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

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Oh no why are you blushing? She doesn't mean anything bad by it! ]

I have skills of a Paladin and a Dark Knight. In short, I'm pretty much useless everywhere else except brute force.

[ She chuckled, but of course she was good at being strategic with her brute force. ]

I see. Well, I'm rather used to both jobs, unfortunately one is a bit more experienced than the other. I am sure we can figure out something together.

[ She added as a positive note to their current situation. Not at the moment, no. It seemed like they're going to be working a little hard on this. With that being said, Selen makes her way towards the camp while ushering Tear to follow silently. ]

[Doesn't Selen realize that she is a blushing maiden? Not that she intends to come off that way, with the determined look in her eyes and the way she squares her shoulders.]

Brute force may be what we need in the end, but I wouldn't want you to do the brunt of the work on your own. [Otherwise, she might be more a burden than help as she follows along in stride.]

... If we can find decent cover, I could attempt Bio. [And if not that, then she had her voice to boost her abilities.]

[ Blushing maidens are cute and pretty to look at. Except, Selen's not really a delicate woman so those kinds of expressions only earns a teasing from her if anything. Selen definitely liked that look she had in her eyes. ]

Yes, but I need someone to distract too so you won't be out of things to do. Your classes are useful, if not more than that.

[ She replied chuckling. They were on the move and eventually, the camp is seen. Selen keeps them hidden enough so she could survey what was going on. ]

Bio would be a lovely thing to utilize. That would leave them stunned for some time.

Then it's the role I'll fulfil to the best of my ability. [There's a small smile on her lips; it wasn't the most ideal position to be in, but she still had some magic to try and keep her distance as her ability with the sword improved.

She takes a good look at the camp, scouting for other options.]

Then whenever you're ready, I just hope we can also attain uniforms without too much trouble.

I think you will be fine. Don't worry about it too much. I'm sure we will be able to do this together.

[ Selen mused with a smile as well. She had belief that they would make it through this mess. After all, it was right to assume so since they sort of worked together for that investigation.

Selen wasn't a magic user, so having someone that specializes in something other than swords was useful to her. ]

I sure hope that will be the case. Here I go!

[ She chimed, before she dashed towards the base first. ]

[Dashing— Tear almost wants to call after her to wait, they didn't have a plan entirely cemented, but if she did then the only guarantee was that they would have imperial troops rushing upon them. With a somewhat exasperated sigh she follows suit, catching up fairly easily.]

Just let me know where you want me to aim. [And a better signal than just rushing in would be much appreciated.]

[ Selen somewhat knew what she as doing and she was moving when the guards were not paying attention at all or caught up in their conversation. She hid herself on one side of the wall as she peeked over, to see what they were doing. There were also things they could use as well, but how to cleanly get them was a good question. ]

Hmmm…

[ She turned to see that Tear had followed her well. Sorry, Tear, she was a bit impulsive but she knew what she was doing for the most part. ]

Let’s see. We need to find a good way to snatch the guards that are mostly stationed where the entrance is so we can get in. However, there must be others around the entrance either. We could try the back but I feel like it’s guarded too. I wonder if we can find a way to snipe them without getting caught.

[As impulsive as Selen is, Tear keeps up with her easily. However, she's always looking back to the area they just left, too, watching for any patterns in the movement among the troops. They may be able to enter just fine, but they would still need to find their way back out.]

The back might be a more viable option, if they are looking for anyone who might infiltrate. There are bound to be more troops stationed there in that event, but we can hardly take the ones in the back lightly, either. I still have magic at my disposal to take out any of them as long as you cover me.

[ It made Selen more excited to see that someone was keeping up with her. The men she worked with always complained about how they never could keep up with her movements. Some of them were much faster than her too, but they struggled to keep up with her regardless. ]

Perhaps, the security would be thinner for us to do that. I can definitely back you up with my abilities. That is a given. I trust you have good aim?

[At this, Tear allows herself a small smile. Her instructor had told not so long ago that she still had a ways to go, but...]

If I couldn't, I wouldn't have offered. [And it just so happens that she does have some knives on her person, if they wanted to go that route.]

[ Ah, there's a cute smile. Selen was happy to see that. ]

That sounds wonderful. I will be looking for your guidance from now on, Tear.

[ Selen replied with a bright smile on her face. ]

I suppose the first thing to do is to aim for vitals. Anything that can either knock them out or kill them in one shot. We don't want them squealing. If they start squealing it will alert the others and our plan would be useless.

[Vitals? It seemed simple enough, and already her hand is drifting to the holsters in which she kept her knives, hidden beneath the fabric of her job clothing.]

And if one of them does, between the two of us we should be able to silence them at once.

[Yes, it might be preferable to avoid casualties altogether, but their mission was far too important for feelings.]

[ Tear was right. There was no time to be sentimental now. It was a killed or be killed battle field. Both of the women knew that. ]

I'll take them out if they squeal. You focus on the knives if that's alright?

[ Selen wanted to trust that Tear could aim well but at the same time it was better for Selen to be the incoming attacker should their plan fail. Seeing, Tear would be at a disadvantage with her position if she's trying to use stealth to kill them. Selen didn't want to put the other in danger, even if Tear was capable of dodging and fighting back. ]

[With a small flick of her hand the knife slips comfortably into her fingers, ready to strike as the young woman nods. It was now or never.]

Then let's go.

[She can already spot a few choice targets, motioning to them and awaiting Selen's approval. The whole operation would be moot if they weren't coordinating with each other.]

[ Selen got herself ready to pounce the minute they fail. ]

Roger that. Let's go, Tear.

[ She quietly added and making good eye contact with Tear to show how on the page she was with the young woman. ]

[As soon as she has the okay she throws the first knife, her strike being true as the first soldier stumbled a few steps before falling. One down, on to the next.

They would still have to move in closer, given it was already tricky to hit their enemy amidst their armour. But as Tear just demonstrated, it could be done.]

[ Selen watched as Tear took down the first soldier without too much effort and she followed with Tear until the second one. Of course, she kept her distance as close as she could to the other woman to make sure she had time to bounce when she was needed. Of course, Tear had pretty good aim. She could see how that was doable but Selen's aim was probably not as accurate as Tear's.

If they weren't in stealth mode, Selen would have commented on how well she aimed. ]

[Any compliments could wait until they were done, Tear still striking key soldiers and recovering what knives she could as they continued. Now was when Selen might have to come into play...

Motioning to the other woman again, she gestures with a quick jerk of the head toward the small number of soldiers now waiting at the gate. Passable, but it would take a coordinated effort.

So she gestures to her lips, hoping she could communicate her message enough: she would sing for her, if she charged forward.]

[ That was how it goes anyway. Selen knew better than to act out of her mission right now. Selen watched her back as she steered her way through the soldiers and collecting her knives. Selen was indeed she came across Tear. The woman was very talented in many ways.

Selen looked over towards Tear. There were many soldiers at the gate and Selen didn't like that. Her expression became a bit grim, though a smirk still lined her face. The woman turned to see what Tear was trying to communicate to her. The way they made eye contact was pretty obvious. It was her time to get through them.

The former general gave a brief nod and waited for the signal to launch herself at the soldiers. ]

[Knowing that they were now in agreement, Tear releases a slow exhale. She doesn't close her eyes as she normally would, because right now it was crucial that she be aware of every one of her surroundings at every moment.

Raising the sword she was still getting used to, she points it toward the soldiers. This was her signal to begin, and if it wasn't emphasis enough then she would follow it with the first notes of Battle Scene.]

[ As soon as the signal was given, Selen flew from her spot towards the first aimed soldier following the the notes. Her sword cleaved the soldier right on point and there was nothing more than a soft thud at the body landing, and she swung her sword around a second time to get any nearby soldiers, aiming to grab all their vital points. With Tear's assistance, she was certain that she'd get everything point on.

Selen was too confident sometimes, but she had the skills to back it up mostly. ]

[Were she not focused on keeping the song going, Tear would have likely complimented Selen for her skill. As it was, she could only admire it silently as she followed after her, inspecting the fallen soldiers.

Surely out of some of these they should have enough material for viable uniforms, and sneak in dressed in them.]

[ They could have that conversation once the both of them are done with their initial mission. Selen cleaved enough of them here for the time being to get them the uniforms they needed. She sheathed her sword and gestured for Tear to come over to her now that the coast was clear. ]

[Now that they were done with that task, Tear quickly comes up to Selen's side and points to some of the soldiers with less damage to their uniforms.]

You did well, quite a number of these would work as long as none are too big.

[ Selen takes the uniform that was pointed out to her. It was less damaged indeed. ]

You did quite well yourself, backing me up in the process. I think there should be another one that you could utilize over there.

[ Selen tried to be clean with the slashing so they could use the uniforms. ]

Event || The Empire Strikes Back

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