melodiesoflife | Event || The Empire Strikes Back

Event || The Empire Strikes Back

Characters: Everyone participating in the event
Where: Aqures Ixen
When: July 27th to August 02nd
Summary: The battle for Aqures Ixen is about to begin! The Heroes of Light are going to do their best to defend Aqures Ixen, but will this be enough? Feel free to participate and reply to appropriate threads. New top-level threads will be posted regularly as the battle progresses.
Warning: N/A, will be updated.

July 27th || Mingle
July 28th || Bomb Defusing / Imperial Assault
July 29th || Mingle / Attack on the 13th District / Aerial Battles / Imperial Camp
July 30th || 14th District on Fire / The Hospital / Mognet Office Attacked
July 31st || The Fire Spreads / Betrayals
August 01st || The Second Wave / Ultima Weapon
August 02nd || Final

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[Terra can't understand where Tsubomi finds strength. Her limbs feel weak and even with the fires and wars going on around them she feels as if her heart is in pain.

Promise me you'll stay safe.

Every words echoes through her thoughts as her will and fears fight within her small frame.]

I don't know where to look...

[If there was time to explain things, Tsubomi would certainly tell Terra about where she finds her strength. But, right now, there were houses to be saved. She'll be Terra's strength. Hopefully.]

If these are illusions, then it would make sense to try to figure out the source... but it looks like if we work our way backwards and try to put out any fires that are real, we can find what's causing this!

[That had to make sense... right?]

"They must keep the weapons somewhere."

Culture shock for everyone. Plenty to go around!

"Just as these weapons on offer must be collected and carried about by cart, I believe an invasion requires our enemies to transport their own weapons."

She hated staying back as the sounds of battle raged ahead, and is grateful for the gloves that separated her hands from her daggers. They soak up the sweat as Rikku clenches them ever tighter.

The guardian had always avoided this wing when visiting Yuna at the hospital, it was so hollow - sad. Now, standing before it --she felt as though she could sense everyone at her back. So helpless. The last line of defense.

She hunches down into a fighting stance when the metallic creature appears around the bend - scorched and battered, the rhythmic clanking of its steps off kilter from the damage of the previous teams - but still intent to destroy.

An Al Bhed expletive escapes through clenched teeth as the assassin dashes forwards. Placing herself directly in the path of the charging machina, she holds her breath and her arm out. Unleashing Magic Burst in its direction. Some things were more important than fear.

Motion to retract previous statement, as Jack gawks up at the Magitek armor. That is the biggest, most obvious target on the field, and maybe the thing that'll protect the Marshal from the attack they're all so worried about.

Jack opens up with a Soul Eater attack, feeling the drain on his own strength as he lashes out, wanting to see how well the magical damage will hurt the machine. It's so odd to feel the subsequent pull right back, gaining strength from the damage he's done. Not as much as he paid. Chiaki would probably have some complicated game theory-based explanation for what he's feeling. He hopes he gets the chance to ask her about it.

[ Selen was watching from afar with a rather calculative expression on her face. While things were still going on, she figured it would be best to see if she could cut off supplies and incapacitate people for the sake of giving her companions an upper hand. At least, that was the idea.

Selen was the type to do things that are beneficial to the party she supported. Despite, her calm and unusually cheerful demeanor, she was a still a military soldier and a knight. She was capable of a lot of cruelties and well she didn't feel bad about trying to infiltrate the camp and attempt to destroy things in the process. She even equipped her dark knight to make things even more destructive.

There's a rather plain smile on her face as she stepped forward thinking how to get in. ]

Edited 2015-07-26 21:20 (UTC)

[He smiles and crosses his arms.]

Couldn't agree more. Libraries are one of the most important things we could have as a civilization. [Just one sentence, and Ales already takes a liking to this girl.] I'll be staying the city anyway. Mind if I help out a bit.

Name's Ales! [he sticks his hand up as high as he can due to his short height.]

[Ib was doing her best to be brave, but she can't hide the relief on her face when she is joined by her friends. Between all of them, surely they can beat this thing. She gives Garry an encouraging smile.]

That was great!

[Her enthusiasm might dampen a little once she notices that all the damage they've done is slowly repairing itself. And now it begins it's counterattack, slashing out at Levy with a massive metal claw.]

[[OOC: It's probably best to keep the boss fight in one thread, since this thing is going to be tough to take down.]]

Garry!

[It actually makes her feel better to have Garry there. Ib has a lot of faith in Garry and she knows that the two of them can get through anything if they're together. And she's just as determined to protect him.]

Don't worry, we'll be okay.

Alice Liddell. It's nice to meet you.

[She reaches down and shakes his hand with a smile. She also appreciates anyone who understands the value of books.]

And I would be happy to take any help I can get. Getting all this done before the attack is going to be tough.

[He chuckles as he shakes his hands. It's so tiny, like a doll's.]

Ales Mansay. We might want to keep those last names, or else people might be confused who we are!

...Most folks call me "The Magician" back home, but I doubt that's going to hold here.

[Bloom was making her usual rounds, checking almost every nook and cranny for anyone that might be a spy or someone from the enemy. Looking up at the ceilings she knew one could never be too careful on where they could be hiding.]

Hello up there. May I ask what you are doing exactly?

[Yugi had forgotten what it had been like to get beaten up. After defending the church and his body not being use to fighting in this way for as long as he had he found himself sticking to the shadows when needed so he could either help himself or try and see if he could maybe catch a few winks.

With Buer sticking to the ground so not to stand out and Hikari for once not trying to be stand out in knowing that if she did they could be caught or worst, dead. She didn't want her friend to be dead. As Yugi looked to the side, he was quick to realize who the figure running was. Just as he was about to reach out and grab her when she stopped he was quick to notice there were others right behind her.

Gritting his teeth slightly, he quickly made a choice as he quickly ran out grabbing her by the wrist.]

Yuffie, this way! [As he started to one he signalled for his monster to fly forward.]

Use Blizzara! It should buy us time. [He yelled back running on ahead as Buer widened it's eyes casting the spell not only at the enemies but also next to the ally way he had run down before flying off to catch up.]

[Yugi had been wanting to do his bit to help out where ever he was needed and he couldn't help but see that the office was under attack. With Buer to one side and Hikari, his moogle at the other, he looked at them both, giving a small and firm nod before they started to make there way, Hikari even more so since she wanted to prove to a lot of the moogles that just because she had come from the Empire when she was rescued didn't mean she was a bad moogle.

As Buer and Yugi each unleashed there level of thunder spells Hikari was quick to come on over.]

My friend wanted to know if you need any help, or healing, kupo?

Minako had been busy doing other things so left Artemis to fight crime in his little hero costume; much to his dismay. As he stood there cape flowing behind him, he wished others wouldn't see this, but sadly that was not to be.

With an small knife in his furry little paw; the knife that his Hero had given him that went with her ninja job he ran forward, seeing if the other needed any help.

"Fighting to help protect this place as well, kupo?" He spoke as he charged close to the drone adding to the strike that was already given.

"Still sounds like a good way to get started. Helps one figure things out along the way as well." He nodded as he actually listened, he wanted to improve on what he could do already and this had always seemed like a first good step anyway.

"Well... Wooden works for me. It's a challenge and will let me learn something that I might not have already known. But obviously first things first we all are getting ready for what will be happening. I should really do that myself."

[Fai turned his head slightly. He knew to trust Yuna and when she said moved, he knew to move. Looking around quickly he ducked into a near by door as he was quick to fire yet another arrow just in case it might stop it from doing whatever it was going to do.]

[Kobato was busy running around, still in a panic and still no closer to an idea to help, however she would gesture to those who needed to get away towards where she knew it was safe. While she was running she tripped over a rather large piece of rubble and fell over ass over face, nearly finding herself in the fire.]

Ow! [Slowly sitting up, she started to rub her nose before she spotted the other.]

I'm sorry... But you should perhaps make your way out.

[At least his reactions are still sharp, enabling Sephiroth to catch the device as it's thrown even if he had hardly expected anyone just to toss something his way like that; without even much of a social introduction first.

He looks down at the device, not so entirely different in terms of technology from what he knows of from his home world. A cellphone? In Crystallis. But that would mean that-

Airwaves. Portable batteries to store and utilize energy.

Long-range communication.

Sephiroth blinks and looks up to Bartz a few seconds later. Indeed, it's as if Bartz may have managed to find the one thing that might give them significantly more of a chance. If they knew the orders being given...the troop movements...they would know where to prepare...]

How did you- [The question is cast aside though as Sephiroth more keenly inspects the device.]

We might indeed be able to use it. Just-

[Another pause, as he looks over the smaller Hero of Light.]

-please, be careful.

Ven nodded once, firmly, as he quickly traded Rae his Keyblade for his spear. "Thanks. There's a lot, though -- let's move back as we go, okay?" As willing as he was to get deep in this mess, he couldn't ask the same of Terra and Rae, and he knew he was winding down on top of it. He couldn't keep fighting forever, as much as he wanted to; but at least any remaining civilians in the area would have some time to get away.

As soon as his halberd was in hand, Ven took off at a low run. He made as if to meet the Warrior in another clash, but at the last second swerved, dodged, and brought his polearm around in both hands, the axehead slicing across the larger man's side. Without missing a beat, Ven used his opponent's hesitation to cast Blizzara at nearly point-blank range, throwing him backwards into a Mage and sending them both rolling over the stone street.

It was strange fighting like this -- not because of the halberd, but the harsh, almost cutthroat brutality that he worked into his moves now. Ven had fought up-close and personal before, but this was different. While he'd fought humans in the past, he'd never killed any; Vanitas was the only person Ven had actually taken the life of, and person was putting it loosely; he hadn't thought of Vanitas as a human. Now, he was throwing himself into fights with no thought for anything but his own survival and that of his fellow Heroes and civilians -- not only that, but he was doing so in a fashion he'd never had to resort to before, exploiting each opening as soon as he saw it with no thoughts of chivalry. He'd had to leave those behind hours ago, when the Empire made it clear that they were after the lives of those in Aqures Ixen without exception.

In the corner of his eye, Ven noticed the Mages getting set to cast. He turned on a dime and -- either because he was a small target, faster than they thought, or both -- dodged under or between more blows, staying low to the ground until he was within striking distance. Rae had the sense to keep her head down and her grip on her Hero tight, and it was a good thing: Ven unleashed Crescent Moon, striking down any soldier within range.

[Barkeep pushed himself off the ground and ran over to Kobato as Annie watched. Why was she here? She's too young to put herself in danger!]

Can you get up? [He tugged on her arm with one hand as he held his staff in the other.] Lemme patch you up first.

[A nearby building became to flame, yet the air around the two Heroes did not get hotter.]

[Terra’s eyes clamp shut and she begins to shake her head slowly. They can’t. A knot forms in the pit of Terra’s stomach, twisting and turning as if trying to control her broken state.]

No…

[No. It can’t be right. She had caused those fires as she had undoubtedly caused these. She knows, in her heart that it can’t be true. That she shouldn’t blame herself. That she should be safe but her heart couldn’t be heart, like a silent beat of a drum.]

You go.

Yugi!

[Yuffie feels the heavy fall of her boots as her wrist is pulled in a new direction. The sudden jolt is almost enough to make her tumble but instead she just feels as if her arm has been dislocated from its socket. She’s about to say more when she feels the sudden pain in her shoulder from the gunners fire. This was probably not the best time to argue.

The three behind them shouts in furry at the spells as the pair run out of sight. Soon only the pace of their steps could be heard as they ran through the alleyway. Yuffie glances behind her seeing no one chasing them, not that it means that they are gone.]

That was close.

[She tugs back on Yugi’s grip stopping any forward progress.]

Hey, hey, hey! You’re gonna pull my arm free. I think they are gone for now.

[Yuffie looks at the bullet wound that had just managed to graze her skin. It was bleeding but it didn’t hurt too much.]

[Kopula is panting slightly. The Moogle Killers were hard to kill but their strength is mostly in their speed. They slowed when attacking another moogle or at rest which meant that Kopula had done most of his fighting when he was being attack. His once white fur is stained with crimson streaks though none look fettle or deep.

He gives the little moogle a nod and then smiles. ]

Thank you, Kupo.

[He isn’t one to judge those who came from the Empire, of course when he had Zelda had quickly put an end to it. He is just happy now, that so many are willing to fight even though most moogles found the activity distasteful.

Kopula is also very aware of the moogle killers whirling around them and with that in mind he keeps himself between those enemies and Hikari. He doesn’t want them to get hurt.]

I'm fine, really. I can patch myself up should I need do.

[She moved to stand up, she didn't notice the fact it wasn't all that hot really, but then again heat was something she didn't know an awful lot about.]

Are you okay though, mister? You need to get moving.

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