Gluargh's group got the distress signal coming from southeast from their position. "Should we respond?", asked by one mercenary. Gluargh replies, "We got no orders and we are too few. You greenhorns need to choose whether we will respond to this signal or not." The three mercenaries feel pressured because their choice will affect the wheels of fate. They chose to respond morally because they were hired to help earth against the Zikonians.
Gluargh nods and they begin their journey to Toranomon Hills. Zikonians are storming on their position but they were pulverized by both the mercenaries attack and the U.S.M attack. Gluargh and his group gets surrounded in the Gaien Nishido-dori Ave. by Half Zikonians. They had to stay inside one big building and fire against incoming swarm. Surprisingly, they met up with another group of mercenaries inside the building just about to exit the building from upstairs, lead by a U.S.M Sergeant.
The mercenary from Gluargh's group gives report about the distress signal coming from Toranomon Hills. The heat is very high and they are struggling to fight back. The U.C.M Sergeant gives priority to continue their mission and wipe the Zikonians out. Gluargh hates the fact that he has to follow the orders from a human who is loud. The entire group defend themselves from incoming threat. The Zikonians are able to kill seven of the mercenaries who were unfortunate. "Weak ants." said Gluargh to the dead mercenaries. He decides to come out of his cover and attracts attention towards him. "Get out of there soldier!" shouted by the U.S.M Sergeant.
Gluargh is under heavy fire and gets shot. Surprisingly, physical bullets only grazes him. He does dodge lazer beams and explosives. Everyone is confused including the Zikonians. Gluargh spotted the swarm hiding in the building in front of his direction. He grabs one of his plasma grenade, pressed the button, then lobs it accurately to the weakest spot of the building. The explosion breaks the building walls, causing it to cave in along with the Zikonians who were standing on the floor. They were crushed to death. "Wretched Halflings." said Gluargh, discovering that these Zikonians were Halflings.
The whole group cleared the Gaien Nishido-dori Ave. The seven mercenaries lost their lives from enemy fire. Gluargh usually doesn't care about the deaths since he sees that it is their inability to fight is what cost their lives. The other mercenaries are wounded and have to be treated first. Despite being the one who is the most under fire, Gluargh remained unscathed with few grazes.
The U.S.M Sergeant organizes the remaining mercenaries. There are 6 mercenaries present, including Gluargh. "Alright Soldiers. We got orders to eliminate the Zikonians in this region. Additional reinforcements will arrive in 20 minutes. Everyone else needs to follow my lead and maintain formation. You may be guns-for-hire but you got experiences in formation. I believe we have no qualms of how we do things." said the U.S.M Sergeant. The mercenaries are now treated as temporary Private Soldiers under the command of Sergeant Viegen Rodriguez.
Name: Viegen "Swallow" Rodriguez
Age: 33 years old
Species: Earthling
Description: He is in tactical gears and is always looks around his surroundings for danger. He has brown eyes, brown hair, and rough face. He has a visible scorch mark on his forehead. There is a bottlecap pinned on his vest. A bottlecap from Coca-cola.
Gears: Tactical Equipment, Radio, First-Aid Medical Pack, Magazines for Assault Rifle and Pistol, Instructions for the mission, Water Canteen and Couple of Snack Bars
Backstory: He trained for the U.S.M in order to serve his country. His scores were average but he listens to orders well and has experience of tactical approaches. He worked his way up until he got the Sergeant Rank.
The reason why this lone Sergeant is with the mercenaries is because his team got wiped out by ambush from the Zikonians. The mercenaries were able to save him so he is indebt to them. He will ensure that the remaining people in this team survives and can return to their home.
The whole group finishes resupplying themselves and are now ready for action. Gluargh holds his shotgun in anticipation. Sergeant Viegen Rodriguez checks the surrounding and begins to command this team to eliminate all hostiles in the vicinity.
LunaKimXo[2738137] · #23
Kira coughed, holding onto her rifle. the air was thick. but there was a small opening from the ceiling. well. the main door of the panic room, which was now the ceiling.
"god... how the fu- agh..." She went to stand but dropped to the ground. "my leg..."
She sighed and took the main radio transmitter from her bag. "hello... can anyone hear me?" No responce. "hello?" still nothing. just some static "gah... if anyone can hear-"
"wh... what the... hello?" Kira could hear a distant voice. "Kira... told you it was a... bad decision to..."
"hello?" she called out, weakly whoever it was, they were trying to find her.
Sergeant Viegen leads the team of mercenaries in an alleyway near the Toshin Building. Several Zikonians are spotted near the diners. "Markus and Gluarh, on me, the rest of you, provide overwatch to that position." ordered Sergeant Viegen. The team goes to their respective positions then Sergeant Viegen proceeds to take the first shot. He fired a burst-fire to the nearest Zikonian. As expected, their shells but tough. The Zikonians were alerted and starts to go towards Sergeant Viegen.
Gluargh launches a surprise attack. Punching a Zikonian with force that pushes them away. The rest of the mercenaries begin to focus fire one Zikonian at a time. Their non-stop firing caused the Zikonian's shell to break, killing them with pain of pure agony. Gluargh shoots his shotgun and successfully routed 3 enemies. He gets shot to the chest but it didn't affect him at all. Pissed off, Gluargh grabbed the defenseless enemy to the head and crushes its between his palms. "Good god, how strong is that brute?" asked by one of the mercenaries who is shocked of what Gluargh did.
Sergeant Viegen now leads them to the east, reaching Greengrocer. They didn't encounter any Zikonians along the way but explosions are occuring from the north. It leaves a very huge black smoke with smell of burning flesh looming in the alley. "We don't go there. Let's head this way." said Sergeant Viegen. The team follows the Sergeant's lead and threaded carefully in the battlefield. They are somewhere in Shinjuku-Dori Ave., keeping their eyes out for enemy movements.
Despite the thorough return fire from the flagships above, the cannons on the outskirts of town were built into the ground itself. They were firing from hundreds of feet underground, and it would take a long, targeted bombardment to even reach a few of them. The Rocky and mountainous landscape of Japan made it especially easy to build these entrenchments.
M’Hundi had inspected the fighting and was taking astute mental notes on the tactics and fighters with the humans. Some were other species. Many were humanoid, but different. For instance, M’Hundi and his immediate soldiers were engaged with red-eyed humanoids, who held more speed and strength than the average human. However, they fell just as easily to laser fire as an average human. A barrage of fire saw the last warrior charge M’Hundi, slicing through one of his soldiers. M’Hundi grabbed the man’s arm and broke it backward. T he man tried to bite him, but his scales were in the way. With a quick twist M’Hundi twisted the man’s head, and with a quick snap he went limp. He gestured to the body.
”These are unfamiliar to me. Take it back to command and my ship. I’d like to study it later.” He said to two of his soldiers. They nodded and picked up the body, jogging back towards the command center.
M’Hundi clicked on his armband to examine the landscape of this city. From his position, it would appear that there were a group of Pit Hunters adjacent to them, hunting down remnants of human squads.
”Let’s move. It’s time to start picking off some leaders. And we’ll need mobility to do that.” M’Hundi commented. His men smirked.
”As we go, heal yourself. You can restore your energy soon.” He said. And it was then the greatest gift of the half-bloods was put to use. Cuts and bruises began to fade, and entire new limbs began to grow from the stumps. The man who had been cut down by the special humans got to his fleet slowly, the skin and bone of his face, cheek, and jaw slowly knitting itself into a crooked smile.
Even as the army of ten thousand vampires began to deteriorate quickly, they exulted, many laughing as they died, finally released from a ceaseless existence. Jack himself finally joined the fight, leaping down from the deck of the Invictus, drawing his lazcutlass and laying waste to an entire group of pit beasts, a single shot from each one of his rather aptly named flintknock pistols sending their masters to early graves- they were named as such due to the sheer power behind each blast, enough to launch the victim several feet back, known for blowing the hands clean off lesser species. Beast and Zik he cut down, fighting his way towards the Zik command center. Even as he took laser after laser, he would simply drain blood from one of the beasts to heal his wounds- he was a very old vampire, and very familiar with the capabilities of his body- thus his attire had been specifically made to protect against the worst of the laser fire, as well as from lazswords, and kinetic bullets didn't even phase him.
At one point, he was cornered by a small group of halfling Ziks, and he decided to fight them bare handed, eviscerating them with razor claws, feasting on their hearts when he ripped them out. One dying halfling managed to get a call out to M'Hundi before his heart was ripped out as well.
"Sir, You need to get in the air, and quick! One of them red eyed freaks came at us out of nowhere and disemboweled the Sergeant bare handed, ripped his heart right out and ate it! Nothing we're doing is work-"
He was cut off here, his voice cut short by a gurgling groan, and followed by the sound of crunching bone and ripping flesh. Then, a new voice, little more than a bestial growl, tinged with the barest edges of an Irish accent.
"Be ready to bargain, or start praying to whatever deity you believe in. I am coming for you."
LunaKimXo[2738137] · #27
Kira tried to call out for the mysterious person a few more times. nothing.
"agh... i have to..." She clutched onto her rifle and pulled the trigger, hoping to gain the attention of who it was trying to find her.
"can... can you hear me?!" She callout a little loudly. Awaiting the person to come near
Thanks to Gluargh's combat experience, Sergeant Viegen's tactful leadership, and one mercenary who happens to have the ability to sense anyone hostile towards him, they arrived to Okamoto Building. That building is near the ruins of Yotsuya Elementary School. They had to get inside the Okamoto to rest and regain their strength.
Gluargh appears to be overheating as steams can be visibly be seen smoking out from his body. "I need fresh air...huff..." said Gluargh as he head upstairs alone. Sergeant Viegen inspects his body for any signs of injury. He did get bruises from dodging away from Zikonian's line of fire. The rest of the mercenaries are also exhausted. "Glad we survived that onslaught." said by one cheery mercenary. The other mercenary says, "We surely be eaten by these monsters if we weren't lead by a competent leader." That comment made the U.S.M Sergeant blush, which made the mercs tease him a little bit more.
"Now that we are temporary camping in this little hideout, I will be pleased to hear your names soldiers." said Sergeant Viegen, implying that he wants to hear the mercs' names now that they are in this fight together. The energetic mercenary goes to introduce herself first.
"I am Kaykaya. It is so nice to speak with you guys." said Kaykaya with a joyful smile.
Name: Kaykaya
Age: 81 years old
Species: Asari
Description: Kaykaya got wounded from the last fight, having visible scars. She is way too carefree to understand how serious this battle is. Though gullible and free-spirited, she is very light on her feet considering she is wearing light armor. Her skin tone is blue and her eyes oddly glows purple.
Business: Explorer
Combat Specialties: Assault Rifle Specialty, Small Arms Specialty
Weapon: Raptor Rifle, Metal Shiv
Gear: Normal Clothes, Journal, Ammos for Assault Rifle, Space Jerkies, and a Pager.
Backstory: Kaykaya simply joined as a gun-for-hire because she wanted to feel lively and ready for action. For someone who is carefree, she does have an ambition to learn new knowledge in the battlefield and use that knowledge for her future experiments. Just that her excuse for facing danger head-on is quite skeptical for someone who is supposed to be smart.
"Well, I'm Swei Grunder of the Kassa Lumpur. I am a Lumpurian working for money." said Swei. He seems to be looking at the entrance of the building where they entered.
Name: Swei Grunder
Age: 149 cosmic years old
Species: Lumpurian
Description: Lumpurians are humanoids who have the features of both horse, human, and a cow. He is a two legged horse with cow horns with arms and hands. His eyes are as blue as the artic sky, and his golden brown, silk-like mane easily flows from the wind.
Gears: Lumpurian Space Soldier Suit, Mercenary armband (has the horseshoe emblem), Spinach Crackers, and Lumpurian Cheese.
Backstory: Swei Grunder is a former soldier from Rundia, a country from Kassa Lumpur, who defected his post for his own selfishness during the Great Lumpur War. Because of that, he got regarded as a war criminal, which forced him to leave his home and went into hiding. For a long time he has been waiting in hiding until everyone forgets his existence.
When he heard about news of mercenary recruitment, Swei secretly joined that group and hence, now working for the U.S.M as a mercenary. He only wanted to earn some money using his skill as a war veteran.
The next mercenary was about to introduce themselves but they got interrupted when Gluargh suddenly shoots his shotgun from upstairs. His voice echoes when he shouted that hostile enemies are now arriving. "Looks like these Zikonian folks have no chill whatsoever. They need to warm their hearts and be friendly because they are cold blooded. Get it?" said Kaykaya jokingly. "Crazy brat, it isn't the time to be fooling around!" shouted Swei then quickly stances into battle position.
"Get ready soldiers. Ready your weapons and fire at will!" ordered Sergeant Viegen. Everyone is tensed up but they at least recover a little bit of their strength. Gluargh jumps down from the second floor and stomped a Zikonian upon landing, then shooting the other one in front of him. "Argha!!" he shouted, which is translated to "Kill". The Zikonians are now attacking and the team made a garrison in the Okamoto Building, defending themselves against the sheer numbers of hostiles.
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As she went to stand the voice grew louder "Specialist? Kira?!"
"down here!" she yelled with the little energy she had.
"wh... i hear you! where are you?!"
She went to call again but coughed. "he-re!" she fired the rifle.
"oh, is that you..." there was then a head poking down into the room from the door. "kira... its good to... hear your voice again..." he held his hand out and wedged his legs onto the sides so he wouldn't fall in
"come on... need to get you out of here theres a bit of a wedge on the floor... or. this wall... ln front of you. use that. jump and grap the ledge. i'll grab your hand from there." he redies.
"m-my leg... and wh... who are you?"
"come on... just trust me... i'll tell you when we get out of here... all you need to know right now is im special ops on a rescue mission. my target is in a few buildings over but i thought i'd get you first because your closest... and frankly... this building looks like a pile of rubble from where im standing."
There was a quiet ambience of gunfire, echoes of screams and some yelling when she managed to climb up.
"come on... its not far... Okamoto building... my armoured car isnt far from here. lets go"
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A shuttle flew off of the Invictus, some flak hitting the main ship just as they departed. "20 seconds till landing!"
the sun had finally come over tokyo. the battle had gone through the whole night and there was little changes. at least washington had almost been retaken. it was clear the Ziks had some kind of strongpoint in japan. "makes me wonder V... why do you think they're trying to hold onto here more than they are trying to hold onto the rest of this planed?" A human woman asked, holding onto her rifle.
"I dont know S... hopefully we'll find out..." A turian replied to her
"Come on! Shuttle docked! everyone out!" The whole team got out of the shuttle and took cover, as the shuttle finally took off, another collided with it, sending the wreckages into a nearby cornershop.
"ITS A GOOD THING WE GOT OFF VEX!"
"SECONDED SEN!" Their current position was under fire by the heavily armed Zik teams
"come on! lets go show these Zik what happens when they mess with us..." The woman said, helping the turian stand up.
Description: 6'4 / Gray Scaled with blue face paints / easily rememberable / sometimes cold but loveable personality
Business: T'varro Mercenary
Combat Specialty: Jack-Of-All-Trades
Weapons: Enhanced Omni-Blade / Evscerator shotgun / Talon Milispec Sniper And a custom, hand built K100 pistol
Gear: A Small off arm ammo bag, containing a few magazines for each gun / A small holdout knife, Concealed within her left sleeve / A radio and some medical supplies in a small red bag.
Relationship with Senna: Best friend
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{Character on the left} Name: Samantha Chambers "Senna"
Age: 27
Species: Human
Description: 5'5
Business: T'varro Mercenary
Combat Specialty: Medic
Weapons: Dual Bronzed M1911 Pistols
Gear: 20 thermal mags {15 bullets each mag} / two large medical kits / small radio and an arm mounted Omni-tool
Long time ago, there is a war in the planet labeled Kassa Lumpur. The war caused so much chaos and scarred the planet. A war for power. Bombs, Guns, Blades, Machines, all sorts of weapon are used in this war that took 100,000,000 people's lives. The sky is very peaceful compared to the ruins on the ground. There is one soldier who fought in the frontline and survived many challenges. But his greed grows bigger and bigger and by the time he notices it, he finally shows his horrified expression on his face.
That Lumpurian Soldier sees how devastating the war caused their lives. Men, women, and children weren't spared as the Soldiers were trained not to show any signs of emotion. Only show their might and power. That held true for that Lumpurian Soldier until his greed for something grows big. Not fame nor power, but greed for riches. He sees value of many things that were lost in that war. So much so that he wanted to take it all and leave the battlefield. On the battle in the Waipiria Trench, he deserted his post when he couldn't take anymore of the fighting.
His desertion caused death to his brothers who fought alongside him. But truthfully, they were never close. They were just tools for war. His own countrymen shunned him for being a coward and unloyal to his country. They wanted him dead. They shoot their guns toward that Lumpurian Soldier which caused him to flee towards the same battlefield he doesn't want to stand on. The screams of agony and the speeding bullets deafen his sense of hearing.
That Lumpurian is now fighting in another war. This time with no feeling of attachment for his former world and do their very best to feed his greed. Former Lumpurian Soldier, Swei Grunder, shoots the incoming Ziks who are entering the door he is paying attention to earlier. His skills as a war veteran is superb as he routed 8 Zikonians. He knows where to shoot and when to dodge. He is already battle-hardened, so his focus is only for his enemies. His blue eyes that resembles the sky shines brighter and his golden mane flows softly as he proceeds to tackle a Zikonian to the ground. "Nheihe Nhirhuhu." said Swei, which translate to "Goodnight Rascal" to the injured Zikonian before stomping them hard to their chest. His Chromium Boots made his stomp thrice as hard. The broken ribs of the Zikonian penetrated their hearts, causing internal bleeding that made them die.
The battle is ongoing and Swei asked Sergeant Viegen about their orders. "We need to support Glarh. Everyone on me!" ordered Sergeant Viegen with a commanding voice. Everyone's attention shifted to his direction and they now stand in formation. "Let us show these Zikonians what we're made of!" shouted Sergeant Viegen. All mercenaries howls their war cries which made Swei Grunder remember his first day as a Soldier. His feeling from that day is full of energy. "Nahneibreehh." he said, which is translated to "Brothers".
M’Hundi made sure to regenerate as they went off. He had lost maybe 5-10% of the forces he had been given. The Zikonian grunt soldiers had much higher casualty rates of 30-40%. The pit beasts were the most expendable, and most died off in any given combat encounter. He was just about done reading the report when he got a call on his comms. Someone claiming that they’d hunt him down. He chuckled mirthlessly.
”Squad-leader Re’Shavir. Lead the rest of the group to the west and take out any strongholds or holdouts. We need to keep the humans from digging in anywhere or securing a drop zone. “
Squad leader Re’Shavir nodded, saluted, and led M’Hundi’s handpicked soldiers off. They were upper tier, stronger and smarter than other halfbreeds, and miles more cunning than the average Zikonian.
M’Hundi looked about and noticed six or so of the red eyes. They were pillaging some shop that had avoided the bombardments and the artillery, pulling jewelry and cosmetics out of it.
One of the pirates just had the time to see a shadow around him before the pit hunter tore out his throat. M’Hundi came down on another, pulverizing his spine as he landed. The other four fumbled with their weapons. In that time, M’Hundi drew a vibro knife and rammed it into one of the red eyes heart. The pit beasts managed to take down another, before blaster fire tore it to pieces. M’Hundi threw the body at the other two, using it for cover to get in close.
M’Hundi’s hands were humanoid, and as such. He picked one of them up with his arm and began to choke him. The second survived turned and went to fire a clip into him, but merely succeeded in shredding his comrade to pieces, his body used as a shield. M’Hundi finished the last quickly, with a knife across the throat. He finished the last off, knifing him a few times in the heart, before standing up and looking about.
”These would make good stock. Perhaps we should try and capture a dozen or so.” M’Hundi thought aloud as he looked at the carnage. He sighed when he got to the pit Hunter.
”I must proceed on foot from here it seems.” He said aloud. He checked the dead bodies before selecting another suitable rifle and heading off.
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Re’Shavir knew this was his time to shine. To win recognition for their unit and half bloods as a whole. The Zikonian elite though that grunts, halfbreeds, and pit beasts were all essentially the same: a means to an end. Hundreds and thousands of lives could be lost to hold and take cities, and as long as the elites judged it worthy.
But M’Hundi thought different. He thought half breeds were a notch above. That they were smarter and therefore more valuable than grunts. He held no notion of equality with the elites, he knew they were indeed smarter and more cunning than himself, but he also knew he was smarter than the Zikonian grunts who charged into laser fire.
Re’Shavir saw his moment to shine when a cluster of ships began to offload their troops. Astride his pit Hunter, he ordered his men to open fire. They immediately brought down one of the ships, and a second smashed into a third in a panic to escape.
“Hunt them down! Leave no one standing!” Re’Shavir shouted.
The battle in the Shinjuku-Dori Avenue ended. Gluargh killed about 50 Zikonians using his brute brawling techniques. Even in the middle of many hostiles, Gluargh only received minor wounds. Sergeant Viegen is quite impressed. But he feels that Gluargh is dangerous. It is just a gist but being cautious never fails on him. The mercenaries were deadbeat and wanted to take some break. They aren't gonna be able to move for a while so they decided to fortify the Okamoto Building as their garrison. Kaykaya and one mercenary helps everyone by tending their wounds. Swei uses his knowledge and good eyes to look for materials that can be used for barricades.
Afternoon has come and the battle in Tokyo is still wild. Explosions can be heard and some screams can be heard. The loud shots of bullets always ring throughout the city, further turning it into ruins. Sergeant Viegen can't stay still in the Okamoto Building. He walks to the mercenaries and says, "We are to support other squads that are fighting nearby. I need some people stays in this building while the rest follows me." Every mercenaries looks at each other with worried eyes. Swei Grunder on the other hand, volunteers to stay. Rather than a fighter, Swei has done a better job of protecting and maintaining a position than anyone. Kaykaya choose to join Sergeant Viegen for the thrill. Gluargh would follow the Sergeant for he prefers to fight in the battlefield. Everyone else stayed and helped Swei to fortify the garrison.
A large condominium collapse nearby from northeast. Everyone is very shocked that it happened. "Zikonians are possibly in that area. We better secure it fast and reduce their numbers." said Sergeant Viegen. Since this is a three-man job, the team has to be extra careful. Though truth to be told, it is impossible with these two, the energetic Asari and a bloodthirsty alien. Gluargh can take care of himself but Kaykaya? Sergeant Viegen wonders if she can make out of this alive. She happily hums a lovely tune which doesn't quite fit in their current settings.
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"We're getting torn up out here... we need an evac... tokyo is held too strongly!" A bullet then pierced the soldier's head.
"f~k... Senna! come on! we need to go!" Vex followed some of the back alleys, tailed closely by Senna.
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"its just on the other side of this building..." The mysterious man led Kira to a lobby of an untouched building
"who are you... thank you for saving me but... who are you really?" She asked. No responce
"who are y... you..." still nothing
"hello?!" She waved her hand infront of his face and he stopped, she dropped to the floor. "the f~k..."
A team composed of three members, Sergeant Viegen as Field Operator, Gluargh as the Vanguard, and Kaykaya as the Support. A while ago, a condominium collapse to ruins at the northeast of their position. They can hear the shootouts in that distance. "Command, this is Sergeant Viegen. A building collapse northeast from our position. There is a shootout happening. Requesting for permission to investigate, over." asked Sergeant Viegen through Radio. His permission is granted. He looks at Gluargh and Kaykaya and said, "Time to move it soldiers."
Kaykaya is very excited and Gluargh simply nods. The team now walks to the site of the commotion. But Gluargh and Kaykaya suddenly run, which made Sergeant Viegen panic. "H-hey stop! Don't be reckless!" shouted Sergeant Viegen to the two. He better knows that Gluargh is gonna be stubborn, but he did not expect Kaykaya is as stubborn as Gluargh. He only wishes that they won't get compromised.
They went pass the Harman store and then spotted Zikonian activity in the alleyway. Someone is fighting against these groups. A static sound can be heard in Sergeant Viegen's radio. It said, "static... need... static... too many..." Surely enough, there is someone requesting for help but they don't know where it is coming from. Gluargh comes out of his cover and blasts the Zikonians with his shotgun. Everyone is surprised. The ones hiding in one of the buildings begin firing at the Zikonians while they were distracted.
The Zikonians used the wrecked cars as covers and shoot against their prey. Their attention is divided between Gluargh and the mysterious third party. "Sergeant, I think we can flank them from above if we go that way." said Kaykaya, pointing at the staircase. There is a building that they can climbed up to. It has a good vantage point and they will be able to flank the Zikonians at another side. "Good thinking. Let's head up there." said Sergeant Viegen and the two proceed to climb up to the staircase.
The third party are suppressing the Zikonians at bay. Few of them get fatally shot and drops cold on the floor. Gluargh is currently pressing the Zikonian swarm on his own, shooting wildly with his shotgun. The Zikonians are firing at him with all they got, which forced Gluargh to duck into cover. "Wretching bastards." said Gluargh angrily. He is blind firing to the direction of where the shots are coming from. He successfully hits about 14 Zikonians that were caught off guard. He soon realized that Sergeant Viegen and Kaykaya weren't with him.
"Cowards!" shouted Gluargh, fuming with rage. Just then, shots were fired from above, killing a good amount of Zikonians that were attacking Gluargh. He looks up and sees the Sergeant and the Asari shooting at the hostiles from the roof of a building. Gluargh is quite pissed and begins to go into rampage. He runs out of his cover and rushes towards the Zikonians, shooting anyone that is in his way. Sergeant Viegen and Kaykaya shoots the Zikonians that were far from Gluargh's reach. Their vantage point provides a better advantage they thought would be. None of the Zikonians attempt to subdue them since they think Gluargh is a bigger threat than them.
Their attention is towards Gluargh who is out in the open, which caused them to disregard others. Everyone took this opportunity and clear out the threat of the Zikonian swarm. The Zikonians were tightly packed in the alleyway, which caused them not be able to utilize their strength in numbers. The team and the third party routed about 150 Zikonians that are attacking. Victory has achieved. Gluargh begins to steam just like what happened before in the Okamoto Building. It is quite a steam that is very hot to touch to. Sergeant Viegen calls out the third party that were hiding inside the building. It is another U.S.M soldiers. Though only four of them managed to survive.
The team escorted these exhausted soldiers back to the Okamoto Building.
"We need to fall back... tokyo is too well defended..." The two watched as a group of fighters got cut to pieces.
"come on then... lets get to a shuttle..." Just as the two turned away, a few laser bolts went past the two. "RUN!" Vex then began to run, Senna hit a few shots back, then followed close behind.
after a few moments of running, the two got close to an airdock for the shuttles returning to the ships. "come on!"
they ran for thier lives, being chased by now at least a 10th of the Zik army in tokyo. "Sen! come on!"
Vex hopped into the shuttle, just as she looked back, a laser hit some of the scaffolding and it came tumbling down onto Sen. "SENNA!" Vex hopped off and ran to the destructed construction. some of the other soldiers hopped off to cover her. "sen..." Vex digged into the broken building equipment. finally finding Senna. She moved some more pieces then picked sen up, who had become uncontious from the objects nearly crushing her. they managed to get back onto the shuttle.
"Just get out of here... we'll hold them off..." some the soldiers held back, bravely staying so that the shuttle could escape, carrying a little more than 29 people.
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"stay here..." there was a look in the soldier's eyes. he was scared. anyone could tell that.
"but... w-" Kira went to speak but was cut off by the rifle fire. "f~k!" she quickly dropped to the ground and leaned against the low cover.
after a few seconds the firing stopped. the Zik were dead. "come on kira!"
M’Hundi pushed his way through the crowded streets, making his way towards the command center. Eventually, after about an hour of fighting, he freed himself from the ruins of the city and was on the hilly land on the outskirts of Tokyo, as the humans had called this place.
It appeared the command center had been the target of some of the last fighting, with the humans pushing hard to try and disrupt Zikonian communication. Many dead grunts and lesser officers lay on the ground, but the half dozen Zikonians manning the communications relay indicated that the attack had stalled or been repulsed. M’Hundi panted as made it to the top and looked at the battle.
”They seem to be pulling back. Not surprising. They’ve shed more blood than they are comfortable shedding.” M’Hundi commented. Zikonian command almost never called a retreat, and for that reason, that made for a terrifying enemy. To know you had to kill every single combatant, down to the very last, was a daunting prospect. Even M’Hundi doubted if he had the nerve to kill every single non-Zikonian species. It was hard when so many of them proved interesting.
“Concentrate the artillery fire on the cruisers. Do what damage you can. As soon as the last ship clears the atmosphere cover the guns back up. Relocate them in the caves. We don’t want them to use that knowledge should they try to take this place again. And inform high command the city has been held and that a casualty report will be forthcoming.”
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Meanwhile, Re’Shavir was leading M’Hundi’s men on a push towards the fleeing ships. Many humans and aliens were hunkered down and protecting the landing pad, which made approach challenging. One of his men was currently regenerating an arm, slowly but surely.
”The incoming fire will kill many of us before we reach them. How can we shield ourselves? Or should we move through the alleys to try and flank them?” One of the petty officers asked.
Re'Shavir looked around until he saw the corpse of a dead pit beast. It was a pit behemoth. In times of peace the beast would be used to grow crops and till fields. In times of war they were bred and trained to killed, armored so that little more than a concentrated artillery strikes or prolonged laser fire could take them down. This one had died when it’s leg was shot out, and it impaled its head on a piece of rebar.
”Fall back to the behemoth. We’re going to push up under the cover of its hulking corpse.” Re’Shavir commanded. His men began to move into position.
Almost the area in Shinjuku is cleared out. But this time, the Zikonians are now attacking on the offense and the ground troops are now defending themselves waiting for additional reinforcements. Currently the numbers in Sergeant Viegen's group is 11, including him. The four U.S.M soldiers that were rescued earlier are in the state of shock. They were utterly terrified from that experience. "Sergeant. Sir. The building is secured and I'm prepared to overwatch from above." said Swei to Sergeant Viegen. "Affirmative soldier." replied Sergeant Viegen approvingly.
Gluargh is nowhere to be found inside the Okamoto Building. He roaming around the Shinjuku-Dori Ave. observing the environment. To his eyes, the Tokyo is chaotic. Everything is being destroyed by both sides, by the defenders and the invaders. Lots of building and roads are getting wrecked the further the battle goes on. Fire is spreading everywhere. "Gruh Quargh Ksk." said Gluargh, which translates to, "Load of nonsense" in his language.
A mercenary is looking at the ceiling. With his eyes that is full of melancholy, and he calmly breathes in this chaos. He closes his eyes and begins to sing a song.
"Lei Nali Shiet Lei Nidgh Yu, Lei Woe Bi Lei Ru Shiin, Dei Wang Wu Lei His Ji, Nagh Nia Byu Tai Pain Ten Hei Say, Lei Zhung Shoe."
A melancholic song about leaving. This mercenary is very calm but inside, he is feeling down because whether he will survive or not, he thinks that he will never come back to his good old days.
Name: Hyan Cebellann
Age: 334 years old
Species: Quintan
Description: Quintan has identical features of a human. They are often called as "Elves" by humans because of their notable elf-like ears, long blond hair, and green eyes. But the difference between the fantasy elf and the Quintan are Quintan technology is far more advanced than the nature lover elf. Hyan has the features of a Quintan except for his birthmark under his right eye. The birthmark is in the shape of the mahogany leaf.
Business: Soldier from Ydragg Republic Army
Combat Specialties: Support Specialist, Sub-machine[background color=var(--bbc-body-bg-color)] gun Specialist, Eagle Eyed[/background]
Gears: Spec-ops Scouter, Kinetic Armor, Medical Spray Can, Journal, Heavy-duty Army Bag, Ydragg Republic Army Combat Uniform, 3 Smokescreens and 3 Emp Grenades.
Backstory: Hyan is drafted as a support army for the U.S.M as they are one of the supporters for the organization. His mission is to support the ground team and give reports to their respective operators.
This is the seventh time Hyan is drafted yet he is still makes songs as his wish is to become a bard in his world, Querr-887. Almost all the songs he composed are war themed.
Hyan is staying on the first floor of the Okamoto Building, alone where no one is watching. He stares at the ceiling with a blank expression, yet his hands is tightly gripped on his sub-machine gun. Kaykaya enters the room where Hyan is in to rest her legs. She happily hums a lovely tune. Quite the opposite of what Hyan is singing.
The attack came out of nowhere, two gunshots like cannonfire sending a pair of the Ziks on the comms array flying back, their heads less than bloody mist, pinning two more under their corpses. Next came several smoke grenades, obscuring the area as a black blur made quick work of the surviving four Ziks. As the smoke cleared, however, there was nothing but corpses.
Then M'hundi felt cold steel against the back of his head, a gun barrel against the base of his skull and a set of vicious claws pressed against his neck. The same voice from the comms transmission spoke.
"Now, it seems to me you have three options, though only one guarantees your survival. One, you can try and attack me, and meet the same fate as your comrades. Two, you can throw down your weapons, surrender, and pray the USM is merciful- I highly doubt they are. Or, three, we can cut a deal. See, my men and I, we are pirates first, mercenaries second. We have no great love for Earth. We simply want money, booze, women, and blood. As it stands, the USM provides that, but for say, double what they're paying- that would be forty million credits. What'll it be?Death, or a one way ticket to victory, without having to spill near as much of your precious Zikonian blood?"
Gluargh is fighting another Zikonian swarm in the Shinjuku-Dori Ave. He routed many hostiles with bare minimum effort alone. "Grunts." he said. He lets off another steam out of his body, seemingly that he is wearing something inside of the pile of clothes of his. He begins salvaging Zikonian parts from the corpses. He also leisurely eats their hearts out in the open. Then he drank some of the water from his water container. He burps then proceeds to retreat from the area.
Swei is on the lookout on the rooftop of the Okamoto Building. There he sees what is happening around Tokyo. The sky is contaminated with the familiar color of red and grey. Battleships above are firing cannons and rail beams down to the ground, destroying the Zikonians along with the land. The Zikonians are fighting back with artillery and anti-air weaponry. Many ships have crash landed. His eyes are very calm from the sight he sees with his own eyes. "In the end, this is the way of war." said Swei as he smokes a human-made cigarette.
Kaykaya is currently resting. Her wounds hasn't been healed which catches Hyan's attention. Hyan gets up and asks Kaykaya if he can take a good look at her wounds. Kaykaya tells him off, saying he might sexually harasses her. Hyan's eyes go wide and his face goes red. He insists that he wouldn't do that. Kaykaya chuckles and says that she is joking. Hyan wonders where in god's world did Kaykaya get her sense of humor. Hyan is a little bit angry but still does his job as a Support Soldier, to attend Kaykaya's wounds. "Thanks. It doesn't feel that itchy now." said Kaykaya gratefully. "No need, it is my mission and my responsibility." said Hyan while sorting his medical items.
Sergeant Viegen is giving reports to the commander from the U.S.M Base. He received the information that the Zikonians are actively fighting against their troops at Shibuya. It is said that there appears to be a commanding officer leading a swarm that are carrying a huge corpse of a beast. A moving fortress is currently mowing down the mercenaries and the soldiers in a coordinated manner. The battleships weren't able to finish them off due to the corpse's armor. "A huge beast that have rock like scales and the head of some sort of shark? Am I right to assume that this corpse is a Behemoth?" asked Sergeant Viegen. The operator confirms his assumption.
A skilled Zikonian Unit that is able to maneuver themselves through the battlefield, killing anyone they see. "Sir, what are your orders? Over." asked Sergeant Viegen. The commander gives order to support the battalions to form many barricades as they can on the streets, hopefully restricting the enemy movement. "Copy, our unit will be on the move once we are ready, over." said Sergeant Viegen then begins to share the info to the mercenaries.
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"you wha..." Kira heard the whole thing. almost every soldier did.
the comms were being broadcast throughout the whole systems. "YOUR GOIN' TO F~KIN SELL US OUT?! you greaseball f~k... vampire stich!" The soldier yelled, returning to Kira. "s~t... we need to get that HVT and get gone!"
he then helped Kira and the two made it to his vehicle. "To all USM soldiers on this frequency... watch yourselves... dont trust the vamps... don't fire at em'. just don't trust em."
"you do know thats the same frequency that the everyone in this fight is on right. except for the Ziks of course..." Kira got comfortable in the passenger seat of the armoured RCV
"f~k... i mean what i said..." he replied, clutching onto the wheel
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