread/Empress[/center]

It was going to be a busy day.

Good thing that Noelle took the initiative and sent out her men, because by the time she arrived on the streets there was already an attack in Metropolis Square. [url=http://i.imgur.com/W7RsYCG.jpg]Lunatic Nero[/url] and his cult the Gorgom Plot had just popped out from hiding and began to attack the citizens. And if that wasn't bad enough, it seemed that the Gorgom Plot have gained an army of new minions in the form of undead creatures, currently classified as "[url=http://i.imgur.com/fO9OM6e.jpg]Dead Masks[/url]". If Noelle had to guess, Lunatic Nero must have done something with all the corpses from the people he's killed in the past, and created himself a zombie army. [b]"Let the dead rest! Marksmen at the back, Shields front!"[/b] Noelle barked orders to her men as the horde of Dead Masks approached. The Marksmen opened fired, and when one marksmen emptied his magazine another would continue firing as he reloaded. The Shield wall would ensure that the Dead Masks didn't get to the Marksmen, and using their Gravity Mauls they made short work of the Dead Masks. But they were severely outnumbered at least ten-to-one, not including whatever power houses the Gorgom Plot had or what would occur if Lunatic Nero took the field. Only by positioning her men to a spot where they could choke point the Dead Masks did Noelle ensure her men wouldn't get blindsided, but for how long?

Noelle fired into the horde of Dead Masks alongside her marksmen when one of her communication operators informed her of other attacks. The creature known as [url=http://i.imgur.com/hHgNUko.jpg?1]Guts Man[/url] has recently made an appearance in Starkton. He hasn't attacked anyone, but it was only a matter of time before he catches someone. There are currently officers in the area, however they are plain uniformed and not Noelle's strike force, who would be arriving within five minutes. But that wasn't the only one that the operator told her about. There was another villain by the name of [url=http://i.imgur.com/M60kjVr.png]Morde[/url] has entered the city's subway systems and is holding a train and it's occupants hostage. Noelle cursed to herself quietly and returned to the APC to position her men. That's when she noticed Elsie. 

Noelle had vaguely remembered hearing about some sort of "Astronaut Hero" by the name "C.E.", though that's where the memory ends. As far as she cared, all she saw was some person in a white spacesuit trying to get past the blockage. 

"Bad guys incoming! I gotta get through to tell that xeno bastard Skeritt! Nar-Sie, there's a whole lotta bad guys incoming! This is shaping up to be a major crisis, hey? Like, Zenoth War-big! One's practically right on top of us, on the other side of Metropolis Square! C'mon, let me through!"

Noelle just gave her a hard glare, which wasn't easy to see since her riot armor covered her face. [b]"I'm quite aware of Lunatic Nero and his minions, C.E. And I'm not going to let any civilians get pasted until we ensure this area is secured!"[/b] Just as she said that she heard a blood curdling scream from her men. Noelle scrambled back on top of her APC to see what happened and saw that one of her men got pulled away from the shield wall and was getting torn limb from limb. He died quickly, but it was unnerving to see. The Shield was was holding for now, but she knew that it wouldn't last. It didn't look like they were putting much of a dent into the Dead Masks, even with all the bullets they were throwing. They'd need something that would clear the crowd. Like explosives.

Noelle returned to C.E. carrying a mortar and a couple of bombs. [b]"If you want to be a hero, help us clear out these Dead Masks. My men will hold the line but we need to thin out the horde. Once we take out the leader of this bunch you're free to go where you need to. Otherwise turn the other way and don't cause any more trouble for me or the police."[/b]

In the mean time, Noelle's strike force operatives were heading to the location of Guts Man at Starkton, and to deal with Morde at the subway tunnel in Barry Allen Station. A little known criminal by the name of [url=http://i.imgur.com/6WMIEJr.jpg]Death Claw[/url] was also taking advantage of the chaos and broke into a few stores, robbing them of whatever she could fit into her sack and leaving just a few minutes after breaking in. However it would take them a few minutes to arrive, which may be too late for some.

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[center]Damon/Darkmatter[/center]

Damon arrived to the scene where Lady Asyr battled The End. There were a lot of people around taking advantage of the situation by scamming suckers with tickets to Asyr's death or trying to profit from it in other ways. Somehow this angered Damon, even though he'd likely do the same if he didn't want to save Lady Asyr. Speaking of which, finding her was going to be difficult with this crowd. He figured he just look for whoever seemed to be injured or limping, but it was hard to see with so many bodies and a lot of people seem to be hurt in some way. Still, he knew what her face looked like, so he just had to be careful and find her personally. Taking on the guise of a normal look guy Damon was walking though the crowd to find Lady Asyr.

It was slow going to say the least. Everyone was a mix of hurt and sad, which was likely what Asyr was feeling right now. He looked for anyone with her features, but without her costume there wasn't really a lot to go by. A lot of people looked like Lady Asyr, at least to him. Damon was about to give up searching and simply cal out to her when he bumped into a woman. [b]"Ah, sorr- Wait... Asyr?"[/b] Damon might have been mistake. But this woman looked beaten and battered, had the same hair color as lady Asyr, and was holding a vary large bag. A bag large enough to say, hide her costume. [b]"Asyr, is that you?"[/b]