You are Logan Drey.When you left Earth about a week ago, it was on the verge of total domination by a rogue AI.You alone seem to have been spared by fate. After a desperate gambit to escape certain death, you met a strange creature in armor. When you accepted the shield this creature offered you, it whisked you off to parts unknown.Now you’re a wanderer, the Unchosen Void Knight.Last night’s festival was a fun time. You got to hear the different Veeka sing and watch them dance, you even did some dancing yourself.And then you and Parin necked for a bit, among other things…You’re not quite certain how you feel about this…Previous threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Into%20the%20Aether%20Quest,QM twitter: https://twitter.com/QM_DizzyCurrent OP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mSFNDtSwrE
>Current objectives:-Find your way back to the crossroads.-Find your way back to Earth.-Discover what this huge war is about, and how it's threatening to destroy the universe.-Learn more about the Corruption.-Stay alive.>Current inventory-1 KV-09 Combination assault blade/energy pistol. Modified with the Void Knight Shield-1 Screwdriver-1 Adjustable wrench-Various spare parts-A pouch of gold coins-Another pouch with 17 "Calling Crystals"-8/10 light travel rations-10/10 full oil can-10/10 bandages>Current energy stored-3 Aether tanks-3 Void tanks-0 Apotropeia tanks-0 empty tanks-Support tank-Aether-Weapon-Apotropeia-12 EP per tank>Calling Crystal contacts-Jodo, chief of Yujun village (Palia)-Rose, interplanetary drifter (Currently on UNKNOWN) (Travelling with Oz, Savvi, and Thorn)-Jax, Hecatun Way Knight (Currently on UNKNOWN)-Parin, Hecatun Way Knight Trainee (Currently on Bray)-Winnow, Veeka Spirit Singer (Bray)>Current known techniques-Blade Wave (cost:5 EP)-Charge Shot (cost:3 EP)-Scatter Shot (cost:3 EP)-Close Lesser wound (cost:1 EP)-Repulse (cost:2 EP)-Repulsor Blast (cost:3 EP-Reflection Field (cost: 7 EP)
You sit down and re-read the paper. The red stamp on the top of the page bores into your head.There in big red letters it reads “UNFIT FOR COMBAT DUTY”“This has to be some kinda fuckin’ joke, right?” You say. There’s no way the new command would be this far up their own ass that they’d give a frontline soldier mechanic duty.You feel Hannah lean on your head from behind you. “Never underestimate how far up their own ass someone can go.” She says, her words mirroring your thoughts as her hands drop to your chest. “Maybe you can ask for a redo.” She says optimistically.You sigh. “This is the redo.”“So you’re a little crazy. On the upside, you won’t be anywhere near danger anymore. And you can always get one of these.” She says, holding her stun gun out in front of you.“We have plenty of people who can fix and install augments, and even more who can fix a weapon or a vehicle. And I think I’d be better off punching things than I would be with one of those. Having me back here won’t get us any closer to winning this.” You say, crumpling the paper in your left hand.“We can fight the good fight without you, you know. The war isn’t going to go to hell just because we’re lacking Logan Drey.” She twirls around in front of you, holsters her stun gun and leans in close to your face, looking annoyed.“I know, it’s just…” You stop and look away from her, not quite willing to finish that sentence.Hannah plops down on your lap. “We were close, I know. There’ll be other chances, you’ll see.” She smiles, but takes on a sad expression and presses her forehead into yours when she sees that you still seem down. “Let it go, there was no way you could’ve known.” She says, wrapping her arms around you.>continued
You stand up from the chair, gently lifting Hannah back to her feet. “I should’ve known.” You say, tossing the psych evaluation in the trash bin. You must look as angry as you feel, because Hannah says nothing.“I need some air…” You say, letting out a long sigh. You were caught off guard that time. Victory seemed so close. And just like that, as they all turned away, it wasn’t.You were caught off guard that time.It won’t happen again.
You awaken to the sound of an alarm. Not a proximity alarm or any other warning, just an alarm.You squeeze your eyes shut before you open them, letting out a long, heavy sigh. Always a pleasure these little trips into your own mind, so full of old memories and things you don’t think about for a reason.>Good morning Logan.You groan as you turn your head to the left to look out the window. It looks as though the sun hasn’t come up yet.<How long did I sleep for?>You have slept for 5 hours, 26 minutes and 16 seconds.<That isn’t very long, why did you wake me?>You have a message.You attempt to lever yourself up with your left arm, finding that nothing responds. A quick glance down tells you that your left arm is currently unattached. Where it might be, you aren’t entirely sure.Attempting to do the same with your right arm, you feel something clinging to it.Looking over to your right, you see Parin. She seems pretty comfortable, snuggled up next to you.And from what you can feel, she’s also quite naked.>[ ] Stay where you are.>[ ] Wake her.>[ ] Slip out.
>>30286750Oh my, Logan, You Dawg.We can read the message where we are, can't we?
>>30286750>>[ ] Stay where you are.Time to entirely freeze up as we realize what we just did.
>>30286750>[ ] Stay where you are.Read the message there
>>30286750mfw we really did steal the imouto
>>30286750>Stay where you areJust kind of... bask in this. The past is the past. This is the present.
>writing
>>30286878Kind of surprised considering she apparently had a big crush on Jax.
>>30286750Am I right in assuming that Logan's base back on Earth was not that far from rogue AI's mainframe?On an unrelated note, how big is known universe, and how many worlds do both sides of the galactic conflict entail? I've visited the archives and the horny girl who served before Logan spoke as if she was fighting something very specific, not just some abstract concept, to say nothing of how did she even end up on mother Terra...
>>30287009She had been warming up to us. Add the magic of alcohol to that and anythings possible
>>30287009Jax was unavailable, unlike this mysterious stranger she rescued from certain death.
You decide that waking her might be a bit rude, and you’re honestly more than a little nervous about your current position. After all, Parin doesn’t seem to be the only one here who’s naked…<Play message.>Message from: Jax, Hecatun Way Knight.>Playing.“Hey there Logan! If you’re not busy at the moment, I could use a hand. I may have gotten myself into a bit of a bind over here…”Oh my…He does sound distressed, and you really should go and help him… Void Knight reputation and all.But on the other hand you’re somewhat unwilling to leave your current position, comfy as it is.>[ ] Get dressed>[ ] Respond to the message>[ ] Roll over
>>30287077>>[ ] Get dressedSad as it is, duty calls.
>>30287077>mfwGet dressed to kill and go help him out.Wake up Parin in case she wants to tag along.Make it snappy
>>30287077>[ ] Get dressed>[ ] Respond to the messageAs much as I'm sure we'd like to relax a little longer, Jax has been pretty cool to us so far, and it wouldn't be right to ignore him if he's in trouble.
>>30287077Respond first. Let's at least check in before we go running off.
>>30287179That might be waste of time, unless we can respond while getting clothed.Speaking of which, for the love of all that is holy don't forget something important, like the weapon or the shield.
>>30287235or an arm or a leg
>>30287268No, forget both our legs. This is now crippled quest
>>30287291>>>/vg/ksg
Welp, duty calls… You suppose.You raise your legs in the air to check it they’re still there. Thankfully, they are.Gently and quietly, you slip your arm out from Parin’s grasp and sit up.“Okay… Arm.” You whisper to yourself. A cursory glance around the room reveals that you left it on the night stand. “I know this place… Right…” This is the room that you’ve come to favor in Hovum. You decided to come here after the festivals… events… last night. It all seems to come rushing back to you at once, and you feel your right cheek heat up. Your left cheek is unfazed by your emotions, synthetic as it is.You slowly slip out of the bed and locate your clothes, which seem to be chaotically strewn about the room. Starting with your underwear, you set about getting dressed.“Mmmmm… What’s goin’ on” You hear Parin mumble incoherently as she sits up and rubs her eyes, letting the blanket drop to her waist. She seems completely oblivious to her surroundings for the moment. That is, until she makes eye contact with you.You are currently at the foot of the bed, halfway through getting your shorts back on. “G-good morning Parin.” You say, a nervous smile crossing your features.Suddenly she seems all too aware of her surroundings, snatching up the blanket and vainly trying to stutter out something.>What do?
>>30287614"Good morning, seems like the festival got pretty crazy last night, huh.""...We should probably talk about this later, but I just got a message from Jax and it sounds like he's in some sort of trouble."
>>30287614"No time to lose! Jax is in danger! Get ready, or get left behind!"
>>30287614It was my privilege
>>30287691This
>>30287691This, but add something to the effect of "you were amazing."
>>30287714Fucking this
>>30287691This seems rather appropriate
>>30287714"Good morning, seems like the festival got pretty crazy last night, huh.">"...We should probably talk about this later, but I just got a message from Jax and it sounds like he's in some sort of trouble."But please add this in somehow
“Seems like the festival got a little crazy last night, huh?” You say, pulling your shorts the rest of the way up.“Y-yeah…” She says, calming down enough to speak. Her face is still bright blue, however. “So where are you off to?”“I got a call from Jax, sounds like he’s in a bind so I’m off to go give him a hand.” You say, searching the ground for your shirt. “You wanna come along?”“You’re in contact with Jax?” She asks.You locate your shirt and pull it over your head with one hand. “Yeah, I met up with him a while ago.” You say, pulling your shirt all the way down and patting it flat. “You in?”“Yeah, you go on ahead though. I’ll follow in a minute.” She says, pulling the blankets up over her head.“Makes sense, send me a message when you’re ready to come through.” You say, pulling your almost-flak-vest on before attaching your arm.<Okay, link me.The shield starts glowing, and you cut a rift to where Jax is. “I’ll see you on the other side, okay?” You say.“O-okay.” You hear from under the blankets.”>Anything further before you guys leave?
>>30288164 you are cute when you stutter < then jump through the portal*
>>30288164"By the way, last night was amazing."
>>30288164Upon arrival, drop into combat stance and be ready to fight off an ambush. Or perform one yourself. Non-lethal ordnance if convenient.
>>30288267Seconding.
>>30288267Works for me.
>>30288267Something along these lines.
“That was fun… last night.” You say, scratching the back of your head nervously.She pokes her head out from under the blankets. “Y-yeah… it was.” She says with a slight smile.You turn to go through the rift, before looking back at her. “You know, you’re cute when you’re flustered.” You say, chuckling as you step forward.Parin whips a pillow at your head, which you catch out of reflex as you enter the rift.So now you’re in a rift, travelling to who-knows-where… with a pillow.You’ll have to bring this back to the innkeep at some point…<So where am I going anyway?>The planet Wersess. There are no known sentient races inhabiting this world. Beyond this, I have no more information.Well, you don’t think you’re going for the wildlife. You’ll see what Jax needs, deal with it, and then hit the road.The journey takes about as long as usual. You stick your landing out of the portal, and immediately scan your surroundings with both your systems and your senses.Jax is here, which you expected. But there are several other Way Knights of varying sizes and colors.“Dang, I was hoping you wouldn’t show.” Jax says, looking disappointed.“You should be glad, Terenajaxoleas. You get to live now.” Says a slight framed, blue skinned Way Knight.You don’t like the look of this, not one bit. You widen your stance, ready to defend if you need to.>[ ] Ask Jax what’s going on.>[ ] Ask strangers what the hell they want.
>>30288789Warp away, RIGHT THE FUCK NOW.
Ask them what they want, but then sucker punch them mid explanation.bonus points if you can incorporate the pillow somehow
>>30288789>[ ] Ask strangers what the hell they want.I swear, the Way Knights have been a bigger threat to us so far than the corruption.
>>30288789ask jax
>>30288789Quick question, what happens if we open a rift on someone ?
>writing>>30288933>you aren't sure. Opening a rift takes a bit of set up time, and at the moment it isn't a very efficient combat tactic.
“The hell do you guys want?” You ask. Around you there are six other Way Knights, including Jax, or Terenjaxo-whatever they just called him.The supposed leader starts talking about how the shield belongs to the Hecatun, spewing the same spiel you’ve heard from Zeshua 3 times now. You quickly ignore her and begin to analyze the battlefield.6 enemies, 5 if Jax is still on your side. The closest one is the leader, with 3 others beside and behind her. Jax seems to be keeping his distance from the leader, and the last one has taken a position behind you.You currently have full tanks, and a pillow. If you struck now while she’s still talking, you could catch them off guard. That might give you enough time to take out 1 or 2 of them before they could mount a defense if you acted fast. If Jax is indeed and ally here, then the rest would be relatively simple. If not… then this may be the worse of the 2 plans.If you stalled until Parin got here, you could take advantage of her unexpected arrival. Take out a few while they look the other way, and when the element of surprise has worn off you would have a definite ally.>[ ] Strike now.>[ ] Stall.
>>30289237>>[ ] Strike now.
>>30289237>[X] Strike now.
>>30289237>strike now.It doesn't seem like jax is with these guys. And waiting till parin gets here puts her in the line of fire.
>>30289237>[ ] Strike now.STRIKE WITH PILLOW
>>30289237>[ ] Strike now.They were talking about killing Jax, so I'd be surprised if he passes up an opportunity to turn the tables.
>>30289237>[ ] Strike now.We cant give them a chance to surround us and put us on the defensive, we wont be able to hold out.Toss the pillow in the leaders face, rush her, then put a shotgun blast in her from behind the pillow
Subtly, you put your hand on the KV’s charge point. Covering this move with the pillow.<Load Scattershot. Acquire targets.>Processing…Whoever their leader is, man can she ever talk. You had time to come up with two entire attack plans, pick one, and start implementing it, and she’s STILL talking.>Lock Acquired. Algorithm loaded.5 crosshairs appear in your vision, accompanied by an arrow at the edge of your vision showing where the enemy behind you is.You can’t help but grin a little. Time to get this started.>I changed up the rolling a bit. Still d20s, but with measures taken against crits.>Roll 1d20
Rolled 1>>30289639
>>30289663>and this is why I changed the rolling.
Rolled 2>>30289639 ...not archelons system is it?
>>30289717well...crap
Rolled 18>>30289639Noice, so no getting our ass handled by guys we fucked up easily before ? As if
Rolled 7>>30289639
Rolled 18>>30289639
>>30289755no that happened last fight we never fought these before
>writing>Yeah, auto fail nat 1's are a pain in the ass for everyone. Which is why I'm not counting them anymore.
>>30289781>Implying they won't be back later to fuck us up
>>30289809only one way to win....http://www.infinitelooper.com/?v=E7Ic-WAlyhA&p=n I invoke the hong kong phooey big book of kung fu
You whip the pillow right at the leader’s face mid-sentence. It catches her off guard, and she stops talking. You give her no time to recover, dropping into a sprint to follow as closely behind the pillow as you can. As you run, you start the charge for your scattershot.When she takes the pillow off her face, the first thing she sees is your fist. Your big, metal fist.One down. You immediately level the KV at the nearest enemy’s stomach. Point blank, scattershot seems to do an impressive amount of damage.Two down. The second closest is scrambling for his weapon. Unfortunately, you already have yours. Raising the KV over your left shoulder, you release the blade. All in one motion you lock the blade into place and slam it into his shoulder.Three down. The one behind you starts to close in, indicated by the rapidly lowering distance shown next to the arrow at the edge of your vision. The last one in front has his weapon out, but so does Jax.>roll 1d20
Rolled 19>>30290003lets try this again
Rolled 11>>30290003 by the power of scattman crothers
Rolled 16>>30290027I like the way this serie of events is unfolding
>writing.
Okay, I'm a little late to the thread, let's see what I misse-->she’s also quite naked.Fuck.
You pull the KV back and release the blade lock, stopping the swing and letting the momentum carry it back into its resting position under your forearm.Jax brings his sword to bear on the enemy in front of you, as you jump back and away from said enemy’s attack. As you move, you jab your elbow backwards, planting the tip of your blade firmly into the enemy behind you.As you pull the blade out, you hear the enemy you stabbed slump to the ground. Jax’s attack knocked the last one out, and as he puts his blade away he looks around. “Holy shit, that was downright brutal! Where the hell did you learn to fight like that?” He asks you.>[ ] My home world isn’t exactly sunshine and lollipops.>[ ] What the hell happened here?
>>30290392>[ ] What the hell happened here?Down to business
>>30290392>>[x] My home world isn’t exactly sunshine and lollipops.
Rolled 19>>30290392 >[ ] My home world isn’t exactly sunshine and lollipops....thank you for getting that stuck in my headhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2sKH8yjVsM&feature=kp
Rolled 10>>30290392>[ ] My home world isn’t exactly sunshine and lollipops.
>>30290392>>[ ] My home world isn’t exactly sunshine and lollipops.
>>30290392>[ ] My home world isn’t exactly sunshine and lollipopsNow whats going on here. My sympathy for your situation was tenuous before, im starting to think im going to have to start cutting things off if this keeps up.
“You all seem to think that I’m some sort of stranger to conflict. I’m not. My entire planet was at war when I left it.” You say as you put away your weapon, walking back to where the leader was and picking up your pillow. “If anything, you guys seem to be the ‘newbies’” You say, checking the leader for a pulse. “5 to 1 advantage and I took out 3 before anyone even managed to get their weapons out. Doesn’t anyone teach you guys about ambush tactics?” You ask.“We learn tactics, but I don’t think I’ve seen anyone start an ambush after they’ve been surrounded.” Jax says, checking the Way Knight he took down. “Still, there’s a certain… desperation to the way you fight. Like losing or backing down is not an option, and nothing is quite off limits.”“Uphill struggles are my speciality.” You reply. The leader seems to be alive, but the other ones you took out are not. “And deciding that something is off limits only puts you into a corner.”“No kidding… So what have you been up to?” He asks.>Message received from ParinYou look around you, this is going to be hard to explain…>[ ] Open a link for Parin>[ ] Take this elsewhere
>>30290996>[ ] Open a link for Parin
Rolled 20>>30290996 she does not need to see this first thing>[ ] Take this elsewhere don;t try to hide or pretend it did not happen she is a big girl but still
Rolled 1>>30291066This. The dice gods have spoken
>>30290996>>[x] Open a link for Parin
>>30291066nuuuu I left my dice on
>>30290996>[x] Open a link for ParinDieses hier
<Play message.You hear Parin’s voice in your ear. “Hey Logan, all done over here. Link to me when you’re ready.” The message ends there. You look around, the coast seems clear.<Open link.>Linking.The bag of crystals at your waist begins to glow. Jax seems to notice this. “You linking someone?” He asks.“Yeah, I was with Parin when you called. She said she wanted to help out.” You say.He looks shocked. “You’re bringing Parin here?” He asks.“Yes” you answer.“Here, to the place with 3 dead Way Knights.” He says.You grimace. That does sound like a bad idea when he puts it that way…Too late to do anything about it now though, as a rift opens beside you. Out of the rift comes Parin, who smiles when she sees you and Jax. Then her smile slowly fades when she sees the scene around her.>What say?
>>30291569Curse over our lack of judgment. Explain the situation
>>30291569"There's a reasonable explanation for all of this. Stay calm and I will relay it to you."
>>30291569 welcome to the ambush point parin...hang head in shame at the stupidity of bringing her here
I absolutely love how people can't take how brutal Logan's way of fighting is, even if they too have been warriors all their life.
>>30291821 soldier reality vs chivalric ideal perhaps
>>30291846Well I don't think they ever went to an all out war. They feel more like a space police than anything else. I'm gonna bet they don't deal with battle hardened guys like Logan often.
“There’s a reasonable explanation for this.” You say.Parin looks at you, her arms pulled in close to her chest and her eyes wide with fright.“This was an ambush.” You say. “They wanted the shield”“S-so y-y-you k-killed them?” She asks.You grimace, maybe a little mercy here and there isn’t a bad thing, but “Sometimes mercy is a luxury that can’t be afforded.” You say, finishing your thought out loud. “This happened to be one of those times.”She hangs her head, before wiping her eyes and looking back up at you. “I-I think I get it…” She says. “What exactly happened?” She asks.Jax answers before you do. “I told the council about my meeting with you when I was there yesterday. These guys followed me out here and forced me to call Logan, which I did.” Jax says.You continue. “And when I got here, I decided to turn this ambush on its side.” You say.She seems to understand, but that doesn’t mean she accepts it.>[ ] Employ tactical hug.>[ ] Ask how she feels.
>>30292171Let her deal with it. She's a warrior and this is a warrior's job. She'll have to learn that, better here than in the middle of a fight.
>>30292171>[ ] Employ tactical hug.
>>30292234This. Tell her that this is what cold, hard reality looks like.
>>30292171 no tackle hug nonoononononono emotions crowded enough as is some of these people were probably blood relative s of hers.. we ask how she feels.then gently move our way in and perhaps hug if she truely needs it but just simply going in and surprising her is how we ennded up in this mess to begin with
>>30292234Second
>>30292234Strewth, this right here. If you're gonna be a Void Knight, you gotta learn to deal with shit when it goes down.
>>30292278I don't think those were blood relatives of hers, else she would be flipping her shit way harder.Also this isn't kindergarden, she (at least I fucking hope) has killed before and will kill again, no use pretending this isn't going to happen again if she hangs out with us.
>>30292345way knight....only one void knight
>>30292345>>30292374Right, Way Knight, my bad.
>>30292372 she mentioned that the ones who wanted her dead were from nobel houses of which there are 11 noble houses of that kind tend to end up having to intermarry so much that everyone is related to everyone pretty dang fast lest they mix with the commoners overmuch
>>30292426him dangit bah...I need a drink....and some medicine
>>30292426You just resumed why it didn't matter. Maybe we sliced her 346th cousin on her mother side but I don't think she gives a fuck. Hell she probably doesn't even know he IS her cousin.I don't want her rushing in with us if she can't handle what day to day is going to be.
“Alright, I know that it isn’t pretty.” You say, walking over and putting a hand on her shoulder. “But sometimes this has to happen.”“You don’t seem too broken up about it” She says.“I’ve been doing this for a while.” You say, walking away from her to where the two you left alive are.“Killing?” She asks.You take the weapons off the unconscious bodies. “Fighting, though depending on the situation those two can be one and the same.” You say. “It all depends on your perspective.” You throw the weapons aside. “And on how far you’re willing to go to survive.”“And how far are you willing to go?” Jax asks. You had almost forgotten he was there.>[ ] As far as it takes.>[ ] You should go report this.
>>30292792 you should report this
>>30292792>[x] you should report this
am reminded of audie murphy ad how he was probably going to end up a murderer if war had not broken out and he got drafted but he got lucky and his murderous tendencies were put to a good use and he became a war hero...logan was sidelined on the other hand......
>>30292792"Just far enough."
“You should go report this.” You say. “Maybe letting the council know what happened will prevent further… incidents. I have enough to deal with right now without having to worry about getting attacked by Way Knights, and I think that we’ll need every last one of you at some point.” You add grimly.“Good idea. But first, lemme ask you something.” He says, walking over to Parin and putting a hand on her head. “What are you doing with Parin?”>[ ] She helped me out of a tough spot, I’m returning the favor>[ ] She’s with me until we find her brother>[ ] The nasty
>>30293463>>[ ] She’s with me until we find her brother
>>30293463>[ ] She’s with me until we find her brotherWhether he'll listen at that point is another matter, but if she sticks with logan he'll show up eventually.
>>30293463>She helped me out of a tough spot, now she's with me until we find her brother.
>>30293463Zeshua gutted me. (Give her the WARMEST EXPRESSION IN THE UNIVERSE) ... I would've died if it wasn't for her.
>>30293463>[ ] She helped me out of a tough spot, I’m returning the favor
>>30293463Helped me out of a tough spot.Plus, with him thinking about mercy when she arrived, I think she could become a kind of anchor for him.
“My last meeting with Zeshua didn’t exactly go my way.” You say.“Turned up again, did he?” Jax says.“Yeah, that little illusion trick of his is a nice one. He damn near gutted me.” You say, looking at Parin with a slight smile. “That would’ve been it for me if Parin hadn’t found me after I rifted out. So I’ve agreed to help her find her brother.”“Ah, I see. You never could resist helping someone in need, could you?” He says to Parin.“I-I couldn’t just leave him there!” She says, sounding sort of flustered. “Besides, I was kind of hoping he could help me get back to the Crossroads…” She adds.Jax laughs. “Doesn’t work that way kiddo!” He says, ruffling her hair.“I had to try…” She says under her breath.Jax sighs, releasing Parin’s head and going over to the two living Way Knights. “You’ll get it eventually kiddo. For now, I should get going.” He says, hefting both of the unconscious Way Knights onto his shoulder. “Best of luck, you two. And be careful, Zeshua is not likely to be friendly. Even to you Parin, now that you’re friends with Logan.”>Anything you guys wanna add?
>>30294238Nope. I'm good.
>>30294238>Even to you Parin, now that you’re friends with Logan.>friends
>>30294238 achelia told us he is somewhat unreliable and slow...tell him to hurry
>>30294238If she, or Jax, knows the names of any of these dudes, we can tell Zeshua just who we took out when they tried to fuck us up. ALL AT ONCE
“Right back at ya, I don’t wanna have to come save your ass every time someone does this. And don’t take your time again, Achillea told me about your… tendencies.” You say.“Achillea told you…” He sighs. “If you see Achillea, tell her that ‘messenger boy’ is not in my job description.” He says, cutting a rift to the crossroads and stepping in.“Will do.” You reply.Now it’s just you and Parin, with literally no idea where to go.>[ ] Ask Vicky for a planet of interest>[ ] Ask Parin if she knows any places.
>>30294714why not both? we can decide after we get a better picture.
>>30294714llets ask our lovely companion.... I mean parin
>>30294714>Ask Parin
You both stay quiet for a few seconds. Before you can speak, the bodies of the three dead Way Knights light up and slowly disappear. The two of you watch them in silence until they’re gone.Parin looks on sadly. “I guess that’s it. Father used to tell me about how when a Way Knight dies their body always comes back. I guess I always… always thought it’d be… something more.” She says.“Everything dies. That is the unfortunate part of life.” You walk over and put an arm over her shoulder. “At least you’re fortunate enough to return to your loved ones once you’re gone.” You say. You can count on your fingers how many people you know who were ‘confirmed dead’, the rest were MIA. Which pretty much meant that they were dead, or worse…She pulls away from you and smiles. All evidence that she was ever sad disappearing, like it was never there to begin with. “So, where to Mr. Void Knight?”You smile, happy that she isn’t down about all this. “I was kinda hoping you could tell me.” You say.“Hmm… There is one place.” She says, motioning for you to let her see the shield and punching in a few symbols when you oblige. “One of the other trainees said she ran into some weird guys he’d never heard of before there.”“Sounds like a good place to start.” You say. The shield glows once she’s done, and you cut the rift.Parin skips around behind you and grabs your hand. “Let’s go.” She says, pulling you by the hand into the rift.>continued
>>30295456Well this doesn't seem like a set up or anything...
>>30295456You both come out of the rift at the same time. The two of you stumble a bit, but otherwise come out looking good.This new world is very… picturesque. Like something out of a story book.The grass is a vibrant green, the water is a wonderful shade of blue, the trees are all bearing fruit, the flowers are all in bloom.It’s almost like earth. Y’know, before humans fucked it up.>I have detected lifeforms.<What kind of lifeforms?>Unknown.“That’s weird…” You say out loud.“What is?” Parim asks.“I’m picking up something nearby that my systems don’t recognize.” You say.“That’s probably the guys that the other trainee found. She didn’t know what they were either, and I don’t think there’s anything on them in the crossroads.” She says, looking pensive.>What do?
>>30295686How did she describe them?
>>30295686 well lets go check it out then>>30295714talk and walk
“May as well go check it out, I guess.” You say, offering Parin your arm. She ignores it, choosing instead to keep her distance. You sigh; you know exactly why she’s doing this. Hannah was the same the first time you had to kill someone around her, which was a long time ago. Way back when she was still in a wheelchair, if you recall correctly. “How did your friend describe these things?” You ask.Parin thinks about that for a second, before freezing in place. “L-like that…” She says, pointing a shaky finger to where you were walking.Ahead of you are some humanoid figures… but they don’t seem quite there. Moving forward cautiously to get a better look, you can see that they’re sort of… translucent. Some of them are blue, some of them are green, but all of them are see through.Are these slime people?>Friendly greetings?
>>30296114>SlimesAaaaand another species for the harem.I kid, I kid. Friendly greetings Ahoy!
>>30296148 io for one greet them friendly and hope they will not dissolve us
You start walking towards the strange slime people casually.“Logan, what are you doing!?” Parim whispers.“Relax, I’ve done this dozens of times.” You say. Well, the number is closer to say… 3. But you’re still the resident expert on first contacts. “Greetings!” You say once you’re in earshot.The slime creatures turn their heads towards you, at least you think they do. The closest thing they have to eyes are a pair of circles on their ‘face’. You’ve never seen a slime creature before, so you prompt Vicky to scan them.As you move closer to them, your foot ends up in a small creek. It isn’t too deep, so you don’t worry about water damage.The worry starts when you try to pull your foot out of the creek. “Stuck… shit.” You say. No… not just stuck. You can see blue slime inching up your feet.“Okay, not so friendly…” You say.The slime people seem to be observing you.>[ ] Demand answers>[ ] Threaten violence
>>30296465> demand answers.Best not start a fight. This could just be their way of defending themselves from intruders
>>30296465>Disconnect your foot and continue walking.
>>30296465we can play nice see pretty lady we can...not kill them...see how not murderous we are >>30296547 continue walking how? I think you mean hop
>>30296465Answers, don't want to risk them getting angry
>>30296567oh and demand answers
>>30296465>REQUEST answersPolite and nonthreatening.
Okay, time for friendly is over. If they’re allowed to be hostile, so are you.You start to reach for the KV, loading Repulse into a tank in your left arm. But you think better of it.Suppressing the urge to just mow these guys down, you decide that perhaps negotiations aren’t quite over.“Alright, what’s the deal?” You ask them.One of the slime creatures steps up. “You are Kema, no?” It asks you, with more than a little disdain in its voice. Whatever it is, it obviously doesn’t like the Kema.“No, though I get that a lot. Are you friends of the Geob?” You ask, keeping your cool as well as you can.“How do you know of the Geob?” It asks. It speaks strangely, considering that it has no mouth. You can see a faint vibration on its face.“I met them on Meyoun. They mistook me for Kema as well.” You say.“Prove it.” It says, leaning back and crossing its arms.You think fast. What is something that the Geob told you? “They hate the Kema because the Forger took their homes from them and gave them to the Kema. Monthei killed the Forger and promised them a new world to live on.” You say, hoping that is enough.“So you have met the Geob…” It says ponderously. You hear the others in the crowd murmer to each other.>Scan complete!>Subject is made up of base proteins. Similar to the makeup of the Primordial Ooze in which scientists believe life originated.Okay, this is much too weird. “Primordial ooze? What are you guys?”“We are that which did not take form, but had form thrust upon them.” It says, leaning in close to your face. “We are the Dark Priests.”>End of Chapter 15
>That's all for tonight ladies and gents!>Next thread will either be tomorrow or Tuesday.>As always, I'll be sticking around if anyone has questions.
>>30297047ooooh, plot intensifies.Dark priests, tell me your secrets. Trust me, I am Void Knight.
>>30297096Cheers OP, you a good man.Also where's that little drow girl pic from?
>>30297131>no idea. I found it on a thread somewhere.>I believe it's just a Drow drawn in the style of the fairies from the anime "Jinrui wa suitai shimashita"
a good chapter snark and.... more clues to our section 8 due to crazy.....starting to think that Hannah was at least in prt our handler rather than just our gf/lover/fvckbuddy
>>30297181Cheers. Does Logan or his onboard AI know how many inhabited worlds are in known universe? Are there (man and accessible) unknown worlds where no man has gone before? How many human beings did Logan estimate were left back on Earth when he left?
>>30297271>He does not. Given access to the archives in the Milestone, he might get a pretty god idea.>Yes. Earth was one of them. Tattva was sort of like that. There are probably others.>Logan has no idea. He sort of assumed that his resistance was all that was left, and fought accordingly.
>>30297350So how exactly did it go last night?
>>30297350>>30297452 you mean the fade to black?
>>30297452>I'm somewhat surprised no one asked this earlier.>I go into details, but I'll give you this much:>Parin was nervous and reserved, but willing.>Logan was a surprisingly gentle lover.
>>30297526Huh. Not quite what I was expecting. But I guess it fits.
