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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Olivier already has her firewall up, and goes for the second Illusionist with her sword. Since MarKus has inproved it, not only does it deal physical damage, but water as well. She focuses on using her drain in the strike to bring down the Illusionist before any confusion can take over.

Ashelia nods at her companions, putting up her visor and sheathing her sword for now. "The time has come. We proceed as planned. Elizabeth, with me up to the bridge. Kidd and Olivier, make your way down to the engine room. When it becomes clear the ship has passed from their control, someone may try something desperate - make sure that does not happen. I will make an announcement on the intercom when we've seized control of the bridge - leave none left alive unless they are vital to keeping the ship in the air. Are we clear?"

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Elizabeth nods and pulls out her compendium, then looks at the mess they made.

"Of course, though before we take our locations do we bother hiding the bodies of those who get in our way?"

Kidd is just a little bit disappointed. She was hoping for a chance at the helm of this ship but perhaps there would still be a chance yet. These airships were intriguing.

Then again, perhaps she could learn something from the engine room as well. "Aye. Understood." She pulled her bandanna from her neck and brought it back up to wrap her hair as she moved to Olivier's side.

"I have no problem with that," Olivier replies as she breaks off with Kidd and makes her way toward the engine room.

"It will probably work out for the best if we keep some alive as incentive to keep the others working as we need."

"Aye. I can probably disable a few of them if we can get the drop on them. Once we know we're there keeping them alive will be a mite harder." If the engine room was like that of the other ships and airships she'd seen in this world, there would be plenty of places to hide and sneak.

"We can try and see if telling them we'll keep the others alive if they do as we ask will work, but we'll have to follow through if we do that. If we are, I will require you're full cooperation. Some people are a bit hesitant to kill. What can I expect of you?"

"I just want to be sure we don't wind up with a ship without a crew and no way to keep it in the air." She turns her head to look at Olivier and raises her left hand. Her arm tenses and the hidden blade springs from her cuff. "But if it comes to it, aye. I have the fortitude to take a life."

The Assassin then once again activated her invisibility crystal, fading from view. "I'll scout ahead." Her footsteps are faint, but Olivier can hear the other woman moving away from her. It helps that she knows she was there in the first place.

She nods, and vaguely envie's the ability to go invisible. She really needed to switch jobs so that she could make use of that trick. She follows the foot steps, waiting outside the door to the engine room. She stands carefully at attention to make sure she doesn't look suspicious if anyone happens to pass by.

The engine room door gently swings partway open, the sounds of shuffling as Kidd slips inside. A few more steps and soon the sound of her footsteps are gone as well, not because of distance but because she has begun to climb.

Kidd will take the upper levels and the dark corners, knocking out crew members as she goes. She trusts Olivier to follow along when she deems it the right moment. If it comes to a fight then they will have far less backup than they expect.

Olivier gives it five minutes before she follows. She takees a few minutes to gather up some of the unconcience crew left behind by Kidd and ties them up together. She carries them as far as she can without making too much noise, and sets them down gently before pulling her sword and making her way to the heart of the engine room.

She knows those working there will work best as long as they don't know a mutiny happened, so she waits in the shadows. If they start to get suspicious or if an alarm goes off, she'll be ready to go to action.

Kidd likewise is willing to take rougher means if she has to, her blade ready to go. But as long as she can take her enemies down quietly it doesn't really matter. No harm in letting them live with Olivier acting as her spotter and cleanup.

Kidd moves swiftly and with experience, not letting too much time pass between her takedowns. By the time she gets to the last man though he's become aware of the silence and is looking mighty nervous as he holds his wrench, muttering something about a boogeyman.

Once Olivier realizes that there is only one man left, she puts her sword away. Someone holding their wrench like that is not used to having to fight their way out. She steps out from the shadows and calls to him.

"Unless you want to be put to sleep like the rest of them, you need to make sure this thing keeps flying," she commands as she approaches him, careful to watch for any rash movements. The last thing they need is this fearful engineer sabotaging the engine.

The man shakes in fear, debating whether to run or fight. For a moment it looks like fight is about to win out but then he gets a good look at Olivier and changes his mind.

When he turns to run though he promptly finds himself face to face with Kidd, and then shoved down onto his rear with her hidden blade at his neck.

"I'd listen to the lady, mate. Everything will go smoother if you do."

(best to ask Ashe!mun for what to do from here)

"There will be none left alive to find them if we do what we've come here to do," Ashelia answered. She nods at Kidd and Olivier. "Godspeed."

She turns, speed-walking to the exit of the teleportation room. "There should be but a token force to hold the airship - most should be noncombatants." The door slides open as she approaches and, as if mirroring her words, reveals an empty hallway. "Shall we?"

Elizabeth grins in a dangerous looking way, tucking her compendium under her arm she nods, "Yes. I believe we shall."

With that she starts down the hallway.

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