Post by EmperorMyric on Dec 17, 2017 13:20:19 GMT
Tau Volaris System: 12 hours until main assault:
The vast blackness of space was cold as the large mass made its way uncontested towards the planet. The allied fleets had planned their assault and jumped in system, scanning the area they had detected numerous enemy ships and were now taking up assault positions as the enemy forces came to fight in the space battle.
Meanwhile the allies had decided to send scout teams to the surface of Tau Volaris. Due to the monumental storm cover of the world surface scans were impossible and while the Allies had detailed plans of the surface and the many facilities the rebels had been sure to change them, add defences and make the time as hard as any for the allied forces to take it back.
With this in mind the UNCS Pernum slipped through the enemy lines, being a transport ship the vessel had little in the way of weaponry however it did mount a full displacement stealth field. Invisible to the enemy sensors it cruised silently into the orbital path of the planet below and began its mission before pulling back and joining the main assault. All along its bottom armour plates small doors retracted, out of each one sped a pitch black tear, like deaths rain the multiple Skia stealth pods flew towards the surface of the planet to the various locations where the Union forces were set to land. With this the Pernum also deployed a stealth sensor satellite and then departed, its job done.
Seth wasn’t really aware of the descent, the strange pod engulfing him made the transition between ship and ground almost seamless with no turbulence or interference the fact he was also immune to AA fire was very reassuring. As the phase pods descended in unison the 5 deployment teams would spread out and collect intelligence of the surrounding area. As well as plant homing beacons and other systems for the Union forces to arrive. His squad, Efrit stealth squad was also tasked to take out or disable an orbital cannon close to their landing zone. His squad of 4 men were highly trained and equipped for the mission with the latest Union tactical gear. Seth felt the tingling sensation of re-materialisation as the pod arrived on the surface, there was no impact or crater and for all intents and purposes it had merely appeared there.
Seth walked out of the black pod and it disappeared behind him, ready to reappear on extraction and hid themselves should any enemy force discover it. He looked around as the wind buffeted him and he saw his squad mates form up from their pods and take over on the nearest dune of what could only be assumed was ash, whipped up by the ever driving winds. The 4 men hugged the cover. And Seth sent a ping over the coms. 3 green acknowledgement symbols came in return over his HUD and Seth nodded to himself, he checked the map on the HUD and decided to deploy some drones. Putting his weapon aside he reached into a pouch and pulled out a number of small triangular pieces, each around the size of a coin. He threw them into the air and they were instantly taken into the wind, around 12 small windows came up on the side of his screen each one a drone which was now flying over the heads of their enemies. The small gravimetric motors in each able to steer them with the help of the wind. Seth surveyed the area, carefully monitoring each one with the help of his suit AI and team mates. The area was relatively clear apart from the stronghold up ahead which needed to be taken out of action to secure the Union an uncontested drop. Well uncontested to a degree anyway. Seth made hand gestures to his team mate Quarn who nodded and pulled a large disk shaped object off of his back and placed it in the ground, tapping a few buttons lights appeared on the disk and he then buried it into the dune. The first of the locator beacons was set and another 2 would have to be placed to ensure precise drop co ordinates. It was then Grath sent a pulse over the channel indicating enemy forces encroaching on their position. The team dropped and readied weapons, Seth pulled his Rail SMG and engaged the sound dampener though with the howling wind it was hardly worth it. Along with this Grath readied his MAS rifle and the other two Quarn and Londo readied their SMGs as well. Designed for close quarter assaults Seth used one of the drones to survey the enemy forces, he sighed with relief. Thinking it was a large force he smiled to see it was only around 5 of the so called Neo-Heretics just some of the assorted factions in this small stronghold. On a small patrol they were no problem and could be dispatched quickly. Then the team could move forward into the trench network of the Stronghold and disable the gun as well as destroy any AA positions it held. Seth signalled the others to fire when ready.
One enemy dropped before the others had even noticed and another followed as Graths MAS rifle picked them off at range without any noise whatsoever. The other three burst into action as their comrades had been killed dropping down and readying weapons. As they hit the floor another died as his head was removed with a well placed shot from Quarn as Londo then took another with a shot well placed between the eyes. The last enemy let off a burst of fire in the general direction of the team, the sound carried off into the wind to be thought of as a scrap between factions again by the other rebel forces. The last trooper was then killed as Seth lined up a shot over the dune, keeping his head well back behind as he let his suit AI place the shot from the cover of the dune. The flawless round killing the man instantly. The team then quickly moved. They leapt down towards the bodies and while Seth, Grath and Quarn covered Londo used his suit scanner to scan the bodies of the various rebels, every detail was taken into account as the stealth teams suits then reconfigured to look like the heretics they had just killed. The Hard light projectors doing their job perfectly. The bodies were then covered by the ash as the team then casually made their way to the stronghold.
The team approached the enemy hold with their weapons slightly down. Joking around the various guards were in conversation as the team approached, the towering form of the orbital cannon reared up behind them as the various walls and trench’s full of enemy troopers waited for the inevitable assault from the allies. One of the guards turned to face them and stopped the team. Seth relaxed, knowing his suits systems were fully capable of fooling them and any scanner system they may use.
“Where is Harrack?” The Guard asked. Seth laughed, the suits coms unit changing his voice to that of the deceased enemy thanks to the scanners.
“He had a little bit of a slip up. The bastard thought himself better than the rest of us” Seth replied. The guard stood there for a moment looking them up and down before nodding.
“Harrack was always a piece of shit. Go on, I'm sure you have people to report to. We want to be ready when those bastards show up” Seth grinned under his helmet and replied.
“We will be ready for them” The team then entered through the gate way and down into the trench networks protecting the stronghold. They made their way towards the orbital cannon, passing many rebel soldiers on the way there, many of them were joking around however many more were stone cold and waiting. Seth noted the fact their morale was somewhat low and Grath made sure that whenever they passed an enemy strong point he would lean against the side and talk to some rebel soldiers while covertly implanting a micro fusion warhead into the side of the position. The team slowly made their way towards the towering Railgun position encountering armoured units and elites. None suspecting the Union team infiltrating their base. Seth only hoped the other 4 teams infiltrating the other positions around and gathering Intel on the main base the Union was to assault were going as smoothly. They encountered another large armoured gate where the walls protected the inner workings of the Railgun. At the gate two Main battle tanks stood guard as well as well as numerous rebel forces. As they approached the gate one of the rebels walked forward and spoke to Seth.
“Jag, The commander wants to see you, he said you haven’t given the report of your patrol in. Is there something wrong or is your nerve breaking with this coming assault?” Seth re-evaluated the plan and sneered.
“You wish. I was on my way to the commander, however I had a few errands to attend to first. One of which was to insult you, you sack of shit” Seth said. The team seemed to tense as weapons were brought slowly to positions. Quarn sent a text only message to Seth through link to ask what was the plan and if they were compromised. Seth mentally sent a message back and said to keep calm.
The large guard beefed himself up a bit and walked up to Seth, towering over him he looked down “You got balls kid. But we shall see. If you manage to survive this shit, I will kill you myself” Seth laughed.
“Its a deal” And walked away, he had a plan to get through this checkpoint and it was going to be an outlandish one. However improvising was second nature to him. He sent an updated plan to his team who merely accepted it as the made their way to the commanders position. Seth then got a signal from another team as another of the three locator beacons were deployed. He sent a acknowledgement back and then rounded the trench corner to see the command bunker. Guarded by large armoured men he nodded to them and signalled his team to stay outside. Seth entered the bunker and the outlandishly dressed man turned to face him. He was clearly Capitol.
“Jag I wanted your report an hour ago. Where the hell is Harrack and I've been told you were waltzing your way around here before coming to see me. Don’t forget you owe me for this command I gave you” The man said pompously. Seth nodded.
“I am sorry sir. As for my report there is no sign of any enemy forces, we saw no drop pods or other signs of stealth squads and Harrack... Well sir Harrack decided to try and take my command by force. We had no choice but to kill him” The well dressed man grunted.
“You expect me to believe that? If I get your team in here will they say the same thing?” He shook his head and cleared the holo table “I’ve had enough of your shit Jag, everyone out! I want your team in here now to witness this” The various staff in the bunker exited and the two large guards escorted the 3 other members in. Seth sent them all messages and they all nodded in return.
“You three better understand I do not suffer fools” He pulled an ornate pistol from its holster and pointed it at Seth, the other guards also raising their weapons “Witness this and remember for I am not tolerant of those who disrespect command I give them” Before he even had time to pull the trigger Seth had already slit his throat with his energy blade, his team already in motion silently killing the two large guards with their own weapons. Seth lowered the commander to the floor as he gargled with the look of horror in his face as he died. Seth then deactivated his projectors and started scanning the man, a look of confusion the final emotion as the Capitol commander merely stopped gargling. As the scanning was complete Seths projectors turned himself into the commander and his team quickly started to hide the bodies in alcoves or in other areas where those would not look. Thanks to the energy blades quarterizing the wounds no blood was spilled and Seth quickly exited the bunker, telling the staff to resume duties he had made Quarn and Londo into the two personal guards and transformed Grath into the dead body of Jag. Seth told The three of them to dump Grath outside so he could then take up sniper positions around the pods and prepare the detonators. While Seth 'inspected' the orbital gun. As Seth broke off to walk to the gate again he beckoned two other elite guards to follow him.
This time the guards at the main gate to the main gun opened with no problems at all. They knew better than to question a Capitol commander. He made his way inside and into the various inner working areas, each of which contained numerous slave workers and rebel soldiers, every one of them bowed or saluted Seth as he walked towards the command hub. Entering the small control chamber there were around 5 operators, one of which saluted and began to speak.
“Sir it is an honour to...” He never finished his sentence as Seth activated a stun grenade in the room, the various operators staggered back blind and deafened the two guards no better. He then quickly dispatched each with his weaponry however one of the guards came at him, the mans powered knife cutting through Seths right arm and light armoured suit. He grunted as he then used the guards weight against him and merely cut his head off in a return motion. He applied some filler gel to the wound and thanked the holo projectors handstand been damaged. Seth then began setting in the corner the thermonuclear device which would destroy most of the weapon and damage the surrounding stronghold. With it armed he notified the team and ran out of the control room. Making his way quickly back through the areas he left the main gate and into the trenches again. Ducking into a side holdout he sent the signal to the rest of his team and in an instant the bomb detonated. His suit anchored down and polarised his visor to keep flash damage to his eyes minimal. The heat however he could still feel and seconds later the blast smashed into him, but he held his ground. As the small mushroom cloud was blown far into the wind he could hear the shouts and screams of the rebel forces as they attempted to find out what had happened. Seth quickly disengaged his projectors and pulled his SMG. Running through the trenches any he encountered were still dazzled or blinded and he cut them down with ease. Finally reaching the entrance he saw both guards drop as Grath sniped them and then engaged his suits optical stealth as he ran for the dune where his team were waiting.
He jumped behind the dune and nodded to Grath who then activated the numerous microfusion warheads next to each of the enemy heavy positions. Many more small flashes could be seen over the drones as the enemy stronghold was finally taken fully out of action. All that was left was clean up by the main force. Other signals had been received seeing the Union teams had collected Intel and completed their objective however one team had taken heavy casualties when their plan had gone wrong and they had been discovered, though the survivors had been able to extract. Seth then nodded to his team and activated his beacon as the Skia pods reappeared behind them. Another signal came through that the final locator beacon had been place and he finally broke com silence as he entered the pod.
“This is Efrit Stealth force reporting. Mission completed. Assault is Green. For the Union” The pods then re phased and launched towards the sensor satellite for rendezvous and pick up later. The next stage was the assault.
The vast blackness of space was cold as the large mass made its way uncontested towards the planet. The allied fleets had planned their assault and jumped in system, scanning the area they had detected numerous enemy ships and were now taking up assault positions as the enemy forces came to fight in the space battle.
Meanwhile the allies had decided to send scout teams to the surface of Tau Volaris. Due to the monumental storm cover of the world surface scans were impossible and while the Allies had detailed plans of the surface and the many facilities the rebels had been sure to change them, add defences and make the time as hard as any for the allied forces to take it back.
With this in mind the UNCS Pernum slipped through the enemy lines, being a transport ship the vessel had little in the way of weaponry however it did mount a full displacement stealth field. Invisible to the enemy sensors it cruised silently into the orbital path of the planet below and began its mission before pulling back and joining the main assault. All along its bottom armour plates small doors retracted, out of each one sped a pitch black tear, like deaths rain the multiple Skia stealth pods flew towards the surface of the planet to the various locations where the Union forces were set to land. With this the Pernum also deployed a stealth sensor satellite and then departed, its job done.
Seth wasn’t really aware of the descent, the strange pod engulfing him made the transition between ship and ground almost seamless with no turbulence or interference the fact he was also immune to AA fire was very reassuring. As the phase pods descended in unison the 5 deployment teams would spread out and collect intelligence of the surrounding area. As well as plant homing beacons and other systems for the Union forces to arrive. His squad, Efrit stealth squad was also tasked to take out or disable an orbital cannon close to their landing zone. His squad of 4 men were highly trained and equipped for the mission with the latest Union tactical gear. Seth felt the tingling sensation of re-materialisation as the pod arrived on the surface, there was no impact or crater and for all intents and purposes it had merely appeared there.
Seth walked out of the black pod and it disappeared behind him, ready to reappear on extraction and hid themselves should any enemy force discover it. He looked around as the wind buffeted him and he saw his squad mates form up from their pods and take over on the nearest dune of what could only be assumed was ash, whipped up by the ever driving winds. The 4 men hugged the cover. And Seth sent a ping over the coms. 3 green acknowledgement symbols came in return over his HUD and Seth nodded to himself, he checked the map on the HUD and decided to deploy some drones. Putting his weapon aside he reached into a pouch and pulled out a number of small triangular pieces, each around the size of a coin. He threw them into the air and they were instantly taken into the wind, around 12 small windows came up on the side of his screen each one a drone which was now flying over the heads of their enemies. The small gravimetric motors in each able to steer them with the help of the wind. Seth surveyed the area, carefully monitoring each one with the help of his suit AI and team mates. The area was relatively clear apart from the stronghold up ahead which needed to be taken out of action to secure the Union an uncontested drop. Well uncontested to a degree anyway. Seth made hand gestures to his team mate Quarn who nodded and pulled a large disk shaped object off of his back and placed it in the ground, tapping a few buttons lights appeared on the disk and he then buried it into the dune. The first of the locator beacons was set and another 2 would have to be placed to ensure precise drop co ordinates. It was then Grath sent a pulse over the channel indicating enemy forces encroaching on their position. The team dropped and readied weapons, Seth pulled his Rail SMG and engaged the sound dampener though with the howling wind it was hardly worth it. Along with this Grath readied his MAS rifle and the other two Quarn and Londo readied their SMGs as well. Designed for close quarter assaults Seth used one of the drones to survey the enemy forces, he sighed with relief. Thinking it was a large force he smiled to see it was only around 5 of the so called Neo-Heretics just some of the assorted factions in this small stronghold. On a small patrol they were no problem and could be dispatched quickly. Then the team could move forward into the trench network of the Stronghold and disable the gun as well as destroy any AA positions it held. Seth signalled the others to fire when ready.
One enemy dropped before the others had even noticed and another followed as Graths MAS rifle picked them off at range without any noise whatsoever. The other three burst into action as their comrades had been killed dropping down and readying weapons. As they hit the floor another died as his head was removed with a well placed shot from Quarn as Londo then took another with a shot well placed between the eyes. The last enemy let off a burst of fire in the general direction of the team, the sound carried off into the wind to be thought of as a scrap between factions again by the other rebel forces. The last trooper was then killed as Seth lined up a shot over the dune, keeping his head well back behind as he let his suit AI place the shot from the cover of the dune. The flawless round killing the man instantly. The team then quickly moved. They leapt down towards the bodies and while Seth, Grath and Quarn covered Londo used his suit scanner to scan the bodies of the various rebels, every detail was taken into account as the stealth teams suits then reconfigured to look like the heretics they had just killed. The Hard light projectors doing their job perfectly. The bodies were then covered by the ash as the team then casually made their way to the stronghold.
The team approached the enemy hold with their weapons slightly down. Joking around the various guards were in conversation as the team approached, the towering form of the orbital cannon reared up behind them as the various walls and trench’s full of enemy troopers waited for the inevitable assault from the allies. One of the guards turned to face them and stopped the team. Seth relaxed, knowing his suits systems were fully capable of fooling them and any scanner system they may use.
“Where is Harrack?” The Guard asked. Seth laughed, the suits coms unit changing his voice to that of the deceased enemy thanks to the scanners.
“He had a little bit of a slip up. The bastard thought himself better than the rest of us” Seth replied. The guard stood there for a moment looking them up and down before nodding.
“Harrack was always a piece of shit. Go on, I'm sure you have people to report to. We want to be ready when those bastards show up” Seth grinned under his helmet and replied.
“We will be ready for them” The team then entered through the gate way and down into the trench networks protecting the stronghold. They made their way towards the orbital cannon, passing many rebel soldiers on the way there, many of them were joking around however many more were stone cold and waiting. Seth noted the fact their morale was somewhat low and Grath made sure that whenever they passed an enemy strong point he would lean against the side and talk to some rebel soldiers while covertly implanting a micro fusion warhead into the side of the position. The team slowly made their way towards the towering Railgun position encountering armoured units and elites. None suspecting the Union team infiltrating their base. Seth only hoped the other 4 teams infiltrating the other positions around and gathering Intel on the main base the Union was to assault were going as smoothly. They encountered another large armoured gate where the walls protected the inner workings of the Railgun. At the gate two Main battle tanks stood guard as well as well as numerous rebel forces. As they approached the gate one of the rebels walked forward and spoke to Seth.
“Jag, The commander wants to see you, he said you haven’t given the report of your patrol in. Is there something wrong or is your nerve breaking with this coming assault?” Seth re-evaluated the plan and sneered.
“You wish. I was on my way to the commander, however I had a few errands to attend to first. One of which was to insult you, you sack of shit” Seth said. The team seemed to tense as weapons were brought slowly to positions. Quarn sent a text only message to Seth through link to ask what was the plan and if they were compromised. Seth mentally sent a message back and said to keep calm.
The large guard beefed himself up a bit and walked up to Seth, towering over him he looked down “You got balls kid. But we shall see. If you manage to survive this shit, I will kill you myself” Seth laughed.
“Its a deal” And walked away, he had a plan to get through this checkpoint and it was going to be an outlandish one. However improvising was second nature to him. He sent an updated plan to his team who merely accepted it as the made their way to the commanders position. Seth then got a signal from another team as another of the three locator beacons were deployed. He sent a acknowledgement back and then rounded the trench corner to see the command bunker. Guarded by large armoured men he nodded to them and signalled his team to stay outside. Seth entered the bunker and the outlandishly dressed man turned to face him. He was clearly Capitol.
“Jag I wanted your report an hour ago. Where the hell is Harrack and I've been told you were waltzing your way around here before coming to see me. Don’t forget you owe me for this command I gave you” The man said pompously. Seth nodded.
“I am sorry sir. As for my report there is no sign of any enemy forces, we saw no drop pods or other signs of stealth squads and Harrack... Well sir Harrack decided to try and take my command by force. We had no choice but to kill him” The well dressed man grunted.
“You expect me to believe that? If I get your team in here will they say the same thing?” He shook his head and cleared the holo table “I’ve had enough of your shit Jag, everyone out! I want your team in here now to witness this” The various staff in the bunker exited and the two large guards escorted the 3 other members in. Seth sent them all messages and they all nodded in return.
“You three better understand I do not suffer fools” He pulled an ornate pistol from its holster and pointed it at Seth, the other guards also raising their weapons “Witness this and remember for I am not tolerant of those who disrespect command I give them” Before he even had time to pull the trigger Seth had already slit his throat with his energy blade, his team already in motion silently killing the two large guards with their own weapons. Seth lowered the commander to the floor as he gargled with the look of horror in his face as he died. Seth then deactivated his projectors and started scanning the man, a look of confusion the final emotion as the Capitol commander merely stopped gargling. As the scanning was complete Seths projectors turned himself into the commander and his team quickly started to hide the bodies in alcoves or in other areas where those would not look. Thanks to the energy blades quarterizing the wounds no blood was spilled and Seth quickly exited the bunker, telling the staff to resume duties he had made Quarn and Londo into the two personal guards and transformed Grath into the dead body of Jag. Seth told The three of them to dump Grath outside so he could then take up sniper positions around the pods and prepare the detonators. While Seth 'inspected' the orbital gun. As Seth broke off to walk to the gate again he beckoned two other elite guards to follow him.
This time the guards at the main gate to the main gun opened with no problems at all. They knew better than to question a Capitol commander. He made his way inside and into the various inner working areas, each of which contained numerous slave workers and rebel soldiers, every one of them bowed or saluted Seth as he walked towards the command hub. Entering the small control chamber there were around 5 operators, one of which saluted and began to speak.
“Sir it is an honour to...” He never finished his sentence as Seth activated a stun grenade in the room, the various operators staggered back blind and deafened the two guards no better. He then quickly dispatched each with his weaponry however one of the guards came at him, the mans powered knife cutting through Seths right arm and light armoured suit. He grunted as he then used the guards weight against him and merely cut his head off in a return motion. He applied some filler gel to the wound and thanked the holo projectors handstand been damaged. Seth then began setting in the corner the thermonuclear device which would destroy most of the weapon and damage the surrounding stronghold. With it armed he notified the team and ran out of the control room. Making his way quickly back through the areas he left the main gate and into the trenches again. Ducking into a side holdout he sent the signal to the rest of his team and in an instant the bomb detonated. His suit anchored down and polarised his visor to keep flash damage to his eyes minimal. The heat however he could still feel and seconds later the blast smashed into him, but he held his ground. As the small mushroom cloud was blown far into the wind he could hear the shouts and screams of the rebel forces as they attempted to find out what had happened. Seth quickly disengaged his projectors and pulled his SMG. Running through the trenches any he encountered were still dazzled or blinded and he cut them down with ease. Finally reaching the entrance he saw both guards drop as Grath sniped them and then engaged his suits optical stealth as he ran for the dune where his team were waiting.
He jumped behind the dune and nodded to Grath who then activated the numerous microfusion warheads next to each of the enemy heavy positions. Many more small flashes could be seen over the drones as the enemy stronghold was finally taken fully out of action. All that was left was clean up by the main force. Other signals had been received seeing the Union teams had collected Intel and completed their objective however one team had taken heavy casualties when their plan had gone wrong and they had been discovered, though the survivors had been able to extract. Seth then nodded to his team and activated his beacon as the Skia pods reappeared behind them. Another signal came through that the final locator beacon had been place and he finally broke com silence as he entered the pod.
“This is Efrit Stealth force reporting. Mission completed. Assault is Green. For the Union” The pods then re phased and launched towards the sensor satellite for rendezvous and pick up later. The next stage was the assault.