Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with your enemy.

[liketofu]

Who: Draftees
What: Battlefield shenanigans + anything in between.
When: 12th -14th December.
Where: Underground Research Facility.
Summary: Violence! Fighting! ...and your temporary bouts of non-fighting too, if you like. You may want to label which day it is + the location in your thread title!
Rating: G to R?! Everything applies!

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[Any day- but if it's Day 3, one of the monsters will come say hi]

[chaotic_dirge]

[Vincent's gotten a little more used to holding back the monsters without that power cap... so he focuses on shooting down enemies, moving through them in a swirl of red. He puts the Materia he has to good use as well.]

[Of course, a couple straight days of fighting is bound to stir up those inner demons anyway... so keeping them inside becomes less possible by the last day of battle.]

[Near end of Day 2?]

[unseenspy]

[Jay had already made up his mind to follow Vincent from a fair distance. He watched the red swirl as it moved through the enemies with ease.]

Well, that's interesting... [He makes a mental note of that ability.]

[He senses more Third Party soldiers rushing in from behind, so he spins around, gracefully flinging an explosive dagger. It strikes the front target, causing a small explosion that sends it flying back a few feet. As the remaining ones continue their assault, Jay turns and runs in Vincent's direction. It may be time to cooperate.]

[Near end of Day 2]

[chaotic_dirge]

[Vincent finishes his latest attack on the enemy, landing in place and glancing around. The quiet whispers in his head have been building, and are much harder to ignore by now, but he's managing. Fallen soldiers surround him, and not too far away... he notices another figure approaching. He keeps his gun raised until he notices that it's Jay. Well. At this late point in the day, it'll be worth having an ally around.]

This section is mostly clear... but there are likely more where these came from.

[Near end of Day 2]

[unseenspy]

[Jay stops beside Vincent, looking at the fallen soldiers.]

Not bad at all.

[At Vincent's remark, Jay pauses, examining the area around him for more lurking soldiers.]

So what is your objective?

Day 2 - Luceti Enclosure (Adell, Shadow, Hermione?)

[esper_flight]

[After rescue operations are completed, it's time to focus their attention on the Third Party. Terra's a bit unnerved as she heads through the replica of their village. She does her best to stay focused, certain she saw some Third Party members nearby, but is slightly distracted nonetheless. It's almost to the point where she wishes those Third Party members would show themselves, just so that she could focus on the fighting and not the creepy town replica.]

[shrouded_reaper]

[Shadow is just coming back to rejoin the party, turning visible once he reaches them. At times he's been slipping away to invisibly sneak around and get a look at the surrounding areas- especially when they were doing those rescues, but it's come in handy to scout for enemies now too.]

There's some enemies incoming.

[He points to indicate the direction they'll be coming from.]

[loyalotter]

[This whole thing is making Hermione feel sick. Sure, she'd seen battle before, she'd seen fighting, she'd heard about it, but this... this was a whole different level. And she was likely not taking it well.

Fortunately, she looked mostly all right for the moment. As Shadow points out the incoming enemies, Hermione doubles her grip on her wand and levels it at them.]

I won't kill them. Only Stun. [And she's hoping no one else will aim to kill, though she really... can't say she'll blame them if they do.]

[vulcanblazer]

[Adell pretty much had the same feeling about this place as Terra did when they walked in. He couldn't say he was surprised, given how scientific study tended to work. Odds were, Luceti as they knew it was probably one of several enclosures out there. Or maybe the first of many. Hard to fathom a guess. But Shadow's warning takes his mind off thinking.

Adell cracks his knuckles. Unlike most occasions when at least Terra's seen him fight, he's clad in a set of metal armor that surprisingly doesn't look that heavy and wearing a special pair of boots too.

He takes a few steps forward toward the oncoming waves. Sorry Hermione, more likely than not he and Shadow will be aiming to use lethal force, though he won't kill any that Hermione has disabled, at least.]

Gotcha, Shadow. They picked the wrong group to mess with.

[Day 3- before fighting Yuber, after Rydia fights the General / open to Ceodore]

[dragoon_pride]

[A couple times in this battle, Kain ends up so involved in his fighting that he loses sight of his allies... which is what's happened right now. But he always catches up after a little while. He wants to be sure to get back to Rydia, but first he'll work on finishing off the Third Party soldiers he's facing. It's nothing he can't handle though, and eventually Kain slices and stabs his way through them.]

[He yanks his spear from the last one and then looks around...]

[Day 3- before fighting Yuber, after Rydia fights the General / open to Ceodore]

[lunarianlegacy]

[When Ceodore claimed to be ready for this fight two days ago, he had no idea what he was spouting off about. Certainly not this. Separated from the others, he can understand now, battling is madness. But finding Rydia's body lifeless on the ground is not among the things he expected. In vain he spends himself trying to revive her, knowing it to be utterly hopeless as her wings have been ripped off.

Pausing only to remove his cloak and lay it over her, he stands, scanning the area for the others and locating the one person he can't bear to tell... but has to.]

Kain!

[Day 3- before fighting Yuber, after Rydia fights the General / open to Ceodore]

[dragoon_pride]

['WHAT?' Kain mouths, turning to look at Ceodore with a look of total annoyance. He figures the stupid boy is in need of an experienced fighter to help him.]

[Day 3- before fighting Yuber, after Rydia fights the General / open to Ceodore]

[lunarianlegacy]

[Give him a moment to catch his breath since he sprinted all the way here.]

It's about Rydia...

[Ceodore gulps another deep breath, trying to steel himself for this.]

[Day 3, Replica Luceti Enclosure, Adell and Terra]

[vulcanblazer]

[Day 3... chaos is erupting in the ranks now. More enemy reinforcements are coming left and right, more skilled and dangerous than before. To make matters worse, there's the arrival of the Third Party Elites onto the field.

And to add frosting on that cake, Adell and Terra have gotten separated from Shadow and Hermione, and the enemy is closing in with far superior numbers. Adell scans the incoming wave of foes while being ready to launch himself into the fray.]

...They're gonna need more guys.

[Day 3, Replica Luceti Enclosure, Adell and Terra]

[esper_flight]

[Terra, after launching Holy after Holy spell, agrees.]

And...I think I'll have to transform.

[She didn't want to tap into that kind of power if she didn't have to, knowing she would be revealing more about herself than she's comfortable with to potentially quite a few people. But their is little choice, not with the odds against them.]

[Day 3, Replica Luceti Enclosure, Adell and Terra]

[vulcanblazer]

[Adell's orange aura erupts boldly from his body and energy crackles around it. For all his power in the enclosure, the unhindered power at his fingertips now is a wonder to behold. He hadn't really noticed how much his training in the enclosure had helped, but now that he was unbridled...

He knew he as even stronger now than he was when he arrived.]

If you need to, do it. But I know we can take these chumps. One way or another.

[esper_flight]

[Terra stares at him for a moment, a little awed by the display. Then she nods, more certain of herself. If this is what must be done, then she should just get it over with. No more hesitation. Thus, she transforms and begins to build energy as more approach....]

[/steals day three all for herself]

[mikangirl]

[Well, things got a lot more hectic today, didn't they?

If Ted listens carefully in the distance he can hear what sounds like an outboard motor-- not that he might recognise it as such, but it appears to be accompanied by shrieking. And it's getting closer.

She can't melt metal with her scream, but Nami can sure make a valiant attempt. Screeching around the corner on her waver, and she'd say hi, but she doesn't have time to stop today.

Not with a pack of Elites on her tail. WHAT. DON'T YOU PEOPLE HAVE ANYONE MORE CHALLENGING TO PICK ON OH GOD HELP D8 yeah she'll just keep going. Good thing about those jet dials is she can outrun pretty much anything, even God. But she can't... quite... lose them.

Hi Ted, bye Ted, coming through!]

[\o/ Yay! Now let's ruin it!]

[mikangirl]

[She faintly hears her name, which is the only reason her head turns slightly to see if she passed anyone familiar and--oh hello, ice attack. She recognises you. And it's not aimed at her this time

She's very relieved. Thanks for the save, Ted! She can totally keep goi--

And that's when the Elites show they're none too happy about being interrupted and round on Ted instead. Shit.

180 spin, be right back. DON'T DIE IN THE NEXT EIGHT SECONDS, TED.]