[center][h1][color=00a651][b][u]NERO KAYAKOS[/u][/b][/color][/h1][/center]

So now, there was only really the wait between the getting ready and going, as the Xuanzang worked towards their destination, the Akriem’s Razor.  Fin was working on forming the portal proper, Ariel was working to talk to dead people, Tarak was loading his arsenal, and it sounded like Natasha, Flame, and Ashton were up to something.  Looks like the whole 'We're taking a side' thing that Nero had mentioned earlier might've taken root, because it seemed like they were going to BS the Ascendancy.  Nice!  He was staying out of their immediate sight.  So, while that was going on, let's walk ya through some of Nero's preparations.  He was, of course, in his ballistic vest and all that jazz, knives prepped and ready to go.  His 'Killer Mask' - a Multi-Spec Survivor Mask - was of course this device over his face that would provide air if needed, face protection about as strong as his armor, and several different spectrums of vision and detection.  It had a normal view, low-light, and infrared to begin with, but there was more.  Reptilian species, crystaline species, plant species - they didn't give off alot of heat.  So, there were also pheramone/pollenation screens, lumen tracers, sonic vibration tracker, and even a setting for mass-density.  Now, like a Predator mask, it could only do one vision at a time, and this is because the overlap would be intensely confusion, otherwise, so you have to choose carefully.

Nero was ready as he saw that Abaddon was joining them, Tarak was ready, and the Ascendancy bluff was being implemented.  But then, more importantly, Ariel had ended her Seance, giving the boarding party important intel.  Apparently, they were expected, which to Nero was just a case of [i][color=00a651]'Well, there's stealth out the window, but what'd I expect?'[/color][/i].  He figured that a stand-up fight was what was going on, and it was fine.  Ecclectic badasses on the other side of the now ready-made portal?  Oh, hell yeah!  This'll be fun.  The Kaisoken was certainly into it, as he was heading through already.  And then, Tarak started unloading stun grenades through the aperture!  He was doing the thing Nero suggested back on the station!  Double hell yeah!  Time to get going, though weirdly, Fin seemed to think the brief weirdness of his portal was gonna drive them all sick.  Whatever, man...  Nero followed with the rest, and while Tarak was laying down gunfire and Abaddon was getting into the fray, he had given his armor a boost, as well.  Against plasma weapons?  Oh yeah, better safe than sorry on that one.  He'd be looking for a good opening to sneak around and catch someone unawares.  Might be an idea to take out the one with the scythe...if they lived long enough.

[b][i]TO BE CONTINUED IN A COLLAB![/i][/b]