[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/25sP28n.png[/img] [h2][b][color=9e0b0f]"Mephila" Baal Asmodeus[/color][/b][/h2] [@Ryonara][@Kol][@floodtalon][@The 42nd Gecko][@Lucius Cypher] [/center] As soon as it was queued by Mephilia, Fran came bursting into the scene as she throws an axe straight towards Eos' face. In retaliation, Eos goes completely overboard as she fires light-based bullets at the opponents. Using her newfound speed to her advantage, the Knight was able to dodge a wave of bullets with relative ease, unaware of the incredible powers they possessed, but then gets pushed by Artoria as an added measure to escape them. Mephilia clammers to the ground as she growls towards the doggie girl in annoyance. Just after getting up, as if she's ready to pounce, a mech crashed into the scene as it shatters Artoria's ice stalagmite and skids to a halt at one of the ruined walls. She quickly turns to glance the figure of Taura disappear, but regardless she pays no attention to her current battle at hand. This is her final straw. She'll most likely die fighting, but if she can last for long enough, she may gain some respect from the High Queen herself. The Queen soon commands that all the other units are to assist Eos in battle, to kill the demons and leave no survivors. That was enough for Mephilia to make herself go wild and loose. As soon as she orders that objective, she attempts to slice apart Eos with a variety of various attacks right in her face, finishing as she lands over a catwalk five stories above the factory floor. It was time to pick up the heat! The black fire around her began to sizzle as they twisted and turned, with one strand curling up into a ball as it makes a single construct. A pistol. A single pistol which fires unquenchable black flames. Accuracy should be put more on point in this stage. So when Eos was occupied with Fran, Mephilia doesn't hesitate to issue a rapid fire streaks of black fire towards the Queen as she flips in the air. [hr] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/JYR6hHQ.png[/img] [h2][b][color=silver]Unit-T[/color][/b][/h2] [u][h3][b]TEP HQ - COLLAB POST WITH [@TheWindel] & [@Kol][/b][/h3][/u] [/center] As the Director turned to face her in that same, grizzled manner, so too did Harley's expression not change from the light smirk she wore. [color=silver]"I'm what's left. Or maybe I'm all there ever was,"[/color] she said with a shrug. Karizawa was about to reply to her statement, until he heard laughter coming from the screens. In one swift notion, Taura grabs Unit-T's hand that was on her horn and chucks the mech towards the Foundry, right into Eos' battle with the demons. The mech crashed into the giant ice stalagmite, shattering it into bits as it slowly grinds to a halt. Inside, Tina is taken back by the surprise throw and took some time to recuperate before attempting to get up. Once getting up, instead of immediately going against the demons, she stood still a few good meters away. She rubs her head as she contacts the HQ. [color=f49ac2][b]"A-Awaiting orders, Karizawa-sama."[/b][/color] she says with a stutter as she waits for a response. [color=silver]"Oh, look at that. Still got some fight left in her,"[/color] Harley mused, crossing her arms and watching the screens. [color=silver]"Leave it to humans to be so callous as to send children fighting in a war. Look how eager she is to take more orders too! What'd you use? Drugs? Subtle hypnotism? Gotta be something to keep her in check, am I right?"[/color] The Director on the other side of the comlink simply frowns as he watches the events take place. The drones watched Taura back into the ether where she came from, disappearing from the battlefield. Karizawa stands up from his seat as he quickly picks up the comlink to communicate with the pilot. [b][color=f7941d]"Stand by for further orders."[/color][/b] Director Karizawa mutters as he places it down, sighing as he looks at the screens for a second before turning to Harley. His face was already more displeased than it already was. While technically Unit-T won that battle, it wasn't exactly a real victory. It was clear that Taura had much more raw power and strength to go about the battle. If she unleashed her full might against the mech, a mech having not been testing against enemies of that caliber before, Unit-T wouldn't have stood a chance. It needs more upgrades and weapons capable of fighting these "Divine-Warriors". However, at the same time he gained a sneak peak at what these characters can do. He then turns to Harley, looking down at her with an authoritarian scowl. [color=f7941d][b]"I don't know what you want,"[/b][/color] he responds as he eyes the girl coldly, [color=f7941d][b]"And I don't know how you got into this facility, but what we've made here will change the course of this war. If you get in the way of our research, we will not hesitate to~"[/b][/color] But just before he can finish, he was suddenly interrupted by one of the operators. [b]"Sir."[/b] the voice called out. Karizawa turns to see the male operator looking rather pale in the lips as he clicks on a button, [b]"You need to see this..."[/b] The screens flicked and flashed until a single image came on screen. From the northern parts of the forest, not more than 5 miles away, a trail of fiery orange can be seen gashing through the trees. Birds flue from the trees, with the faint echoes of disturbed animals, as their was an obvious panic coming from that area. But as the drones zoomed in for a closer look, they are suddenly able to see blue fire coming from the head of the trail, where the thing was making its continual path straight towards the foundry. Everyone at this point are looking at the screens in complete silence. A tree can be seen flying behind the trail, covered in the blue fire and landed roughly 20 meters from where it was uprooted. Something big was coming... And it looks [color=00aeef][b]PISSED[/b][/color]. [color=silver]"Well. Doesn't that look PISSED,"[/color] Harley said, more than eager to break the group out of their petrified silence. [color=silver]"See, this is why you don't go around stealing other people's work. The original comes back and is all, rawwr, rooooar, grrnn! Or something like that. Oh but mister Director, you haven't even gotten to the good bits of interrogating me, haven't you?"[/color] The mismatched girl tsked and slid forward to sit atop one of the control panels, crossing her legs and eyeing Karizawa. [color=silver]"But I mean, it's kind of hard to ask me things when you have a giant cranky dinosaur....oh, and let's not even begin to discuss the implications."[/color] Harley titled her head and leaned forward just a little. The smirk she wore was just itching to blurb out some long lost secrets, some ancient arcane knowledge that humanity would kill to obtain. [color=silver]"Now what would the High Queen think if she found out about your little science games down here?"[/color] Karizawa needed no other clues to figure out what it was. Sweat dropped from his head as he becomes completely pale and anxious out of his mind. Out of all the characters he expected to rampage towards the foundry, only a handful expected that it would attract HER. Taurua may be one thing to battle against, but Unit-T is certainly not ready to combat against what's coming. With that, all eyes were on the Director, all awaiting for further orders. A deafening silence filled the room as Karizawa finally makes his decision. [color=f7941d][b]"Evacuate the Foundry."[/b][/color] he commands with an obvious tenseness to his voice. With that, the alarms began to [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfuQd_xZlKw]blare[/url] rapidly as all the staff members rushed to get the rest of their research back onto the underground railroad. Scientists loaded boxed filled with both useless and classified information, while operators began shutting down the computers. What was once a calm and professional HQ mission overseer, became a crowd of chaos and panic. With that, the Director took no second guesses into contacting Tina as he desperately grasps the comlink. Meanwhile, Unit-T was going under the orders of Eos, as she attempts to commence the battle against the last demons on the battlefield. It was then when Artoria attempted to swing the axe towards her direction in an attempt to immediately corrupt Tina's mech. The force was able to push Unit-T back at about the same strength as Taura's, yet she still stood. If she could tank an explosion coming from arguably one of the strongest opponents on the battlefield, she can definitely tank this hit. But as Tina prepares to counterattack, Karizawa calls. [color=f7941d][b]"Tina. It's time to go. Make your way to Sector T-14 and prepare to be extracted back to higher ground."[/b][/color] he calls out to the pilot in an orderly manner, while still being obviously panicked. Tina hears the order from her side as she then looks from her comlink and back to the battle that was going on at hand. Eos said to help fight, yet Karizawa, her personal superior, tells her to run. She began to groan in a slightly panicked way before responding. [color=f49ac2][b]"But what about~?"[/b][/color] [color=f7941d][b]"NOW."[/b][/color] commands Karizawa sternly as if he's about to loose a nerve, [color=f7941d][b]"Disregard Eos' order and evacuate the facility - that's an order!"[/b][/color] A few seconds later, Tina simply nods and complies with his orders. [color=f49ac2][b]"Yes sir."[/b][/color] With that, Unit-T faces away from the battlefield and launches into the sky. It would then make its way towards the provided sector it needs to be, leaving the chaotic battle that took place below. While everyone inside HQ were running for the trains, Karizawa simply stays in place as he observes the chaos in front of him. Then he turns to Harley, his scowl already much more prominent than ever, and points to her aggressively. [color=f7941d][b]"You're involved with [color=00aeef]HER[/color]... aren't you?"[/b][/color] [color=silver]"Hey."[/color] A hand lashed forth and grappled with the front of Karizawa's shirt. It didn't take rocket science to figure out it was Harley holding him in place. What was once a gleaming smirk now turned to a frown and something else in her mismatched eyes. [color=silver]"If you're gonna ignore me, you best have the courtesy of making up a good reason. Otherwise Director, you might find yourself making enemies of the wrong kind of people."[/color] As she spoke, her words were almost buffeted by a heavy wind and she eventually closed her mouth; after all, the outside noise would no doubt render anything else she said moot. Through some method both her and the Director had moved to the outside, a good climb above the battle between Eos and the Demons. Harley seemed to be unaffected by the fact that they were hanging in the air but gravity would very much still be real for Karizawa. [color=silver]"Oh no, I think my fingers are slipping," Harley said, almost dropping Karizawa to the ground. "It'd really suck if the Director for your special project was found to be a little flat in his leadership."[/color] Karizawa now finds himself at the mercy of Harley's wrath as he hangs on the literal gravity of life and death. If he falls, then TEP is no longer relevant. He was initially startled by this sudden change of events, but regardless he continues to try and stay calm. Or simply as calm as his nerves already are. He looks at the girl's mismatched eyes as he simply sighs to catch his breath. [color=f7941d][b]"Fine, fine."[/b][/color] he sigh as calmly as he can, despite some shaking in his voice, [color=f7941d][b]"I'm here now... at your mercy, no doubt. I'll heel to your words as long as you answer my question... Just what do you want from us?"[/b][/color] To those words, Harley stared for a few moments. Her expression, one of neutrality and unreadable, slowly returned to the initial smirk of which she greeted the TEP staff. [color=silver]"Hmm, probably nothing. You've already gone and woken the beast and I didn't even have to tell you to. It's like you just did it yourself! So really, if we wanna be technical...there's nothing stopping me from just dropping you like a rock."[/color] Her hand slipped a little, and Harley looked down at the random appearance of Hohenheim on the battlefield. [color=silver]"....but I think I'm gonna let you screw yourselves over a bit more for the time being. All I want is some entertainment. Think you can provide that for a cute little girl like me Director~?"[/color] she said. Karizawa growls as he mentally spits on these words. [color=f7941d][b]"You don't understand."[/b][/color] he remarks with a sneer, [color=f7941d][b]"This thing, this "monster" is the key to all of this. The key in ending this god forsaken war. We've studied it from the ancient scrolls left by ancestors thousands of years ago - we know it's purpose. As long as [color=00aeef]IT[/color] lives... this War will never be over. With the creation of Unit-T, being forged from the most advanced and powerful technological advances of our time, we the people of the Machina Of Man will finally put an end to all the fighting! When it dies, we will enter a new era of peace... and prosperity for all to enjoy, not just the Machina. Everyone will benefit from it! This War doesn't have to remain eternal, my dear. You want this war to be over just as much as I do, right? For I will stop at nothing to see to it that the world will finally achieve TOTAL peace."[/b][/color] [color=silver]"Whoah, whoah, easy there! You're gonna talk my ear with your motivational speech,"[/color] Harley said, moving her hands about to dangle the man further above the depths of oblivion. [color=silver]"Who ever said I wanted this war to stop? Besides, who knows if your ancestors weren't just cloud cuckoolanders who didn't know what they were writing-oh wait! That's right! I know."[/color] Harley moved her arm away from her, still gripping the Director harshly. [color=silver]"Well, you can go along with thinking that. I think I'll just keep watching from the sidelines. Oh...and I think I'll spoil your fun by letting this catch wind by the High Queen."[/color] Before much debate about that could be made, Harley let go of his shirt, watching him plummet below. [color=silver]"Nice chatting with you Director,"[/color] she snickered. Karizawa would fall, and fall, before seemingly reappearing back in his seat within the TEP base. Given some of the looks the other staff members gave to him, it was evident that he had only be in the sky for a moment. Or maybe it was all an illusion? Maybe, maybe. After all, Harley wasn't going to give him an answer. The Director groans as he holds his head from partaking in such a sick joke, the sirens still blaring in the building. Regardless of how real or not real the encounter was, it was clear that this girl wasn't just your ordinary figure. At first, it seems as if she's part of Heaven, possibly upon the council of the Laguna, but alas she seems to know far too much. She knows things, lots of things. She knows about [color=00aeef]IT[/color]. She knows EVERYTHING about [color=00aeef]IT[/color]. Yet all in all, she's purposely keeping these closely guarded secrets out of his reach. He needs to find out who this girl is. She is now a threat towards the entire project and now with the High Queen about to catch the whispers of this project, things have just gotten much more intense. He looks up to see almost everyone gone, save for the few still slacking boxes and other material back to the main HQ... down in another secret location. How long will it be until that one gets uncovered, he wonders to himself. Already does Eos have some knowledge about it's existence, but doesn't know the real meat and bones of it. How long will this be hidden until Eos takes this project, one he has been working on for almost his entire adult life, away from him? [b][color=a187be]"Director Karizawa! Director are you coming?!"[/color][/b] His thoughts would be briefly interrupted as the voice of his head assistant, Tobayashi shouts from the other side of the room that leads to the rest of the Secret Facilities. He simply shakes his head, collects his work, and quickly heads towards the entrance. But before he reaches the frame, he stops, as if he remembers something. He then goes back and into a small door in the very left of the building. He reaches a tar-black safe/door-esque box and dials the code on the pad beside the handle. Then it begins to unwrap itself under the various other locks and restrictions until revealing a little remote with a red button on top. Karizawa yanks the controller and runs back to Tobayashi. As he speeds by her, he didn't forget to ask her something special. [color=f7941d][b]"Doctor Tobayashi."[/b][/color] he says as they both walk up the stairs towards the train, [color=f7941d][b]"I need you to make me an appointment with someone. Someone important."[/b][/color] [b][color=a187be]"Whom may it be, Director?"[/color][/b] The director glares at her unintentionally, the lamp-lights overhead gleaming off his glasses. [color=f7941d][b]"Get me in contact with [color=fff200]Hohenheim[/color]."[/b][/color] The scientist simply nods, but before going she notices the controller that the Director was holding. Instantly she realized what it was. [b][color=a187be]"A-Are you going to~?"[/color][/b] [color=f7941d][b]"It's only a matter of time before Eos knows the full picture."[/b][/color] he interrupts as he preps his finger on the trigger, [color=f7941d][b]"This girl has connections that seem to defy logic. She's no ordinary angel, let alone if she is even one. The High Queen already knows little about this project of ours, but now that it'll be most likely leaked by the girl, all evidence of this location must be terminated in order to keep it as secret as possible. "[/b][/color] Soon everyone was onboard the train and with a loud "chunk", it finally begins to move. Once it reached a short distance away from the secret facilities, a loud explosion rocked the entire underground as a flash of light obliterates the entire facility. It didn't matter that all the other secret facilities here, that were researching on their own topics, got destroyed in the blast. Some of them were also able to get their stuff out, while those unattended were whipped for good. As the train continues to scurry down the black tunnel towards Sector-T-14, Karizawa looks back one last time at the ruined cavern behind him, as he plans for the next step in his project against this titanic threat. [b][i]*Unit-T and Karizawa's TEP Organization have left the battlefield*[/i][/b]