END GAME Part Four: THE MAW

[vectorianpolarity]

The view from the sky is - for lack of any other word - chaotic, with fully half the wide field of view dominated by either the vast orange spires or the maw-filled void of the Lambda. Small, flying shadow-drones cloud the area, traveling in swarms and converging on the attackers. To the First Forged, they are nothing more than an annoyance and - more importantly, a distraction to the swift Primes, who are apparently attempting to converge on the attacking world.

Both Prima and Vector flit through the air with ease, though even their sibling-leader cannot best Vector in his home domain of the sky. Where Vector dodges, distracts, and teleports his enemies - away, or even into each other - Prima carves, cleaving his way through groups of fiends, doggedly charging his way across the sky-bound battlefield.

"To me, my fighters! We must take the battle to our foe - even if it means joining the fight in the air!"

Prima roars, sword singing as he grimly makes his way toward Unicron's outer-reaches.

"Use your gifts and join in our final, greatest fight for the destiny this world - and ourselves!"

Prima leads the charge, and with a gesture, Vector teleports his brother ahead to meet the next wave. Before stepping through the portal to follow, Vector addresses the network:

"...And those of you without the gift of flight - meet at the following coordinates down below. This is a problem easily remedied."

The location pings down directly below the Lambda and the sky-battle, and Vector Prime vanishes to rejoin the fight.


[[All those who join this fight are granted temporary boons of flight from Vector, via a acolyte stationed on the ground below, handing out tiny glyphed cyber-keys; those who already have said ability will find their control has increased tenfold. Vector's glyphed handle it best, achieving true flight; for anyone else, it is simply a lot like being able to run or drive in the third-dimension. Not even a speed boost, just running through space. Vroom-vroom?]]

Comments

[winged_knight]

[Wing can't miss the glowing flash of that weapon. There's danger on all sides here so anything draws his attention as a potential threat, but he's relieved to see Hot Rod's trademark paint scheme.

Consider Wing's interest piqued.]

They always do that? Strike at a distance?

[His order forbids the use of firearms, a tradition born from the need to maintain honorable combat methods and remain intimate with the responsibility that comes with taking life. It crosses his mind instantly how that might not entirely apply here. These enemies are far from normal.]

[young_upstart]

Reflect attack. So it doesn't hit once, but twice.

[He glances around before shifting his grip on the blade to toss in Wing's direction.]

From Prima's personal stash. -don't worry, he's the one that told me to pass them around.

[winged_knight]

[He makes a thoughtful noise. The battlefield isn't the place for drawn out moral debates though. Wing has bucked the Circle's rules before, so following the spirit of that law and not the letter will have to suffice here.

He makes his decision just in time, stowing one of his own weapons in order to catch the one Hot Rod tosses him. He gives a curt but grateful nod.] Trust I shall put it to good use!

[young_upstart]

I'm sure it will. -probably best to prove it than talk about it, right?

Thanks for your patience, new job has made things hectic!

[winged_knight]

Indeed! [Wing sees a new target already, one of the monsters thinking it can take advantage of the two as they converse. It gets a surprise as Wing twists out of the way with a short, hard burn of his jump jets, pivoting to slash downward as the thing breezes past.]

How terribly rude. Tsk. We were having a conversation here!

Not a prob, RL happens!

[young_upstart]

[Hot Rod swings away in the opposite direction, a light coalescing from his hand, extruding into a blade as he prepares to attack as well- but it seems Wing's got it covered.]

I don't think they're much for manners. They didn't even bother to knock before coming in here!