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Post by Warrior on Jul 11, 2023 21:41:37 GMT -8
#s://i~imgur~com/Pth93Lo~png " ! "
It was something of a jump scare, the way the monstrous woman appeared so suddenly. And the way she disappeared without warning was even more unsettling.
Faith was paralyzed by it as well, but the scene resolved as quickly as it began. Or so she thought -- the others still weren't moving.
She didn't really know what to do now but to wait and see what came next.
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Post by Zane on Jul 12, 2023 18:21:01 GMT -8
The moment seemed to drag on for an eternity before at last they began to breathe again. It couldn't have been that long, but the man was dripping in sweat now that the calm had returned. Seeing as another eruption of force hadn't occurred yet, either their battle was waging on still or the monster had been dissuaded from further combat once more.
"Thank God for that man, whatever he is."
If nothing else now there was confirmation that there was a man that was fighting the woman. They were still alive thanks to the efforts he made and how much sacrifice he put in to get this far. Still, their situation was far from improving, but maybe now they had a chance. It... was a gamble, but since Faith was here, they were out of options one way or another. As far as they were concerned, grasping at straws was what they had left to do.
"If you're really not from around here, then there's a favor I'd like to ask on behalf of all of us. Can you help us put an end to that monster?"
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Post by Warrior on Jul 19, 2023 11:51:54 GMT -8
#s://i~imgur~com/Pth93Lo~png She wanted to ask about their hero's identity, but they'd raised their own question before she had the chance to ask.
" I'll do what I can. But it seems a step above me on all fronts -- I'd need to know more about it to find some way to combat it. "
She didn't often win a fight on account of being physically superior to her opponent, but her finesse and wit were what carried her through most of the time. That was why "blind" fights -- the ones where she knew nothing about her opponent beforehand -- often resulted in her loss or retreat. She was a quick enough learner to make up the difference, most of the time, but tact would only get her so far if the gap in strength was large enough.
She wasn't the quickest to trust those claiming to be in need, either. That much was shown when Sirius came requesting her aid. But in this case, she'd witnessed their plight first hand, so the evidence was provided -- it would have been different if she was expected to simply take them at their word.
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Post by Zane on Jul 23, 2023 14:15:19 GMT -8
It was a fair statement to make, ushering in some of the others as they opened up a digital screen. It was shaky at first, but ultimately it started to form up a figure. The telltale monster that was there moments before. The parameters would ordinarily be filled to show the statistics of what they were up against, but suffice to say that this was a time where they were left blank for a more obvious reason. There was simply no real way to measure the depth of it all.
"From the information that we've been provided, the Monster regularly is capable of highly adaptive combat. It has been able to forego the need for this in lieu of the massive gap in ability it has compared to us. In all aspects, it has advantages the likes of which we've never seen before. The armor that it's wearing wasn't originally there either, but it obtained it sometime after its first appearance. Most attacks are rendered useless against it, but we have no way of analyzing it now given our predicament. It can also produce some sort of wings that produce and fire lasers, but often times only uses those on us. Given its own movement speed, the lasers are usually slower than it engaging in combat more directly."
That was why it had skipped out on it and simply moved before. If attacks that figuratively moved at the speed of light were deemed "too slow" for it, then it only stood to reason why the people simply appeared to be frozen in the time that actions were made. If anything, it brought into question why Faith was able to perceive just a bit better than them. Was it because of her innate ability? No, there was probably a deeper meaning behind it that just wasn't visibly there just yet. Unfortunately, the news got worse as several more images appeared instead of just the one. One she was familiar with, the larger one that she had saw with Deav right before she entered the Citadel. There was another one beside it that was new as well. His body was hidden by the dragon-esque armor that covered him from head to toe. Black feathery wings sprouted from his back, though the weight of his armor certainly didn't appear manageable for flight.
"When the Monster isn't active, one of these two usually arrive in its absence. While considerably less threatening, the large one invokes famine in its wake, while the other seems to be able to turn others against one another. We believe these two are within the realms of being defeated, but simply lack the manpower to do anything about them besides survive. More recently however, they seem to be going through unknown changes that we haven't been able to discern as well that is steadily making them more difficult to overcome."
Considerably less threatening indeed, as it went from "hopeless" to "feasible" when faced with the others. And now they were also faced with the fact that the lower it took for them to cull the threats, they would begin to grow in turn to face off against them.
"We at least have an idea as to where their dwelling may be. That waterfall that you likely saw when you arrived? When they finish here, they simply dive off into it. Seeing as they return, we can only assume that it doesn't exactly lead into some sort of endless chasm or just space as we see it."
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Post by Warrior on Aug 3, 2023 21:39:42 GMT -8
#s://i~imgur~com/Pth93Lo~png " Geez... "
Their analysis of the enemy made it sound like a pain to fight against. That went without saying, of course, but the complexity of it just exasperated the problem. There'd be something to say about a pot and a kettle here if the conversation didn't immediately move on.
To harken back to Sirius again, the wings certainly bore a resemblance, but it was too early to subscribe to that theory just yet. Faith didn't overlook her peculiar ability to perceive the faster-than-light interactions from earlier -- something that was just as vexing as her ability to delay the pull of the black hole from before -- but she still didn't have enough pieces to put any of that together yet.
The two new figures at least looked relatively familiar, the large one in particular serving as the connecting dot between what she knew for certain and what she could ascertain.
" Reaver Kings, by the looks. I only know of one by name, but the resemblance is unmistakable. "
The one she knew was Deav -- that time in the citadel would have been her first encounter with Vamin had she not avoided it, and she wasn't involved much during the Juno Incident to get a better understanding of the others, though she did have a very brief crossing-of-paths with Var in Sharo. She knew there were four and even their names, but going purely by their appearance, she wouldn't be able to match them to their faces to their designations. The descriptions that were provided of them made it easy enough to deduce who was who, though.
" My track record with their kind isn't the cleanest, especially not by myself. I'm afraid I'll still need some sort of assistance if they decide to engage -- and perhaps some more guidance one which part of the ocean's edge to throw myself off of. "
Some sort of equipment or some extra bodies would probably get the job done; Faith could utilize either of those relatively well. She'd normally like to avoid confrontation, but she had little doubt that this was going to lead to fighting in light of everything going on, so she'd need to prepare for the worst of it.
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Post by Zane on Aug 10, 2023 1:49:40 GMT -8
Reaver Kings, was it? They at least had a name to give to them now as a collective. They weren't even quite sure what 'reavers' they were 'kings' of, but it at least made sense that Faith of all people had an idea of what they were supposed to be coined by. Guidance and assistance, was it? In that case--'I'll take care of it. She's gone now anyway, but I can't let my guard down.' Again there was a voice that spoke faintly but briefly, the man nodding firmly this time. In that case, they had a shot after all this time.
"That voice is the guy who's been helping us out. Well, 'guys' fits a bit better, but it's a bit of a strange circumstance to say the least."
Almost as if out of thin air, another had appeared just like the Monster that they had been facing off with thus far. Their appearance was something that harkened back to something that Faith knew all too well. And it was from here that she would start to truly understand the circumstances that were happening here even if it wasn't entirely clear what was at stake yet. She would start to get her answers after all.
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Post by Warrior on Aug 11, 2023 17:10:04 GMT -8
#s://i~imgur~com/AfT3qae~png The voice was all too familiar indeed, and the figure to match it even moreso.
" D-David? How... "
Her voice was trailing as emotion began to overtake her, but he cut in before she could finish the obvious question.
" I'll explain on the way. We need to get moving. "
Now that all of the evidence was in plain view, it would be a long explanation indeed, but there was plenty of time for that for where they were going. And there was no time to waste -- the touching reunion would have to wait as the pair set out to where a lengthy delineation would await them.
( Faith + Remnant → Eternal Heroes, Eternal Failures )
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Post by Zane on Aug 11, 2023 18:46:42 GMT -8
A ghost from the past that existed to this day. This ghost had an explaination to offer for their existence and what they had gone through. Then what was there to explain about the ghost that could be called this very world they lived in? And what if the reason for it was both benevolent and malevolent in nature?
Faith obtains: Model R
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