EliteCommander

Mass Effect: The Face of Injustice

The group did not wait long after Donny left to take action. Once they were agreed, they set out towards the airlocks along the path Avatar had specified. With most of the security doors in the area locked down, any pursuers would be slowed sufficiently to prevent them from interfering before they could reach the airlocks. As there was little risk of being flanked, the diplomats followed their guards from behind, though their pace was somewhat slowed. The female Turian diplomat could walk, but with her leg injury, only with support, which the male diplomat offered. She was now breathing, but it was strained. If she could not reach a proper medical facility, her life could still be in danger from her wounds.

As Avatar had observed through the cameras, there was evidence that there had been fighting in some of the hallways they passed through, but currently, the only enemy force in this section of the station was in the airlocks. However, they would be facing a large enemy force of 29 hostiles consisting both of local militia, and the Asari’s soldiers, based on the camera recordings Avatar was reviewing as they moved along. Even once they rejoined with the Human forces, they would be considerably outnumbered.

Avatar led the way, as it had saw the location where the Humans were hiding. They had locked the door to the room, so to avoid startling them, Avatar spoke through the radio channel that Donny was still connected to. “Allied forces are outside the door, alert Human forces to our presence.” It warned, waiting for Donny’s response before proceeding inside.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

We have been caught here a while, and I do want to have Ssarak get involved in things, but I'm kind of stuck.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei responded to Oswall with no hint of uncertainty in her voice. "I assure you, I will not hesitate to kill Harriet if at any point I see her as a threat. She knows me to be well-capable of it. As for soul gems, the strength of the soul will only matter for two of the enchantments: Harriet's collar, and the item implanted in Galsek. Stronger souls will allow those enchantments to work over longer distances. The matching items I will be carrying only need basic enchantments to complete the connections, and the decoy on Galsek will only requires enough of a soul for an illusion enchantment to make it seem like the genuine enchantment. Beyond that, what I will need from you is to gather enough forces for us to eliminate the enemy after they have killed Harriet, preferably without word spreading of our plan. We do not know the strength of the enemy, so I would air on the side of caution."

The next topic Meesei needed to discuss was not quite as time pressing, but would certainly be even more important over the long term. Succession, for both Jerrick and Harriet, were decisions whose effects would carry on for years, if not decades. As such, it was important to make the most optimal one. "Then, there is the matter of succession. I need to decide who will be leading this clan as its alpha, and we need to determine who will fill Harriet's place. I do not expect that we will make all of these decisions right now, but this is a conversation we need to start. "Firstly, are there any among you who do not believe you should be the one to carry the burden of leadership?"

Mass Effect: The Face of Injustice

So uh.... How's everyone today? I haven't been active in this RP.... At all.

@SgtEasy

I had hoped our newest member would interact with your character, but I have not heard from him in a while.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Actually...Oswall's idea was precisely what I had in mind." Meesei answered. "While he is unconscious, I can do anything I need. I can implant it not just beneath his skin, but deep into his body. I can attach it to an organ with no ability to feel it. With illusion enchantments, I could hide it so that restoration spells would not easily be able to detect it, at least not without a more focused, time-consuming examination. It could certainly cause some long-term health issues for him, but that is not really our concern. If I make the incision on his back, he will have no way of seeing any marks it might leave before reaching his allies. If that fails, I could implant it, well...somewhere he would not consider cutting out."

Meesei leaned forward onto the table, clasping her hands together as she thought for a moment. "I will admit, there is a possibility that he refrains from returning to his allies for quite a while, but even then, we could turn that to our advantage. If he does not find the implanted item, then we could use it to track him later, and if he does, we know what he knows about us. Or at least, we know what he could know. Seeing as he would share that information with his superiors, we could turn that knowledge into traps for the enemy."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei understood the lieutenants' reservations, but to each she had a response, as she had taken time to think through her plan. "I have thought of each of these issues, and have adapted my plan accordingly. I cannot say there will not be risks, but I believe the potential gains are worthwhile. For Galsek, I believe I can take advantage of his pride. It is not difficult to gather that he believes himself superior to us. He knows me to be clever, but in my interrogation, I was aggressive, almost brutish. Hopefully, it reinforced his view of our kind. I can craft enchantments which could help to track him. Using a derivation of certain summoning techniques involving telepathy, I can link two enchanted items together. I used such enchantments before to create items that guide the wearer to the matching enchantment, but I can also create one that will only work in one direction. It will allow us to safely track him from much farther away to limit the risk of being detected and allowing Vile's servants to escape. I intend to hide the enchanted item inside the thick, fur coat we will give him, as it is not something he would discard in this area. To make sure he does not notice it when he puts it on, I will need to render him unconscious before bringing him to the exit. That, of course, would make him suspicious. I reason that, once out of our sight, he will search anything we give him for anything out of the ordinary. As I said, he expects me to be clever. I fully anticipate he will find this enchanted item, even if it is well hidden, but what he will not expect is that the item is a decoy. He will believe that he foiled my plan, likely congratulate himself for outsmarting the barbaric lycans and myself, then make his way back to his allies. I admit that it is possible that Vile always intended to take the souls of the agents ordered to become lycans, but they would be expecting at least one of their agents to return after destabilizing the clan. They would at least want to hear his report on the situation before betraying him."

Meesei also acknowledged that her plan for Harriet's execution was not conventional, but for that aspect of her plan, she could offer more guarantees. "As for Harriet, I can be certain that she will be unable to cause more harm. Related to the tracking enchantment is one that I can use to ensure her compliance. I can affix an enchanted collar to her neck that, upon my activation, will kill her immediately. Like the other enchantment, it will not work over an unlimited range, but it has sufficient range for my purposes. I offered her that choice for her execution in exchange for her giving her confession publicly to the clan. She has already agreed to confess to her alphas, which is...acceptable, but a public confession would help to put this tragedy behind us, and ensure it does not surface to harm the clan again. She was reluctant to give a public confession to avoid damaging her legacy any further, but a death in battle is of great importance in Orcish culture. So, she may find it to be a worthwhile trade." Meesei explained.

Mass Effect: The Face of Injustice

The reaction of Avatar’s allies to the situation was not ideal. Donny’s misjudgment as to the yield of his explosive, coupled with the emotions brought about by witnessing the execution on the screens around them, caused him to behave irrationally. He quickly began to leave without ensuring that his allies were following. Voira had elected to use her medi-gel to treat the injured hostiles, and while Avatar recognized it to be a humane action, there was a strong possibility that they could require those medical supplies to treat their own wounded. As well, Raa seemed to be enduring acute mental stress, though it did not know exactly which event had provoked it.

As Avatar was quickly attempting to determine the best course of action, it heard Voira attempting to calm Raa. The Asari was the individual best-suited for that task, but her plan was potentially dangerous. Avatar understood the desire to keep non-combatants out of the firefights, but the safety of the security room could not be guaranteed. Avatar had locked down most of the security doors in the area, but the schematics did not indicate that any of them were more durable than the doors the enemy had breached minutes ago. The enemy could break through by force if hacking was unsuccessful.

While Solares seemed to be comforting Raa, Avatar quickly approached Voira. “Warning; this course of action is not recommended. Hostile forces are capable of breaching the security doors, so they will not be stopped entirely. We will likely reach the airlocks before they can follow, but that assumes we move quickly. Additionally, I do not have control over the Human shuttle itself. It is currently free to leave at any point, but the Human forces on the station are yet to reach it. If we clear hostile forces near the airlocks and reach the shuttle, the pilot is likely to follow the orders of the Human ambassador and may leave before non-combat personnel have time to reach the shuttle from this room. Human forces aboard the station have demonstrated a willingness to abandon allied forces in stressful situations.” It warned.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei did what she could to help in planning, though the others seemed to have the situation under control. They already had a per-existing plan, which they needed only to modify. Likely, Meesei would end up giving control over the hunt for her pack to Lorag and remain in the ruin for the night working on the enchantments she would need to make if her plan came to fruition.

Once they made it to the meeting room, Meesei took an empty seat, unaware of exactly who it once belonged to. The matters she needed to discuss were important, but she needed to be careful not to take up too much of their time. Ensuring that the hunt went smoothly was a much more pressing matter. Regardless, and hour would likely be sufficient to get through each topic. "There are several matters we need to discuss, succession being the most obvious, both of Jerrick and Harriet. But first, there is the matter of Harriet's execution, and Galsek. I trust that you were able to question the both of them yesterday? It took some convincing, but Galsek confessed to being an agent of Clavicus Vile, just as Harriet confessed to having been influenced by Galsek to murder Jerrick. Currently, Galsek expects me to release him in return for cooperating...and that is what I intend to do. Of course, I also fully expect him to return to the service of Vile, and I fully intend to track him straight to them."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei had awoken early, but it seemed most of the clan had done the same. Sensible, considering for how many people they needed to prepare. With so many lycans all hunting at once, they would need to stay far from the cities and towns to avoid undue attention, which meant they would need the time to cover sufficient distance before nightfall. As Meesei approached, she noticed the discomfort of the two individuals who had joined them, but she did nothing to acknowledge it.

Once Vera explained what they were doing, Meesei nodded in response and started to look over the map. "I will go wherever I would be most helpful. I have never arranged a hunt of this size, but I will do what I can. My ring grants me control such that I do not need to transform with the moons, so I could remain here to oversee the children and...prisoners." Meesei suggested.

Although Meesei was more than willing to help with whatever she could, there were still the other matters which she needed to deal with. "But, speaking of clan leadership, that is something I need to speak with you all about. These preparations are a more immediate concern and do take precedence, of course, but if at all possible, I would like to speak to you all about several...other issues. As soon as possible."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Almost as could be expected, while the others were just tarting to get up, Meesei was already wide-awake, dressed, and finishing a quick breakfast from their supply of food. Fortunately, she had gone to sleep earlier than everyone except Sabine, so she was at least not exhausting herself any further. Meesei was finishing off her meal quickly, obviously in a rush. Even with the greatest threat to the clan neutralized, she was not letting up on her responsibilities. The pack had been much more separated from one another than usual since they arrived in the clan, and while the others could be together again, nothing had yet changed for Meesei. For some in the pack, they might start questioning whether her situation would ever return to "normal". She was the Champion, so as long as she was with the clan, she would always have responsibilities. It was possible that, once a successor had been selected for Jerrick, some of the burdens of leadership could be delegated to others, but there was no escaping the fact that she had the task before her of coordinating every lycan she could in Tamriel to the best of her ability.

Ahnasha stirred as soon as she heard Rhazii begin to whine, and of course, went directly to comforting him. Meesei, seeing that Sabine was still fast asleep, spoke quietly, so as not to disturb her. "Good morning. I am afraid I will not be able to join you all for breakfast. The full moons are tonight, so I may have to put off my plans for Galsek until at least tomorrow. Although, it is possible I might be able to go through with those plans today. I also need to meet with the lieutenants as soon as possible. Coordinating a hunt for a clan this size is not easy, I would imagine, so they will likely be busy for most of the day. Anyway, I should get to work; I have quite a few preparations of my own to make as well. I will see you all as soon as I can." Meesei commented, and without so much as allowing for a response, she was already making her way our of the door. First, she intended to gather all of the lieutenants for a meeting to finally address the issue of succession, as well as her plans for Galsek and Harriet.