EliteCommander

Star Wars - Galaxies at War[MULTIVERSE SPACESHIP RP]

Eri ‘Moram - Dxun

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Eri paused where she was, giving a quick look up and down the weakened Human. His armor was unbroken, but his movements betrayed his injuries. She turned her head towards one of the Sangheili of her team and motioned to Jerius. “Zlas, treat him.” She ordered before moving to the corpse of the Tarentatek.

As instructed, one of the Sangheili approached Jerius, presumably Zlas. They all wore full helms with black armor of the same design, so they were all quite difficult to distinguish from one another, apart from Eri. Reaching to a small module on his back, Zlas produced a small, grey disk with a few glowing lights. Even at a first glance, the object looked quite different from any Covenant technology he might have seen thusfar. Zlas activated it and dropped it on the ground, causing it to project a glowing blue, spherical shield all around them. It seemed to have ‘panels’ of energy in hexagon shapes, and was mostly transparent. “Remain still. The energy of this shield has healing properties for those within. Even the Humans who reverse-engineered it do not understand why, but it is significant enough to help.” Zlas explained.

Once the Sangheili had placed down the shield, Jarraj limped in as well, letting out a long, relieved sigh as he sat himself down on the floor next to Jerius. Eri, meanwhile, got to work on cleaving the Tarentatek’s head from its body with her energy sword. Its hide did resist energy, but it still could be cut.

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Vael ‘Virisusai - Alderaan

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Vael did not know of many of the names that were spoken around him. The fact that Erthos was immediately familiar with not only those that Lord Organa mentioned, but others that he brought up in addition, implied that they were individuals of importance within this universe. In any case, the fact that they were at least indirectly expected was as strange as it was useful. Their fleet should still be unknown to the galaxy as a whole. There was just one conclusion he could draw, based on the information he had been given about this universe, and its more strange facets.

“These people you speak of, they are Jedi, yes? I do not yet know much of this universe or its people, but I have been told of them multiple times. I have gathered that they are an important part of this galaxy. I can see their power is likely genuine, if they have predicted our arrival, but…what do you know of Palpatine’s ally, Lord Organa?” Vael asked.

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Thaz - Nar Shaddaa

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Thaz was always excited to receive extra payment. Indeed, that aspect of the news was quite welcome, but she was not as outwardly enthusiastic to get her claws on the droid as she had been for Samus’ schematics. It took her a few moments to look over the droid, with a particular eye towards any damage that might reduce its value.

Thaz gave a short, somewhat high-pitched vocalization before glancing over at Jerus. “Probably best this thing stays on your ship. Sangheili don’t always like thinking machines. Some don’t trust them.”

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Falul 'Taham - The Immaculate Aegis

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Falul did not reply to McKay directly, but he did spare just a moment to think on his suggestion. The Aegis did have ample communications infrastructure for the task, as it was designed to be able to coordinate entire planetary invasions, though he was still naturally distrustful of these machines. However, their enemy was numerous and powerful, and this was not a battle they were guaranteed to win by any means. They would need to exploit any advantages they could gain.

Falul opened the communications interface to his ship’s AI, which, in this case, would also be contacting Isaac. Though, he had little doubt that the AI was keeping up with what was happening. “If you believe you can controls these machines, AI, then do it.” He agreed. The machines of this local fleet had performed poorly in the battle thusfar, and they seemed to have little tactical ability. In all of his experiences fighting with, and against, Human forces of his own universe, he could admit that they were well-coordinated.

Meanwhile, in the battle itself, the lead Assimilator’s shields fell even more quickly than Falul had expected, directly because of the Blathriin-Va’s contributions. Falul had been aware of the basics of the ship’s design, based on the information they had shared to one another. He was aware that it was built with advanced technology, and that it had weapons intended to be effective against energy shielding. However, that knowledge had not communicated exactly how effective it would be. It was able to breach the chield of the Assimilator, even before the Aegis’ energy projector was finished charging. Acting quickly, Falul ordered the primary weapon be re-targeted to the central structure of the now-unshielded ship. The Assimilator was built with far better armor than the Venators surrounding it, but the energy projector was a weapon that could glass planets. Without its shields protecting it, the beam carved straight through the ship. Its structure held together better than the Venators and was not completely torn apart by secondary explosions, but it was crippled and vulnerable. Already, turbolasers from the Separatist fleet were barraging the hull, and the Aegis had launched a volley of plasma torpedoes to finish it off.

“Withhold your nuclear device, Colonel.” Falul said quickly, switching his active communications channel to both the Daedalus and Blathriin-Va. “We can destroy this one quickly enough ourselves. If the Blathriin-Va can pierce their shields so quickly, then my new orders are for your two ships to work in tandem. Target the other Assimilators. The Blathriin-Va shall pierce their shields, and the Daedalus shall quickly transport a nuclear device aboard to destroy them. The rest of our fleet shall support you, defend your ships, and focus fire when possible to attempt to overwhelm the shields of any Assimilator you are not currently targeting. If we can destroy their greatest threats quickly enough, then we may turn the battle to our advantage.”

Falul moved to the holographic display of the ongoing battle and began using the holograms to begin plotting out ship positions and maneuvers, not only of his own vessel, but of the Separatist fleet as well. The Aegis was deep within their formation, so the Imperials had, thusfar, had difficulty focusing on specific portions of his ship’s shields from a distance. His lack of communication with the droid fleet had prevented him from applying any complex strategies or maneuvers with them, but now that Isaac was in control of the droids, Falul could have those maneuvers executed precisely. He could move his own ship more aggressively, which would be needed if he wanted to preserve as many allied ships as possible. The Imperial fleet had already destroyed several Separatist ships, and if they could not turn the tide quickly enough, then there would be no allies left for them to save.

Soon enough, Falul presented his battle plan to Isaac. “Bring the ships under your command into this formation. Prioritize the ships with the strongest remaining shields in front.” He ordered. For this situation, Falul was using his best defensive tactics. The remainder of the fleet would move into a tighter formation, surrounding the Aegis on all sides. Vessels with the strongest remaining shields would start in the front, then, as they took damage, would start to maneuver around and behind the Aegis for cover to lift pressure from them and allow them to recover their own shields. The Aegis would take its turn absorbing the damage, before another set of ships took their places at the front. The precisely coordinated formation, constantly maneuvering and re-positioning in and among themselves, was intended to get the most out of every bit of shield strength they had. Covenant shields were fast-charging, and with a fleet entirely of Covenant ships, these maneuvers could make it quite difficult for the enemy to place enough focus on any individual section of shielding to break through to the hull. Falul recognized that the shields of the Separatist ships would not charge as quickly, and so the strategy would not remain effective for as long, but it would still buy the most time and preserve the most allied ships.

“Captain Yiithren, the Imperials will identify your ship as a priority target.” Falul warned. “Use my vessel for protection. Expose yourself only when needed to deplete the enemy shields. Do not concern yourself with applying any follow-up damage to the hull. Just keep your ship intact.”

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

While difficult to notice from the fact that she had been in the water, Meesei started to tear up slightly from the news. "There is nothing that could stop me from being there. Wherever you want that to be. Any province, any city, any forest, any...plane of Oblivion; I will make sure you can have it however and wherever you like." Meesei smiled, hugging Sabine once again.

Even after Meesei finally released Sabine, she would not have much of a reprieve before Ahnasha came around alongside her and put an arm around her shoulders. "Congratulations, Sabine. Truly. Seeing you now...it's hard to imagine you as the little runt we first found in the woods. A powerful mage, and now you're getting your own pack and your own family. Just don't stress yourself too much about the wedding itself. The day is a celebration for you, and it's good to treat it like that. If I could have a pleasant wedding in the middle of the city, with Fendros' father still in the area, then your special day should be simple by comparison."

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Falul ‘Taham - The Immaculate Aegis

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Falul had both his immediate goal, and his intentions for how he would shape the battle before him. The Empire had brought to bear a large force to take this world, including some of their most powerful ships. Even with the Aegis and the reinforcements from the fleet, they still might have seemed outmatched. However, their enemy had no way of knowing of their full capabilities, nor the strategies which they were capable of employing. Perhaps that would change over the course of their war, but in this moment, for this battle, Falul intended to show that Anubis’ Empire was not invincible.

In response to Yiithren, Falul broadcast not only to the Va, but to the Daedalus and the Separatist fleet they were assisting. “I want all available capital weapons to fire on this point, on this Star Destroyer.” Falul ordered. He had no issue with delivering orders to the Separatists with all of the confidence and decisiveness as if he had been commanding them for years, despite them only being allies of circumstance. Whether they obeyed him or not, Falul intended to see to it that the Assimilator Star Destroyer that he was targeting was vaporized. The target he had broadcast to his allies was a section of the Assimilator that did not contain any real structural weakpoints, nor important systems. In most situations it would be a terrible point to target, but Falul reasoned that such a poor target would also be unlikely to have the strongest section of shields. Once the shield was breached and the Daedalus could transport in a nuclear device, then it would not matter where it was placed.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

After Sabine spoke, Meesei paid little attention to anyone or anything else. Of course, the news did not exactly come as a surprise to her. Compared to how overworked she had once made herself, Meesei had become much better about balancing her responsibilities against her time with her pack. She and Sabine could not have been closer, and she could see plainly how much Sabine cared for Karl. Still, to hear her announce her plans openly showed that Sabine was confident in them.

Mere seconds after speaking, Sabine would find herself being hugged perhaps more tightly than she had ever been by Meesei. Lycans did not always regard the formality of weddings and marriage as being important, but Meesei could certainly be happy with seeing Sabine finally be able to have a family of her own. "Sabine...you do know how to make me happy, don't you? I may not know much about weddings, but you will have everything I can do for you or give to you to make it perfect."

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Thaz - Nar Shaddaa

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Thaz hummed a moment. “Don’t sound so hard to me. Just add another language to your helmet’s translator. You, uh, do got one of those, right? Mine does. Translates all the languages it recognizes. Written ones too. Need to get this, uh, Aurabesh added to it.”

Thaz paused to quickly finish off her drink. The whole time, she had been guarding her drink jealously as if someone had wanted to steal it, and drank as if she had been on a time limit. “Sounds like you two need tech. This place, this galaxy, I don’t know…it just feels like the tech here don’t do the things it should. There’s huge ships, powerful lasers, complicated machines like those droids. But then, there’s easy things that are just a lot harder than they should be. It all feels strange. Anyways, point is, you two do seem like you can make the credits my shipmaster needs. He’ll trade them for our technology, and the help to get it working for you. Biggest question is what you think you could need?”

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Eri 'Moram - Dxun

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The disappearance of the Jedi was not enough for Eri. She let out a growl and gripped her blade all the more tightly as her eyes scanned the room. “Stay alert! I want him found, and I want his head!”

As they were once again able to move, most of her team spread out across the room with eyes on their motion trackers, though they did not move out of one another’s sight. Even in the darkened tomb, the low-light vision provided by their combat harnesses gave them clear visibility, and their motion trackers did give a chance of determining their opponent’s direction of escape. However, given how dangerous he had obviously been, they would only engage him as a group.

“Was he not a Jedi? His weapon and abilities were like that of Jerus.” Eri asked as she moved to look down one of the corridors.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Ahnasha was slower to get into the water than Fendros, wading out near to Meesei. She looked up at Janius, still in Kaleeth's arms, and laughed. "Oh, but how many baby spiders starved because they didn't have your body to feed on, hmm? Never thought about that, did you? How selfish." She teased. After a moment, she leaned herself back in the water, to the point that her head was just barely above the surface. "But yes, I know what you mean. I might not have died without the pack, but just going through a monotonous, boring life in Leyawiin doesn't sound like much of an improvement."

With enough of the others joining in, Lorag dove in after Fendros. "Doubt the wilds could've killed me, even alone." He chimed in after he surfaced. "Still, much better to actually have a purpose. To fight for something. And now, I get to go hunt a god. If that axe ever starts weighin' you down, Alpha, I wouldn't mind making that killing blow."

"I'll keep the offer in mind." Meesei answered.

Kaleeth eventually let Janius down, but stayed close beside him, near enough to the riverbank that they could sit and keep above the surface. She held her arm tightly around him and pulled him up against her. Even if she was trying to be gentle, cuddling with a werecrocodile invariable involved some amount of squeezing.

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Vael ‘Virisusai - Alderaan

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Vael gave no real reaction to the Alderaanian guards, regardless of any kind of threat they might have been trying to convey. He had his eyes only on the one identified as Lord Organa. He was, in all likelihood, the one with which they needed to speak. Vael looked down upon him, his expression entirely unreadable to any Human not exceptionally familiar with Sangheili mannerisms.

Vael tilted his head somewhat at Erthos, though not out of disapproval. Indeed, he found the Supreme Commander to be refreshingly straightforward for a Human. Though, even Vael might have allowed for introductions before disclosing the more difficult-to-accept information they brought with them.

In any case, Vael followed up just after Erthos. “I am Vael ‘Virisusai. I was selected to represent the Swords of Sanghelios by my shipmaster. Our purpose here is to negotiate with you for your assistance.” Vael stated directly.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth's laughter was harder to recognize than most of the others, but Janius certainly knew her well enough to recognize that she was just as amused as the others. Not to mention, she almost lost her hold on him and nearly dropped him back into the water. Though, she was soon holding him even more tightly.

After enough time had passed that Ahnasha could stop grinning, she leaned in and gave Fendros' snout another quick kiss. "I think I might join them in the water for a while." She said quietly to him. Most certainly, they were going to have plenty of time together later that night, but this would be their last chance to relax in peace with the rest of their pack before the battle. If there was anything they wanted to do, or that they did not want to leave unsaid, this evening would be the last chance to do it.

Ahnasha finally unwrapped her arms from around Fendros, then joined the others in the river. Seeing as it was what the others were doing, Lorag moved in that direction as well, but still stayed on land for the moment. "I was surprised when I learned about her, but that's been a long time." Lorag glanced back over his shoulder towards Sabine. "Now...I don't know. I guess it's just about bein' fair to her. Livin' out in the middle of nowhere with just her mother, no clan or stronghold? That's not the right way to raise an Orc. Especially not my own blood. Maybe she'll still end up worthless like her mother, I don't know, but at least this way she'll get a fair chance to make something of herself. Who knows, maybe she will make herself good enough to kill me? She had just better do it before I get too old to give a decent challenge."

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Eri 'Moram - Dxun

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This Jedi’s capabilities went beyond even what Eri had witnessed sparring with Jerus, though she likely had at least a few minor surprises for him as well. She did not know by what means he was projecting lightning, but it was not as energetic as the plasma shots her shields were designed to resist, so they could withstand the bursts he was using. He did jostle her head with the strike he landed, but the fact that she had a fully-sealed helmet deadened the blow considerably. Although, the fact that he could seemingly freeze her team in place was alarming. It made him a threat she could not afford to underestimate.

Eri growled audibly. This power he had access to frustrated her to no end. The Force was the only advantage he had. He relied on it - depended on it - to surpass her. She saw the way he attacked, the way he moved, the kind of swings he made. She knew she was better than him. She had every confidence that her skill with a blade surpassed his, and were she in his position, with the kind of power he could wield, she would have already killed the both of them. She wanted to fight him, to overcome his advantages and prove by how much her skill with a blade outstripped his own…but she had to resist the lure of pride. She could risk her own life, but would not risk those of her allies. This Jedi needed to be killed, by whatever means she could.

Eri had to quickly think of what advantages she might have, and fortunately, it only took a quick look at her surroundings to give her inspiration. The beam rifle she had dropped in pursuing the Tarentatek was still on the ground, nearby. She expected he could use the Force to prevent her from reaching it, but…why would he? What reason would he have to fear the weapon? She knew Jedi could effectively protect themselves from the blasters of their universe, and this Jedi practically radiated arrogance. He had no way of knowing that the weapon had a near-lightspeed beam that would make any amount of reaction times pointless without hands that could move at light speed as well. If anything, from his perspective, her using a ranged weapon would just make it easier for him to overwhelm Jerius.

“Just hold him off for a few seconds.” Eri said to Jerius through their comms before dashing at a full sprint towards the beam rifle.

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Thaz - Nal-Hutta

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Thaz took a long drink of what Jerus had ordered for her, but even the hint of an additional reward was easily enough to draw back in her immediate attention. After putting down the glass, she leaned over towards Jerus, paying little mind to any notion of personal space as she looked over the schematics along with him. “Hmm, weapons, new designs…no way to know if they’re better than what we already have yet. But, uh, schematics from another universe, exotic weapons, exotic tools. Still valuable, yes, even if they’re not better. I want a copy.”