thespaceopera: (red alert)
Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-11-11 05:54 pm

sooner or later, god'll cut you down.

Who: Everyone
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Lato'li's orbit and also planetside.
When: Forward dated to 11/15.

[The Interceptor Fleet moves into position, waiting for the last few shield generators to fall. And in the early hours of the 15th, they do. The shield dissolves with a blip as if it was never there, leaving the man-eaters as prone as their prey. The Interceptors send out a transmission-- an unholy mix of Cockney and Australian that graces every available communicator-- if they answer it.]

We’re firin’! Do yer worst, Vieziri! We’re gonna kick yer sorry arses so hard you’ll kiss the moons!

[Five Interceptor ships swoop out of the dark and unload their various weaponry onto the Vieziri warships. At the same time, people stranded on the planet below ready the anti-aircraft guns onto their makers. And of course there is the Fleet itself, battered and yet beautiful across the velvet sky, as they fire everything they have.

Now the Vieziri start moving. Though the big red ship can’t do much maneuvering, the rest of the Vieziri warships certainly can. They fire back at the Interceptors and whoever else fires at them, willing to defend their leader and lose their lives in the process.

Luckily, the Interceptors have their own daring ships, which may look familiar to those who were here for the raider attack. One is emblazoned with racing stripes and flames all along the hull, and it moves so fast it nearly enters hyperspace. It’s there and gone in a flash, weaving past the enemy in crazy thrillseeking loops. Still another Interceptor ship is painted red and orange with a gold plate near the front, which reads BAMF with no explanation. This one has guns aplenty and easily weathers any duel it gets into. The third Interceptor ship is beautiful gold and black, sleek as hell and engineered with sense; this one packs the most gadgets and formidable guns of all calibers, and appears to do the most damage. Trailing behind is a much smaller ship, so nondescript it almost doesn’t stand out at all-- that is, until it forms a barrier to absorb some oncoming fire and reflect it back at the Vieziri.

There’s one ship that’s missing, though-- the one that was blown up several months ago after the heist. In its place is a small black ship that runs invisible to radar, sweeping past with silent speed as it lets loose a barrage of photon missiles onto the Vieziri flagship.

Down below, the Vieziri come out in full force-- one last stand before the warlord falls, trying to finish their fell rituals. Some of them rush the encampments, some go for the cities. Near the restored comms tower, a cloaked figure with a plain white mask fights their way through the onslaught using a plasma blade and a laser rifle.

After an hours-long siege, the big warship finally takes too much fire and breaks apart, lighting up the sky with falling shards like stars. The biggest debris burns up in orbit, but little pieces still rain down. It signals the end as the Vieziri begin to retreat both on ground and in the air. The loss of their leadership leaves them scattered and panicked.

The Fleet has won the day, but as the sun rises again over the wreckage, there is still plenty of work to be done.]


[ooc: Feel free to assume the Interceptors are helping your ships! The gold and black ship can be hailed and will give responses, as she’s been the main point of contact during this plot. You can also run into Zhade, though tags will be slow for both accounting for RL things. Please mark Zhade or Interceptors in the header of your toplevel if you’d like NPC interaction.

Any questions should be asked on the plot post for phase two.]
veilstrike: (as though you hate them)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-15 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's much easier to focus on fighting than it is to think about the other things, like what people are doing, how she's going to sort herself out after, if she needs to go and check on some of her friends here (and her concerns for Dorian are a constant fear in the back of her mind). Fighting is mechanical, easy, and she summons her magic and uses her weapons as best she can, almost as if this was all some kind of technical drill and nothing else.

Of course, there's no way that she can miss the glowing elf or the recognition of what is making him glow, and she sucks in a breath, her heart racing in her chest for a moment before she breathes out and moves forward. He's come closer to her and - oh, did he just rip out the Vieziri's heart? It's incredibly disgusting but also very well done. ]


I'm fine. I can keep going.

[ Pushing herself up, Leilani grins. ]

That was impressive.
wolfuncaged: (So come to me my love)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-15 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fenris remains concerned. He wouldn't call himself and Leilani friends, Maker, they're barely acquaintances, but they're both from Thedas and that at least affords her a touch of kinship. They could at least look out for one another.

Except Justice. Justice could die in a hole.

He shrugs, turning to look around them, alert for any possible danger coming their way.
]

It is sometimes more efficient than a sword.
veilstrike: (take this sinking boat)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-15 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Admittedly, Leilani is used to a certain level of concern from near strangers - being an unwilling Herald and a somewhat more willing Inquisitor means that people are asking after her all hours of the day, more often than not. She's not exactly surprised that someone from her own world is asking after her health, but she is a little pleased that it's someone of her own kin that's here doing it.

Shifting, she reaches to gather some of the dropped weapons, shoving them into her belt before she flexes her fingers, Anchor sparking a little. It's painful, but the more she ignores it the better she feels. ]


I can appreciate the sentiment. [ How many rifts had she opened now? How many Vieziri had died from the Anchor or her magic? ] Are you well?
wolfuncaged: (Is coursing through my veins)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-15 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[He remembers Jove, when she was here- and the struggles she had with the Anchor- he understands the danger it poses, and the pain it gives her. His brow furrows, a little genuine worry creeping in there. ]

It seems rather active. [Girl stop opening all the rifts.] I am... fine. I will be considerably better when all of this is over.
Edited 2017-11-15 23:10 (UTC)
veilstrike: (but all i've ever learned from love)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-16 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ For a moment she blinks, staring at him, before she looks down at her hand. Her face twists, a little awkward, before she shakes her head. ]

It's not very happy with me. It'll calm down. [ She looks around, shifting to move forward, already on the hunt for more Vieziri. ] I think we can all agree on that one. To the left!
wolfuncaged: (Fixated on these memories)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-17 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
I imagine it's all the work you've been doing with it,

[He nods and turns, lyrium flickering into life again as he swing his sword, catching the Vieziri on the shoulder and bringing it down. ]

This is getting tiresome.
veilstrike: (you have a choice)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-18 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
It was necessary.

[ Was it? She'd like to argue that it was, but she's not entirely sure. What's done is done, however, and her focus is on the Vieziri that are coming after them. ]

There cannot be too many left.
wolfuncaged: (My life is null and void)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-18 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, it was. But it may be an idea to let it rest, before it does you more harm than good.

[He takes down another and exhales. ]

One would think. They do not seem to end.
veilstrike: (a sky full of gods)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-18 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
That is an idea, yes.

[ Is it an idea she's going to listen to? Probably not. ]

Are you ready for a fight?
wolfuncaged: (So come to me my love)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-18 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh he could guess that, these heroic folks are all a certain type. He lets out a soft huff of amusement.]

I'm always ready for a fight.
veilstrike: (the minor fall and the major lift)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-18 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That makes her laugh, and she grins, reaching for her weapons and moving forward. ]

Let's show them what we're made of, then.
wolfuncaged: (Default)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-19 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, lets.

[And lo, they showed that You Do Not Fuck With The Glowy Elves. ]