02-11-2004, 06:44 AM
The intrepid group of hunters pressed on, fighting off the relatively light resistance they encountered. Eventually, they came to a large room with two doors. As they stepped inside, the door slammed shut behind them, narrowly missing Sage's coat.
âWonderful, what a great place for an ambush.â Sage quipped.
âWell, let's get on with it then. You know, you have yet to actually kill anything...â Megatron replied. Any further remarks were cut short by the arrival of 20 Deldepths.
âUm, Sage... any plans?â I've never encountered these creatures before. Lucca had backed up, and was readying her Photon Launcher as the black disks began transforming into their roughly humanoid form.
âThey are primarily Technique users. They can cast Barta techs as well as Megid. When they transform into their disk form, they are practically invulnerable. Be careful.â
And thus the battle began. Megatron strafed to the side, away from the entrance, blasting away with his Spread Needle all the while. Sage pulled his Red Handgun, and began tracking the skittering monsters, firing off a couple shots at a time that usually missed. Lucca was having no better luck with her cumbersome Photon Launcher, having not connected with a single shot yet.
After about ten minutes of frantic dodging and firing by our heroes, things were looking rather grim. Megatron was slightly damaged, Sage had narrowly avoided a few Megid-y deaths, and Lucca was terrified. Suddenly, as she dodged a Gibarta stream, she backed up straight into the path of an oncoming Megid. The glowing orb passed through her silently, and she crumpled to the floor, weapon falling from limp fingers.
âLucca!â Sage cried out, but with the swirling Deldepths forming a ring around her, he was unable to approach within Reverser range.
âSage, I think we have a problem...â Whatever else Megatron was going to say was cut short by a double blast of Megid that crumpled him.
With only one target left, the 15 remaining Deldepths swarmed around Sage.
I suppose I have no choice he thought, as he prepared to release the mental blocks he had erected around his psionic abilities. With a loud cry, he flexed his mental muscle with a wave of Telekinesis, pushing back the encroaching ring of death.
Huh, I guess that's all I have left... damn.
Just as the Deldepths were about to close in for the finishing blow, a streak of light was seen.
When Sage looked closer, the first ring of Deldepths began to slide apart, sliced in half by an incredibly keen blade. Looking over to the other side of the room, he saw a slender Humar in a black battle suit, sheathing a katana with a smug look on his face.
âThe other Deldepths are dead too, don't worry. You must've blinked... Sorry I'm late, by the way. My name is X.â
âWonderful, what a great place for an ambush.â Sage quipped.
âWell, let's get on with it then. You know, you have yet to actually kill anything...â Megatron replied. Any further remarks were cut short by the arrival of 20 Deldepths.
âUm, Sage... any plans?â I've never encountered these creatures before. Lucca had backed up, and was readying her Photon Launcher as the black disks began transforming into their roughly humanoid form.
âThey are primarily Technique users. They can cast Barta techs as well as Megid. When they transform into their disk form, they are practically invulnerable. Be careful.â
And thus the battle began. Megatron strafed to the side, away from the entrance, blasting away with his Spread Needle all the while. Sage pulled his Red Handgun, and began tracking the skittering monsters, firing off a couple shots at a time that usually missed. Lucca was having no better luck with her cumbersome Photon Launcher, having not connected with a single shot yet.
After about ten minutes of frantic dodging and firing by our heroes, things were looking rather grim. Megatron was slightly damaged, Sage had narrowly avoided a few Megid-y deaths, and Lucca was terrified. Suddenly, as she dodged a Gibarta stream, she backed up straight into the path of an oncoming Megid. The glowing orb passed through her silently, and she crumpled to the floor, weapon falling from limp fingers.
âLucca!â Sage cried out, but with the swirling Deldepths forming a ring around her, he was unable to approach within Reverser range.
âSage, I think we have a problem...â Whatever else Megatron was going to say was cut short by a double blast of Megid that crumpled him.
With only one target left, the 15 remaining Deldepths swarmed around Sage.
I suppose I have no choice he thought, as he prepared to release the mental blocks he had erected around his psionic abilities. With a loud cry, he flexed his mental muscle with a wave of Telekinesis, pushing back the encroaching ring of death.
Huh, I guess that's all I have left... damn.
Just as the Deldepths were about to close in for the finishing blow, a streak of light was seen.
When Sage looked closer, the first ring of Deldepths began to slide apart, sliced in half by an incredibly keen blade. Looking over to the other side of the room, he saw a slender Humar in a black battle suit, sheathing a katana with a smug look on his face.
âThe other Deldepths are dead too, don't worry. You must've blinked... Sorry I'm late, by the way. My name is X.â