Adding to the thunder of Attie's firepower, Jonis' GG fires off some rounds from her Boom Gun, sending two hundred ceramic titanium alloy flechettes at Mach 5 towards the demons. As the one falls from Attie's assault, the other two near him are obliterated into nothingness.
The combined assault doesn't seem to deter the other demons, as they start firing their weapons while closing the distance. Some of them appear to fade from view and then reappear much closer.
Most of their fire only serves to make you duck for cover or trust in your armor's strength, but Burgurk's bravery gets him a blast right in the chest. The searing heat burns as it goes through a layer of your armor.
Fear check :
= 6
Soak? Hah! Burgurk does not Soak! His mental prowess is so powerful that he can *will* himself to ignore pain!
Recover from Shaken :
= 9
Burgurk moves 6" closer, and targets one of the Brodkil :
= 8, a Raise
Doing
= 27 points
And ends his action Shaken by his effort of attacking while wounded.
Symon begin casting a spell and from the Rift a set of large black tentacles shoot out and encase him. At first it appears he is struggling with them, but soon you see that they have settled into a layer around him, similar to an old suit of armor.
As he does that, the two remaining cybered brodkil brandish their chain swords and run at full bore towards you...
Auriel will run in the direction of the rift.
Burgurk slams his mental power into one of the Brodkil, it's demonic form vanishing into thin air, as if sent back to another plane.
Symon begin casting a spell and from the Rift a set of large black tentacles shoot out and encase him. At first it appears he is struggling with them, but soon you see that they have settled into a layer around him, similar to an old suit of armor.
As he does that, the two remaining cybered brodkil brandish their chain swords and run at full bore towards you...
Auriel sprints as fast as he can, the demonic sorcerer's blood on his mind...
The smaller demons continue their assault, not caring that many of them have been obliterated in the first few seconds. They steadily run forward, firing as they go.
Another blast slams into Burgurk, his powerful concentration staving off as much of the injury as possible.
= 8
Burgurk targets the large creature that just came thru the rift (the 2x2 square one) :
And hits, doing
= 38 points
Not getting an answer from Attie, Jonis fires against the now armored Symon.
AP25
Burgurk attempts to assault the mind of the big demon and almost regrets it as soon as he makes contact. Visceral images of death and destruction greet him and almost cause him to lose focus. Instead, he pushes through and the demon recoils mentally and physically. His eyes smolder red hot as he stares down Burgurk. "You will all die. I will have all of your souls. I will take extra time with your soul. I sense your sins. Should I reveal them to your friends?"
Symon, for his part, may have masterminded something, but he will now no longer be able to answer for anything. Where once was a laughing, maniacal spellcaster, a crimson mist remains.
The burst hits the large demon as well, but it doesn't seem to phase him, the flechettes melting as they hit his skin.
Two more of the Brodkil demons charge at Auriel as he begins to get closer, dropping their rifles and drawing vibroblades as they circle him, licking their lips as if he were to be food.
As they do, Agor charges into the fray as well, his chainsword whirring as he swings, but Auriel's magic protects him for the moment, sparks flying from the shield he is holding.
Attie opens fire with another burst from his railgun, tearing one Brodkil into several pieces and causing two more to dive for the ground.
The great demon Gar'Thul sets his rage on Burgurk and runs full bore towards him!
Agor moves in for the kill on Auriel, "You will not escape this time, Atlantean. Your time is at an end!" Though his words are fierce, the Brodkil leader can't seem to get around Auriel's defenses, but this time, he is not fighting fair and his lackeys join the fight, catching Auriel with a hit that doesn't even phase the tough warrior.
As this happens, Gar'Thul reaches Burgurk and tears into him with his flaming sword, decidedly hating the little Simvan that can mess with his mind, "STAY OUT OF MY HEAD CREATURE!"
Attie opens fire again, dropping two more of the Brodkil and walks his fire towards Gar'Thul, the rail gun rounds shredding right through the demon, even though you watch as they quickly heal...
Jonis, still anchored to the ground, aims and fires her boom gun against the pair of Cyborg Brodkill demons, taking care of not affecting any of her allies.
"Guys, the big demon seems immune to our attacks... what do we do?"
AP25
Auriel sighs and says "I gave you your life, and this is how you choose to spend it. Very well, I shall honor your choice."
He then launches an attack with his blade.
So 1 Wound is Soaked. I'm at two Wounds.
Burgurk casts Deflection on himself :
Burgurk's effective Parry is now 9. He moves 6" away from Gar'Thul.
The sound of the boom gun echoes across the valley as Jonis lets another volley loose into the fray. As the flechette rounds disintegrate one of the demons, the leader, Agor, is also hit. Most of his armor plating is shattered and he screams out in some semblance of pain. He attempts to stand, the regain his honor, but Auriel is there to finish the job. The magical weapon pierces Agor's heart and the demon discorporates into nothingness. That leaves only the one cyborg facing Auriel, a sudden look of fear crossing his otherwise furious face. He attempts a half-hearted attack at the Atlantean warrior and is easily parried.
Burgurk is able to put up a shield and move away from Gar'Thul. The greater demon doesn't seem to care though because now he has set his sights on another target...
"Thus is the fate of all who sow pain and terror." says Auriel as Agor falls. Surveying the battlefield, Auriel sees that the massive demon is harrying Burgurk and so goes to his aid, ignoring the Brodkil he is still in combat with.
Auriel will move into combat with the demon and attack it.
Burgurk goes on Hold until he sees what Gar'Thul is going to do.
The cyborg brodkil seem a bit tougher and it takes Attie focusing his fire to take them down as Auriel clears the area, staying just out of the lines of Attie's wall of ceramic and steel rounds flying towards him.
As he reaches Gar'Thul, the demon simply bats away the attack with his own blade, as if Auriel were inconsequential. "Insolent pest!", he yells as he swings the blade in a wide arc, crashing into Auriel's shield and sending the Tattooed Man flying.
Even as Auriel brought his shield to block the demon's blow, the creature's brute strength simply overpowered Auriel, and he went flying, where he landed with a horrific *CRUNCH* sound.
And he did not get back up.
Burgurk moves over to where Auriel fell, and tries to Heal him of his Incapacitation :
but between all their wounds, is unable to do so.
Burgurk yells into his comms "Auriel is down! As much as I hate to say it, I don't think this is a fight we can win! Ideas?!?!?"
Jonis disables the pylon system of her Glitter Girl and charges against the demon, trying to push it back into the rift it came from.
Jonis races towards the demon and grapples with him, but his supernatural strength is powerful. The servos in the Glitter Girl whine as they strain against him. "It's no use. All of you will bow before me and become my slaves or all of your souls will belong to me."
With barely time to think, Jonis notices a blip on her scanners as she is fighting with the demon. He takes advantage of her momentary distraction and attempts to crush her in her armor.
Burgurk is torn between trying to help Auriel and trying to help Jonis, but finally decides to try and help Jonis by throwing another mental bolt at Gar'Thul :
Doing
= 33 points!
As the great demon focuses his wrath on Jonis, Burgurk slams bolts of pure force into him, his own rage adding to their power. Gar'Thul staggers a bit and loses his grip on Jonis' Glitter Girl.
Attie takes full advantage of the distraction and opens fire, attempting to do something against the being's abyssal hide.
Unfortunately the burst first hits Jonis' Glitter Girl before the rest of it tears into Gar'Thul. The rounds flatten against Jonis's Chromium Armor and again rip through the demon with little effect. Then out of nowhere a flash of energy crosses the battlefield and impacts the demon as well. The only thing that seems to be doing any damage is Burgurk's power...
Jonis tries to identify what her sensors detected.
She will keep fighting the big demon (unless whatever she sees seems important, in which case she will first tell the others.
Standing back up, Auriel will move again into the fray and swing his enchanted blade in an arc at the demon.
Auriel, his wounds barely slowing him in his determination to end this threat, cuts a deep wound in the demon's belly, causing him to roar out in pain and release Jonis. Sensing her moment, she engages the Glitter Girl's arm servos and grabs Gar'Thul in a bear hug and squeezes tightly to him. As she does so, she notices the silhouette on her scanner reads as a Forager-class robot, the same one that was here before. This distracts her and she loses her grip on the demon. Attie opens fire, but only manages to keep him from escaping..
"You, who have invaded this plane, I cast thee out!" shouts Auriel as he swings his blade at the being that should not be on this plane.
Auriel's blade enters the demon's back and its mouth opens with a silent scream as it begins to fade from existence. The nearby Rift collapses with a loud boom and with it, Gar'Thul is gone. An eerie silence sets over the battlefield, but it is soon broken by the sound of approaching booted soldiers. The Forager strolls through towards you and is backed up by several Coalition Soldiers and an officer in the process of removing his helmet. He says over his armor's loudspeaker, "Well done, Legionnaires. Perhaps I underestimated you. While normally I would arrest the lot of you, you have kept Garnet Town from harm and so I grant you leniency. For now. I hope in the future we can continue to work together for the safety of everyone." With that, he motions for his troops to move out. The robot turns and follows them. You are left alone on the battlefield for the moment.
Jonis gets outside of the Glitter Girl, worriedly, and moves to help Auriel.
"Are you ok? Lay down! How do you feel?"
As the demon disappears Auriel sags and then collapses to the ground. He waves off any offers of help. "I just need to rest for..." he pauses when he hears the incoming soldiers and then staggers back up to his feet.
When they finish their statement and leave, Auriel dismisses his rainment and then sits back down with a thump. "I'll take that healing now." he says with a weak smile on his face.
Burgurk tries his psychic Healing on Auriel again :
But he just can't get past all those Wounds. He tries healing himself first :
He tries to heal Ariel again :
He tries manual healing :
And he can only try that once.
About that time, as you are recovering, a few of the members of Garnet Town's population start coming over the hill and making their way towards you. Among them is Old Man Duncan, the dwarven doctor. He looks at Auriel and sighs. "Can't say I've seen many wounds like these before, but I can see what I can do about them." He then turns to Burgurk. "We'll see to you as well, then we could use your help to get 'im back up to snuff. Are the rest of you well enough to travel back on your own?"
Auriel staggers to his feet again and says "I can still walk."
As a group, you return to Garnet Town amid the applause of the entire population. Lithari, the mayor, stands at the head of the group. "I knew something was up when we couldn't find Symon. Thank you again Legionnaires. It is for the best that we continue on our own with the help of the Tomorrow Legion. You may tell your superiors that we accept their offer. Now, before we can let you go though, let's let Duncan see to those wounds..."
You spend the next couple of days meeting with some of the town and recuperating from your recent battle.
When you are able to get word back to HQ, they send a response that you probably weren't expecting.
"We're having trouble getting transportation to your area. Coalition and the Feds have been having some skirmishes recently and we haven't been able to get anything through. High Command says to sit tight and scout the area, see what you can find. Maybe get in good with the locals, setup a base of operations and we'll send what help we can, when we can. Grim out." As usual, your commander wastes no time with pleasantries, so the message he sends is pretty clear. You're on your own for a while...