Jurassic Chaos | Mandalorian Empire Dominion Of Myrkr

[Preliat Mantis]

Something marked Preliat's arrival to his daughter's aid- a flying, pissed off six and a half foot guy on a jetpack. Preliat never thought he ever had to pull anyone off a giant lizard, but here he was. And the person happened to be his daughter. Before his daughter was impacted by the rocks, the Wolf tucked Yasha into his armored arms, and hit the ground. He slid on his back, his jetpack crumbling to pieces as it scraped along the rock. He arrived just in time to hear the banter between the Undying and the litterbox connoisseur.

Preliat rose to a stand and pointed a finger at his daughter as he set her to a standing position.

"What did I tell you about reptiles?"

Preliat turned his head to the cat and the Mandalore. Preliat's rage boiled. The sorcerer called upon his darkness to strike against his daughter. A child.

Preliat began to slowly walk towards the Cathor, but did not draw any blades, weapons. He dropped the jetpack, and rolled his powerful shoulders.

"Be worried not of the Undying. You should be afraid of me-ow."

[member="Ra Vizsla"] l [member="Yasha Mantis"] l [member="Thengil Ri'Shajirr"]

 

[Ra Vizsla]

[member="Thengil Ri'Shajirr"]

Ra had been leaning on the wall.

It seemed like a massive waste of time, to be entreating this fan-boy with the attention he very obviously desired, and to trade banter until the lionel was goaded into close quarters. It would seem like a massive waste of time, if you didn't see things as the Mand'alor saw them. He saw an army rising from the depths of Myrkr, and his people fighting against these... denizens... to find their own leader and return him. He also saw this... stranger approach him so timely in the tunnels. He saw a need to find out what this underground army was doing, and why they had specifically come for him, Ra. Yes, Ra had been leaning against the wall. The same wall he had placed the malfunctioning jetpack next to. The jetpack that, up until now, had been leaking gas into the tunnel. The jetpack that Ra had been obscuring from view as he leaned against the wall.

Moreover, he saw water... trickling down the wall.

"You hear that..." Ra whispered. It was a little clearer to hear now, that Ra had stopped talking.

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The jetpack that Ra now stepped over as he side-stepped Gills, letting the creature catch air as Ra drug his spear across the back of the jetpack in the tightly enclosed tunnel, digging deep into the fuel canisters on the sides.​

Vision went to black.

Hearing scrambled.

Ra's senses were thrown for a loop as water rushed in both sides of the tunnel.

They were underneath a waterfall.​

 

[Yasha Cadera]

“Da-oof!” Lifted off the carnivorous and raging carnosaur in the Knick of time, Yasha yelped and clung to her Daddy [member="Preliat Mantis"]’ chest plate. The ground tumbled with the sound of his jet pack and Yasha threw her arms around her father and winced. “Daddy, I landed on him! I know, no reptiles longer than your arm, but I fell through a hole and... No takesie backies, I need a pet! Auntie Malili doesn’t count, can I keep it if it survives?! If it doesn’t can I still get a Vornskyr?”

Yet, Yasha knew better than to struggle against the warrior who fathered her. She blew in Preliat’s warm but scarred face and kissed his cheek before he set her down. “I wanna punch the kitty too! With my hand claws! Please Daddy? How’m I gonna learn if I don’t punch him like I punched [member="Kal Ordo"]? Ask Ra! He might let me too! Jab cross, Daddy! Just like you taught me. Jab cross!”

Coming to stand without danger from Ten Gills Kat-Box, Yasha giggled at [member="Ra Vizsla"]’s constant banter. She huffed and pouted for her Daddy. “I was riding a carnosaur! It was so cool!! Promise to take me to ba’buir [member="Joanes Quez"] and I’ll teach you how to ride a war turkey, then?! Pleeeaaassseee D—hehehehehehehehee me-ow! Heeeehehehehehe! I get it! Oh gawsh I’m in trouble aren’t I? But the ground opened and I tried to be good! Really! I tried! I jumped for cover then I landed and it was right there... Oh... oooooo!!!!”

Yasha watched Preliat move toward Thengil. She watched Ra and his jet pack against the waterfall and the child did the only thing she knew to do. She got a snack out of her pocket, found a vantage point and watched. Yasha was about to learn something from her father and her liege.

 

[Silas Mantis]

He rushed through the caverns, making it just in time to watch [member="Thengil Ri'Shajirr"] nearly kill [member="Yasha Mantis"] when he took out the Little Wolf's mount. Fury boiled beneath his skin. Striding forward he gave his niece a quick pat on the head, sure his adoptive son was close by. [member="Kaden Mantis"] was sure to want to lash out at the man who'd harmed his friend, but Silas would have to hold out hope that Baiko would keep the newest addition to their family from doing anything foolish.

Slinging the shotgun onto his back, letting magnetized plates secure the weapon, and unlike his elder, he flicked both his wrists, blades emerging from the underside of his gauntlets, like a wolf baring its fangs before a strike. "Going for the girl was a cat-astrophic lapse in judgement." He remarked as he joined [member="Preliat Mantis"]. in approaching the large feline whilst [member="Ra Vizsla"] crossed through the Cathor-proof barrier that was a waterfall.

The follow up wasn't as good as the original, but it was the thought that counted.

The Undying could stand on his own, the Mantises did have some respect for the idea of one on one combat when it wasn't inconvenient to them, but attempting to harm either of the ad'ika would attract the wrath of the entire pack.

In essence, trying to kill a Mantis child was a good way to get hurt.

Ask [member="Kal Ordo"] about the family's sterilization service for reference.

 

[Kaden Farr]

Kaden's eyes went wide as the woman [member="Baiko no Kaho"] slapped him across the face. In everything he said the only thing she seemed to hear was the fact he called Yasha his. She might not wanted to have heard the two of them had a promise to each other, but Baiko didn't get to presume it was a romantic promise. The promise was of two young adults who had lost nearly everything and found their only stability in each other. Even that was beginning to change, and Baiko threatened it.

Before Kaden had a chance to offer any retort or rebuttal. Baiko saw this as though they were agreeing to marriage at such a young age. He clenched his teeth before leaping. Kaden would put on his happy face because Yasha did not need to know of the tension and rivalry the two had. If Baiko thought she could change Kaden that was a mistake. She could shape him, form him, and mold him, but he would always be Mandalorian. It was who he was. It was part of who Yasha was. The woman had to see it.

[member="Yasha Mantis"] was riding a carnasour. She took off before Kaden or Baiko could catch up to her. That left them surrounded by the blue people who did not look happy that Yasha took one of their mounts. Differences would have to be put aside, and Kaden swallowed his pride.

"They do not look happy. I've got a bad feeling about this."

 

[Baiko no Kaho]

“Taung.” Baiko unsheathed her katana and side-stepped in front of [member="Kaden Mantis"] to deflect a stone projectile with the phrik blade.

“Get your sticks and stones away from my Charge you backwater heathens!” The tension between Kaden and Baiko could wait for a less dangerous time to resolve. All the Governess saw at the moment was a threat encircling them, and her only instinct was to protect the boy.

“You want to see where Mandalorians came from, Master Kaden? This is where your culture originated. This is who you are. Draw your gauntlet blades… you know the Dha Werda Verda, correct? Now would be a good time.” A Taung launched toward them. Baiko swung her blade in a tight arc and the Taung’s weapon arm left his body, as the man-creature roared and shuffled back.

Further off, Baiko heard the familiar voice of [member="Kal Ordo"], raised up with the taung. Gritting her teeth, the Kiffar-Echani sheathed her katana and used the scabbard to beat back the oncoming small horde. The nanny moved like water crashing against a cliff, smooth, solid and unyielding. Every motion was a dance of supreme and utter violence, dignified, but without restraint.

Her focus was not on winning, but buying Kaden room. Baiko would die before she let one of her children charges come to harm. That was when she saw a pink haired woman clumped on the ground. “[member="Adora Namadi"] is to your four… we must protect her… run! Check if she’s breathing, Kaden!”

 

[TB-705]

More Mandos were coming, but Thengil - intent on throwing a punch - did not yet notice their arrival. Ra stepped out of the way and stabbed the fuel tank of his jetpack. The ensuing explosion blew Thengil into the air. He landed roughly on the other side of the tunnel, rolling several times before he got to his feet, wheezing.

Soot and char darkened the front of his exosuit. His mane swayed, beads braided into it clacking together as he steadied himself. Smoke curled lightly from parts of his mane that had been burnt and his lower jaw looked an ugly shade of red-black. Glancing down he noted a jagged bit of jetpack metal jutting from the armoweave of his exosuit. He ripped it out with a grunt and tossed it aside.

The explosion, directed into the wall, caused water to come rushing in. Thengil's eyes flared malignantly. The Cathar were not known for their love of water. And he had never been much of a swimmer.

It seemed for all his talk of a fair fight, Ra also enjoyed his share of tricks. Ri'shajirr's lips peeled back in a snarl: one part pain, two parts defiance.

Turning, Thengil finally noticed the arrival of another pair of warriors, though their words were lost due to the roar of the waterfall as it filled the tunnel. Eventually the water would flood the tunnel enough that it would burst the cave-in Thengil had caused earlier and send them all tumbling backward along the tunnel, carried by the water.

But that would take time.

[member="Silas Mantis"] | [member="Yasha Mantis"] | [member="Preliat Mantis"] | [member="Tal Vizsla"] | [member="Ra Vizsla"]

 

[Artemis Lux]

NOBODY HURTS RA VIZSLA!

The childlike whoop of [member="Yasha Mantis"] rang out into the cavern like a call to arms, answering Artemis’ question as to the Sole Ruler’s location. Her helmet snapped toward the gaping fissure from whence the girl’s voice reverberated, but just as soon whipped back around to survey the surrounding cave wall as it began to tremble. Artemis swore under her breath. Myrkr was a damnably inconvenient place.

[“This way!”]

It wasn’t a suggestion. The Lioness turned over her shoulder in one fluid motion and hacked through the Taung that stood between them and the tunnel, disappearing inside the vast passageway in a flash of gleaming beskar. She stopped abruptly at the sound of voices ahead – so abruptly that, if not careful, [member="Kad Tor"] might have collided unceremoniously with her back. Artemis shot him a pointed look that translated even from behind her visor, then lifted a single hand in caution.

For a moment, she simply listened to gauge who, and what, lay ahead. Most of the voices she recognized – Yasha, her father and uncle, the Mand'alor himself. One of the voices she didn’t. it was less of a voice per se, and more of a low, silken purr. Not entirely human. Cathar.

[“Looks like we’re late to the party.”]

The wry observation came as they emerged onto the stage where [member="Ra Vizsla"] and [member="Thengil Ri'Shajirr"] exchanged insults – but it was too late. All words were deafened by a great explosion that might have leveled the small woman had she stood but a few meters closer. She steadied her trembling body, coughing heavily through the smoke, then strained her ears. Was that . . . water? It was an innocuous sound – so innocuous that Artemis, but for her disorientation, might have raised an eyebrow in suspicion. Then it happened.

WSSSHHHHH.

A great geyser sprayed out of the cracked and crumbled stone, gushing forward in a violent baptismal to soon wash them all away. Artemis squared her shoulders and prepared to swim.

 

[Tal Vizsla]

Surprisingly, the water was less a worry for the Umbaran than it was for the Cathar. His armor had an ample air supply should he need it, and of all those assembled he had the highest chance of resisting the current, thanks in no small part to the fact that between him and his equipment he weighed over a quarter-tonne. As long as he didn't have to swim his way out he'd be alright, and for now he was content to simply observe as the events around him unfolded.

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Elsewhere in the caves, back where the fighting was thickest and the sky could be glimpsed through the cavernous sinkhole that had deposited them all into this clusterkark, Tal's Basilisk announced its presence with a blistering salvo of energy. Two of the massive prehistoric beasts were dead before it hit the ground, and a third shattered its own maw trying to bite a chunk out of the metal monster. The basilisk did not stick around to trade blows, however, instead setting off on its initially intended task. Find its master.

 

[Kad Tor]

[member="Artemis Lux"] ran off before Kad could tell her to stop. She seemed eager to find battle to make up for the war she had missed out on. Kad could only smile at the thought, but wished she would not leave him in her dust. They were a team, despite keeping the intimate nature not their relationship a secret. This reunion was still important to them, and Kad could not make good on his promise to protect her is she was determined to run ahead. She was the Lioness, however, and Kad expected nothing less.

He cursed to himself as he found himself thinking she needed to be more careful. The words she used to chasten him before giving in to the feelings they both had rang in his ears. This could not change who they were. They were warriors first. It was the sense of warrior that saved Kad from being so distracted to collide into her.

He stood still.

Kad was about to speak when the geyser broke. Were he not loaded down with beskar, Kad would have started to run. All he could do was prepare for the water to hit and start swimming as soon as they could. It wasn’t practical. It was near suicide. There was no other option. Once the water hit, Kad turned. His was wearing a full body suit which would refuse to float. They were weighed down and had to hope the water would dump them out somewhere they could be free.

In an instant they were washed away.

 

[Kaden Farr]

Kaden did not see himself as her charge. Perhaps that was one reason she took such a direct route with scolding him. They were under attack and Yasha was gone. They could do nothing but fight their way through those who had been the first to claim the title of Mandalorians. They had come from these creatures, but they had evolved significantly. Their weapons were greater, their tactics better, and Kaden was certain the Mandalorians were not the same as these cavemen.

She wanted him to use his gauntlets. Kaden nodded and kept into action. Releasing the blades which were hidden within to bring to death to anyone eh stood in his way, Kaden charged.

Baiko took care of one creature in one swing of her sword. Another leaped at Kaden, and with his own swing removed the creatures head.

[member="Adora Namadi"] needed their help, and Kaden was the closest. He ran to her, slicing and cutting through those that would attempt to overtake her. This was not the battle Kaden had wanted to fight. The warriors had been ambushed, and he found himself wishing for his armor.

Off in the distance the ground rumbled.

”That doesn’t sound good,” Kaden observed. He helped Adora to her feet. ”Baiko we need to get her back to the surface, but Yasha... tell me what to do.”

In that moment Kaden realized just because the Mandalorian culture told him he was an adult, it did not mean he was emotionally ready to make the decisions an adult had to.

[member="Baiko no Kaho"]

 

[Baiko no Kaho]

“Water rushing… [member="Silas Mantis"] did not give me the responsibility of teaching you for you to die in my care… hurry, Kaden!”

It took Baiko less than a blink to turn from aggravation over the boy’s constant Mando-nagging to controlling the situation. The advent of rushing water created a minor flood of chaos in the Taung, “Yasha is with her father and Silas. We are in a completely other situation, [member="Adora Namadi"] needs help now. As warriors we must trust our fellows to handle their own situations.”

As they rushed back toward the other Mandalorians, Baiko watched [member="Kaden Mantis"]’s technique. “Aim behind your targets. Your Katar will go deeper.”

She slashed through a Taung who rushed toward Kaden and the unconscious Adora, and shifted her grip on her blade. “There are few constants in the universe, Kaden. [member="Preliat Mantis"] fighting like the God of Death for his daughter is one of those constants. Yasha is the safest she’s ever been. We are not. Run!”