Flamelord

The Truth Behind the Project

Miyako grunted as her gaze darted about, moving into the thick of the bamboo as she sought out her opponent. The foliage was not making it easy, as to be expected, but she would not let that get in her way. It was just a pity that she wasn't Akame, and hadn't seen her recently, or else she could have burned this entire thicket down and been done with it. Even if that wasn't strictly how her power worked, it didn't matter. She wanted to win, and had to if she was to survive now.

Still, she plunged ahead undetered, weapon spinning to deflect arrow strikes, which served to provide some direction as she tried to chase down the Primordial. This was majorly getting on her nerves, even as it became obvious that this one was not normal. A normal Primordial would simply fire away, not use strategies like this. Which was worrying to an extent. What else might the thing be planning?

There was nothing else to do though, and she had to find this thing and kill it. So she played along, waiting for an opportunity to arise to get in close and stab it, or break it's bow, or something like that. "Come on out here already," she growled, slashing away at bamboo stalks. One way or another, she was going to end this, even if it took all night.

Massive Multiversal Crossover

<Snipped quote by Raineh Daze>

Of course they're not showing up; you haven't written them arriving yet.

@IncredibleBee

One would assume it would be preferable for the bad guys to show up once we're done setting up defenses, not while we're discussing it. Besides, it's character time, and all Dante has done since showing up here is make a pizza in a kitchen. The actual UMMA mission doesn't even know he's here yet.

A Certain Academic City

Annette, totally unaware of the Gekota fixation that currently held sway over Misaka, took the question merely as it was, calm and courteous at the same time. Of course, a question like that took a moment of thought, but she would not keep her companion waiting for long, since it wasn't as if it was that major, nor was Shirai around to hear her opinion of what she had been wearing for the few moments that she had been there.

"It was...nice, I suppose," she said with a hint of indifference, perhaps disappointing but being honest at the same time. While she might have known who Gekota was, she didn't really have an opinion on it. Instead, she was a bit more curious about why she was wearing those clothes in the first place, a reasonable thought for someone in this situation.

That said, she moved on to the issue currently holding sway in her mind. "What happened to her uniform, if you don't mind my asking," she said, still keeping herself from relaxing as they stood near the middle of the sidewalk. A change of locale might be in order, but for the moment she held silent on that. Presumably Misaka would want Shirai to be able to find them easily. And she could live with that as she waited for an answer.

Massive Multiversal Crossover

Nono, Castle Tepes

Nono let her attention settle on Saber as she took command of the situation and the managing of the defenses, with no opposition to speak of. That was only reasonable, and she listened intently for whatever might be said next, in terms of handling their current situation. As expected, Jack was kept in his current position, to defend the Eye up close and make sure that nothing happened to it. It didn't take the keenest tactical mind to figure out the wiseness of that decision.

"Understood," she agreed with a nod when Saber concurred with her own silent deduction, that she would be best suited outside, where her weapons could be used to their full effect. But that was Onee-sama for you, and if anyone would figure it out it would be her. The Shadow Eternity had no idea what would be waiting for them when they showed up.

She glanced over as Gintoki returned, smiling as she waved. She'd known that he would come back eventually, and this just saved her the trouble of going out and dragging him back by his collar, which made his voluntary return that much more preferable for him, though he wouldn't know it. But with that done she turned her attention back to Saber, to hear what else the King of Knights would have to say in the coordination of their defense strategy.

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Misaka 10032, Academy City

Misaka was annoyed that her bullets missed their target once more, but she could not complain as Kakine managed to use his dark matter to moor the Witch in place, keeping her from fleeing. And if she did manage to slip free at this point then there were other Sisters close enough to aid in the pursuit and stopping her. By now, the crisis was over.

"Greetings, Kamijou Touma," she said as she lowered her goggles and resumed her aim at Marisa, just on the off chance that she did think up some way to escape this. Otherwise, she would let Kakine handle things. He was the one working the ropes after all, and she couldn't let bystanders proximity interfere with this. They didn't need Aleister being any more annoyed with them any more than he was already.

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Ilyasviel von Einzbern,Foecrusher

Ilya glanced around as troops marched onto the ship, forming a practical army to attack this one place. Well then, that showed just how important this must be, if they were wiling to commit such a large force to it. Of course, she saw the fodder for what it was, but it wouldn't hurt. At least they would point out the ones that she could have fun with. especially when it came to this 'Clark', or whomever. She could manage it, just as she always had.

A shudder ran through the vessel as the engines fired and took them away, en route to their target. She considered getting in some sleep, but that was interrupted as the big ugly thing began practically yelling into the intercom, going on about how he was in charge of this and they had better listen to him or else. It was loud, and distracting, so she was forced to pay attention to it, even if she planned on doing what she wanted once they got to the fight anyway.

As far as the plan went, it wasn't terrible. In fact, it was a half decent, if incredibly simply plan. And they had the numbers to pull it off, if that thing he was pointing at could actually do what it was supposed to do. She'd hold off judgment until she actually saw it happen.

"Sounds fine by me," she commented with a dismissive wave, still relaxing in her seat. "Just try not to ruin the Eye, alright? I didn't come all this way for nothing." That said, she glanced over at the other people of interest, the various knights, warriors, and the like. "Nice sword," she added to the lady with the Katana, which was a sincere statement since she knew her blades. If the ork wanted to go on, then more power to him, but she'd stopped listening.

A Certain Academic City

@Flamelord Feel free to post. Kuroko's not going to be instantly back. :T

@Raineh Daze

I figured as much. I'll post when I can.

Massive Multiversal Crossover

Misaka 10032, Academy City

Misaka fell silent as Lucina ceded on whatever discussion there might have been of her social quirks, which she filed away with the Network for later. They'd done a better job of hiding it from her than they had Marisa, but that was to be expected given the methods of encounter for both. At the moment, she allowed Kakine to talk an explain, since he seemed to be proving himself adept in doing so. Instead she kept her focus on the situation at hand, and she poured on the speed to prevent any further developments now that they were near their goal.

She quickly got a better view once they had entered visual range. There was, as expected, Kamijou Touma and the annoying nun, with a variety of objects scattered before them. More importantly though was Marisa, rising into the air on her broom and preparing to leave. That could not be allowed, since who knew where she might end up next time? As it stood she was not going to allow the thief to escape again.

"Moving to intercept," she informed Kakine before acting, bringing up her rifle and firing on the run, rubber bullets sent flying at the Witch. She doubted that Touma would object to the interference, and the sooner they got this situation resolved the better. With that in mind she acted to resolve it, nothing more, as she fired away.

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Ilyasviel von Einzbern, Shadow Eternity HQ

Ilya let out an impressed whistle as she stepped aboard the strange ship that they would be using for this mission. Someone sure had invested a lot of time and effort into the thing, and she was sure she would appreciate it before they got to their destination. It wasn't as if they would lack for time.

For her part she was relaxed, wearing a grin as she stepped inside. At least it was big, which meant a premium of space for her to work with. She didn't need it, but it never hurt. And with all the other stuff built in, it could support quite the strike force too. She just hoped that it could get them there in one piece, because she had no desire to hitchhike or get on the hull and start shooting arrows at people.

Once inside, she went to find a couch or a chair or something like that, to sit down in and bide her time as she waited for them to get going. There wasn't much else to do, and she didn't want to waste her mana, so she simply relaxed. Soon enough she'd be able to have her fun.

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Cinder Fall, Museum World

Without protest, Cinder began to move at the prodding of the weapon. Disobedience was the farthest thing from her mind at this point, even if she had been willing to test whether a severed spine could be healed by Aura. She had the suspicion that it wasn't, and she would rather not force the issue now. She still had her own mission to accomplish, and she couldn't do that while here. She just hoped that these operatives were smart enough to recognize her worth.

So she walked along, waiting to see where they would end up, ignoring the pain from her shoulderblades and back, and planning ahead for the first opportunity she got to push her agenda along. It would come, and when it did she would be ready.

A Certain Academic City

Annette shook her head as Kuroko apologized for the terseness of her statement based on how bad her day had been. While that might have been true, she could not help but feel that it was misapplied, and she herself did not feel offended by it. It was only reasonable that the Judgment member would insist the holding of cultural and societal norms and mores, and given that Annette had been chiding herself over it already, it was just that much extra.

"It's alright," she replied calmly. "It was my mistake, and you were only right in correcting me." She would leave unsaid the hostility, since it didn't seem a very tactful thing to bring up. She had more sense then that.

In mere moments Kuroko had vanished, making it more than obvious that she was a teleporter of some kind, and otherwise leaving Annette and Misaka to themselves. She nodded then, addressing the question posed to her just before. "Yes, that's correct," she confirmed. "But you can call me Annette." Such formalities weren't suited for an occasion like this.

The Truth Behind the Project

Walking home, Miyako considered it an overall good day. She'd begun to settle into school, the only Primordial attack had been swiftly handled by one of the other girls in their group, and she had started to make friends. All told, the day certainly could have been worse, and for now she liked to keep it as was. She was busy enough with magical girl business anyway, so it was always good to enjoy moments like these when they came about. You never knew when it would happen again.

As if tempting fate, her desire for peace and gratitude for a calm day was shattered as the feeling of a Primordial washed over her. Two in one day? Well, that was unusual, though that was merely going by her own experience and not that of this place. But still, she couldn't let it pass her by. At least now she wasn't in school, and could make up for her lack of initiative during the attack at lunch.

As the Contractor took off, she quickly ducked off to the side, making her transformation into magical girl form before running after him. Sure, he had a bit of a head start there, but it wasn't major. So long as he didn't vanish again, and she soon stopped caring about him as she honed in on the location of the attack, hoping she would make it in time.

When she made it there, she found that indeed she wasn't, there a distinct lack of dead or dying people, for which she could be grateful. Instead, though, Miyako found some new magical girl fighting a Primordial already present, and the sound of fighting further away. "Geez," she muttered to herself as she surveyed the scene. "How many girls did the Contractor call for? It's like every girl in the province is crawling out of the woodworks or something."

That said, she summoned her swordstaff and moved in to the fight. Specifically, she had seen a third Primordial off in the bushes somewhere, and that might as well be good enough, since the new arrival seemed to be holding her own for the moment. Naturally Miyako went in swinging, the better to quickly encounter the foe and not allow for sneak attacks. The best magical girl in the world wasn't going to be taken out by something like sheer luck, not if she had something to say about it.

Sins of Our Fathers [Flamelord & Sylpheed]

Erich shrugged at her comment, mind at much the same conclusion as her for it. Well, he'd have to wait to see up close to make sure, but he wasn't looking forward to the opportunity, simply going off of descriptions. "Doesn't seem like it," he agreed calmly, glancing back once more towards the star field before once more to the empty interior of the observation room.

He nodded in understanding at her own reasoning, which was less personal but hardly unusual for this sort of job. If you wanted to fight, there was no better place for it, that much was for sure. It wasn't as if the TEC was lacking in things to fight.

"Erich Villanueva," he answered when pressed for his name, before addressing her last question, indicating her own dislike for the races. To be honest, the distinction between the two factions wasn't that great, mostly a divide over the direction of the war effort, but there it was nonetheless. "Because I don't think we can simply wait for the Advent and the Vasari to wear themselves out, and I'd rather win while we still have something worth saving." That was his opinion, and he would not be countered on that.

The Truth Behind the Project

<Snipped quote by Flamelord>

Well, there's three Primmies and three magical girls in he area. I think things will get interesting now. Alas, Miyako lost her chance just because you didn't wanted her to jump head first into action, right?

@KoL

No? Where did I imply she wouldn't jump right into the action if she still felt the presence of a Primordial once she got there?

Ah well. I'll have an epic save some time in the future then, and then y'all will appreciate her.