The Evrensel Conflict The Evrensel Conflict -- Chapter 1: The Only Easy Day was Yesterday

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( @Raynar Saassin That is actually a good question XD)

Shen merely snorted disdainfully as a means to replying to Raynar's sarcastic comment. "I doubt a nishum would be able to fathom it, even if I were to tell you." he stated firmly, before turning to the Major again. "Send out the Ghosts, Phantoms and Spirits, and prepare one for me as well. And while you're at it, divide those who stay behind in two groups. One that will scout the immidiate area of the crashsite, and one who will focus on trying to fix the ship. Understood?"

The Major nodded, and pressed a fist to his chest per salute. "By your word, Field Master." he replied formally, before barking something in Sangheili at the remaining Covenant soldiers, who quickly scattered into the corridor in order to fulfill their duties.
 
"I don't know Corrin. I haven't a clue what went through his mind at first." Hector responded, making sure not to accidentally crush Corrin with his strength as he kept her stable. "But let's hope we don't meet him again until we're ready. From the look of it, he was incredibly powerful." "So what's our next move? That Dragon basically screwed us over and flew off like nobodies business. Even I haven't encountered Dragons before." Undyne asked, still with a somewhat surprised expression on her face. Back in her world, Monsters were a common sight where she lived, but never had she seen something like Kaiser.

@Hahli Nuva @Agent Puncake


"Please. I'd rather not be left out of the loop here." Tyber exclaimed, being quite peaceful with the Rebel Pilot as he kindly let her explain the story of what's happened so far. He had noticed however that she made the comment about him. "Was you expecting someone else? I'm glad to see that my Consortium is still fresh in your group's minds. After all, you and your little band of resistance fighters have helped me out on numerous occasions. Think back to Yavin IV for example when you destroyed the death star. If you hadn't of done that, I wouldn't of been able to succeed in my plans." "Are you sure revealing what we've done is a good idea, Tyber? They can still prove to be a threat to us." "After their little attempt of destroying the Eclipse failed and us capturing it, do you really believe they can tackle us now? We have a fine mixture of troops, Imperial and Rebel alike, and even the ancient Mandalorian's and their technology. But regardless, please do fill us in on the loop. I feel we have much to discuss, miss...?" Tyber exclaimed, gesturing for a name.

@Steely

"So. Fill me in here, bud." Raynar exclaimed, looking over to Shen. "What exactly do you intend on finding here? Last I checked, this place is a ruined battleground. There would most likely not be any kind of Forerunner, Covenant or UNSC technology here. If anything, you're being more guarded about what you order around than you used to." He then turned towards one of the ship's broken rooms. "But as long as you're willing, mind if I take a little exploration session of your ship? You and this place is too familiar to me."

@Wyvern Rider
 
"The fact that he shrugged off a demolition mine like a dog shakes off water is more concerning here." Came a voice from the sky. The interceptor lowered itself until it was right over them, its PA system blaring Cal's comment. "Hey, anyone seen that other girl... Kyra or whatever?"
 
Kiratta grunted under her breath as Tyber went about how much the Consortium had grown in the recent years, mostly thanks to the Rebellion's actions against the Empire. Their recent capture of the gargantuan Eclipse worried the Alliance even further, though they weren't openly hostile to the crime cartel. After all, they shared certain similarities in their methods of attack, varying from sabotage to surprise raids and involvements with criminal organizations. The pilot valued moral purity, yet she was fully aware that a good part of the rebels were smugglers, raiders and gangsters who had been inconvenienced by the Galactic Empire at some point in her life.

"Kiratta." She responded dully, holstering her pistol as she leaned back against a ruined car to rest some. Criminal warlord or not, Tyber was the most familiar face she had seen so far since she was abducted to this hellhole, so she supposed she could find some comfort in speaking with someone from the same 'universe'. "Well, it appears there's something sucking people out of their worlds. No one knows why, but I've come across some odd types back there. Some as archaic as the gladiators in Cato Neimoidia, if I may say, and others as advanced as we are, at least tech-wise." She pointed a thumb towards where she came from, nodding her head in its direction. "I just escaped from a dragon's attack back there. Think of it as an... Arkanian Dragon, if you ever saw one."

 
"Sounds like he's going to be quite the adversary." Hector exclaimed in response to Cal's mention of how that mine he dropped had no effect on the dragon. For a Dragon to not take damage from a high-tech weapon was quite the interesting experience, but Kaiser Dragon is not to be underestimated. After a while, Hector looked towards Corrin with a smile. "You think you can walk on your own now? Kinda embarrassing for me to carry a girl on my back like this you know. Haha!"

@Hahli Nuva @Agent Puncake


Tyber and Urai listened intently to Kiratta's words and honestly couldn't believe a single word. But considering the situation around them and the fact they were pulled out of the Eclipse's Bridge randomly? It added up to some suspicious activity going on. "Interesting... Piecing it all together, I was almost fooled to believe that those so-called sith were behind this, but if they've pulled people from different "Universes" entirely as you put it? We're in for quite the ride here." Tyber exclaimed, rubbing his chin as Kiratta explained her story. It was hard to believe but accurate. "There's no mistake that this is nothing to do with the Sith. I know enough of their methods and rituals to back this up." "Urai. Don't tell me you've gone off and become a Jedi Master without telling me. Haha." "My race are known for being Force Sensitive, but are not able to manipulate it."

@Steely
 
"Next time... I-I'll be ready...." Corrin uttered. She suppressed a blush and stood on her own.

She had lost her Dragonstone in the fight, and would need to make a new one soon lest she lose control of her dragon mode and hurt her allies. She had done so only once before, when her mother died.

@Raynar Saassin
 
Kiratta silenced herself as Tyber and Urai began to take their conclusions, their faces marked with disbelief and suspicion. She couldn't exactly blame them: the story she told was hardly believable even in her mind, though it was exactly what she had gone through so far. "I'm not Force-Sensitive or whatever that's called, but I'm certain this has nothing to do with the Sith. I myself was sitting around in my quarters when I got sucked in; plus, this whole place doesn't look like anything the Galaxy ever saw. I'd love to have a piece of flying junk just to get an overview, but I haven't come across any of those so far."

The woman began to pace back and forth, rubbing her head in thought. "Well, we should work together for now. It's the most logical thing to do, after all." While she didn't fully trust the Galaxy's most feared crime lord, for reasons that go without saying, the rebel understood the mind of someone so deeply rooted into crime. Her one year of smuggling taught her plenty about the goals and means of those who live for themselves; they'd never waste a single blast on something that wouldn't benefit them. "I could lead you two back to the group, see things for yourselves. Might help to see things with your own eyes than to hear it out of a Rebel's mouth, I believe."

 
As a broadcast signal entered range an encrypted USNC IFF beacon made itself known from the noise floor to those able to listen. The data would decrypt tersely as UNSC - TOP SECRET - DECEMBER WHITE. A small dark blue drone poked its flat head above some rubble seen more by its pair of matte black antennae than its flat boxy head. Its lights entirely off it examined the signals and data received in the distance. Mundi wanted to wave hello but it was against clandestine protocol. There was a Spartan so protocol said it should wait to go see until it was invited to an LZ. It was unescorted and there were no inner loop so master could tell Mundi where it was.
 
"I'm sure you'll be fine!" Undyne exclaimed as she released Corrin gently and stood up finally. Outstretching her arms, she took a look around to see if that dragon was truly gone and it was, there was no sight of it. "Besides, I'm sure you've had harsher battles than just one dragon. You look like the type to kick some serious butt! Quite literally since you apparently don't like wearing shoes."

@Hahli Nuva


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"Urai. I want you to keep a close eye on our surroundings for a moment. Recon the area and see if you can find any sources of activity. I'll stay in our camp here and make sure this Rebel is properly taken care of." "Understood, Tyber." Urai responded with a nod as he walked off to scout the area around their makeshift camp. Tyber took a seat on a makeshift chair and pulled one over for Kiratta to sit on. "So you're a part of the Rebel Alliance, judging from your get up. Tell me a little bit about yourself. We have time."

@Steely

Raynar felt his wrist buzz a little as it was flashing a green light. Accessing the Tacpad on his wrist, he had discovered that a UNSC IFF Tag was being registered and revealed a general location of where it was originating. But he couldn't exactly trust Shen with such information, he was a Covenant after all. Seeing an opportunity to meet a familiar face or at least someone that wasn't a Covenant, he snuck away from Shen's eye-sight and stole a Covenant Ghost from a wrecked Phantom and took off, looking for the signal. Where exactly was it?

@Wyvern Rider @lil_kreen
 
"I've killed a Dragon God before, but I had help that time. Kaiser is different. I can fight him on my own, but I need to prepare."

Corrin rubbed her shoulder. She was still hurting fromKasier's Fireball. Whatever that attack did, it hurt her more than a regular shot would. When she had time, she would examine her wounds closer.

"Whoever or whatever brought us here might still be around. We just have to work together and find it."


@Raynar Saassin
 
Mundi saw the vehicle leading away by the moving iff signal. An ONI drone had a particularly good come package after all. A trooper alone with valid iff? it could engage! The wheel legged drone made an impromptu j turn sailing down the rugged incline with active suspension making it more a wheeled parkour than a rally car. The drone had to keep up with Spartan sprinting full tilt up hills over obstacles. The expensive drone at times could seem to fly over rooftops and mundi liked the predictive structure of Urban environments. The flexible non Newtonian wheel was a stealth option to reduce road noise and when the drone seemed to flow down the hill behind the bike mundi blinked some lights at the soldier to get their notice.
 
Kiratta rose an eyebrow in suspicion as Zann talked about 'properly taking care of the rebel'. Her hand ghosted over her pistol, just in case, and her expression changed, sporting a darker look. When offered the chair, she refused the seat, instead sitting on the burnt car's trunk so her distance was kept between her and the crime lord. "Yeah, I'm a Rebel alright. X-Wing pilot, to be more exact." She shrugged, glancing about the place for a moment before returning to him. "Nothing big aside from working as a smuggler for an year, I guess. Seems like everyone needs to get involved in illegal business before they get a shot at the Rebellion. Save for our few senate allies, of course."

@Raynar Saassin




Agatha let out a pained scream as her body crashed against the ground, filling the air with a mixture of rubble collapsing and armor clinking and smashing. Her world spun and twisted with each tumble down whatever hill she had just landed on, though the pain of each impact was all she felt till she was slammed against a hard surface, ending her rolling entrance roughly. Impressively, she managed to keep hold of her gargantuan sword on her way down, though the weapon now rested among the debris of a ruined building as she struggled to sit up, holding her head till the aches went away.

"By the Gods, what happened?" She asked herself out loud, collecting the strengths to put herself back on her feet. Her hands took her Zweihänder off the floor, resting the thick blade against her shoulder as she always did. Has someone summoned me? From a quick look around her, she realized it was nothing like Sen's Fortress, the last place she had stopped to rest at; summoning was out of question. Whatever that bright flash of green was, it had transported her elsewhere.

An entire new world, perhaps.

Noticing a path among the collapsed structures, the Undead Knight began to make her way out of whatever she was standing on, eyes up on the sky for any references of where she had landed. The design of the buildings was alien to her, too blocky to even remind her of the castles back at Astora and Lordran. Strange machinery, composed mostly of burnt, beaten steel, dotted large streets and colored them orange with their raging flames.

With both hands gripping the handle of her sword, Agatha pushed forward, glancing at every possible corner for signs of any enemy activity. After all, this area appeared to have no bonfires, and she couldn't tell what would happen if she died at the hands of whatever monstrosities lurked in these ruins.

She stopped on her tracks as she spotted two humanoid figures standing on the distance, apparently conversing between themselves. While her attentive nature had her keep her guard up, the knight of Astora sprinted towards the two, only stopping when she had gained some proximity to them. From the looks of it, neither appeared to be hostile, though she preferred to play it safe. Her talisman was slipped into her grasp, pressed against the hilt of her sword, ready to cast miracles should the need arise.

Slowly, Agatha emerged from the piles of debris that surrounded the area, standing before the duo from a certain distance. While she was one to introduce herself often, the dreary atmosphere of this strange place had her dead silent, waiting for any of the two to notice her and take whatever action came first in their minds.

@Raynar Saassin
@Blacksmith
 
"Hopefully we can find out what brought us all here. But for now, let's set up camp here and rest. It's been a long day." Hector exclaimed as he found a ruined tree in the distance. "I'll get us some wood. Undyne, if you could find some kind of food in that bakery over there?" "Got it! Hopefully there will be some food left in this broken place, I'm quite famished myself." She stated, taking off towards the bakery with a spear in hand in case she'd run into trouble. Once Hector returned from the ruined tree, he laid down the foundations of a camp and looked towards Corrin. "Hey... If you have any power left, could you light this?"

@Hahli Nuva


"Interesting. I'm sure you must have much to tell about your adventures. And I understood your concerns about being with a man like me, being one of the most feared crime lords." Tyber exclaimed, adding more fuel to the makeshift fire in the middle. "So you used to be a smuggler? That's an interesting concept, as most of the Rebellion featured people like you. Although you have tried to defy my plans a few times, especially a particular Han Solo as it were? He led the assault against Kuat and attempted to stop my take-over of the Eclipse. I'm surprised there was no notice of my consortium in your ranks. Care to explain why I'm not important to be noted?"

@Steely
 
Corrin blushed red, rubbing her arm slightly in emberassment. She didn't use fire. She was a water ragon. Poor Hector didn't know.

"I....can't do that. I'm not a fire dragon....." Corrin said sadly. She wished she could use fire, but her mother had made her a water dragon, so that she wouldn't be as destructive as her deranged father.

@Raynar Saassin
 
The interceptor landed smoothly, and the cockpit door opened. Cal stepped out and his drone flew out with him, plasma thrower bristling. "I got fire. Vulture, tune the thrower to lowest setting. You guys want to..." he gestured to the fire pit.
 
Kiratta shrugged her shoulders once again at the mention of Han Solo. "I'd say he's a bit of a wild card on the Rebellion, but he's done us quite a lot of good recently, believe me." When confronted about why the Consortium wasn't as much of a threat to the Alliance compared to the Empire, the pilot hummed, trying to remember some of the talk she overheard while sitting on the bridge of the Irrepressible and other rumors among the troops. "Eh, I'd say it's because our methods are similar. Plus, many soldiers in the Rebellion have friends or old companions in the Consortium. I've heard that Mon Mothma also suggested that we don't start a war on more than two fronts, so there's that, I guess."

 
"Relax, Corrin." Hector exclaimed, walking over to her and giving her a gentle pat on the shoulder. "I'm sure someone would be able to fill that spot for us." And right on que, Cal offered to light the fire with his ship. After he gestured for them to move, he responded. "Already ahead of you, big guy." Hector exclaimed as he gladly stood back to allow Cal to release the holy flames to light the way for them. Or just provide the light to the campfire, that works too. Seeing this kind of technology in action was quite surprising to him, he's never seen anything so technologically advanced considering he's come from a world that has swords and magic.

@Agent Puncake @Hahli Nuva


"Interesting. So they do not wish to cause a war with us and recognise similar tactics. That's quite interesting to know, actually." Tyber exclaimed, rubbing his chin as he reached for a data-pad he had on him when he was teleported. The last things recorded on it were the finishing result of the Battle of Endor and the capture of the Eclipse. "Seems you lot are cleaning up the Empire quite nicely. Seems your little war is going to end. Hopefully you won't have to antagonise us but I'd rather not get into anything too risky, even if it makes me a lot of business."

@Steely

"Ah, flashing lights. Perfect. They must be signalling me to pull over." Raynar exclaimed as he turned the Ghost in a sharp-right fashion as he began to use it's boost function to get closer to the source of the lights. "I wonder who has this kind of tag... It came up as a top-secret one as well. ONI maybe? Or another Spartan? Only through visible interaction will allow me to get behind the source of this signal, but if it's a trap, I'll be ready." Luckily the Ghost still had plenty of plasma in it's front turrets so if it was a trap, at least he would be armed quite well in that of a agile harassment vehicle.

@lil_kreen
 
Corrin watched in silent amazement. This metal dragon was most certainly useful. Did the man build it himself? Corrin would ask have to ask Cal sometime. Right now she was tired, hungry, and hurting.

The beautiful maiden sighed a bit and knelt down near the newly formed fire to warm herself.

@Raynar Saassin @Agent Puncake
 
The small drone folded the plasma thrower back onto itself, did a drone's equivalent of a curtsy be doing a mid-air flip, and re-attached itself to Cal's back.

"You know, this guy back in my universe - he's long dead - he said something before, about how hyper-advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Only now I realized that it could actually work both ways." Cal sat down on a nearby... destroyed thing, and removed his helmet. "ALFRED, enter passive mode. Deploy perimeter guards."

The three drones flew off in different directions.

@Raynar Saassin @Hahli Nuva
 
(I'm bad at keeping track it seems, so I'll just hope I didn't miss anything.)

The massive iceburg crushed the damned machine, as shards of ice came flying all around the area. Soap was in cover when that happened, and BJ quickly ducked into the stairway hall when the shards came his and HK's way. What remained once the air had cleared were Nazi's trying to figure out what the hell happened. Not wasting another second, Soap fired back on the disorganized soldiers, while BJ ran towards them. Pulling out a hatchet hanging off the belt of his pants, he struck one in the throat and fired his rifle at the rest.

Redline's sudden rocket out of nowhere helped add to that chaos, as the German vehicles exploded around the soldiers. What once seemed like certain death was now a chance to fight back and perhaps even make it out of this insanity alive..... Hopefully. At least for the ones outside the building, the ones inside might die.
 
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