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Iona
HP: 0
VP: 1
Cnd: -1 to Damage Checks; Fatigued
PP:0
EP:3

The young cyborg lets gravity do the work as she drops through the hole, using her levitation power to decelerate herself just before hitting the ground. Just prior to "touchdown", her arms extend and a familiar scent of ozone builds just prior to a massive discharge of static electricity all around her.
OOC: I'll have to use an alternate effect off Iona's "Ionized Field" power. This will leave her fatigued. The new effect will be Burst Area Damage 8 (Extra: Selective) pp. 24. She will use the selective extra to avoid hitting Diego and one of the Jaguars that Diego has chosen to "save".
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From the darkness a slew of thin black liquid tentacles lance down from the hole and seek out the living flesh of the defenders below. Though they hide behind cover Diego's lethal limbs find homes in soft flesh. There are screams of surprise and pain as warm blood spills over the Ascendant's fluid form.

While the Jaguars are still reeling from the nightmare creature's attack, Iona dropped into. A woman covered in bloody wounds who floated gracefully down to the ground. Then with her arms extended outwards the air crackles around her as arcs of electrify flash off of her in maelstrom of blue-white light. Metal machines used as cover by the defenders glows a soft orange. The people behind it convulse and scream. The smell of blood and flesh burning fills the air as smoke rises up from nearly a dozen corpses.

There is a moment of stunned, still, silence from the remainder of the defenders. Then someone shouts,

"Shoot that thing already!"

That seemed to be enough motivation for the gunmen to open fire. Almost a dozen guns aimed at Iona unleash a torrent of metal slugs. None of which touch her as she stops, deflects, or evades the bullets.
OOC wrote:Diego does some serious damage to the 1st squad. Iona finishes it off.

Because of how devastating and dramatic you initial attack was, I had the 2nd squad make a Morale check to see if they keep fighting. They made the check.

The 2nd squad focuses their attacks on Iona. They miss her.

As a reminder for Diego, Hitori was brought down by around 200 well equipped soldiers, and he killed most of them. This is 20 gangbangers with a couple pieces of military grade weapons.

Diego and Iona are up.

Initiative wrote: Diego
Iona
Jaguar Squad #1 [Destroyed]
Jaguar Squad #2
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Diego Gonzalez
HP: 1
CND: Haunted
Form: Liquid


The guards were shaken and now was the time for the kill. Diego moved into the whole winding between the wrecked mass of machinery and settling just far enough to strike the remaining unit.

Diego extends his liquid form into black inkling tentacles with bullet tips. They weave their way between the machine cover again and slam into the Jaguar soldiers. For the one rallying, Diego made a point to try to only knock out by shifting the tip of that tentacle to a hammer that tries to slam into their head.
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Iona
HP: 0
VP: 1
Cnd: -1 to Damage Checks; Fatigued
PP:0
EP:3

After the mass-electrocution, Iona takes a moment to defend herself against the barrage of bullets coming from the remaining Jaguars. During this time Diego attacks again and she watches to see which foes he slaughters and which he spares.

Feeling the fatigue of "tweeking" her e-field generator, she switches to her magnetic-field emitter. Taking special care not to target the gang-member being subdued by Diego, Iona points both hands towards the remaining enemies and launches their own spent bullets back at them, targeting them one by one.
OOC: Here's my attack roll for "Magnetic Projectiles" against individual gang-members: Attack roll for "Magnetic Projectiles" against the Jaguars: 1d20+8 23. So, a total of 23. The Damage Effect is rank 7.
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In a matter of seconds Diego and Iona slaughter the bulk of the Jaguar defenders and incapacitated two select individuals. Around you is bloody and fowl smelling mass of bodies. Half of them blackened and charred. The others are riddled with holes oozing blood. As the last of the defenders falls stillness and quiet falls over the room. Looking around you see that they were arrayed around the hole leading up, in a defensive half circle. behind their formation, on the far side of the room, is the only door.
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Diego Gonzalez
HP: 1
CND: Haunted
Form: Liquid


Diego surveyed the scene. While not intending to make a statement, they did. Now it was incumbent upon Diego to not make it blatant revenge type of message. For what he was, the heartless honesty came easy. Diego stretches out to the two survivors and smashes the hands plus breaks the legs of one of them. The other he kills with his fist like a sledge hammer to the torso. Only the one who seemed like like one in charge needed to live. "Gag him with metal and put a quick restraint on him so he can't move.", says Diego neither cold nor warm. He just says it. Given the crushing noises his actions made, even the most hardened soldier would cringe usually.

"Once you finish we push forward blasting away the door behind cover.", adds Diego. He gives a look around the room for any wires, cameras, signs the place might be rigged to blow, and other sort of surveillance that might be around. In addition, he ready's for any soldiers pouring through the door.
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OOC wrote:Diego can see a number of cameras in the room, set up to allow ample coverage of the space. Including the hole you entered from. Some cameras were damaged by Iona's initial AoE electrical burst. But there is no doubt your assault has been caught on camera.

Diego does not find any traps in this room.
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Iona
HP: 0
VP: 1
Cnd: -1 to Damage Checks; Fatigued
PP:0
EP:3
"Gag him with metal and put a quick restraint on him so he can't move.", says Diego neither cold nor warm. He just says it. Given the crushing noises his actions made, even the most hardened soldier would cringe usually.

"Once you finish we push forward blasting away the door behind cover.", adds Diego.
Iona looks about the room - just as Diego does - and identifies the obvious surveillance points. With a the motion of her hand, she shorts out the cameras one by one until she is confident they are no longer being recorded.

Then turning her gaze back to the "hobbled" gang-member, she manipulates her fingers to magnetically "fold" the most malleable pieces of metal she can locate around the mouth, arms, and legs of the injured man. "As you wish.", she says softly to her shadowy teammate.

"And what of Officer Steiner?..." she says as she finishes the task of binding the gang-member. "...should I return to the passage above to ascertain his whereabouts and condition?"
OOC: Just let me know if you want me to make rolls for the "Shutdown" and "Magnetic Snare" power. I know that the Magnetic Snare typically only limits the movement of an opponent. Would I have to power stunt it to in order to "gag" the gang-member, since it would inhibit his ability to communicate?"
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Diego Gonzalez
HP: 1
CND: Haunted
Form: Liquid


"Blast the door open behind cover. They know we are here. No time for stopping now. If they didn't join our assault they are useless now.", remarks Diego. His voice had a more stern expression. He was more than a little irked Iona had slipped up with names again. Diego readied himself by positioning between various objects while still still having a view of the door and what might be the on the other side waiting.
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Iona
HP: 0
VP: 1
Cnd: -1 to Damage Checks; Fatigued
PP:0
EP:3

Iona cannot help but pause for a brief second when ordered to blast the doors and advance. Her instincts are to check on John, but - for the time being - she sublimates her own opinions to those of Diego. "As you command, Ascendant."

Stepping behind some kind of damaged machine for cover, Iona then focuses her "Electricity Blast" dead-center on the doors across from her.
OOC: Do I need an attack roll? If not, then I'd rather not have to make one. I'm not sure if it's needed against a stationary object, but here it is just in case: Electricity Blast against the Doors: 1d20+8 12. So, a total of 12. That would be a rank 12 Electricity Damage Effect.
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Iona's bolt of electricity slams into the metal door, knocking it off of it's hinges. With a clamor it hits a wall opposite you in the hallway, the door glows yellow where the electrical discharge hit it. Slowly the yellow fades to orange, the red, before cooling. A few seconds later the door falls forwards, clanging against the ground. A small dust cloud rises after the impact. Silence follows.

When you eventually leave cover to investigate what lies ahead, you find a hallway beyond the room you are in. Overhead lights illuminating the passage way. There are a half dozen unlabeled doors up and down the length of the hall. To the left the hallway ends in a 'T' section. There power tools and excavating equipment here and there. Likewise where is signs of ongoing work in digging out and removing rubble. An ongoing labor. You can see that a couple doors are blocked by such debris, having fallen from collapsed sections of ceiling. In other places there are new supports holding up the roof.
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Iona
HP: 0
VP: 1
Cnd: -1 to Damage Checks; Fatigued
PP:0
EP:3

With the door blasted off its hinges, Iona slowly begins to move towards the opening. Her flawless appearance marred significantly by the shrapnel from fixed explosives and grenades. Nevertheless, there is is mission to be completed. And as Diego had cogently pointed out, there was no time for delay.

Her eyes scan the upper walls and ceiling for more signs of cameras. She comes to a stop at the door, just before entering the hallway. Her eyes - well suited to the lowlight environment then move to the floors where she looks for more emplacements of explosives and potential trip mechanisms. She had survived weapon attacks thus far, but there was no guarantee she would continue to do so if she bulled ahead foolishly.
OOC: Perception Roll for the Lower Hallway: Perception Roll for the Lower Hallway: 1d20+10 12. Bah...a total of 12....not sure what that will get me.
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Diego Gonzalez
HP: 1
CND: Haunted
Form: Liquid


Iona was surprisingly resigned to follow his lead. if he wasn't a fluidic line weaving through various structures fo minimal exposure and maximal sight down the passage he might have given something away. As it was though, black liquid can't emote. Not without a face made which Diego wasn't bothering to form.

Diego kept his eyes peeled for security measures, details of the doors such as if they looked like cells, offices, etc. He'd really hate to go door to door, but he wasn't sure how long it would take the poor prisoner to wake up for answers. They'd also be in a world of pain most likely as well.
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Neither of you notice any traps in the hallway. You do see a camera opposite the intersection. There are some damaged an faded signs over a few of the doors along the side of the hallway. Denoting storage or maintenance rooms. You don't hear anything beyond the buzzing of old and damage lighting overhead ... and Iona's footsteps. Eventually to enter the hallway. If you check the doors, you find some stuck closed. The roos behind then, if the doors are forced open, are shown to be filled with rubble. Some excavation work underway. Other contain damaged old supplies or equipment. You progress to the 'T' section.


Iona

The walls around you melt away and you find yourself in alone in a jungle. Greenery is everywhere. Sunlight trickles down from the canopy. It is hot and humid. An earthy and floral scent is on the air.
OOC wrote:Iona, make a Will saving throw DC 20. If you fail, you believe you are in a jungle, and that you are supposed to be there. If you succeed the check, Iona still sees, hears, and feels what I described, but she realizes it is not real.

You receive 1 HP either way.

Diego

As you make your way to the 'T' section you feel a piece of yourself nearby. A piece you didn't even realize was missing until this very moment. Then you hear the ticking of a clock. You hear the turning of gears. You hear the pumping of pistons. The buzz of electrical power generators. You feel the world around you vibrate as a thousand clambering noises assail you, as though you are in the heart of some great and unfathomable machine. It is a familiar sensation, bring you back to the day of your Ascension. The day Null ripped a hole in reality and brought the Catalyst forth. The world shatters around you.

The pieces come back together and you are no longer in the underground hallway. Instead you find yourself outside. It is night. The sky is clear and stars twinkle brightly overhear. The moon is full casting a gray light on the world. The air is hot and dry. All around you is dirt and yellow scrubland. Ahead is a collection of primitive huts mad of hardened dirt with thatch rooves. A village. At the center is a bonfire. Torches light the doorway of each house. Imposing figures in black power armor, armed with high-tech mag-rifles are dragging dark skinned villagers out of their homes, herding them to the fire.

You feel that you are supposed to be here. That you are looking for something, and it is here.
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Diego Gonzalez
HP: 1
CND: Haunted
Form: Liquid


Diego had fully expected there to be more to the place. Twenty some armed guards who knew decent information about formations wasn't something you had for just anything. When it turned out to be rubble and miscellaneous stuff, it was disheartening. He nearly went back to the loan mangled survivor to press them to answer all sorts of questions, but looked ahead just a little more.

Always trust your gut. Diego didn't have a gut, but if he hadn't pressed ahead perhaps he wouldn't have felt it. Space being ripped open again? That planet consuming creature, being beckoned by the planet? Preator Null himself running experiments? Diego's mind ran through the possibilities. Before the excursion, Diego had done his homework and there wasn't any known bases here. Cache of weapons that went missing, yes. Certainly no mention of an operating base for Praetor Null, not that Null would feel inclined to divulge this of course. A telepath Jaguar maybe? The possibilities were vast.

When the breaking up and merging back ceased, Diego reoriented himself ready for anything. Being in some African(he guessed) tribal village who the population was being rounded up ranked pretty low on what Diego thought would happen. A normal person would feel compeled to help the primitive natives against the powersuit wearing mag rifle yielding forces. To the people, Diego didn't care. Praetor Null had seen to all humanity being ripped from him. The general scene might as well have been an old movie on in the background for noise to Diego. Here and now, whatever it was, felt in his gut like it had something he wanted.

Existence could all be the torment of an evil demon controlling our senses that only felt real. Some powerful force might be making him think this is all real. Neither mattered. Diego felt he had found the area where to start looking for something and the evil demon ensured the sensory input felt real. "What is going on here?", inquired Diego in a tone of more curiosity than anything else of the power suit wearers as he approached. Coming from a regular person, they might not care. Coming from a mass of black fluid shifting in roughly human appearance might get Diego a response. His mind reached for anything he might have read in reports or knew about a similar scene.
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