~~Thread Rules~~
Post cycle starts w/ Kaori
48HR Rule Enabled
Enemies don't need rolling
(OOC: I know it's a lot to read, but I needed to establish setting, and plot so it took a lot of words.)
Prelude
It was early morning at the docks of Hargeon, bay C-12 where the largest gosh darn ship in the port was parked... the Arc of Destiny. The ship alone was 1,500 feet from front to back and 350 feet across. It towered at 600 feet above the sea, and had two massive guns that a grown man could walk in, jump around and never hit the top of the barrel in. The top of the ship had a hatch that opened up to reveal a third one of these guns, and the sides had another hatch with two more half their size... the most terrifying part of the ship was that a man could still not hit the top of the barrel if he jumped. Hargeon Port's government had no problem with Kaori parking such a monstrosity in its port as the one who owned it was technically a government official herself, and held high status in the Magic Council as a Wizard Saint. It was in this ship that Kaori and company would be moving in on a very large score with...
Over a week prior, a notice arrived at Lamia Scale from the Magic Council with a Rune Knight attached to act as an adequate paper weight. Gisen had originally planned a larger force to go to the island, but Kaori had motioned against it. The reason for the large force was the amount of monsters on the island, and their unknown level of power. However, Kaori had told her that there was a local tribe on the land mass which was enough for the Clan Leader to retract her opinion. Kaori explained that using her resources, they could mount a small attack force and clear an area. After that, Gisen would be able to establish a branch of the magic user clan on the island where they can slowly remove the monsters without disrupting the daily lives of the indigenous. This was the plan that Gisen agreed on, and when she asked how Kaori planned to get the locals to let them put the guild there, Kaori told her she'd handle it. This conversation happened over a lacrima phone call on account of Kaori being elsewhere handling business.
Fast forward to the day of the strike force's departure, it seemed that their force consisted of the guild's two strongest members, Gisen herself, and two of the normal hunters who showed promise. Upon their entering the ship, each would hear a wise sounding, feminine voice telling them to follow the blue line on the floor. Indeed on the ground was a blue line with white chevrons moving toward an elevator that would take them up to the residential quarters. Samira would need to guidance to find her room as it literally had her name on it, and as always, was directly across from Kaori's a couple floors above the residential quarters. The residency wing held a number of rooms; lacrima vision, gym, garden, music room, kitchen, and a couple others that were less popular. The rooms for each of the other four were quite large and very nice. Each had a king sized bed, a work desk with a lacrima screen in the middle, a large bathroom with a hot-tub sized bath tub inside, and extremely expensive lotions, creams, and bathing soaps included. Once inside their rooms, a voice would speak over the intercom inside. "Greetings, I am Athena- the Artificial Intelligence of this vessel. This is a pre-recorded message. The Ark of Destiny will take two to three days to arrive at our destination, during which time I am unable to authorize access to the other levels of this ship as this is a research, development, and war ship. You'll find various rooms on this level of the ship to provide various activities. If you feel hungry but do not wish to cook, you may press the red button on the wall next to your bedroom door to request room service. If you have any inquiries, you may call my name which will allow me to access the intercom in your room. Know that the defacing of any property will result in an immediate response, as will any attempt at harming the staff or other passengers. Recording terminated."
Kaori wasn't seen or heard from during the flight to the uncharted landmass since she was busy making sure everything was set correctly. In the research lab, Eagle was busy working on a device to keep other monsters out of a quarantine zone in an area that was determined to be the most suitable for a base of operations. It had sturdy, flat, level ground that could be improved with the right materials and construction equipment as well as very little forest surrounding it. The area could be cleared without causing too much habitat loss, which was a plus. The only issue was a trio of monsters in the area that turned out to be more dangerous that high density scans from Recon-One could predict. Also in the lab, a little girl was kept in a completely sealed lacrima cell that had no ways to enter, no ways to exit. Several could identify this child as Lillith, a girl who'd escaped prison multiple times and always ran back to the guild hall where she killed her only friends and family. The cell kept her powers contained, and Kaori was trying to work on making her mentally human again; but it was a slow process. Some oriental doctor was working on coding and doing some research in his own little area, and several armed people walked around helping where they could. Kaori was in this place doing the same, trying to make sure everything was perfect... She'd seen her own clansmen die because of her fuckups, she didn't want to risk seeing Gisen's clansmen do the same.
Attack Day
On the day of the mission, the Ark of Destiny was hovering over the uncharted landmass like a giant fly swatter with guns. Granted, Kaori could just blast the monsters and be done with it, that would damage the land and she was trying to avoid that. Everyone was asked to meet her in her office and Athena had used the blue lines on the ground to guide them there. Those who tried opening 'other' doors, would find that they were all locked and unable to be forced through on account of being thick metal. Once they arrived, the door to Kaori's office would open and they'd see Kaori herself standing next to the room's center piece. The center of the room had a large table with a holographic, three dimensional map of the island hovering an inch or two above its surface with a projector overhead being the source of the hologram. The walls of the room were made of bloodwood, an extremely rare and expensive, but beautiful and rugged wood. Mounted on the walls at the top were the heads of different animals taking up three rows and encircling the room. The animals weren't the cute ones like deer, elk, and gazelle; no, they were the horrifying types... the ones that Lamia Scale hunted. Below them, on each of the walls were weapons galore. Swords, spears, axes, bows, daggers, guns from all civilizations and time periods- all in perfect condition. Tables with glass cases on them lined the bottom of the room with treasures within, neatly arranged to display Kaori's travels. On the far side of the room was a desk with a stack of paper on it a foot thick sitting in the middle, and six more stacks of equal size on the right side. The desk, like the walls, was made of bloodwood and had an ornate pattern embedded into the top that was made of pure, solid gold- not gold paint. Hovering in front the desk were a dozen lacrima screens, all of them blank so as to not reveal where she put her surveillance equipment.
In the corner of the room, leaning against one of the display tables was a man who wore a pair of black dress shoes polished to a perfect shine. In the middle of the bottom lace was a solid gold flower, a hibiscus. He wore a set of black dress pants to match, and a well cared for shirt of the same color was tucked into them. From his neck dangled another golden hibiscus, as though it were symbolic to the man. His broad shoulders gave way to normal sized arms, the muscular structure hidden behind black silk sleeves; courtesy of his formal shirt. The man wore a dark grey tie that had a crimson outline on the top, and holding the two tie ends together and preventing wind from flicking them about was a golden clasp. On his face was a gray mask with some markings on it. The mask covered his forehead, eyes, and nose like a type of masquerade mask that lacked the tacky shiny crap. Next to him with one of her arms laced into his was a tan girl wearing animal skins. Beads dangled from her garments that consisted of an animal skin head cover and poncho that left her front exposed. Under that was a top that had teasels at the bottom and covered her breasts, but left her stomach exposed with a ceramic accessory dangling over it. On her right side, starting at her oblique and running down her legs was a tribal tattoo and a similar one on the inside of her left thigh also running down to her feet. She wore something to cover her privates and butt, but they did nothing to cover her legs at all leaving very little to the imagination. Her white hair was contained by the head cover, so not many could see more than a couple strands of hair at very specific angles. On her feet, she wore a pair of ankle bracelets, but no shoes at all. Overall, anyone who thought of trying to take her for their own would have to deal with the fact that it looked like she had chosen someone already as she stuck to Ikuchi like a human ornament. In the room was five armored units that Lucius and Samira would know already from past dealings, the members of Eclipse Team; their leader Ghost, the infiltration specialists Tango and Shadow, the tech master and only chick on the team Eagle, and their weapons specialist Bill. They all wore the same armor except Eagle's had boobs.
Phase I Explained
Kaori leaned over the map and rested her hands on the table surface. Only one person in the room would know Kaori truly... The last time Gisen or Hebisha saw Kaori, she was shorter, wore a mask, and had a completely different body shape. She had a scent back then as well, something she lacked now. Lucius had never seen Kaori, but he did know her fire squad to an extent.
"For those of you who haven't figured it out already, I'm Kaori Leraci; head of the Leraci Clan of Midi, Wizard Saint, and ally to your clan. We'll be embarking on a mission today to establish a foothold in a new land. A scientist friend who's already topside has agreed to a trade, knowledge for work. Additionally, the Magic Council and King of Fiore have agreed to let Gisen settle this continent as part of her clan. The governments around the world were less enthusiastic, but they begrudgingly agreed. We exterminate the monsters that their all so 'high and mighty' warriors can't, and the land is yours." Kaori started the briefing, establishing why the world was letting one person control what very well could be a gold mine.
"Now, let's talk strategy. The island's filled with monsters and they seem to be talking to each other through telepathy, or something similar; so the usual 'hit it till it dies' method won't work. Furthermore, leveling the place isn't an option on account of there being life down there other than giant ass monsters. So, we're gonna start small and work our way out."The map showed a pentagon forming around a specific area that blinked a couple times.
"This area is where we'll start. We clear this and some guys from Bosco will be able to roll in construction equipment and have a new base up in a month or two, maybe three depending on size. The plan's gonna be done in three parts. The first phase of the plan is setting down these..." Kaori paused as Eagle, the female armored member walked up with a device that looked like a black metal box the size of a human torso with a handle on top
"...We'll split into five teams; Gisen and Ikuchi, Hebisha and Lucius, Eclipse Team, then Samira and I will run alone- our spirits will be our support." Kaori then set down a box that had small, finger tip sized lacrima in it.
"Everyone take one and stick it behind your ear, it'll let us communicate over long distance. Once everyone's on the ground we need to work our way to specific locations, set down the box, and press the only flashy red button on it... it's also the only button period. This will erect a barrier large enough to establish a base and isolate our three targets from getting reinforcements."Phase II & III Explained
Kaori stepped back and the tribal girl had stepped forward.
"My name Iri-Ra lb-Lgt (Erie-Rah lib-leet)." she began with her thick tribal accent.
"I come from here, help make safe. You not hurt here." she then moved her hand to the right side of the pentagon that the barrier formed. "Here live Yps-ig Usb (Ip-sig Ooh-sib), biiiiig cat, eat you, shoot rock from body- much danger" she then glided her hand to the other side of the pentagon.
"Here live Ia-gent Agel (Ee-uh-gent Ah-gel), biiiig bird. Scream hurt head, sometimes make explode- much danger." She then pointed to the middle of the pentagon.
"Here live Pablo, biiiig thing, not find mate- him lonely. Send water from claw, biiig hit, cut through rock. Biiiig claw, cut through rock. Send something from face, not know what, turn rock to pebble- much danger, kill last." Kaori stepped back up and said
"To summarize what Iri-Ra said, once the barrier's up we're gonna take down the giant chicken and the kitten, then we kill their boss. We do this and the locals will let us set up the base peacefully."The hologram changed to show a picture of a ship that was following the Ark of Destiny (the one we're on now). One of the five armored people walked up, the one named 'Ghost' and he said "This is Recon-One, one of the Captain's ships. If you need firearms, ammo, tactical or offensive equipment, artillery, reinforcements, or a diaper to shit yourself in- you press down on that lacrima and let her know. Recon-One will be monitoring us from the skies and letting us know if anything big's coming our way. The lacrima you have has an effective twenty five mile radius, this pentagon is twenty four for that same reason. Once you plant your barrier device you radio in and Recon-One will come in for extraction and regrouping for phase two." A bag was then set on the table with five devices that had a button on top. "When your ready to deploy press that button and you'll be on the surface. As for us..." Ghost took one of the items and pressed the button "Eclipse Out." and they were gone. Kaori looked around and asked
"Questions, comments, concerns?"Armored People (Eclipse Team) ○ Tribal ○ Ikuchi ○ Ikuchi's Mask