WardenCelestine

Halo: Aegis Team

After the banshees fuel rod cannon had founds its mark, all that followed until the point of Aviza making impact near the crashed Phantom had been little more than a blur to her. The world still spun around Aivza while her vision slowly returned, the gray haze fading away, reveling that she was now looking up at the artificial night sky above. The HUD within the helmet of her GEN2 Argus-class Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor had somehow remained fully functional, even after impact.

The Cyan overlay showed that she had flown quite a distance from the tower she had been set up upon, and that Shih was thankfully unharmed. Aviza let out a sigh of relief at that, if something had happened to Shih, neither the UNSC or ONI would take kindly to it. That was the good news at least, her suits systems informed her that the blast from the fuel rod cannon and the impact, had inflicted a number of injuries upon her, none were apparently life threatening.

[Left Arm Sprain - Left Arm Fracture In Shaft of Humorous - Bruising In Left Rib Cage - Bleeding From Head - Ultramoprh Administered For Pain] Aviza decided that she was lucky enough to still be in one piece after being hit, or at least assuming she had been hit from a Fuel Rod Cannon blast. The one injurie that concerned her the most was the fracture in the left arm, though with her advanced medical kit and some free time she would be able to mend that.

Putting some weight upon her right arm, she pushed herself up into a sitting position, feeling the numbness from the ultramoprh taking effect very quickly. Her HUD informed her that friendly forces were converging upon her position, she was thankful for that, and managed to greet them with a slight wave of her right hand. Vael was the first to arrive, with the rest of her squad, and the new comer who promptly reached for her injured arm and began gently shaking it.

At the same time, Spartan Ryker removed Aviza's helmet, the cool night air felt refreshing upon her exposed skin. Though the feeling of warm blood running down her face and matting some of her short black hair to her head pulled her away, and back to the matter at hand. "Please stop shaking my injured arm before you cause more damage, yes I can hear you and yes I am fully operational. I am hyped up on enough drugs to melee a hunter in close quarters combat." Aviza smiled at that last comment, feeling a bit high from the drugs in her system.

Halo: Aegis Team

"I am aware you are under heavy fire, about to resolve that problem for you." said Spartan Aviza as she adjusted herself and took very careful aim at the Golden armored Brute that was assaulting Tar. Slowing her heart rate with the breathing exercises she had learned back in training, Aviza aligned the cross-hairs of her sniper rifle upon the Brutes head, before squeezing the trigger, and releasing the shot. The fifty caliber round left the barrel of the sniper rifle and flew towards its target, striking the golden armored Brute in the head. His head, and most of the Brutes upper body would explode into a fine red mist while the other half of the body fell to the ground near Tar, hopefully missing her.

"Hostile Brute is down, providing more cover fire from my position." said Aviza, though before she could reposition herself, her armors sensors informed her that a particular Banshee was now lining up for a shot at either her or the tower she was hiding upon. The aircrafts heavy fuel rod cannons had already fired upon her before she had the chance to climb or jump from the tower, resulting in an explosion that threw the spartan from a great height, and at tremendous speed into the distance where the crashed Phantom was.

If anyone had been paying attention, they would have noticed Aviza fly through the air following the explosion, and land upon the ground roughly ten meters from the crashed drop ship. The impact of the heavily armored figure would create a loud thud, followed by a cloud of dirt and debris that hung in the air for a while afterwards. It would obscure anyone from seeing if Aviza was still alive or in one piece.

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

@Rithy It can only end well.

Halo: Aegis Team

Having broken off from the rest of her squad, Spartan Aviza moved to higher ground. Climbing one of the Forerunner towers untill she reached a flat enough surface where she could perch herself and set up a sniper nest. From her newly acquired vantage point, Aviza was able to give her squad full overwatch of the field of battle below. The hybrid muzzle flash hider and silencer that she had installed onto the end of her SRS99-S5 AM proved to be an invaluable addition to her collection of attachments as Aviza picked off high value targets from great distances, causing panic and chaos to those who were around their leader when their head ceased to exist. While doing so, she kept a close eye on her squad, having Shih constantly give her updates on their whereabouts and how she could best assist them. Targets were marked, and subsequently taken out shortly there after, either giving breathing room for Aegis below or helping cut down upon the enemy number.

What broke Aviza's concentration was the appearance of a Phantom, though this one was firing upon the other hostile vehicles, and was being fired upon in return. Shih was quick to inform Spartan Aviza that the Phantom was friendly, and would be heading towards their location shortly with reinforcements. The friendly Phantom would then be highlighted for her convenience. This Phantom did not stay airborne for long though as a barrage of rockets collided with the drop ship, causing bright flashes of light to illuminate the night and field of battle around it. Aviza watched as the Phantom slammed down violently on the far side of the roof of the complex, though thankfully her position already gave her an advantage. Enemy forces immediately began to swarm in the direction of the crashed Phantom, hoping to either kill or capture anyone left from the crash.

The mention of possible survivors from Yalu made Aviza quickly open her coms, she was about to speak when Spartan Lucas Ryker beat her to it. Once he had finished speaking, Aviza would follow up with a comment of her own. "I will provide cover from my position, if there are any wounded at the crash sight, I can be there shortly to stabilize anyone in need." Were there any survivors, it was very likely there would also be wounded. While she would have rather been along side Spartan Lucas Ryker's side, she was more useful at her current position for the moment being. This was proved all the more true when friendly forces did emerge from the crashed Phantom, and were immediately engaged from the hostiles that had been forming upon the crashed drop ship.

"Watch yourself out there Ryker, I will be firing rounds close to your position." said Aviza as she made the correct adjustments for distance and wind-barring upon her sniper rifle. To prove this point, Aviza took careful aim at a Brute that was now charging Spartan Lucas, and was shortly within melee arms distance to him before its upper half torso and everything else connected to it ceased to exist.

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Go forth @Eisenhorn, and be the tank for our Warhammer D&D group!

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

“I can answer the first question for you, Adrianne.” said Aviza, who was still comfortably positioned upon her section of the sunk-in couch. "I will be staying onboard the Typhon to watch over the ship and to act as mission support through this campaign. I have full control of the ships systems and our reserves of Legio Cybernetica Delta-Omega-03 Combat Robots that are under the command of the Inquisition. These combat robots will be our reinforcements, alongside the ships weapon systems, if or when they are needed." said Aviza before glancing back at Celestian Andromedai, who now nodded her head once. "What Celestian Aviza said is correct, in every word. She will be acting as mission support and will provide any additional help that we may need through the system."

After taking a few steps forward, Andromedai would then speak again, wanting to answer all questions posed. "As for resistance, I am not entirely sure what kind of forces we may encounter once we begin our investigation. On one hand, the Chaos forces could remain hidden and merely let us wonder about, and on the other they could send out Chaos Spawns to assault us. There is no way to know what awaits us there, all we can do is to be prepared for what what comes."

Andromedi glanced over at Aviza who held firm eye contact with their leader before continuing. "There are cameras mounted at the location, and throughout the city. None of them have been deactivated to my knowledge. Footage from that night showed a peaceful gathering of said individuals before they silently dispersed and returned to their homes without any kind of activity that one would consider out of the ordinary. None of the targets have tried to flee the city either, they merely carry out their daily activities as if nothing has happened." Andromedai would pause for a moment to take a breath before answering more questions. "There are no other Inqusitorial safe houses located upon the planet, we have the safe house here and the ship to fall back to if needed." There would be no mention of the possible Skitarii forces.

Once Celestian Andromedai had decided that she had responded to all questions to the best of her ability, she motioned with her left hand for the retinue to follow her. Let us move out before night fall arrives, I rather have some sunlight when we begin our investigation. Turning on her right heel, Andromedai would lead the retinue out of the living room and back through the decontamination chamber and finely to the landing pad where the Typhon awaited their arrival. Adrianne, please take co-pilot with me once more, controls are yours if you sense anything."

Celestian Andromedai would walk up the ships ramp and into the Typhon, followed by Celestian Aviza who had now attached her helmet securely onto her armor and looked much more imposing. "I will take the seat behind you, Celestian Andromedai." said Aviza as she entered the cockpit, looking around the Typhons interior. Andromedai did not say anything in response, but merely nodded her head in acknowledgement before taking the main pilots seat and strapping herself in. Her hands glided across the control panel in front of her and the ship quickly prepared itself for departure. A few short moments would pass before Andromedai looked over her right shoulder to make sure everyone was inside of the ship and seated before taking taking off. Thankfully, from what she could tell, everyone was and they could now depart without worry of leaving someone behind.

"It wont take us long to reach our destination, so be prepared to depart shortly. said Andromedai as the Typhon cleared the landing pad and made its way through the large metallic doors that had now opened above them. The ships cockpit would suddenly be filled with the warm sunlight from Erathell, a welcomed change from the artificial lighting inside of the safe house that they had been so accustomed to. Unlike their arrival, the Typhon now flew at a much higher altitude, showing the sprawling natural land scape below them that quickly turned to city. Aviza leaned forward in her seat, before raising her right hand and pointing at the massive archway in the distance, "I'm guessing that is the Aquila Arch, and past it the main residential area of Dalenarth." said Aviza, more making a statement than asking a question. Andromedai nodded her head a few times before brining the Typhon low, almost hitting the top of the city structures as she did.

"Celestian Aviza, keep an eye on our surroundings and be prepared to assist us in anyway once we arrive." said Andromedai as she Typhon neared its designated landing point, not far from the archway and entrance into the residential living area. The ship gently decelerated, its VTOL thrusters working over time to correct the aircrafts trajectory and keep it from crashing into the ground below. The low hum that could be heard throughout the ship died down once the Typhon touched down, and became almost inaudible as Andromedai removed the safety straps from herself and stood in the cockpit, "Let's move out." Celestian Andromedai would move through the cockpit and back to the only way into and out of the Typhon, opening the door that lead to its exterior. She would be the first one out, and walked down the ramp before stepping foot onto the smooth pathing below her.

Outside of the ship, the occupants of the residential area went on with their daily tasks, giving little to no attention to the Typhon and her crew who had just arrived. Though this would not last long once Celestian Andromedai appeared, followed by the rest of the retinue. a few occupants turned to stare but then quickly thought better of their actions and returned to what they had been doing, some others merely kept with their actions and did not pay any of them any attention. Then there were those who, after seeing the retinue, quickly returned to their homes, sensing some sort of trouble beginning and not wanting to be caught within it.

Celestian Andromedai began to walk in the direction of the Aquila Arch, her Adrastus Bolt Caliver still positioned upon her back but would be at the ready in a moments notice if any trouble presented itself. Aviza's soothing voice came through the retinues coms, "The first person of interest is near by, her name is Aphillia Tamiya." Information on the subject, like where she lived, what she looked like, her age and other details of the such was now sent to each member of the retinue who had a data pad. This information showed upon Andormedai's HUD, and could be quickly referenced at a glance.

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

"I do believe everyone is now here?" said Aviza as she glanced around at the retinue who had now gathered in the main living room of the safe house. Andromedai nodded her head once in acknowledgement before raising her hand to silence everyone present, "If you would all turn your attention to the screen on my right." Celestian Andromedai would make a slight motion towards the screen, which suddenly turned on to show a section of the main city within the heart of Erathell. "This is the city of Dalenarth, we were here earlier when when visited Nickolai, the Planetary Governor within his personal office. Andromedai frowned slightly, remembering the overly pragmatic individual who had informed them of the Chaos situation within the Hyperion system. "As I have stated before, this world is part civilized and part pleasure planet. It is nearly impossible for us to move around in such a setting while remaining inconspicuous. I believe that if we attempt such, it could hinder our operations. So for the moment I will allow us to move freely around the city as we see fit without worry about being seen. Perhaps we could even draw the Chaos forces out of hiding and into the open." Andromedai would pause for a moment as the screen next to her adjusted to show the south eastern edge of the city, this area was much more open and appeared to be filled with large mansion like homes and other residential buildings one would expect in such a location.

"This is the main residential area of Dalenarth, besides living quarters, one can find Chapels dedicated to the God Emperor, stores to purchase needed supplies for anything one could want, and a large open park within the middle." Pointing with her right hand to a large archway of gothic Imperial Architecture that was the gateway into the residential living area, one could easily see a figure of a hulking golden eagle perched upon the top of it, with the creatures wings outstretched and posed in a way as if the avian form was swooping in to attack its pray. "This is the Aquila Arch, it is the entry way into the residential area of Dalenarth and an important location for our investigation for a number of reasons." The screen would adjust to show the archway from a first person view below it, before Celestian Andromedai would speak once more."The first reports of Chaos forces within the city came from this location, and the people who gathered at this location shortly after the report makes me quite interested in beginning here. I was given a list of those who attended this poorly timed gathering, and we shall be paying each of them a visit, shortly." Andromedai would then take a step forward, "This is where we will begin our investigation into the corruption of Chaos. Now, are there any questions that any of you would like to ask before we move out?"

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

"This is Celestian Andromedai, all members of the retinue, please report to the main living room for mission assignment and departure." Andromedai's voice would suddenly be heard over the safe houses internal com system when she had decided that they had received plenty of time to get settled into their new surroundings. Moving to the large screen that was placed upon the wall near the sunk in couches and coffee table, she would stand along side it and await for her retinue to arrive. Aviza, of all currently present inside of the safe house, would be the first to arrive. For the last three hours, she had taken her own leave and spent it inside of Andromedai's ship, looking over all of its systems to ensure it was ready for whatever laid ahead of them. "You called for the retinue?" asked Aviza, taking a seat on one of the large sunk in sectional couches before crossing her left leg over her right. "I did, yes, I will have a full brief of our mission once everyone arrives." Aviza nodded her head once in acknowledgement.

Halo: Aegis Team

"Not all situations can be resolved with a weapon, and not all situations require one to be solved. It would be wise to keep that in mind, Spartan Ryker." said Spartan Aviza after she caught the unconscious soldier falling into her arms. Moving to her feet once more, she would carry the man into the building where the others were hiding the dead bodies of his fellow soldiers. He would be placed upon the ground in the opposite corner of the building, away from the corpses.

Aviza reenabled her active camouflage and moved along side those of the team that were currently present. All explosives have been planted, when are we planning to detonate the charges inside of the anti-aircraft cannons? inquired Aviza, as her gazed followed Vael's to the sky above. The sudden appearance of the friendly fleet above them was the only answer that Aviza needed, she quickly had Shih prepare the explosives charges, and would detonate them when the time was right or when given the order.

"So we are using a MAC cannon..." said Aviza as she observed the Chorus of Thunder's MAC cannon fire directly through the Brute cruiser. Above them, there would be a moment of silence as the weapon fired, tearing the brute ship is half, which were now falling to the surface, outside of the structure. Then came the near-deafening sound of the battle above, it echoed across the landscape and jolted those within the range of its shockwave. "I never get tired of seeing that, such a magnificent sight." by the end of her sentence, Aviza had already informed Shih to detonate the explosive charges.

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

Hey everyone, I have bad news.

Shit hit the fan over here and my posts may be a bit slower than normal, sorry.