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Invasion Welcome to the Jungle! [OS - Republic Invasion of Kashyyyk]

Location: Beach
Objective: A
  • Take Kachirho City
  • Defeat the Jedi
​Allies: [member="Darth Carach"], [member="Darth Nephthys"]
Enemies: [member="Graxin Rade"], Wookies, Jedi
Theme: The Animal by Disturbed
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgZC-I6IAKo[/media]

War brought pain, it brought destruction, and it conquered where peace could not thrive - everywhere. In this galaxy there was always strife, always chaos, there was no peace and there was no serenity - there was only discord and hate. And so this hate had spread even to the reaches of Kashyyk, a world that had experienced the reign of the Sith Lords in the past and were fated to feel their icy grip once more. And so the Sith Lord stepped from the waters where she had been silently waiting for [member="Darth Carach"] to break through the defenses, patiently up until now. It had been far too long, Wookie armada and Jedi forces or not. She watched with envy as he took up a connection with the Dark Lord himself and quietly fumed at the squandering that the man took part in - absolutely livid that they had not moved on to engage the enemy directly. "Never leave a man to do a woman's job." The Voice muttered, brushing aside the lock of hair that had previously obstructed a portion of her vision. She stood alone behind a semi-circle of these incessant Vong warriors, none of whom were worthy of breathing in her eyes but she was by far not one to discard tools before they could be properly used, wearing a black glistaweb robe that shone in a contradictory fashion, as though the darkness was devouring the light around her, with her hair down and swept back behind her shoulders. She was never one for armor, even as an apprentice when she was still a frail little girl, and had grown used to wearing lighter material to compliment her skill with various applications of force speed and lightsaber combat.

However, regardless of her impatience, she was certainly not one to rush headlong into battle without some method of ensuring her own victory, and while she could theoretically support her fellow Voice of the Dark Lord, she was by no means interested in helping him obtain more pebbles until he'd given Silara what was hers. Unfortunately for the approaching armada, there was indeed something at work that would partially explain the oddity of her clothing, as well as the noticeable darkening of the water that ebbed and flowed at her feet. Much like the fog-like mist that had grown in the forests some hours earlier, a black mist would begin to envelope the immediate area and come together like a low-hanging cloud at the water's surface and slowly began to build up its might as she also built up her concentration. While on Manaan the entire western front had been decimated because of the fear they encountered while dealing with a lone Sith Lord that had ripped their forces apart while they were blind and suffering from a smothered connection to the force - such was planned for Kashyyk as well, albeit different. Manaan had been a place to show off her devotion to His reign, to throw around petty strikes in an invasion that was a surefire win - Kashyyk was a world that she did not believe was as strategically important as its neighboring world, Ruusan, and was personally under the impression that she should not waste her time with such theatrics on an unimportant world. Up until now there had only been six to witness the absolute reach of her impressionable waves of darkness, and of those six only three now lived. [member="Graxin Rade"] would certainly be one to understand whom he was to be dealing with, assuming he would remember her, once she was prepared to release the full extent of its might, but their little 'duel' had been ages ago, in a time and place where the two were absolutely nowhere near the might they now carried on their backs with its weight on their shoulders.

For now she would allow [member="Darth Carach"] and [member="Darth Nephthys"] their little game, though she would not directly interfere with them or their personal goals, for the sake of using them as a buffer to perform a rather large scheme that was now plotted up until the point of another exchanging of words and flirtatious remarks between the Jedi Master and the Sith Lady. "Let the Jedi and their troops come to us. To me. Once the darkness has had a taste for the light, it will not stop until it has devoured the stars. They have no hope to control it, to control me, us." Silara whispered as she began to lift her hands, a black mist rising up with them from the surface of the water, one which seemed as wide and expansive as the visible expanse of the body of water itself, yet much more slowly than it had on Manaan, as though it were still building up with her focus, keeping her hatred, envy, and various other emotions of negativity at the forefront - like her disgust for allowing her predecessor, Darth Junra, the pleasure of experiencing the sight of the darkness prior to her betrayal and subsequent death at the hands of both her and @Reverance. Trivialities such as mercy and kidnapping were out of the question in this battle, she was here for blood.




(Summary: Building up the waves of darkness for use.)
 
Location: Kachirho City
Objective: A
Allies: Pubs and I have no idea
Enemies: [member="Darth Venefica"] [member="Faye Terrik"] [member="Khan Ra"]


Sighing, Elizie shook her head, unable to understand the Sith. To her knowledge, Jedi did not kill unarmed soldiers. True, she had yet to witness her brothers and sisters in action, but what she learned during her time back at the Academy, killing an unarmed foe was against everything Jedi stood for. As such, she found it impossible to take the Sith’s words seriously, dismissing those as more lies meant to poison her mind and plant a seed of corruption and make the Dark Side inside her grow. The Light Side in the Arkanian’s body and mind reigned supreme so far though, the barrier of faith and devotion holding strong and still.

Before her lips could release words of protest, the Sith demonstrated her utter lack of compassion by killing her own soldier for no reason. If all Sith treated their subjects like this, then the Jedi truly had to liberate the poor people as soon as possible. It was also a small miracle anyone still inhabited the Sith space except for the Sith themselves, given their weird fetish to murder their own people. Elizie felt a pang of guilt when the woman used the Dark Side to kill the man. Despite the fact he was an enemy, the Padawan still held hope to save him. As his limp body hit the ground with a thud, life leaving the mortal shell, the Arkanian’s white eyes offered the corpse a brief glance before returning to the Sith. The fog that surrounded them gave the place an eerie atmosphere, the sounds of the battle raging on the beach ripping through the silence that fell upon all beings around except for the Sith.

While the Force revealed the fear the soldiers around felt, it also revealed their disgust for the Sith. After witnessing her kill her own soldier, they definitely had little reason to surrender to the woman. Just as Elizie. Gazing around for a moment, seeing the men and women of the Republic ready to shoot the Sith, she ignored what the Sith had to say, keeping in mind the Sith wished to cloud her judgement with her words. The woman would not succeed there. As the female Sith finally drew her lightsaber, the Arkanian made another step towards the duo. “Murdering your own men for nothing will shatter their morale,” she stated, “Is that why you replaced most of your soldiers with beasts?” It seemed logical; the One Sith ran out of manpower due to brutal methods that ironically only increased the desertion rate among ordinary men. Those soldiers had to be replaced, and what better cannon fodder to use than beasts? Only the most fanatical troopers remained.

It was a rhetorical question, one that did not need to be answered, nor did the Padawan expect it to be. Her soldiers stood ready, though Elizie’s presence so close to the Sith made it impossible for them to get a clear shot on the enemy.

“There is no death, there is the Force,” the Padawan answered the Sith’s question,her voice showing no emotion as everything she felt lied behind the impenetrable wall. Ready to ignite the weapon, the young Jedi also prepared to use the Force with her free hand if necessary. While she understood the time for talk was over, she did not want to be the first one to attack.

NPC
Location: Flanking Darth Venefica’s main force
Controller: Elizie Adasca
Forces: 60 Wookiees, 60 Republic soldiers
Objective: Ambush the attackers
Opponents: Nightshade squadron
 
Location: the Beach

Long term Objective A: Capture the Tree | Short term: Bolster [member="Darth Carach"] with the darkside of the Force
Allies: [member="Qun Vell"] | [member="Spark Finn"] || @Y’all [member="Darth Carach"]

Enemies: [member="Graxin Rade"] |[member="Elizie Adasca"] | [member="Armand Temi"] | [member="Caleb Brolen"] [member="Krest"]



There, protected by [member="Qun Vell"] | [member="Spark Finn"], the sway would continue to move, power uncurling as she would be the conduit for the Darth.

Twin eyes of crimson would watch as the sway would shift. It began as a whisper. A flutter at the edge of hearing. It was a turn of the tides.

The sway would seemingly take root.

The Graug would seemingly come to see Darth Carach as a new leader. To be swayed by his goal. Those at the beach would find themselves seemingly attuned to the One Sith.

The other three thousand at the Tree were left to the peacekeeper's will.

But what of those under [member="Meric Nadun"] 's care? He was close enough for his forces to turn the tides. Would they too come to a heel before [member="Darth Carach"]? The dark thrum of energy would have certainly expanded over to them. Revealing the truth of what the Republic had done before. Power certainly would incite the desire to follow. To bring a new order.

Ahh-- What would happen next?

A slow wolfish grin reminiscent of her mother would curl over her lips.

Yes, she knew what would happen next.

W̢͍̭̙a̘̫͙̤̻̖r͚̞̰̹͘.҉ ̣̥̼̀
 
-NPC POST ONLY - The Organic Guard (numbers listed below)
Location: Strong Hold
Objective: Objective B
Allies: [member="Darth Praelior"], [member="Darth Vornskr"], [member="Vrag"], [member="Matsu Xiangu"], [member="Cryax Bane"], [member="Dredge"], [member="Keira Ticon"], @Darth Hauntrass
Enemies: [member="Kian Karr"], [member="Sochi Ru"], [member="Shule Windspeaker"], [member="Dux Kotass"], [member="Kana Truden"], [member="Marakai Al'Orren"], [member="Gherron Vael"], [member="[/FONT][FONT=georgia]Ta'mur Rokar"], [member="Ayden Quell"], [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"], [member="Rael sul B'an"], [member="Layna Akhora"], [member="Seamus Valik"], [member="Book"]
Forces:
25, 697 Vong total (with all the goodies, including now dropping draxus)
--22, 550 Crab Armor - Marching and firing (300 slipped or killed from wounds inflicted by the jedi menace, 150 sucked into Grokata)
--1,000 Vondun skerr draxus - Waiting for the opportune moment to drop
--977 Ooglish Noxokk - Crawling atop the stronghold now, through the brush. 20 squashed from felled Slivilith
-970 Vaghrokka and Vong- On top of the stronghold now, with vongy warriors and stuff
-10 Grokata - Preparing to fire
-40 Thrall Herders - Defending Grokata
-23 Sliviliths - Some jerk shot an innocent one :(

Theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQNFcYvILJE​
Map for reference:
Northern and Southwest Highway Branches:

The Grokata lumbered, clutching their stomachs and spitting out bile as they work furiously to keep the Vong in. Like a bad case of acid reflux. The thrall herders moved forward, dovin basal consuming the raw blaster and bolt and bow damage, missiles and projectiles sucked into the darkness of their carapaces. And further forward, Vong continued to soak in damage with the help of the Vonduun Skerr Kraetos, amphistaff heads squealing against the damage as they cried out for pain and death. Over their shoulders, the vong, free of the shields, continued to fire chitin carbines against the defenders. Wookies, republic soldiers, automated turrets - such things fell into their purview. And from the mouths of the Grokata, 150 vong (75 on each bridge) flew through the sky towards the defending enemies. Upon their backs, singularity mines. As they landed, they would strike out with amphistaff and fight to the death, activating singularity mines upon their demise. Should they meet no resistance, the trunks would find themselves viciously climbed, in hot pursuit of a worthy foe. The back lines prepared, as the Grokata lumbered from their ejections, to be sucked in once more and fire another volley of assailing warrior Vong.

Northern and Northeast Trunks:

OH GOD NO! On the northeast branch, those who had stayed back to help the republic in their attacks, soon saw their lives extinguished by the smack of a slivilith atop them. Their bodies, not willing to give up intel, flung from the branch to fall far below and be consumed by the shadow of the world, 2 km's down. For those who survived, they continued to fire, all 10 of them, upon the One Sith forces crossing the Northeast bridge. The others, 977, navigated through the natural brush atop the trunks, to reach unenclosed stronghold. Passerbys would be informed that they were here for backup, to help secure the entirety of the stronghold, not just the northeastern section. This would be convincing, thanks to the assistance of the tizowyrms and the relative immunity of the suits to the ancient YVH-1 battle droids. Surprisingly, the forces had gone unmolested throughout their entirety on the planet, with the exception of two hungry jerk sliviliths. Nevertheless, they would provide 'support' through calvary by running along the top of the stronghold, in a counter clockwise formation. Oddly enough, some seemed to be dropping their pouches down into the stronghold itself, relatively unnoticeable, through the haze of assault bowcasters that shot down from the parapets, towards the One Sith forces upon the northern and northeast branches. Inside though, the singularity mines would squirm, waiting for activation from scurrying defenders.


Northwest and Southeast Trunks:
Vong, mounted upon the Vaghrokka, had climbed the trees almost entirely untouched. Perhaps it was because the bridges had been blown, but either way, the notion confused both the beetles and the Vong on top of them. As they entered the 'top' of the stronghold, through the brush cut away by pincers, the monsters emerged into the facility and were set loose upon the stronghold. They would move, with the speed they were equipped at 100km/hr, counterclockwise through the facility, moving from tree to tree. Assumingly taking fire, some would be lost on this venture. However, most of the forces had focused their power towards the threat at the Northeast and as such, would find them selves suddenly flanked by a monstrous horde of strong pincered insects and Vong atop them. One arm would fire the chitin carbine, the other would through either blorash or fire jelly. Often the two were combined, to burn foe stuck in place. Sure, the facility was fire resistant, but most people weren't. And for the Vaghrokka, well they were intent on sending as many as possible from the parapets, crashing to the shadowlands below. Behold! The vong pestilence, a dam with a leak suddenly found embankment overfilled.

Entire Stronghold:
Slivilth still circling, all aggressive and slobbery and what not. If they could, they would go after [member="Matsu Xiangu"], to whom they now blame for the death of bob-bob, the most classy of Sliviliths.

PC PORTION - Reverance - For [member="Kana Truden"]
Location: Semi-ubiquitous (around town)
Objective: Engage an old foe
Allies: The One Sith
Enemies: [member="Kana Truden"]

As he entered a cleared area, he sensed a figure that he recognized from recent ventures upon Manaan. Jumping upon his last branch, he laid eye upon that familiar Jedi in her white armor. Tilting his head, he slowly strolled out onto a branch and held his arm towards the fortress.

"You missed the turnoff...the highroad is back there a ways." He didn't laugh, but he could have given the circumstances. How they would manage to be in the same place in two different incursions mystified him. But he instantly felt a bitterness pour out of her, her arms weren't the only things injured in their last tussle. Never the mind, he wasn't so caught up in the heat of the battle to where he could afford a modicum of respect where it was deserved. After all, she survived him once. "You have me at a disadvantage now..." He was, of course, fishing for a name. And while he did, he brandished the extinguished rancor tooth, reaching with the force to interpret his own mechanics. A watchful and vigilant eye was required here, as just now, wookiees were being killed and sith and jedi were dropping like flies.
 
Location: Narrow Northeastern Banch
Objective: B, Disperse Republic forces on Branch, crush [member="Kian Karr"] [member="Layna Akhora"]
Allies: [member="Matsu Xiangu"], [member="Vrag"], [member="Cryax Bane"] @Xenia Nastassia
Enemies: [member="Kian Karr"] [member="Layna Akhora"][member="Ayden Quell"] [member="Marakai Al'Orren"] [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]

There were now two voices chanting in the force. One dark and that belonged to the now assisting [member="Matsu Xiangu"]. Another was a bright light in the void of the force. Summoning the tendrils of the light to blast a vast section of her smoke demons aside beyond their attended targeting giving the branch some safe havens from her twisted spells. Hauntruss growled at this development and wheeled her speeder around and moved towards Xiangu.

Hissing to her new comrade she revealed her new strategy, "It's time to be a little more physical my dark one." Pointing to the smoke demons, she barked into the force and the smoke demons shifted from apparitions to more corporal and physically thick forms. Moving shadows with mass and weight behind them, with strength more than enough to handle the wookies let alone Republic soldiers.1 Shouting into the force Hauntruss commanded her new smoke demons to begin hand-to-hand viscous assaults, but she still needed to regroup the smoke demons blown away by the Jedi's whirlwinds. Turning to Xiangu Hauntruss hissed, "Continue the chant! Regroup the lost smoke demons and follow my lead!"

Finishing her commands, she regrouped her riders, who with their speeder's blasters and the super white hot tips of their power lances had made quick work through charge and retreat cycles on the republic forces. Leaving the command of the smoke demons to Xiangu, she refocused her darkside channelling to slither across the force and mentally confront the Jedi that blew away her smoke horde.

Pouring into the darkside she zeroed in on the bright light of Jedi Master [member="Kian Karr"]. Hauntruss' voice echoed in eerie gloom over the force into Kian's telepathic presence in the force. Her dark words ringed in morbid glee.

"YOU CANNOT HIDE....I SEE YOU!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G11prumD2pY
What came next was a new spell. One designed to break a single mind and in this bind their mind with the pain of the darkness. In a word, to mentally remove them from the battlefield.
It came sharply.​
"Qâzoi Kyantuska!"
Like a repeating and thundering shrieks, a piercing pain that drove into the very core of the Jedi's mind ripping and tearing in resemblance of tranquillity and calm he possessed. With this attack she found her foe.​
Her riders moved to her call and created a spear shaped advance. Together their powered lance tips glowed white and Hauntruss called them to begin a concentrated assault to cut through the mess and right to Kian Karr. As they charged up the branch the corporal smoke demons wrestled the wookies aside, tossing them around. Then all of her riders in unison began firing their speeder's blasters while Hauntruss continued to press the violent mental bombardment.

Footnotes
Hauntruss' Death Dragoon Guard (NPC)
Location: Lead by Hauntruss herself, right by her side
Controller: Darth Hauntruss
Forces: 150 Elite Sith Troopers and Speeders
Objective: Clean a path towards Kian Karr and Lyan Akhora
Opponents: Republic/Wookie Forces on the branch

1. From Wookiepedia Smoke Demon Page:
"Despite being made of a smoky substance, a Smoke Demon apparently had significant strength, and was able to defeat a Wookiee in hand to hand combat."
 
Location: NE Stronghold Bridge
Objective: Protect her allies, stop [member="Darth Hauntruss"]
Allies: NJO, Kian Karr
Enemies: [member="Darth Hauntruss"] and her Dragoons, [member="Reverance"], Sith forces

Layna looked at Master Kian as Hauntruss' spell took ahold of nim, aghast. As he reeled, she saw her personal troops form up at her command. They raced forwards, looking for blood. There was one thing Layna could do because she wouldn't leave her allies to die.

She stepped in front of the Kel Dor and begun spinning her lightsaber in Soresu's Circle of Shelter. Her blue blade hummed and blurred and she did her best to deflect the barrage of blaster fire.
 
Location: One Sith carrier
Objective: Destroy the Republic carrier
Allies: member="Darth Acarus"] [member="Yruss Shien"] [member="Selka Ventus"]
Enemies: [member="Jack Rand"] [member="Ryan Korr"] [member="Thane Drexel"] [member="Sressechka"] [member="Aedan Miles"]

My plan is to launch strikes teams in boarding actions against the carrier, it each will two data spike this green one will need inserted into the carries targeting, or communication computer it will infect the carrier and by extension the fighters targeting protocols re-designate one sith craft as friendly, and republic craft foes, the blue data spike needs to inserted into carries main computer the will download all avail data from the computer and intelligence will analyze it for valuable information we can use in future battles. It is very likely the Republic has thought and implanted a similar strategy to take this carrier out of commission we should prepare to repel any boarding action they might launch.” Cipher nine in his cold imperial tone.
 
Location: Trees NE of the City
Objective A: Capture the city
Allies: None Near
Enemies: [member="Kira Liadain"] [member="Soliael Devin Talith"]


As James moved through the trees, a woman rushed from the ground up to his position, intent on giving James a Wookie hug. James reacted as quickly as he could, jumping out of the way by using her momentum to propel him over her shoulder, planting a charge on her back...

Gotcha!! But not before she shouldered his legs up, sending him of course for the branch behind her.

As James fell, he drew a vibrosword and used it to slow himself down by dragging it into the bark of the tree. He landed on a branch below, looked up to the woman as she would surely turn around, removed his mask and mouthed the words I'm Sorry...

She would more than likely work on removing the charge from her back, giving him a chance to run.

He would make for the tree city, concealing himself in the Force once in the brush.
 
Location: Near Kirocho
Objective: Flanking the Flankers (Objective A)
Allies: [member="Khan Ra"] | [member="Darth Venefica"] | Nightshade Squadron
Opponents: [member="Elizie Adasca"] | 60 wookiees | 60 Republic Soldiers

Location: Flanking Elizie's position
Controller: Temporarily Faye Terrik (owned by Darth Venefica)
Forces: 92 Soldiers
Objective: Sneak Attack
Opponents: Wookiee/Republic Hybrid unit.

The teenager did not hesitate to follow Darth Venefica's orders. She had worked alongside the woman long enough to know that, while cruel, she was an effective leader and fighter. Faye was not well ventured, but many of the adventures and battles she went through, it was alongside the woman she once knew as Xhexania. Her plans had not disappointed yet, and even when they went awry, the improvisational skills in combat were impressive.

"Alright Nightshade. Maintain radio silence, and get in wedge formation. Watch treelines." Faye was not used to barking out orders, but she knew how to approach the situation. She would take the lead of the wedge, so the back wings could brake off into cover, while she deflected blaster fire for the soldiers who stayed behind her. Several soldiers kept close eyes above them, knowing the prowess of a Wookiee's climbing ability. They began to approach the way Venefica had ordered, but to the squad's dismay, there was no garrison to be expected.

Faye raised her hand up, gesturing a pause. If there was no resistance, then her counterpart and her two soldiers should have made it to the objective by now. She thought for a second, calculating the route that the Dagobah native had taken. Her thought bubble was interrupted by an officer, one who would be in charge if neither of the Sith were present. "Boot prints in the mud, there's Republic forces nearby."

With a quick glance, she eyed the treelines, seeing no indication of an ambush here. "Fifteen of you hold this position. Set up barricades, and try to establish a radio communication with HQ. Everyone else, Loose formation! We have to find our commander," Faye swore under her breath, knowing that leaving her to go alone in the woods was a bad idea. They had begun their march once again, moving away from the objective, but through a different route.

With the 77 men, she approached the force that had ambushed the Sith Knight. An enemy hybrid force of over a hundred was present, but they had the element of surprise. Faye did not unclip her hilt, but instead slid the blaster off of the back of her armor, identical to the weapon the rest of the squad had. The Sith Acolyte drew the attention of Nightshade's officer, gesturing for them to spread out, hoping to appear as a bigger force, as well as reduce the damage of explosive ordinance. With the positioning complete, with many of the soldiers were behind some form of cover, some taking cover behind little more than shrubs and saplings, Faye began made a fist and moved it down, signalling the squadron to fire upon the Republic forces.

If Venefica was still alive, she hoped that this would give her enough time to escape.
 
Location: One Sith beachhead to Kachirho
Objective: Objective I
Allies: | [member="Darth Carach"] | @Lady Exedo | [member="Faye Terrik"] | [member="Darth Arcanix"] | [member="Darth Vitium"] | [member="Qun Vell"] | @Spark Fin | [member="James Mathison"] | [member="Darth Venefica"] | @Alicia Drey | [member="Midas Âzanroil"] | [member="Hera Naroix"] | [member="Darth Vidar"] | [member="Cryax Bane"] | [member="Anja Aj'Rou"] | [member="Keira Ticon"]| [member="Darth Nephthys"] | [member="Khan Ra"] |
Enemies: | [member="Meric Nadun"] |

At the back of the Niathal, Ayra selected an assortment of weaponry. Attaching a combat knife to her utility belt and a strap on her left leg, she holsters two shikkar blades she had collected during her apprenticeship under @Enigma. Accompanying the blades were two disruptor pistols, obtained from her underworld contacts on Coruscant and Nar Shaddaa. Ammunition for the pistol joined the others on her waist. The Sith Lord's Saberstaff and Lightsaber were always with her, on either hip.

She wore a plain black combat uniform, styled in military grade camouflage; and a Sith robe, which covered it and her weapons. The fabric of her clothes were light, for she was a nimble fighter. Black combat boots added to the finished item.

Darth Ayra returned to the cockpit and took back control of the Niathal. The transport was now descending from the clouds, out of the atmosphere which she had ventured into from the One Sith cruisers above Kashyyyk. She instantly rolled it as Republic fighters moved in for the kill. The air was alive as they battle the One Sith and their forces. Red and green streaks fired across the skyline like thunder. Smoke littered the air, as fires erupted from exploding craft, raining metal down to the trees below.

They must have been chasing another fighter or blown in the process. Ayra turned the ship and headed down to the tree line, out of the dog fighting around her. Ahead was the Wookiee city of Kachirho. The ocean was also alive as the One Sith and the Republic fought it out. Ayra selected the landing zone that the One Sith had secured.

Moving out of the Niathal, she had barely taken a step off when...

BANG!

And everything went dark.
 
LOCATION: Advancing towards stronghold along smaller Northeastern branch.
OBJECTIVE: B: take stronghold. | Short Term: Don't get eaten by Bob-Bob's friends, continue to batter Republic forces.
ALLIES: [member="Darth Hauntruss"] | [member="Vrag"] | [member="Xenia Nastassia"] | [member="Cryax Bane"]
ENEMIES: [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"] | [member="Marakai Al'Orren"] | [member="Meeristali Peradun"]

She’d seen this kind of change before, the smoke taking the form of dozens of individual demons. The last time she’d used them she’d been in the process of destroying half of a city. This time the goal was a little different, though fundamentally similar.

Her gaze shifted to her fellow sorceress when the woman came closer. Usually Matsu didn’t do well taking orders but the plan was a very good one and she nodded in response as the Sith Lady moved off to take leaps towards her prey, redoubling her concentration. The demons fighting on the branch needed little very little of her focus – they had been created with the purpose of destroying Wookiees and they were single-minded in their goal. They needed none of her encouragement. At the same time she went to gather the other demons however, another challenge presented itself.

The Slivilith were not creatures of stealth and the moment they came circling overhead and around trees to seek vengeance for poor, late Bob-Bob it was obvious she was being blamed for something entirely not her fault. But if they wanted something to be angry about she would provide.

Taking control of the wayward demons she raised both hands and directed them towards one of the approaching monstrosities. They found a relish in their new goal, climbing over one another to sink claws and teeth in to one of the Slivilith’s eyes, attempting to blind it. Another deafening roar sang through the treetops to blot out the sound of angry Wookiees momentarily as the creature – Tom-Tom as he was called by his Slivilith bros – felt dozens of Matsu’s smoke-army tearing through thin filmy casing and vitreous humor. At the same time another group gathered at its right wing, gathering together in an attempt to pull the wing inwards and send the beast careening left. At first their efforts made no headway but it only took a few seconds of blinding combined with their persistence to send the beast tumbling to the left, inadvertently knocking its brethren off course. The demons jumped from one enormous beast to the other, ripping at underbelly and thin wing, doing their work against poorly-bred beasts that succumbed to a bump in the road.

They fell towards the Shadowlands wailing and drowning out the sounds of battle as they passed by blind and spewing thick, green-black blood over the battlefield, guarding their information to the last.

With that threat removed Matsu returned her attentions to the shadows at hand, infusing the demons with a sense of frenzy – a need to kill whatever challenged them, clearing a path for Hauntruss and keeping at bay some of what challenged Vrag’s troops.

She felt for Xenia’s mind close at hand, tracking her signature in the Force for signs of life every few minutes. Their partnership was tentative, strange and mistrusting at times, but the woman’s role here was important and she felt…a familiarity from shared elements of their pasts. She spoke softly in to Xenia’s mind, knowing she most likely would be unclear how to respond to the Sith in kind, but that was of no consequence. <<‘Keep going. You can make them fall…’>>
 
Location: Northeastern Branch going towards the Stronghold, with Cryax
Objective: B
Allies: [member="Reverance"], [member="Matsu Xiangu"], [member="Xenia Nastassia"], [member="Darth Vornskr"], [member="Mordecai Zambrano"], [member="Darth Adekos"], [member="Darth Praelior"] [member="Darth Hauntruss"], [member="Dredge"], [member="Vrag"], [member="Cryax Bane"]
Enemies: [member="Shule Windspeaker"], [member="Kana Truden"], [member="Ayden Quell"], [member="Aaralyn Rekali"], [member="Varus Shatterstar"], [member="Marakai Al'Orren"], [member="Sochi Ru"], [member="Meeristali Peradun"], [member="Dak Canton"], [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]
Primary opponent: [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]

"Cover me." Well, that was her job, wasn't it? Wordlessly she did as he demanded, deflecting blaster shots with a practiced ease that spoke of hours spent honing her skills. It was a simple thing, fighting foot soldiers, and when it came to any sort of droid the fight only became simpler. This far into things it didn't seem as if the Jedi were going to engage them personally quite yet, something she could at the same time appreciate and be irritated by. Either they were doing their best to avoid a confrontation, or they hoped that the infantry would do enough damage that they would simply have to pick up the pieces. Both would eventually fail them, as Keira didn't intend to make an easy target, nor did the others. This would drag on for much longer than it seemed the Jedi were intending.

The slicing efforts made by Cryax seemed to be succeeding at least marginally well, as they'd already moved on to another turret, with her cutting down anyone that came too close along the way. Thankfully she hadn't had cause to engage another Wookiee just yet, but she wouldn't get her hopes up. There were more important adversaries to concern herself with, those that could match her at least in Force sensitivity if not in skill. And with the familiar sound of lightsabers humming close at hand that weren't her own, it seemed as if she would be getting her wish. That was just as well, because cutting down droids was only a challenge for so long.

Her primary concern would be the Twi'lek ([member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]) advancing directly on Cryax, while others seemed to be finally making their advances into the fray as well. Here would be the true fight, when the Jedi and the Sith themselves finally engaged, instead of parleying with foot soldiers and machinery. A face-to-face confrontation was always preferred. One big enemy you could see was always better than three others striking from the shadows.

Bringing her blade up she would continue to deflect any stray blaster fire, her gaze straying to the Twi'lek with the twin sabers almost as if in an unspoken challenge. They could try to break the line and bring down the slicers all they wanted, but as long as she was still breathing they would have an awfully hard time getting to Cryax, if she had anything to say about it. She glanced towards the Chiss in question for a split second before her amber tinted eyes continued to track the lone woman as she crossed the battlefield towards them. "Come on, Jedi."
 
Objective: Kill the Jedi
Allies: [member="Anja Aj'Rou"]
Enemies: [member="Kira Liadain"] | [member="Soliael Devin Talith"] | [member="Sabena Shai"]
Location: Kachiro City
Theme: Music

T
he battle raged on. The tide of soldiers loyal to the dark cause surged against the break walls of the Republic front. Darth Vidar found himself among the crashing torrent, his activated twin-headed cortosis pike caused more than a dozen Republic soldiers to run away in fear as he cut them down mercilessly. Wounds cauterised instantly, but that did not mean Darth Vidar was not covered in blood. The boom of a distant slug thrower caused a soldiers shoulder to explode, spraying those nearby in crimson liquid, a thrown grenade caused an entire fireteam to vanish in cloud and dust, but not without leaving a rain shower of diced humanoid remains. His movements became a flurry so quick and complex that even his own allies found it hard to keep up watching where his pike was landing a deathly blow. He was pushing through the frontlines, and beyond. So enamoured by his lust for battle did he forget that he was moving further beyond the help of his soldiers.

Those who he encountered were becoming even fewer, but in his moment of adrenaline he did not see that was he well beyond the frontlines, and now somewhere alone in the city. A Wookiee released a furious cry cut short by a spinning kick to the jaw before a plasmatic cerulean blue blade slashed across the creatures chest. Darth Vidar halted, and saw that he was alone, but the enemies were now fewer as many had gone to fight on the front. He saw some troops coming, too many for him to safely encounter. He deactivated his pike, dove for cover and began to follow along a barricade. It was then he came across Anja, he nodded to her silently. Vidar fell into a crouch beside her and returned his pike onto the sling that hung from his back.
 
Location: Space
Objective C: Take out the enemy Carrier
Allies: [member="Jack Rand"] [member="Ryan Korr"] [member="Sressechka"] [member="Aedan Miles"]
Enemies: [member="Colrenn"] And Friends


Thane punched the throttle as the Republic fighters met the Sith. He raced into the fray, firing where had the best shot. He was aiming for the Communications Array. With that down, transmission between fleet and fighter would be cut off, and with the ground forces.

Weaving up and down, left and right, Thane and a pair of wingman were in line to make it towards the carrier...When they got intercepted by enemy fighters.

Break formation, Evasive action. This is a dogfight boys, keep your tails tucked and teeth bared. Hoowah!
 
Location: Objective B - Yugwaaargh, Northeastern bridge
Objective: B - Defend the stronghold
Allies: [member="Rael sul B'an"] | [member="Book"] | [member="Varus Shatterstar"] | [member="Flint Dexen"] | [member="Kian Karr"] | [member="Sophia Walsh"] | [member="Seamus Valik"] | [member="Sochi Ru"] | [member="Kana Truden"] | [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"] | [member="Taheera Sollo"] | [member="T-Eya Carn"] | [member="Marakai Al'Orren"] | [member="Aaralyn Rekali"] | [member="Gherron Vael"] | [member="Shule Windspeaker"] | [member="Meeristali Peradun"] | [member="Layna Akhora"]
Enemies: [member="Matsu Xiangu"] | [member="Vrag"] | [member="Cryax Bane"] | [member="Xenia Nastassia"] | [member="Dredge"] | [member="Darth Hauntruss"]

"I'm going to need your help. Don't let them shoot me while I do this."

Don't let them shoot you? Well, feth, easier said than done. Ayden grasped his Vector-class assault rifle with white knuckles and advanced towards Kian Karr's position. Then a static fell over his commlink and all went silent. Silence was golden. Except now, instead of focusing on the disgruntled voices of infantrymen, Ayden could only hear the screams of agony as wookiee and trooper alike got torn apart. Death throes, not exactly morale boosting.

Pew pew pew.

Emerald-colored bursts of plasma exited out of his assault rifle, with a straight vector towards the rows of Vong that threatened to destroy every ounce of peace Ayden had ever known. Before, he only saw blood, now... he saw nothing. He realized he was firing blind with his eyes closed. A shameful look around told him no-one saw, and then the double-tapping bursts of deathly goodness poured from his blaster again. This time, his blue-gray eyes were fully open. Though it would do him little. Smoke rose from nowhere, taking various shapes and forms. It had a heavy taint of the dark side along with it. The dark side seemed to extend a dark hand, to rip out and exploit whatever fears lingered deep within him.

He just kept firing.

Hows that, master? Kill enough Vong for you?

Thud. The razor sharp wing of thud bug ripped into pale flesh. He didn't have time to see whatever Force magic the Jedi Master had used as blood slicked his arm. He hunkered down behind a barricade, wanting to scream out for his mother, Force rest her soul.

Ayden could have sworn he passed out from the pain, because next Kian Karr yelled "Time to advance!" That, or the Kel Dor was one crazy son of a blaster.

After tending to his wound, and trying not to get ripped to pieces from more thud bugs and blaster bolts, Ayden Quell advanced with the platoon of soldiers, praying to the Force almighty herself that he would live to see another day. The advance of his master to the frontlines inspired him with courage and some sprinkling of hope, though it mostly just reinforced his notion that his master was crazy as hell.

Then he looked ahead, and something malicious and dark started to happen to the Jedi Master...
 
Location: Stronghold, one of many branches.
Objective: Objective B.
Allies: [member="Matsu Xiangu"] | [member="Cryax Bane"] | [member="Vrag"]
Enemies: [member="Meeristali Peradun"] | [member="Kian Karr"]

NPCs:
Location: Stronghold, one of many branches.
Controller: Xenia Nastassia
NPCs: NN-2 Front Droids [2] [1 damaged; in combat] NN-K Infiltration Droid [1]
Objective: Objective B; slice into enemy systems.
Opponents: [member="Meeristali Peradun"] | [member="Kian Karr"]

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"This isn't so bad-- right? This isn't--"
<<Frack! Incoming, Jedi I can only assume get out of here.>>
"Frack, Detox, get them out of here... and-- hey! Be careful."
<<Yes, m'lady.>>

She hated having to say those kinds of things, even to mechanical units. Time to test the infiltration droid's bits against the foe she'd heard so much about. A Jedi, warriors of this strange faith, incredible apparently. In Xenia's form, Detox rose, holo-projectors casting a dramatic rippling of light grey fabric not unlike the unfolding of a fan. It's Nubian pistol looked alike to Xenia's own in every way. Its damage, although light, was real if hit, even against a Jedi. As charged, the NN-2 Front droids took first encounters; because they took them well. Unlike other droids, these were programmed to think creatively. Go about combat in a somewhat less conventional way-- Xenia's attempt on a more life like piece of machinery. Their foe was terrifying in its own way, but it was unlikely that he would be able to detect the switch with any force related ability before things were too late. Detox, having found new cover as Xenia would do, revealed the front of her blaster and fired numerous rounds at the beastly approacher. In total, there were four front droids, and each came equipped with a Nas-Tech issue NN-PD Assault Rifle, nearly specifically designed for defeating melee combatants. Weapons primed, aimed, fire-- essentially long-range-capable shot guns, too large a weapon for many humans to use by themselves, fired in unison and all pointed against their target. At each pull of the trigger, three shots fired, bright green blasts which swelled to sizes more alike that of a tripod mounted weapon; three shots made it impossible to deflect with a single, straight blade, thus earning its reputation as a Knight Slayer. An attempted decoy, and a fine-enough strategy.

<<‘Keep going. You can make them fall…’>>

Without wasting time, Xenia launched to the right, a twisting motion whipping her from one cover spot to the next until finally she fell atop the turret she had already crippled. Even still it swung left, right, left-right, and then further right still. A brilliant show of sparks, it didn't look good-- but, it was still moving. Craning her neck up and around its small bulk, she saw much more than the problem. The battle from this more outside-perspective felt different. Focus, focus. Sensor nodes. Wheeling back into a ducked down position though keeping visibility of potential approachers, Xenia repeated "sensor nodes, okay sensor nodes, that's why it's swinging-- ha, easy." Rubbing her fingers together and swallowing she pressed her mind for further thought. If the machine was still trying to find a target, though now lacked the visual means to do so, it still meant it was getting orders from somewhere. Something, no, some system. The automated defense system through which it received its battle responses. Bingo.

Without accepting the metallic resistance, Xenia tore the already broken metal back until she could see robotic entrails. Scores of hanging wire, and repeated, secure mainframe space. Nothing a little blast, blast... blast blast-blast can't handle. Two walls fell to aggressive blaster fire before she found what she was looking for. The more central computers. Gasping for a single breath of air and hoping for the best, she plunged her hand into that broken gun, really relying on luck for it not to somehow tear her limb away right then and there. Spoiler, it didn't. She was able to grab hold of its innards and pull it apart, retrieving what might appear to be a petty bit of mechanics. A small plug in, normally wired into each automated defense system. Okay, okay, good. Step two. A simple slap of a button on the datapad's border and she tapped into her comlink feed-- one previously wired straight to [member="Matsu Xiangu"], [member="Vrag"], and [member="Cryax Bane"].

"Ha! You'll never believe what I just goootttt-- why're they using this outdated stuff, trying to make it easy? Cryax, internal hardrives, I can upload it to your data-pad but only by local connection. Shall we?"
 

Marcus Tritum

Guest
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Location: Moving toward the North Eastern Bridge
Objective: B
Allies: [member="Book"] | [member="Kian Karr"] | [member="Meeristali Peradun"]
Enemies: [member="Matsu Xiangu"] | [member="Vrag"] | [member="Cryax Bane"] | [member="Xenia Nastassia"]

"Command actual, this is Overwatch, requesting new target, over. Command actual this is-"

I growled.

"Aw fuggit."

Without anyone to call out targets I was more or less useless up here. Besides, all the big goons down there were moving too fast. I licked my lips and set the 838 down, casting a wary glance at the repulsorpack I had sitting next to me. It was like a jetpack, but less prone to explosions. I grimaced. Oh man, this was gonna suck. I strapped on the repulsorpack, grabbed my assault rifle, and prayed to whatever gods were out there that I wasn't gonna die from equipment malfunction.

Then I jumped.

Ever fallen a thousand meters before?

Holy.

Hell.

Screaming. Falling. Then I activated the repulsor pack.

Less screaming.

I managed a more or less controlled flight straight down into the thick of it on the North Eastern bridge. Everything was a mass of burning Wookiees and bleeding Vong and all manner of big and creepies. It all seemed great until I realized I was coming down right on top of a Vong warrior. Big fugly.

"Hurk."

I grunted, lashing out with both feet. I caught him unawares in the back and sent him tumbling off into the abyss, which is about the same time I decided that keeping the repulsorpack on was a nice way to stay alive. My knees hit hard bark and I tumbled to a stop, deactivated the repulsorpack, and got back to my feet.

Now, where was I?

North eastern bridge, surrounded by everything, Sith voodoo and Vong nasties everywhere.

"Dak, why in the nine flaming corellian hells did you think this was a good idea?"

Nothing for it now. Wait, say, wasn't that chick with the dark hair the one I'd shot at earlier? Dunno, but she was definitely Sith. So was the other one next to her. Why did I feel like I'd just dived out of the frying pan and into something much, much warmer?

A Vong warrior blocked my line of sight. I put three rounds in his face. He stopped being a problem.

Centering the scope of my CZ-834 assault rifle on the dark haired Sith sorceress who'd done the black tentacle stuff, I squeezed off a quick burst. Three rounds of 5.56mm FLARE slugs. Basically incendiary rounds. One hit wouldn't set her on fire, but three might.
 
Location: Yugwaaargh (Republic Stronghold)
Objective: B - Defend the Stronghold
Allies: [member="Book"], [member="Varus Shatterstar"], [member="Ayden Quell"], [member="Sophia Walsh"], [member="Seamus Valik"], [member="Kana Truden"], [member="Seraphina"] Shel’tah, [member="Layna Akhora"], [member="Meeristali Peradun"]
Enemies: [member="Keira Ticon"], [member="Matsu Xiangu"], [member="Vrag"], [member="Cryax Bane"], [member="Xenia Nastassia"], [member="Darth Hauntruss"], [member="Dredge"], [member="Reverance"]

PC ACTIONS

Kian’s blade flashed and a Vong fell dead before him, his body fall left, his head rolling right. He could feel the darkness growing ahead of him as he advanced against the Sith forces, the EMBU and YVH-1 droids fanning out ahead of him, cutting down Sith soldiers and Vong alike. Many were firing away with their arsenal of guns, but several of the EMBU droids had pulled their energy swords and were making quick work of anyone who closed with them.

Then it hit him.

The mental attack came at Kian with the full force of the darkside. Kian was a Kel Dor. His species were known for their telepathic abilities and as a force user trained first among the Baran Do and then the Jedi, Kian considered himself particularly strong in the art. But even at his strength, the attack stopped him in his tracks. Kian put up a barrier between his mind and the attack, but some of the darkness leaked through, causing him pain the likes of which he hadn’t experienced in years. Then he heard the voice.

YOU CAN NOT HIDE FROM ME…..I SEE YOU.

Instead of gripping him with fear, as he was sure was the intended point, it drove Kian on. It drove him to strengthen the walls of his mind. As the darkness closed in, he built up the light. He thought of things that had brought him hope throughout his years with the Jedi, he thought of the sacrifice he had seen others make to save innocence, he thought of all the good he’d seen others do and that he had done. Kian’s teeth clenched together and he set his resolve.

I DO NOT HIDE FROM SHADOW AND SMOKE!

Kian shouted telepathically, driving his will and the walls of his mind outward, pushing the attack away. As the darkness that clouded his mind passed he slumped for a moment. He heard the crackling of blaster fire and knew he would be dead.

Then Layna Akhora leapt in front of him and battered the blasts aside. Kian called on the force to aid him and he straightened, feeling his body becoming renewed by the lightside of the force. Bringing his lightsaber up, Kian stepped alongside the girl and began to swat the blasterfire away as well, watching as [member="Darth Hauntruss"] and her riders advanced toward them. As they advanced, Kian heard the familiar crackle of the comm-system coming back online in his HUD mask. The Republic had managed to re-route to a new channel!

“Target the speeders.” Kian issued the order to a contingent of YVH-1 Droids, who turned away from their engagements and began firing at them with both their primary and secondary weapons. “EMBU droids, utilize your energy swords, target the Smoke Demons.” Kian order. He wasn’t positive that the weapons would be effective against them, but he knew that a lightsaber was and the energy swords were similarly designed.

Then Kian went on the offensive, continuing to swat the attacks aside, he targeted [member="Darth Hauntruss"]’s mind, flooding her thoughts with the lightside of the force, stabbing at her mind with his own.

NPC ACTIONS ([member="Reverance"])
The unexpected attack from the Vong mounted on Vaghrokka came as a surprise to the few soldiers still remaining in the Stronghold. They had expected themselves relatively safe given the destruction of the two unguarded entryways.

They had been wrong.

Putting in a distress call, a portion of the YVH-1 droids, EMBU droids, and Republic and Wookie soldiers, originally enroute to help support [member="Sochi Ru"], were re-routed to help in fending off this sudden attack. It didn’t take long for the reinforcements to arrive, but by the time they did, many of the defenders lay dead or dying. Immediately the droids went into action, their programming designed to fight Vong. Even as old as the YVH-1s were, they were easily a match for Vong soldiers, the adversary they were designed to destroy. However, they were ignorantly oblivious to the presence of the Vong infiltrators who ran along the wall, pretending to be allies.

The Echani droids peeled off from the main fight in order to target the Vong that were scaling the walls and continuing to advance into the stronghold, while the YVH-1s and the Wookies took on the mounted Vong forces. The Republic Commandos provided support and began to fortify their positions within.

Finally to the battle came the mounted Wookies, surging forward in defense of their homeworld. They knew they were outnumbered, they knew they may die. But onward they rode, bearing down on the mounted Vong soldiers.

Location: Objective B - Stronghold - [member="Vrag"]’s forces
Controller: Kian Karr
Forces:

  1. Echani Mimic Battle Unit (EMBU) [245] http://starwarsrp.net/topic/3529-echani-mimic-battle-unit-embu/

  2. YVH-1 Droids [250]

  3. Wookie Troops

    Footsoldiers[950]

  4. Mounted troops [500]

[*]
Republic Commandos [950]

Objective: Hold the Bridge, keep Stronghold secure
Opponents: One Sith NPC forces at Stronghold

Location: Objective B - Stronghold - [member="Reverance"]’s forces
Controller: Kian Karr
Forces:

  1. YVH-1 Droids [250]

  2. EMRU [250]

  3. Republic Commandos [500]

  4. Wookie Mounted Troops [500]
Objective: Counteract the attack of Reverance’s soldiers
Opponents:

  1. Mounted Vong (Vaghrokka): While less adept at identifying infiltrators, due to being an older model, the YVH-1 droids are also attacking and repulsing the attacks of the mounted Vong.
Location: Stronghold - Objective B
Forces: NPC slicers
Objective: Reroute Republic to a new comm-system.
Opponent: [member="Cryax Bane"]
 
LOCATION: Stronghold Wubba-Lubba-Dub-Dub, Northeastern Branch
OBJECTIVE: B - Take/Destroy the Stronghold | Hamper enemy defensive measures
ALLIES: [member="Keira Ticon"] | [member="Matsu Xiangu"] | [member="Darth Hauntruss"] | [member="Cryax Bane"] | [member="Xenia Nastassia"]
ENEMIES: [member="Kian Karr"] | [member="Ayden Quell"] | [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"] | [member="Dak Canton"]

Adekos peeled off from the vantage point he had assisted Kaine's advance from. That particular batch of fools were thrown into chaos after suffering under a steady stream of their grenades and rocket launchers randomly exploding on their person. To make matters even worse for them, their communications had been cut. Adekos wasn't aware of that, but if he had been, he would have been snickering something fierce as he peeled away to go make himself useful on the actual frontlines. There was precious little of merit to stop Vornskr's gentle climb up the side of the Giving Tree now.

Now as he advanced, he could see Republic-aligned war droids sprinting out from the smoke that lay ahead and flinging themselves into the One Sith forces. Echani Battle Mimicry Units and Yuuzhan-Vong Hunter Droids. Well, if there was something to be said of the Republic, they had impeccable taste. Adekos focused in on these charging droids and, with little effort, commanded them to shut down. He could not or would not get to them all. In fact, it was largely the ones that had been running towards Sith troopers that he took care of. The ones that engaged Yuuzhan-Vong forces, tearing them to bits and pieces with beautifully programmed melee combat routines (he might have salivated a bit if he weren't working), he let them do their thing. For a few minutes, then he turned them off as well.

Just like their friends led by Kiyron, EMBUs and YVH-1s began dropping prone to the floor- bereft of electricity -for no discernible reason. This sort of thing would have continued, had Adekos not then spotted the infamous Dak Canton taking pot shots at the lovely Atrisian woman Ovmar was associated with. Oh, that insufferable little man. He didn't even look like a good person. A mercenary, no doubt. How the mighty Republic had fallen to the point they, too, were hiring this caliber of man to defend their planets.

Well, pretty soon he wouldn't be working for anyone ever again. As a precaution, Adekos drew and ignited his lightsaber, despite the fact it wouldn't help terribly much against slugthrowers. What would help more was if he reached out with the Force, seized hold of the magazine that apparently held explosive FLARE slug ordinance, and squeezed with enough strength that it would become crushed and subsequently explode. So he did that.
 

Marcus Tritum

Guest
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Location: On the Northeastern Bridge
Objective: B
Allies: [member="Book"] | [member="Kian Karr"] | [member="Meeristali Peradun"]
Enemies: [member="Matsu Xiangu"] (previously engaged) | [member="Vrag"] | [member="Cryax Bane"] | [member="Xenia Nastassia"] | [member="Darth Adekos"] (in combat)

Nothing rings an alarm bell quite like your assault rifle's magazine crumpling with a protesting screech and then bursting into flames. FLARE slugs are incendiaries, see, so they don't explode, they just burn... and they don't stop burning until they run out of things to burn. Which was great, unless you were on the receiving end.

My eyes got about as big as saucers and I reacted without thinking, because if I had been thinking I would never have reached out a gloved hand and ​grabbed molten metal. The heat scalded my fingers, but I managed to rip out the mag and toss it away before the transference of heat melted the leather to my fingers. Just barely. Didn't know what damage it did to my rifle. Didn't have time to care.

One hand in need of an ice bath and the other wielding a now magazine-less rifle, I spotted the offending dude or dudette, whose lightsaber snapped on at that moment with its distinctive blood-curdling hiss, and then I decided to do the intelligent thing. I dropped the rifle, letting it hang from the shoulder sling, and activated my repulsorpack to send all 200 plus pounds of my armored self careening across the tree branch straight for the Sith baddie at a little better than 20kph. My arms were extended for a hug.

I didn't recognize the Sith. Would've surprised me if anybody recognized me in this mess, cause I'd opted to wear forest camo patterned stormtrooper armor, or at least that's what it would look like to anyone interested. No need to ruin the Sith's hopes and dreams by telling 'em my armor plates weren't plasteel. All duraplast, baby.

Lightsabers don't scare me.

Much.
 

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