[center][h1][color=9e0b0f]Ava Lane[/color][/h1][/center]
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That was...odd.

Ava could not help but think that after she destroyed her target, the Rex Artus.

That last shot felt too accurate given the circumstances. In fact, it was not merely a long-range shot pinpointed at her location, fired completely without the targeting system due to her cloaking wings still functioning. But it was a shot fired at where she had precisely moved, almost as if the pilot could perfectly predict her movements.

It could be luck, but she had the feeling it was something more.

It was the sort of inexplicable 'miracle' that she had experienced in the battlefield, on account of her special ability that had her given the designation of 'Humanity Potential'.

The same one that had just occurred, which allowed her to take down her target swiftly.

Well, even beyond that, in Ava's opinion, it was a rather rookie mistake as a sniper to open fire and reveal one's location to a target that would be able to reach you before you can relocate. But she digressed.

Humanity's Potential was supposed to be a very rare ability. Enough so that it had made the brass accept her into the military despite pressure from her father, who had leveraged the important position of Albion Group as one of the largest Framewerk manufacturers

If this project they were in had two of such people...or perhaps more? In any case, it was something that, to Ava, made the project the Professor was working on more and more suspicious in terms of its importance.

Just more things to be added to the pile of mystery surrounding this project.

Piles that Ava could not afford to dwell on for now, as she found herself under fire from Horst's heavy assault gun.

Fortunately, her experience allowed her to react quickly. This, combined with her high synchronicity with her framewerk, meant that the response from Argent Wings was almost instantaneous, with practically zero delays between her control 'input' and the 'output' of her framewerk movement, allowing Ava to perform the almost inexplicable manoeuvre of parrying the bullets with her vibroblade, as she pilot Argent Wings to safety [b][Sychronised Agility][/b].

Horst's pilot, Arrish, attempted to open a dialogue, something about being a dance partner, but frankly, Ava did not pay it much mind.

This was supposed to be a simulated battlefield, after all. Unnecessary banters only serve as a distraction that could endanger oneself and the team.

Thus, as Arrish was in the middle of taunting her, Argent Wings already charged forward, the marker lights mounted on its chassis lit up to mark her target. Specifically, the weak parts in between the armour that were necessary to allow the range of motions for a framewerk to function, given what she knew of Horst's model [b][Academic: Framewerk Technology][/b]. 

At a close range, Ava planned for the sudden bright light to serve as a momentary distraction as the holographic illusion from Argent Wings' cloaking wings was deployed once more.

In the instant that the marker light hit Horst, Argent Wings had deftly shifted around its holographic copies, making it hard to parse which one was the real Argent Wings, as they charged from different directions at Horst, attempting to cut through the spots marked by the lights earlier.

However...

It was at that moment that fire rained upon the battlefield.

Sleeping Thunder had fired the whole arsenal of weapons available to it, exhibiting an incredible level of firepower that would be able to change the tide of a battle in an instant from sheer destruction.

Even Ava, who had some idea of the capability of Sleeping Thunder. Hence, referring to Sleeping Thunder as a 'mobile artillery' and designating neutralising it as their 'win condition', they did not expect this level of firepower.

It seemed that, like her own framewerk, Argent Wings, Sleeping Thunder had received quasi-legal modification to push its firepower to the absolute limit. However, those sorts of modifications came with a cost, namely that they damaged your weapon system, which would risk them malfunctioning.

Meaning if they survived this, it would open an opportunity to take down Sleeping Thunder.

But, of course, first, she had Horst to deal with. Or rather, she was already in the middle of a charging motion and haphazardly backing out now would leave her exposed to a counterattack.

Amidst the backdrop of fires from Sleeping Thunder, Argent Wings continued its charge toward Horst, with only Ava's experience allowing her to remain calm and focused on her current target despite the sheer destruction done on the other side of the battlefield.

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Move in to attack Horst, then use the rest of the movement point to disengage regardless of result.
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