The Midgar Zolom [Event!]

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The Midgar Zolom
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The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 2, 2020 17:40:30 GMT Leonhardt, GAWAIN, and 2 more like this

Post by The Midgar Zolom on May 2, 2020 17:40:30 GMT

From the marshes it came, slithering with a massive writhing form across the wastelands. Proximity alerts were going off throughout the headquarters at Shin-Ra HQ, and even the news stations had gotten wind of what was happening.

One Half Hour Ago.

“Live from the Shin-Ra News Copter, this is Cowell Cromely,” a voice said across every T.V in Midgar. “A giant snake from the marshlands seems to be on a collision course with Midgar. Security forces are scrambling to keep the city safe.”

“What would cause something like this, Cowell?” another voice said, the screen panning back to a female reporter with blonde hair in a red cardigan.

“There has been an exceptional amount of rainfall over the past few days in the area surrounding Midgar, making the environment a bit more appealing for the creature, Jessica,” Cowell said. “Science teams think something is disturbing its natural habitat, but there hasn’t been official consensus yet… Hold on, I think we have a visual!”

The helicopter panned to a large creature coiled up on the ground. There were several helicopters swarming around it that the creature was snapping its jaws at as they flew by spraying it with bullets.

“Oh my word!” Cowell said. “We are going to try to get a little closer.”

The helicopters were doing a good job overall keeping the snake out of reach. One unlucky group flew a little too low and the zolom managed to ram it with its head. It spun out of control but the news camera didn’t follow it, but the distinct sound of an explosion could be heard in the distance. Another chopper unleashed a set of missiles that caused the snake to reel back and hiss in pain. It’s head began to lower.

“Did that do it?” Cowell asked.

Suddenly, there was a flash of bright orange light. Then, the camera feed cut off.

“Cowell?” Jessica, back at the news station said. “Sorry, we seem to be having technical difficulties. We’ll provide more updates on the situation soon,” she said, but there was a paleness to her face.

Now.

Around the Zolom lay several burning husks of helicopters that had fallen around it. With Midgar just in the distance the creature was taking care of the few troopers left who had survived hiding behind debris and shooting at the beast in vain desperation.

This event is open to any approved character. There is no posting order, and the NPC will post once weekly regardless of who has responded. Please don’t double post, you should only have one post per NPC post. This NPC should be treated like a character, meaning no auto-hits. Participants will receive rewards at the end.

Last Edit: May 9, 2020 16:16:52 GMT by Zef Naaiers

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Sergeant Oswald
Shin-Ra

Played by Zef

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 2, 2020 18:01:17 GMT GAWAIN, Amanda de Valliere, and 1 more like this

Post by Sergeant Oswald on May 2, 2020 18:01:17 GMT

Oswald’s eyes opened.

He reached around trying to find his helmet to no avail. He coughed, the air was full of burning mako and smoke. There was the sound of gunfire nearby. He crawled out from a heap of wreckage, rolling onto his back to look up at the sky while he caught his breath. Where he had sought sky, he instead found the head of a serpent high in the air engaging with nearby survivors who were desperately spraying it with bullets.

He stood up, his blonde hair blew in the wind. He was still a bit dizzy but that was no excuse to stay put. His rifle was nowhere to be seen, and he surveyed the landscape for anything he could. Finally his eyes landed on a grizzly site, a charred body that could only vaguely be made out as another trooper. The remains still had a standard automatic rifle on them, which he quickly peeled off. He felt a bit guilty about it, but he couldn’t let this creature reach Midgar.

Oswald poked his head out of the wreckage to see two other troopers hiding behind nearby rocks firing on the Zolom. He took aim himself and started to hold down the trigger, taking aim for the creature's head.

Last Edit: May 2, 2020 18:02:02 GMT by Sergeant Oswald

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GAWAIN
Shin-Ra Executive

SOLDIER, 1st Class

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 2, 2020 19:01:52 GMT Thalia Melpomene, Amanda de Valliere, and 2 more like this

Post by GAWAIN on May 2, 2020 19:01:52 GMT

The shadowed silhouette of a man leaned back against his seat calmly as the camera feed on the screen across from him cut to static, leaving a poor reporter pale and horrified in a manner even a woman of her line of work could not fully hide, the dull glow of the sword propped against him the only other source of light around him. What little of his features it revealed showed an undisturbed smile.

He turned off the screen before slowly reaching to adjust the metallic gauntlets on his forearms, testing the segmented armor's joints around the wrist with a critical eye.

"Sir! 1 minute before contact!" Informed him the young trooper piloting the military helicopter over the comms, his voice cutting off shortly after and leaving the man to nod to himself and those around him. Without a word, the silhouetted man rose to his feet, his hand grasping the handle of the sword besides him before he turned to face the doors of the vehicle.

Not a moment later, the doors of the helicopter swung open; The man held a hand over his face, protecting his eyes from the sudden sunlight before they swiftly adjusted to the environment, revealing a gruesome sight- the devastated landscape they were cruising through.

Wreckages of downed news & military helicopters as far as the eye could see. The advanced guard that had managed to survive the rough 'landing' had joined forces with the ground troops and had initiated engagement with the creature, raining up steel upon the beast.

One very big Zolom. The biggest GAWAIN had ever seen.

These type of flashy, high risk jobs were usually for LANCELOT & TRISTAN to deal with. But they were off in missions far away from their posts... it all fell to him.

It had been a while since he had been on a real battlefield; he supposed it was a good chance to see if his two hours of daily training were enough to keep in shape.

He looked over his shoulder at the SOLDIERs gathered with him, his smile thinning slightly.

"We are the swords and shields of Midgar. The people expect heroes out of us- and we will not disappoint them." It was not a request- it was an order. With those words said, the man turned for the doors as the Helicopter began its descent. "SOLDIERs, move out!"

He leapt out of the vehicle. God bless Jump materia.

He landed not too far from the ground forces or the beast- but did not so much as pause to really absorb the momentum, practically bouncing off the splinted earth into a running dash towards the monster. All he had was a sword- he had never been gifted in the ways of magic; never really bothered with solving that issue, either. His mako eyes flashed as he glared up at the giant serpent, grasping his blade with both hands, smiling still.

As the distance between himself and the monster shortened, the SOLDIER suddenly planted one foot solidly onto the soil, before shattering it beneath his heel as he leapt forward like a human bullet, intent on ramming himself bodily into the giant serpent, sword at point.

Last Edit: May 9, 2020 15:05:04 GMT by GAWAIN

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Amanda de Valliere
Shin-Ra Executive

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 2, 2020 23:07:52 GMT Thalia Melpomene, GAWAIN, and 2 more like this

Post by Amanda de Valliere on May 2, 2020 23:07:52 GMT

The twisted piece of fuselage, still emblazoned with a scorched Shin-Ra diamond, quivered and lifted, held aloft by a woman in the violet armor of a SOLDIER 2nd Class. She tossed it aside as two marines scrambled to their feet.

"You're welcome." She said in response to their silence.

Amanda's helmet had been dislodged in the crash and strands of her black hair had come free from her bun. She swiped them out of her face and looked around her. She and the marines had been launched out of the opened door when their chopper had collided with another that was struck by the Zolom's fire attack.

Their chopper was crushed by the impact. Anyone still inside when it hit wouldn't have survived. The Zolom itself was roaring east of her position. There were several marines between it and her. Soon the other SOLDIERs would arrive. Good. She could focus.

The remains of her chopper would work as a decent vantage point on the flat lands surrounding Midgar. She took off in the opposite direction of the marines as they headed towards the Zolom. She spotted her helmet on the way, and though it was banged up, it still fit on her head. The heat of the wreck didn't bother her as she climbed to the top and picked a stable spot to cast from.

When she turned to look, she could see how massive the creature was and how dire their situation was. She had seen a Zolom in the marshes before. They were formidable. But imagining this thing falling upon Midgar was terrifying. And the field was covered in its victims. Amanda knew her strategy until her orders changed.

With the destruction of so many vehicles, support would be lacking. She could see GAWAIN in the distance flying at the beast with his sword aloft. She couldn't pause to watch however, as she focused on assessing the injuries of her allies.

First the SOLDIERS, then the support troops, then marines. It would take some time for the healing. It would take even longer to build up the magical energies to unleash an attack. And once she did she would likely become a target. In the meantime, she identified her targets, her body already glimmering green as the curative materia came to life at her command.

ATB +1 | 1/2 ATB

Last Edit: May 2, 2020 23:08:45 GMT by Amanda de Valliere

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Fieldy
Avalanche

Zef's Alt

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 3, 2020 16:15:46 GMT Thalia Melpomene, Amanda de Valliere, and 1 more like this

Post by Fieldy on May 3, 2020 16:15:46 GMT

Fieldy had been putting off entering the city, instead he had traveled to a nearby chocobo ranch away from the blighted ground around Midgar. Choco didn’t complain, the gysahl greens were surprisingly good. By the second sun up Fieldy had nearly considered taking up the life of a farmhand again, but he had made a promise in the canyon that he intended to keep.

On Choco’s back they had slowly made their way back towards Midgar. As they got closer Fieldy’s nose scrunched and he brought his plum scarf to cover him. Did the city really smell this bad? Then as he started to crest over a hill he could see plumes of smoke billowing out, and as he reached the top a larger than life serpent was engaged in battle with a number of people.

“Oh man,” Fieldy said, raising a brow. “That doesn’t look good, maybe we should keep our distance.”
“Kweh!” Choco replied.

He surveyed the scene. He saw some movement in some of the burning rubble. “I can’t just leave people to die like that,” he said. He was tempted to rush down there, but he had learned about being a little patient recently.

Instead of moving out of the outskirts of the battlefield he steadied his hands and a yellow orb on his cricket bat hanging at his side began to glow. As he focused himself he felt a rush of magical energy in his body.

SPOILER: Click to show

Focus materia used. ATB boosted to 2.

Last Edit: May 3, 2020 16:25:34 GMT by Zef Naaiers

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Kaze Walker

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 4, 2020 21:32:24 GMT Thalia Melpomene, GAWAIN, and 3 more like this

Post by Kaze Walker on May 4, 2020 21:32:24 GMT

A Few Minutes Ago.

Nanika heard the foreboding whir of rotors first; her sensitive ears picking them up shortly after takeoff. The sound traveled unabated across the arid plain, without even so much as an overgrown shrub or large rock to get in its way. Not long after came the explosions, gunfire and, occasionally, screams, though it had begun to wane.

But she just kept walking, ignoring it all, as she had done before the flying machines arrived. And as she’d done when she saw the Zolom first strike out across the Wasteland. Able to see everything for miles across the flat landscape, the wold/lion-like guardian had adjusted their approach to create a wide berth between them and the gargantuan snake monster.

Really Nanika was just happy, albeit a bit dumbfounded too, considering Kaze had somehow not awakened amidst all the racket. Not that she was complaining of course; the boy wasn’t a danger to himself when he was asleep at least. And so she maintained her lulling pace, humming an ancient tune. After all the last thing she wanted was for him running off and…

Suddenly she stopped, a passing breeze causing her white fur to briefly flit about. Gently shaking her shoulders and haunches, it took only a second for the boy’s luggage to slide off her back; a decoy.

“Why that little…”

Now.

“EXCUSE ME! MR, or, uh, MRS. ZOLOM!” Kaze shouted, hands cupping either side of his mouth. Between that and the exuberant waving, it was clear that the young blue-eyed boy with unkempt black hair was excited. Standing atop the burned-out husk of a chopper to be more easily seen, he appeared absolutely titillated. As opposed to afraid for his life, but then this wouldn’t be the first time.

Especially since Kaze, thanks to his nomadic lifestyle and traveling companion, had long developed a kinship with animals. Something in which he often placed entirely too much faith. You’d think he’d have learned by now that this kinship did not extend to many monsters but the young man was a believer. “Please, just go AROUND,” the boy continued, pantomiming as much in a very overdone manner.

Having never seen a Zolom in person before, the giant serpent-like creature was every bit as amazing as he’d heard and read. Standing over 30 feet tall and sporting a cobra-like hood, massive creature was dark green with a yellowish underbelly and had a tail which split in three toward the end. It was a weird place for it to be however, Kaze noted, since the wasteland was literally the opposite of the marshes in which it normally dwelt.

But the boy’s thoughts were cut short when he heard the familiar sound of four padded feet rushing toward him from behind. “Oof, hope Nan’s not too mad.”

Last Edit: May 4, 2020 21:33:53 GMT by Kaze Walker

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Leonhardt
Avalanche

A warrior in a garden.

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 5, 2020 0:28:28 GMT Thalia Melpomene, Theodore Connelly, and 4 more like this

Post by Leonhardt on May 5, 2020 0:28:28 GMT

Thirty minutes ago

A crowd had been huddled around a radio outside the Seventh Heaven for over half a hour now, all trying desperately to listen in as news of a living boogeyman, the Midgar Zolom, a massive serpent that stalked the marshes to the South-East, had made its way into the wastelands around Midgar. The lower parts of the wasteland must have flooded, making a suitable, larger home. Shocked, fearful gasps ran through the crowd, as the sounds of an explosion rang out, followed by silence.

Leonhardt sat at the bar, watching as the bubbles of his soda water rose up from the bottom of his glass. His gaze shifted to his longsword, leaning against the wooden counter like an old friend. He could stay here, and Shin-Ra could take care of it. He wouldn’t reveal himself, and life could go on. But, if that giant snake got inside the city walls, then Shin-Ra would likely try to get it stuck in the Slums, lock all the doors, and count it as a victory.

The thought alone was motivation enough. He turned around on his stool and stood up, taking his longsword and placing it on his back. The sudden, heavy thuds of his footsteps turned some heads as Leonhardt made his way out the door, but none raised their voice to stop him. Beside his apartment, tucked in a little nook to the side, hidden away under a tarp and elastic cording, sat his father’s old motorcycle, an old Motonax Gust...

Now

It had been sometime since Leonhardt had ventured out into the Wastelands. There was nothing out here but monsters preying on one another. Most of them were probably gone, now that an absolute predator had marked its territory, evident by the growing amount of smoldering chunks of metal.

Now was a good a time as any to get as much information as he could. Leonhardt came to a stop, the trail of dust and dirt finally catching up to envelop him before dispersing in the wind. Off in the distance he could see nothing short of pandemonium as plumes of black smoke filled the air, Shin-Ra troopers squeezing down on their triggers, and SOLDIERs rushing in to assist and attack.

Even from a simple hundred meters away, the Zolom dwarfed everything around it. He needed to be careful. If the stories were true, its bite could crush steel, it’s tail could cause hurricanes, and it’s eyes could melt stone.

Last Edit: May 5, 2020 6:55:08 GMT by Leonhardt

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Thalia Melpomene
Administrator

3rd Class SOLDIER

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 5, 2020 3:48:42 GMT Theodore Connelly, GAWAIN, and 3 more like this

Post by Thalia Melpomene on May 5, 2020 3:48:42 GMT

Thalia stood in a line behind GAWAIN, her eyes unfocused and nose flaring angrily as she breathed in and out. Her commander's speech washed over her and although she could barely make out the words over the wind from the propeller blades above just the tone of his voice made Thalia feel brave.

“Up!” She commanded her German Shepherd, Ajax, before the dog leapt into her open arms. She followed after GAWAIN, touching down with ease thanks to her own jump materia. She had intended to follow his lead but stopped upon noticing some idiot kid yelling at the thing. She couldn’t help but wonder if the teen had some sort of death wish.

The 3rd Class SOLDIER snapped her fingers and pointed to the kid in the hood. Ajax bounded off towards him and would attempt to tackle him out of the Zolom’s direct line of sight.

She turned to watch Gawain and being unable to close the distance quickly enough she grabbed two daggers from her belt instead. She flung them towards the giant snake with middling precision.

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Dart
Shin-Ra

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 5, 2020 16:10:37 GMT Autumn Nevada, GAWAIN, and 3 more like this

Post by Dart on May 5, 2020 16:10:37 GMT

"Do you see that?"

Dart gestured, his head nodding towards the smouldering, twisted wreakages of targets picked off from the sky. The pilot next to him swallowed and answered in the affirmative.

"I would like to not be those guys."

He had spoken with a smile, but a certain coldness came across in his voice nonetheless. The pilot, uncertain of what the statement meant, maintained course and altitude until the Turk reached across and nudged the controls one way.

"Height and distance, if you don't mind."

Far beneath them, the battle raged. SOLDIERs - some familiar, most not - led the charge. Machinery peppered the beast with back-up fire, and others mostly just made up the dwindling number to be featured on tomorrow's papers as propaganda about Shin-Ra's efforts to protect lives. Dart looked on, and sighed somewhat wistfully.

"There's no need to risk our lives here. For this kind of thing, it's best to leave it to the monsters," he said as he watched a woman pull a downed helicopter off a couple of troopers with her bare hands. Amanda de Valliere - 2nd Class, if he recalled correctly.

Slowly, he pushed the headset he had worn off of his head, leaving it hanging around his neck as he turned around in his seat to address the one seated behind him.

"With all due respect, of course," he flashed another smile. "Are you ready, Mr. Azure VI ?"

Last Edit: May 5, 2020 16:23:38 GMT by Dart

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Azure VI
Shin-Ra

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 5, 2020 18:02:41 GMT Autumn Nevada, GAWAIN, and 4 more like this

Post by Azure VI on May 5, 2020 18:02:41 GMT

A very particular team in the Science Department was positively giddy when they heard the news.

Of course, being the Science Department, individual bits and pieces of the story were passively being tracked by different people and teams throughout-- one person with weather data, another with landscape conditions, still one more monitoring the zolom species in a general sense. It was certainly one of those 'seeing the forest for the trees' moments when the local TV news team ended up being the people that broke the story though. But then the news team was subsequently broken as a result so perhaps it was for the best that none of the labcoats saw it first.

Still. Somewhat aquatic combat conditions nearby? And an actual live, and most importantly dangerous target to combat in said conditions? What a perfect place to put a continuing experiment to the test and gather some more data!

Which is how Azure VI found himself in a Shin-Ra military helicopter, seated tranquilly in the back while all kinds were hitting the fan just on the other side of the flying metal shell. His role was still technically "Operational Support" though, so R&D couldn't just send the fishman out on his own-- they needed somebody else to own the operation on paper. And, well...

"Do you see that? I would like to not be those guys."

Department of Administrative Research technically had 'Research' in their name; plus, who better to gather intelligence.

While Dart negotiated the specifics of their safe arrival on the battlefield, Azure continued to monitor the situation from on high; smoking choppers, scorched earth, and charred corpses littering the field. Where missile salvos and gunfire had failed, individual combatants were already closing the distance on foot-- A truly inspiring idea, that they hoped to accomplish what ordnance and artillery could not.

"There's no need to risk our lives here. For this kind of thing, it's best to leave it to the monsters... With all due respect, of course."

The fishman met with Dart's gaze as the Turk turned in his seat, nodding slightly even before the suited man spoke another word.

"Are you ready, Mr. Azure VI?"

"Of course, Sir Dart. Please be sure to monitor the situation closely; the Team is expecting an extremely detailed report from this operation. And, as you said..." Azure reached to the side, a furious gale intruding upon the interior of the helicopter as he pulled its sliding door to the side. "Leave this to the monsters."

In a single swift movement, the fishman slipped off his seat and onto the chopper's landing skid, trident gripped in one hand and fusilage in the other. Then, after a brief pause, he exploded from his position and into the skies like the dragoons of legend, pointing the tips of his trident at the rear of the zolom's massive cranium and dropping into a spineshattering dive.

SPOILER: Click to show
ATB Stock: 0

Last Edit: May 5, 2020 18:37:35 GMT by Azure VI

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Damian Summers
Shin-Ra

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 5, 2020 19:05:51 GMT via mobile Autumn Nevada, GAWAIN, and 3 more like this

Post by Damian Summers on May 5, 2020 19:05:51 GMT

Damian had been blissfully throwing back a few beers in a nearby tavern when his cellphone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and upon seeing that the call was from HQ he let out a sigh before answering it. The moment he put the phone to his ear, Damian heard a stern male voice asking him why he hadn't reported for duty, the voice was loud and addressed him in a rather accusatory manner. So Damian responded " look, I'm off duty toda...." the person on the other end of the phone call didn't even let Damian finish his sentence before he asked if the 2nd class SOLDIER had seen the news lately. "News?... What news?" Damian pulled the phone away from his ear and signaled for the bartender's attention "Rob, switch to the news."

The bartender obliged and changed channels. When Damian saw a massive serpent swatting down Shin Ra helicopters like Flies, he quickly chugged down the rest of his beer and put his phone in his pocket. "Well. Time to put in some overtime." Damian spoke in his usual nonchalant tone as he placed the empty beer mug on the bar along with some money, then he left the tavern. Several minutes later, he reached Shin Ra Headquarters, grabbed his sword and armor then prepared for deployment. Sadly, he arrived a bit too late. When he went out to the landing pads, he realized that most of the Shin Ra helicopters and agents had left without him. "crap"

Just as Damian was about to leave the HQ landing pads and look for another way to get to the giant serpent, he noticed a news chopper making its way toward Shin Ra headquarters. The news chopper landed on one of the Shin Ra Helipads and two reporters rushed out of the news chopper with microphones and other recording equipment. Damian assumed they were here to interview Shin Ra scientists for more information about the monster, or maybe they were here to interview the president. Either way Damian didn't care, all he cared about was their ride. When the reporters rushed into the headquarters, Damian ran toward their helicopter. He slid into an empty seat within the chopper and began talking to the pilot. "take me to the Zolom." Damian made a straight forward request and didn't mince words. The pilot simply shook his head before responding verbally . "No, I can't leave those reporters behind. "

Damian ran his hand through his black and white hair for a moment before he continued speaking. "Look, this is your chance to do something exciting with your life. One recommendation and you could be a Shin Ra pilot in training. From there, it's up to you to pass the training and join the ranks of the most elite pilot force in Midgar. With double what you currently earn. " Damian had no idea how much Shin Ra pilots really earned, he was honestly just guessing that Shin Ra pilots got paid more than news chopper pilots. He had no clue if it was true or not. After Damian had spoken, the news chopper pilot nodded his head. " Fine. you better not be messing with me. “ The pilot responded and the news choper swiftly took off from the landing pad and headed toward the Zolom.

After A few minutes of flying, the news chopper Damian was in arrived in time for him to watch a Fishman jumping out of a Shin Ra chopper with a trident. From his current trajectory, it looked as if the Fishman was heading for the back of the Zolom's head. The Fishman had the right idea, "bring us in around the back" Damian spoke to his new pilot friend, who began flanking the snake and managed to quickly maneuver the news chopper and positioned it behind the snake. Before he jumped out, Damian gave the pilot a pat on the back "if I don't die here, that letter of recommendation will be in by Monday." he spoke before unsheathing his sword and diving out of the chopper, Damian dove downward like a human bullet with his sword held out infront of him. He also aimed for the back of the Zolom's head. Damian made sure he wouldn't get in the way of the Fishman's attack by aiming for a spot that was several feet to the right from the point the Fishman was diving toward.

Last Edit: May 5, 2020 19:23:39 GMT by Damian Summers

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Janus Jaeger
Shin-Ra

1st Class SOLDIER ; Einherjar.

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 8, 2020 22:02:17 GMT Thalia Melpomene, GAWAIN, and 2 more like this

Post by Janus Jaeger on May 8, 2020 22:02:17 GMT

"Approaching the target, ETA: one minute."

The static of the radio cut into the SOLDIER's thoughts. As once lightly closed eyes slid open to reveal shining mako blue. His lips in a thin line he stared forward mind wandering for the few moments he had to rest.

It seemed that Midgar had quite the problem on its hands. And of course, like clockwork, SOLDIERs were called off from their current tasks to deal with the incoming threat. While Janus had very few personal attachments left in his life - he held them to his heart fiercely, like a dragon whom cherished its gold. This giant serpent was a threat to all that he held dear - and for that reason alone, it would die, painfully. Oh, and for the glory of Shin-Ra and all that...

Tired of waiting the 1st Class SOLDIER arose from his seat and made his way to the helicopter's sliding door - intent to get to the target his own way.

"W-Wait, you can't do that yet we're n-"

As the wind whipped around his hair and clothes in boastful gales, Janus watched fearlessly at the barren, sunburned, earth below.

Before diving down to its depths.

The sounds of his fellow allies cries and worried shouts from his earpiece were blotted out by the sounds of the howling winds surrounding him. And for one minute, of that one single moment, Janus felt what it meant to be free.

His feeling of euphoria was ended as he snapped open his eyes once more - blue eyes blazing as he righted his way up and activated his jump materia. Utilizing the nearest sheer cliffs as his landing zone. Slowly standing tall he got a good look at the battlefield below, amongst the wreckage and carnage he noticed a key figure.

"Of course Smiles is here - can't have a big battle without it being a giant publicity stunt." He muttered to himself turning his gaze away from the blonde to notice several other SOLDIERS escaping the wreckage that was once their helicopters. Some managed to get away in time, the others left inside were not so lucky.

None of them mattered to him at the moment, except for the Midgar Zolom that intended to raise havoc on his home. To hell, it would...! With mind focused and an unquenchable flame burning within his breast - Janus Jaeger jumped down to ground level intent on carrying out his duty.

Once more, into the fray.

SPOILER: Click to show
Janus Jaeger used JUMP MATERIA in order to join the rest of the group on the field. He is some ways away, still far from the Midgar Zolom, but not too far from the rest of the group.

Last Edit: May 8, 2020 22:08:44 GMT by Janus Jaeger

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Autumn Nevada
Shin-Ra Executive

Public Relations Director

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 9, 2020 16:45:45 GMT Damian Summers, GAWAIN, and 3 more like this

Post by Autumn Nevada on May 9, 2020 16:45:45 GMT

“You’re always so cold.” Autumn commented as she came up beside Dart and peeked over the side to watch Azure VI’s descent. Her hair was pulled up into a messy bun so as not to be whipped into her face by the strong winds of the helicopter. “Aren’t you the least bit worried for our friends?”

The chaos of the battle was thick and it would have been hard to spot any particular person from this distance but she knew of several people that would definitely be caught up in the fray. Looking out at the monster, Autumn was afraid for the people closest to it.

She shoved on a helmet to protect her eyes and ears and crouched near the corner of the door where a large machine gun had been mounted off the side of the chopper. She took aim at the Zolom’s head and let loose a hailstorm of bullets.

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The Midgar Zolom
Global Moderator

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 9, 2020 18:57:57 GMT Thalia Melpomene and Damian Summers like this

Post by The Midgar Zolom on May 9, 2020 18:57:57 GMT

The Zolom’s slit eyes darted around the battlefield as reinforcements arrived. It opened its mouth and a loud hissing dominated even the roar of bullets that peppered its body. Damian Summers’s news helicopter had to get mighty close for him to drop towards it, lacking a jump materia, and he quickly became the target of the beast. It opened its jaws wide, waiting for him to fall into a gaping maw. Suddenly, the snake felt a piercing in the back of it’s head as Azure VI landed his strike. The trident dug into the scale far enough to draw blood. The momentary distraction was enough to get it to whip its head back long enough for Damian to avoid being swallowed, his own sword cutting into the creature's hood and cleaving off several scales that fell towards the ground.

In outrage the serpent thrust its head left and right, if the two did not hold on they would find themselves thrust towards the ground. As it shook its eyes suddenly grew a fiery orange and a ray of fire poured out of them, following the erratic movements of its head that grew worse as Autumn Nevada’s bullets ripped into it. The beam cut through one of the helicopters like a knife.

The helicopter belonged to none other than Chopper Dan of the Shin-Ra News organization. His dreams of a promised new salary were cut short as the fuel tank of his flying machine exploded. Now what was left hurled towards the ground like a fireball in the direction of a Cetra whose pleas fell on deaf ears. Kaze Walker, Thalia Melpomene, Nanika, and Ajax would all find themselves in danger of being in the impact area.

“I don’t know if I can do this,” Dart’s pilot said over the intercom breathing heavily. “I’m freaking out man!”

On the creature's side GAWAIN’s metal dug into the creature's flesh deeply, piercing in far enough for it to hiss in pain at the front again. In a violent motion the creature's body began to coil around, GAWAIN’s blade stuck into the hard scales of the creature could be used to give him a handle to hold on, but he’d be along for the ride as it’s whole body whipped and turned. The approaching Janus Jaeger would find the whip of the snake's tale rushing towards him.

The snake's whole body circled, holding on would prove difficult. By the end of its sweep a cloud of dust kicked up around its obscuring view for Amanda de Valliere, Fieldy, Leonhardt, and Sergeant Oswald on the ground level further away from the creature.

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Everyone is at 1/2 ATB except Fieldy, who used a focus to set himself to 2/2. You gain an ATB at the end of each turn unless you use something that requires ATB or your ATB is full.

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Last Edit: May 9, 2020 19:01:46 GMT by The Midgar Zolom

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Janus Jaeger
Shin-Ra

1st Class SOLDIER ; Einherjar.

The Midgar Zolom [Event!] May 10, 2020 16:37:25 GMT Thalia Melpomene likes this

Post by Janus Jaeger on May 10, 2020 16:37:25 GMT

WHO FIGHTS? WHO FLIES? WHO FALLS?

It was absolute chaos here - but Janus was in his element. He thrived in this environment - when one's life was on the line their true nature comes to the forefront revealing the person's true face to the world. Idly he wondered what faces these warriors on the battlefield would show him? A razor-sharp grin formed on his lips as his blue eyes blazed in heightened excitement. While this Zolom was no dragon, it was still worthy prey.

And by Gaia, would he feast.

As the snake thrashed violently across the barren wastes, the 1st Class SOLDIER reacted with predatory intent. Launching himself into the air he dodged the volatile swipe of the great serpent's tail before letting gravity capture him in its grasp once more. Using the weight of the world as a leverage for his next maneuver - where he came down with a spine shattering dive, the tip of his lance poised to strike at the meat of the wanton beast's tail intent of severing it.

If he would miss, Janus would once again activate his jump materia and dodge away to ready for a new tactic.

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Janus uses his Jump Materia to dodge the Midgar Zolom's tail swipe, only to come back down with the intent of cutting off its tail.

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