[quote=@thewizardguy] So I've been reading through the IC, but with the immense amount of posts and large amount of characters, I'm having trouble figuring out what's going on beyond that a couple of demons are fighting Eos. Could someone please give me a short explanation as to the current situation? It would be greatly appreciated. Then I can try keeping track of events from this point forward. [/quote] First look at this: [hider=Battle Briefing] [h3][color=ed1c24][b][u]THE BATTLE OF KC-00032[/u] [i][sup]Burning the Fuse of Warfare[/sup][/i][/b][/color][/h3] [indent][i]"Infused with the demonic might of the Leviathan, smelted in the hallowed forges of Alt Signia and now, processed by the most advanced Machina technology. It's no exaggeration to say that the resources obtained from Ruthria shaped, and were shaped by, the recent history of the Nexus' unending conflicts. Now, the final chapter of their history is about to be written. Will they finally find their ultimate use, or be destroyed and forgotten like everything in this world of eternal war?"[/i][/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]INTRO [/u][/b][/color] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/bgLc05X.jpg[/img][/center] [center] [hider=BGM] [youtube]https://youtu.be/7QIKdjYVW9k[/youtube] [/hider] [/center] [indent]After their successful acquisition of the Resources obtained at the Battle of Ruthria, the Machina—under the command of the High Queen Eos—built a completely new factory to process them. In this factory a number of new and much more advanced weapons are being produced, including the newest series of combat vehicles known as Exosuits. As soon as they are ready to launch it's doubtful that the Machina will face easy defeats as the ones in their recent history. Having received such news, the other factions took whatever action they could to stop the High Queen's plans. The Angels built a [url=http://static.zerochan.net/Pixiv.Fantasia%3A.New.World.full.1559771.jpg][b]fortress[/b][/url] from which they can deploy their forces to face the Machina in their own territory. The Demons on the other hand, used their skill to influence and corrupt the Machina's own forces, building an army out of KC-00032's workforce. Such a betrayal cannot be tolerated by those who follow the will of their High Queen. As such, any who oppose the defending forces, Angels, Demons, or even Machina themselves, will be considered hostile targets by the Machina forces.[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]OBJECTIVES [/u][/b][/color] [indent]Simply put, this is a battle of elimination, the last force remaining on the battlefield shall be the ones claiming the victory.[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]EXTRA [/u][/b][/color] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/loxigO3.jpg[/img][/center] [indent][color=ed1c24]—[/color] Given the fact that this battle shall take place in a metallurgic plant, there's a number of environmental hazards that can be used to one's advantage in battle. Pits of molten metal, compactors, grinders, acidic baths, laser cutters, high voltage cables, and much more. [color=ed1c24]—[/color] At any moment in the battle, characters from the Demon and Angel factions can call upon support from minor NPC forces. The Angel's army is specialized in healing and protection, except for their Valkyrie forces which tend to give an oomph to their attack power. The Demons are comprised of corrupted Machina that are better used in guerrilla tactics or as disposable "meat shields". The heaviest construction machines are useful for defensive purposes, though. [color=ed1c24]—[/color] The Machina count with the support of KC-00032 itself. The factory's arsenal of experimental weapons can give an edge to the Machina as long as they can keep control over it. Among the weapons there's a set of three functional prototype Exosuits, stored in the facility. These suits known as (α, β and γ) can be combined (as long as they remain operational), forming three different configurations: Form I (ranged attack power), Form II (melee attack power) and Form III (defense). Such a machine has power to face to face even the mightiest of the Heavens' or Hell's forces.[/indent] [hr] [/hider] Basically, the battle is taking place by a Machina Foundry in which they are on the defensive against Hell and Heaven (they aren't working together however). So far, Heaven has mostly backed out of the fight, with the exception of their "commander" Ciel, who unleashed a certain powerful character to combat my character, Unit-T. Meanwhile, Hell still has four characters left; Artoria, Mephilius (Mine), Henry, and Fran, with the first three in combat with Rayona's Mecha Maidens and Eos (Machina leader) in a boss fight. Fran is more on the supporting role, but is semi-included in the fight. I recommend to wait this battle out, because it'll be finishing relatively soon (hopefully, unless Windel and Kol say otherwise and btw another new guy is also doing the same), but this is basically what's going on at the moment.