[quote=@whizzball1] *Ruby is unharmed by the explosions and shrapnel, but doesn't take any chances with the energy and manages to avoid the beams* -Maddie- *phases out of the natural Page, except for a projection, to protect herself from the energy* [/quote] [quote=@Host] Kelly: *Manifests armor that's stops the shards* [/quote] This is only two soldiers. It'll only get worse from here. *More soldiers with heavier equipment show up after a multicolored mist quickly appears then dissipates, most notably one with a large missile launcher mounted over one shoulder. They all open fire, the soldier with the launcher launching a single missile that flies straight up, splits into eight missiles, then flies down on your position, detonating on impact with anything*