>>22402083
Listing of forces:
Heroes:
Finalon
Yamada
Tosh
Cheryl
Avatar
Char
Star-Lord
Seifer
Fujin
Ryu
Lyla
Matthias
- Gauss Caster Rifle with Spell Cartridges
Darius
Agrias
Lavian
Alicia
Sonia,
Aeshma
Douglas
Vitun
Elaine
Marc Lecointe
Yuna
Pellaeon
Jack Archer
Kanako

Troops:
Farseers(10/11)
SCP Squad
X-COM Squad
X-Com NOVA Commandos
X-Com NOVA Elites A(2/12) & B
Aurors(1/6*NO WANDS, CANNOT RAISE)
Psions(4/6)
Dystopian Squad
- 37/48 have used RED-2
Abjurers
Techno-Wizards
Delta Greens(9/12)
Prawn B (12/36)
TG Soldiers Squad
Redemption Squad(18/20)
Zombie Hunters+Dr. Han with a Medigun
KI Tactical Squad A (15/20, 4/4)
KI Tactical Squad B (16/20 4/4)
KI Tactical Squad C (14/20, 0/4)
KI Devastator Squad A & B(18/24*4 have no armor)
White Mage Squad A
White Mage Squad B(3/6)

Additional:
Great Crusade Force (down to 25%, GC Reality Emitters burnt out)
1 Protoss High Templar


Science Team:
Mustadio
Egon
Mouse
Data
Isel
Sandmen Squad
UNIT Squad(7/11)
Salarian Field Engineer Team (15/20)
Dr. Cossack
Rodger Young Crew
BLU Engineer
Mordin Solus
Three Gurus
Metal Man Mk II

DEAD:
MI Squad A*DEAD*
MI Squad B(0/12)
Shadowrunners A(0/10*12) and B(0/12)
-RED-2 Active on A(9/10) B(9/12)
BLU Team*RESPAWNING MINUS ENGINEER*
Star Fox team *DEAD*
- RED-2 Active
Spike*DEAD*
Metpharm High-Sec Squad*DEAD*
Doc Lazarus*DEAD, but RECOVERABLE*
Holtz*DEAD*
- Raiseable
Confed Marines (0/4)
Mitsune*TAKEN*
X-COM NOVA Veterans *DEAD*
- Squad 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Prawn A*DEAD*

White Mage Squad B mage with the Economizer, Cure and Raise on Holtz, 2 of you Prawns, get him off of that spike.

Rest of White Mage Squad B, and White Mage Squad A, begin Raising the Shadowrunners while we can.

Yuna, Elaine and Lyla, get ReRaises and Cures on the Melee Team (Darius, Agrias, Lavian, Alicia, Sonya, 4 Knights).

Kanako and Dr. Han, heal up the rest of the troops.

Yellowman, what's the status of the Device?

MetaOP, is Asuka still struggling against the Ebon Lance?

Is Rei still trying to hold back the other interlopers?

Are either of them showing any response to Tzeentch's declaration that they were just pawns in another of his plans?

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>>22402083
Tzeentch's eyes begin to shimmer.

"Do you even know... just how much of a nuisance you've been to our plans for this region?" the Changer of Ways asks.

Asukhon's body begins to twist and bulge, its femininity wiped away as muscles grow underneath expanding skin and bone. Human features fade in favor of a more bestial, demonic countenance. Khorne.

"We chose our pawns carefully, hid our manipulations deeply, but almost like you were acting on instinct, you unraveled each plot," Tzeentch says as Khorne roars and rises, pulling out the Ebon Lance and tossing it aside as he completes possesion of Asukhon. Mislaato's body too, begins to change as Reigle shows emotion for the first time since appearing.

Terror.

>>22402340
"Ayanami, I know you've been holding back other people from showing up. Reverse course now before it's too late."

>>22402340
Perhaps we can whisper in Reigle's ear?
"You were a pawn. You were always a pawn. Your dreams of hope and creating a better future were nothing but manipulations of an elder god. And you walked right into them.
"Let the gates open. Let all comers arrive. Disrupt their plans, and maybe find some small bit of redemption in that. Shinji's waiting."

>>22402340
Even as we try to figure out what to do:
Prawn #5 of Prawn Squad B, use your TK field and recover the Lance.

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>>22402340
"I will not l-URGH!

Reigle's declaration is cut short as she vomits a stream of slime, her own form bloating and grotesquely swelling as horns and wounds open on her corpse-like body. It isn't hard to predict the rapid transformation into an Avatar of Nurgle.

"S...stop..." Reigle mumbles, her face deforming. "I... I can't maintain a barrier if..."

"BARRIERS ARE IRRELEVANT!" Khorne booms. "ANY CHALLENGERS THAT COME HERE, WE WILL RIP APART!"

Reigle utters a low moan as her transformation completes.

"This pressure!" Char swears. "Such malevolence... It's pressing down on my mind like a vise."

"Our reality emitters are straining just to keep their auras from overwhelming us!" Yamada shouts. "How... How can we..."

"Have faith. In mankind if not the Emperor," Darius states, his tone iron.

"Using those shells as puppets, they can't manifest their full power here... Not with reality altered the way it is," the Avatar states. "...and here... this place has laws even they cannot overcome."

"You talk much of things you do not understand, traveler," Tzeentch hisses with laughter. "...but I find your hope delicious all the same."

>>22402189
"Device is halfway charged! I can't push it any further!" Yellowman reports. "Stall for time if you can!"

So. . . anyone want to play a game of Munchkin? I always keep my deck on me. It's in my pockets. . .

Shit.

We could...attempt a Gate spell to the Reasonable Marines' home Canon, and call upon the Emperasque for aid. Though it will likely come at a cost.

Other potential Gate targets are Desna, and the Upper Planes of Planescape.

>>22402498
>>22402340

If you don't mind us asking, what were your plans exactly? Aside from the usual spread of Chaos to all corners of reality.

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Casting a gate spell has two effects.

First, it creates an interdimensional connection between your plane of existence and a plane you specify, allowing travel between those two planes in either direction.

Second, you may then call a particular individual or kind of being through the gate.


Vitun. I want you to summon the Emprasque.

>>22402602
Wait, shouldn't he also use a Bit of Luck to make sure it works? And a Flash of Insight? With Aeshma giving Spellcasting Aid?

>>22402498
"Then enlighten us oh Changer of Ways. How the hell did did you gain dominance over those pitiful wretches. I know for a fact that in their shitty story, they had liberal bits of the other deities mixed within them to prevent precisely this from happening."

>>22402498
"These four were supposed to be from the Open Door, not the Doorstop! What of the essences of Gork and Mork, the Eldar gods, who were supposed to keep you contained?"

>>22402594
>>22402602
>>22402631
What if we summon both Desna and the Emprahasque? Can we do that?

>>22402728
I doubt OP would let us do something so ridiculous.
But then again, if he wants us to take on avatars of all four Chaos Gods at once...

We can call them, but they don't have to come.

If Desna wishes to come, she will while the gate is open.

>>22402498
OP can we burn a lightbulb right now?

Cyfis, come through that damn gate already!

>>22402745
Not just four avatars, but after we've expended most of our magic, our forces are down by 50%, we don't have access to some of our heaviest-hitting divine weapons, and we're about to get flooded by who knows what from the other portals about to open up.

>>22402782
Actually the who knows what is a good thing.
I mean think about it.
The Chaos Gods are almost certainly the most powerful beings likely to show up, and their plans are almost certainly terrible.
That makes us the lesser of two evils.

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>>22402636
>>22402678
"What about them?" Tzeentch chortles. "Those pale imitations of the real thing could not hope to contain me. Indeed, the very fact that the arrogant one took on my mantle allowed me to reach into his reality and control him. You see... There are thousands of Tzeentchs, thousands of galaxies in which they contend with thousands of Emperors and thousands of other gods for control of the Materium. Some are more potent than others... and ALL of them, whether they know it or not, house a spark of my essence that allows me to control them should I chose. I am the first."

"EVERYTHING THOSE FOOLS DID SERVED US IN THE END," Khorne booms. "EVERY SKULL, EVERY DROP OF BLOOD SHED FOR ASUKHON'S SAKE WAS MINE BY RIGHTS. AND I COME NOW TO CLAIM IT."

"You talk of stories and fiction as if you know anything, but even with all the pieces arrayed in front of you, you cannot put the puzzle together," Tzeentch chortles. "We can feed on... we can CONTROL any of our lessers throughout the planes. They dance to our tune, mere copies of our glory."

"Crap, it's like Doom and all his goddamn robots," Star-Lord complains. "I hate that guy."

"Aw shit, is this why there are so many goddamn Warhammer 40K crossovers?" Mouse says, wincing. "It is, isn't it?"

"Our essence is spread like a plague through the realities!" Nurgle happily burbles.

>>22402598
"I would think that would be obvious... That Device is more than a manipulator. It is a door. Using it, the way will be open into the primordial stuff of humanity's soul... the soup of emotions, thoughts, and dreams that birthed all these realities you see before you! A mirror image of the Warp, but clean and uncorrupted. We will inject ourselves into that mass of potential and remake it in our image like a virus! We will send our tendrils through all existence until there exists no world that has not been touched by our will! All will be the laughter of thirsting gods!”

So we've got these two:
>>22402189
>>22402477
to do some Raising and getting the Ebon Lance back.

And then we probably need Cheryl and the Psi Matrix setting up a TK Field to protect against whatever Chaos sends our way.

The Avatar can set up an Energy Field IN SANCT GRAV to help protect the group.
A Crystal Barrier IN VAS YLEM may also help to keep the enemy at bay.

And do we attempt calling Desna and the Emperasque for aid? That's 2 Level 9 spells there.

>>22403061

Might want to quietly ask Lind if she has any other forces or allies that she can draw upon. Absolutely anyone and everyone who could possibly answer the call.

>>22403036
"You're making a real good case for setting up the anti-Warp system that the Necrons thought up. You really think you can beat the Necrons or the Tyranids? You're no Gallifrey, and they've been time-locked for the past couple years."

"Lind, are you getting this? Are you able to transmit it back to Yggdrassil and get the support of Heaven and Hel to come through that portal?"

>>22403036

You mentioned us unravelling your plans. Were all of you responsible for the troubles that wracked our sector?

And wouldn't it be really obvious that a task force would be assigned to put out any fires that cropped up? I'll grant you that we didn't see everything right away, but still.

>>22403036
"You know damn well that you'll never attain true victory right? In an infinite multiverse like ours, opportunities for omnipotent control or annihilation arise pretty much constantly. And yet it hasn't happened yet. What makes you lot think that you're the lucky winners for the Collective Unconscious, and not one of the losers embedded on the Source Wall?"

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>>22403061
One of your Prawns manages to recover the Ebon Lance and Holtz is raised as your white mages heal up anyone with battle damage.

"You say we've screwed up your plans..." Cheryl says, looking around the battlefield. "But I don't remember us tangling before, unless you're talking about New Chaos."

Mislaato completes her transformation into the androgynous and unnaturally beautiful form of Slaanesh, who laughs at Cheryl's statement.

"Of course those were our primary pawns, but you also slew one I was grooming to be my own herald once our plan was completed," Slaneesh says, languidly standing. "Maybe I'll take you in his place."

"No thanks..." Cheryl winces.

"Let me guess. Chaosbringer?" Lyla asks. "I guess his style was sort of a giveaway."

"The false Nyarlhotep would've been a grand minion," Slaneesh sighs.

"You also killed our pawn Grimm," Nurgle says, shaking his bloated head, a parody of sorrow on his face. "He was coming along so well."

"...I guess that explains where he got all that stuff to pass around to his own pawns," Star-Lord says.

"So many potential minions lost..." Nurgle coughs.

"...and with the failure of these latest puppets, these 'New Chaos', we will require new Heralds..." Tzeentch says. "...but I planned for that."

>>22403377
"You're not going to try to say Ebon Night was just another puppet, are you?"

>>22403377
"Apocalypse called Tzeentch, says he wants his 'Four Horsemen' concept back."

>>22403377
"So you're telling me that the true Nyarlathotep doesn't exist as you do, with every instance of him across the meta being proxies for the real deal? I find that hard to believe that yours is a greater existence than his."

>>22403377
"Come on, Tzeentch. Be realistic here. You guys couldn't win the Time War, you'd get repulsed by the Q Continuum, the Culture would hand you your asses, and you wouldn't stand a chance in the Timeline War. Or do you really think that you could fight against an infovore on the caliber of a Jotun that caused the Fimbulwinter across an entire universe when Hitler thought it would be a good way to win the war?"

>>22403518
I think his plan here is to pretty much bypass all that by drinking straight from the source, which appears to be the combined imagination of all humanity, and corrupting it into a new Meta Warp.
So as of now, he only has us to deal with.

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>>22403377

I think I know what Tzeentch is about to say. Pic related, somewhat.

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>>22403224
"All that we said and more!" Tzeentch states. "That Space-Time Oscillation Bomb's detonation was a tremendous accomplishment, even if it did spawn your pathetic Guard as a side-effect."

>>22403233
"Of course we'll never attain TOTAL victory... THAT would be boring!" Tzeentch laughs. "But the struggle... oh the struggles and terrors your kind must face give us an endless feast! We cannot lose! If you defeat us, we sup on the essence of what you've endured! If we win... We'll decide how to make this battle last for eternity!"

>>22403169
"That won't matter if we manage to penetrate that barrier..." Slaanesh purrs. "There will be no rules once we taint all. Only Chaos. All your frail machines depend on Order to function, the Necrons will be powerless. The Tyranids will be fodder."

"Of course," Lind replies to you. "I'll-AH!"

Lind suddenly staggers back, clutching her head.

"Its... Billions of whispers in my head!" Lind shouts.

"Ah ah ah!" Slaneesh says. "No calling for help this time."

"You stopped the barrier Reigle was generating," the Avatar says. "They'll come anyway."

"MANY WILL COME," Khorne bellows. "ONLY ONE MATTERS TO ME."

>>22403610
"You want to fight Akuma, Khorne? That's almost sweet."

>>22403610
What do you mean it spawned the Guard?

We didn't just pop into existence one day.

>>22403666
Maybe he means our Task Force specifically?

>>22403610
"Oh really, Khorne? Only one? Who is it? Conan the Cimmerian? Akuma? Or maybe you'd like to have a go at Shub-Niggurath and Yog-Sothoth? Or even the big guy himself, Azathoth? Or maybe you're aiming a little lower, such as the Orz?
"Don't tell me you've already given up on Slaanesh over there."

>>22403718
Maybe he wants to wrestle with Deus Machina Elder God Demonbane.

That'd be a sight to behold.

>>22403666
Oh dear... Is the guard just another fiction? Did we just appear as part of our alotted plot? Did we only start to exist after the initial detonation?

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>>22403515
"I'm saying that pale shadow of an Elder One had far more of me in him than Nyarlhotep despite his claims," Slaneesh says, lazily. "I doubt the other would care to press a claim."

>>22403447
"Hardly a new concept," Nurgle murmurs. "Some things never change..."

>>22403417
"A... competitor," Tzeentch says, many eyes gleaming. "And though you've caused so much havoc for us, much is redeemed by your stumbling on his lair and killing him before he could regain even a tenth of his original power."

>>22403573
"I see one of you at least has some intelligence," Tzeentch grins.

>>22403599
"Not exactly..." Slaneesh's eyes gleam. "Only I have chosen a champion from your ranks. The others... should be arriving right about now."

A portal flares to life at the other end of the battlefield, a menacing figure surrounded by fiery shadows stepping through. Oversized prayer-beads clack together as red eyes survey the battlefield.

"I sense your presence! Who are you that have summoned Akuma?!" the legendary warrior shouts at the four Chaos Gods.

"I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO HEED THE SUMMONS..." Khorne says, a fanged grin spreading over his face.

>>22403755
The possibility that our Earth is just yet another fiction was something that always existed, it was just more philosophical until now.
Besides, everyone around us is just as fictional, hasn't stopped them any.
We'd be hypocrites of the highest order if we let it drag us down.

>>22403802
"Hello again, Akuma. Do you come to test your might against the god of battle, or to serve him?"

>>22403826
Jeez. We're fictional too but we don't get any cool powers besides floating in people's heads and goatse beam.

This sucks.

>>22403666
>>22403755
Tzeentch laughs.

"Space-TIME Oscillation Bomb! Time, both backwards and forwards was altered by the detonation! Both you and the SUEs were spawned from that incident! The SUEs, strong. desperate desires tapping into minute holes left in the fabric of existence by the bomb's creation. Your Guard was formed in response to them. Without the bomb, your sector would not be plagued by SUEs. Without the SUEs, you have no reason to exist... no reason for your parent to meddle here."

>>22403869
Technically a cool power would be people listening to us despite our blatant lack of qualifications

>>22403802
Akuma. Release the full might of the Satsui no Hadou, but take care to not be consumed by it. Being the strongest has no meaning if you become a raging beast with no honor!

>>22403928
I don't know about you, but I worked my ass off in Meta-College. Do you have any idea how many D&D books and d20 compatible books I had to read?

I had to read FATAL for god's sakes. Don't tell me, I'm not qualified.

>>22403905

Parent? You mean the Void Engineers, since they're the people who assembled all of these things in the same place at the right time? Or the Avatar?

>>22403905
Wait, but the Transpace Guard has their central headquarters in a completely different sector of the Meta, with numerous other territories under our control under different managers than Holtz.
Was that an illusion?

>>22403905
Hey Tzeentch, if you're the great planner and shit, why do we have pictures of Creed beating you in chess?

>>22403905
>>22404015

Not to mention that there are other true meta-factions out there that have little to no relation to the Guard, such as the Great Crusade. And factions like the Combine and the Closers who existed long before the Guard did in established canons. Were they all spawned or altered by the STOB as well? Or did the STOB get writer's block and just write copies into the fabric of existence to meet the deadline?

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>>22403826
"What is fiction? What is real? Is there such a thing as real in this grand dream?" Tzeentch laughs harder. "Such an obsession with what is 'real'... your organization has provided me with great amusement over the years!"

>>22403844
"Akuma serves no master!" Akuma roars.

"YOUR LUST FOR BATTLE... YOUR GREAT SKILL... THE VERY ESSENCE OF A WARRIOR. YOU WILL BE MY RIGHT HAND AS WAR AND BLOODSHED SWEEPS THE PLANES," Khorne booms. "ACCEPT MY BLESSING!"

Akuma roars again as the Mark of Khorne burns itself into his upper arm. The emblem begins to gleam with blood-red light.

"I WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED, AN ETERNITY OF FIGHTING!" Khorne declares. "RISE, CHOSEN OF KHORNE!"

"And..." Tzeentch raises a hand. "It's time to unveil my choice."

>>22404043
...I swear to every god but you four that if your chosen one is Kane, I will find a way to slap you in every face at once.

>>22404015
"Did you think your own little corner of reality was the only one touched by that device's activation?" Tzeentch asks. "You should know it was not."

>>22404003
>>22404039

"The same hand that saw fit to spawn the Grand Crusade also planted the seeds for your own Guard," Tzeentch says. "And no, the Combine and their ilk were not touched by the bomb. Even the Crusade was outside its reach before it's detonation drew them back here like moths to a flame."

>>22404139
>>22404043
"Let me guess, Tzeentch. You got Light Yagami. It's who I'd get, since he's got that damnable Death Note with him. Or maybe you'd be too afraid of having a minion that might put your name into his little black book."

>>22404281
Stop being stupid.
The Death Note only works on humans.
Which makes it worthless.

>>22404281
>>22404325
You're both stupid. Obviously, it's John "Hannibal" Smith

>>22404325
The point is to keep him talking until someone else who'll actually fight Chaos comes through those portals.
If you're not going to help in that, then at least get to ordering our troops to do something worthwhile.

Or Creed might drive a few landraiders out from the other side of the pillar?

Yes, I know we're around the pillar. He'll find an "other side"

>>22404355
Man, I've been doing most of the stalling so far.
I just don't want him to kill us for being too stupid to talk to.

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>>22404106
"Not Kane..." Tzeentch cackles, waving a hand. "You no longer need that spell!"

A veil of invisibility is torn in two, revealing a skeletal figure in robes, a heavy crown perched on his head. Wisps of hair still cling to a rotted scalp as cold, burning eyes regard the Gods of Chaos.

"I don't recall asking for an introduction from you," Azalin Rex coldly states. "Nor do I have business with your kind."

"But you do... you just do not realize it yet. A grand master of plots and magic, I have chosen you to be my Herald in this place," Tzeentch says, leaning its head forward. "Serve me well and you'll learn all the magic you could ever desire."

Azalin is silent for a moment. Then he laughs.

"...Lord of Change, but so very predictable. No, I think I will refuse," Azalin states.

"Ha!" Nurgle bubbles with rotten joy. "Undying King, forever unchanged and surrounded by decay and rot! I knew you'd refuse! You are mine, then! As my servant, you will feed such plagues as the world has never seen to world after world!"

Azalin's eyes burn brighter.

"...I had intended to intervene in this fight and bring my powers to bear against these fools, but servant? To you?” Azalin laughs, hollowly. “For that arrogance, Plague God, I will sit here, watch them tear apart your disgusting avatar, and do NOTHING. The Dark Powers kept me unchanging for centuries, dictated my fate without hope of recourse. I will NOT be a slave of a higher power AGAIN!”

"You pathetic dust mote!" Tzeentch shouts from all of his mouths at once. "You do not know what you forsake! I no longer ask your worship, I DEMAND it!"

"I know that for all your power, you are forever limited, forever defined by what makes you gods. You are trapped in the roles you must play, and because of that you warrant neither my service nor my worship," Azalin laughs again. "Waste away in the Warp, you cretins!"

White Mage Squad A, what's the status on Raising the Shadowrunners?

Elaine, Lyla, you got those ReRaises up on the Melee Team?

Aeshma, take up the Ebon Lance.

Vitun, with the interference down, do you think you can open a Gate to the Emperasque and to Desna?

Fujin, cast Regen on the Melee Team while they're still up.

Techno-Wizards, you have Armor of Ithan up on yourselves, right? Also put them up on the Psions, Abjurers, Kanako, Dr. Han, and Pellaeon. Then move on to the Prawns, Shadowrunner mages, then the Knights.

>>22404460
Got any thing else, O Grand Idiot of Unnecessarily Convoluted Plots.

>>22404498
As of right now, Aeshma has 1 Bit of Luck and 1 Tactical Expertise (+40 to flanking attacks).
Vitun has remaining 6 Bits of Luck, 1 Flash of Insight, and 9 Channel Positive Energy (which can be used to channel luck and provide a +25 bonus to everyone in a 30ft area).

>>22404674
It's kind of sad really.
Anyone smart enough to be qualified to be Tzeentch's champion, is also smart enough to know that he is thoroughly untrustworthy and is a bad bet.

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>>22404460
>>22404674
>>22404106
"This!" Tzeentch shouts.

Tzeentch raises his arms and power gathers around them, spewing forward into the ruined Nod Avatar. "I planned for this, too. My... second choice. Arise!"

Kane's shattered form is pulled from the wreckage, only vaguely human-looking now. Tiberium crystals make up over two thirds his form now, constantly changing shape while blue fire pulses beneath them.

"Tiberium... a substance that changes all it touches..." Tzeentch hisses. "Kane, the puppet-master, the immortal. I give you another chance. You will give me your fealty."

Kane collapses to the ground, looking up, dully.

"...yes," he murmurs.

"And you, Azalin, when we are finished with this lot, I shall pop that soap bubble of a barrier spell and subject you to ever-changing torments," Tzeentch hisses. "You will not taste the same pain twice for eternity."

"Empty threats from an empty mind," Azalin taunts. "You're nothing more than a mountain of emotions given intellect, an empathic vampire born from the side-effects of an ancient race's conflicts."

>>22403959

"Akuma..." the warrior hisses, touching the brand on his arm. "Akuma SERVES NO MASTER!"

The legendary martial artists digs his nails into the skin around the brand and RIPS, tearing off a chunk of his own flesh to remove the brand.

"YOU WILL SERVE ME!" Khorne booms, hefting his axe. "SERVE ME AS ENTERTAINMENT AS I BUTCHER YOU FOR THAT INSOLENCE!"

"Pitiful creature! Prove to me your worth!" Akuma roars, the Satsui no Hadou flaring to life around him as he takes a fighting stance.

The ground quakes as the island's size expands, rocks and earth flying up from nowhere to quadruple the size of the arena.

"65 percent, and warm-ups are causing weird stuff! I can't guarantee what this thing'll do as it gets charged!" Yellowman warns.

"Enough foreplay!" Slaanesh says, producing barbed whip as one hand deforms to a Daemonette's claw. The Dark Prince smiles. "...it's time to begin."

>>22404043

I have an argument that might sway Akuma. Or at least get him to consider for a brief while.

While the notion of fighting the universe itself for an eternity may seem very appealing to Akuma, how appealing would the notion of fighting a god who invented the very concept of war and fighting and bloodshed in his (very large) corner of existence to him?

Larger arena? Just what I've been. . .

WAITING FOR!

Vitun, cast <Summon Construct> and summon Kiryu to our aid.

>>22404780
Also, bit of luck and Luck channel for the bonuses.

>>22404780
Bit of Luck it to make sure, with Flash of Insight.
Also, Aeshma can support casting to provide a bonus as well.

>>22404730
Alright then. Vitun, cast the same spell you used to get Metal Man MK II, only this time aim for Kiryu.
At the same time, Abjurers, use every 4th level spell slot you have left to cast some more Perfect summons over the expanded area.
Things are bad enough without there being any friends.

>>22404807
Specifically, Caster Support.
Aeshma is a 10th Level Divine Strategist. Since she can provide a +4 on a d20 (+20 on a d100), that should help Vitun.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/cleric/archetypes/paizo---cleric-archetypes/divine-strategist

We will also need the Abjurers to blow every 4th level slot they have left to use Perfect Summons to help ward the newly expanded island.

>>22404795
>>22404857
If we use the Luck Channel, then the Abjurers should also be able to take advantage of that as well.

>>22404857
>>22404837
Note, make sure to leave an area clear for summoning Kiryu, at least briefly, or he'd be blocked as sure as any Daemon.
Because though I doubt Kiryu's 'Evil', I also doubt that he's 'Good'.

>>22404879
We can time it so that Vitun summons first, then as soon as Kiryu arrives, the Perfect Summons go up.
Otherwise we'd be leaving an area open for summons to get through.

>>22404879
>>22404890
...Although technically speaking, Perfect Summons doesn't simply block anything nonGood from being summoned.
It actually replaces whatever is supposed to be summoned with a Good being of equal power.

Additional orders:
Finalon, Yamada, Star-Lord, Matthias, Douglas, Delta Greens, TG Soldiers, KI Tactical Squad B and C, and Dystopian Squad fire at Kane.
Finalon uses his magitek bow, Star-Lord the NeiShot, Matthias and Douglas use a Slow and Gravity. Delta Greens and TG Soldiers use Mass Rifles, and the Dystopian Squad use phasers.

Ryu, the Melee Team (Darius, Agrias, Lavian, Alicia, Sonya, now up to 5 Tactical Marines, 4 with Transpace Lances and 1 with the Voiceless Spear), KI Tactical Squad A, SCP Squad, intercept Slaanesh. SCP Squad, use your Reality Disruptors.

Marc, Jack, Seifer, all X-COM NOVA squads (X-COM NOVA Commandos, Elites A&B), KI Devastator Squad A & B, Zombie Hunters, Great Crusade Platoon, Prawn B, target Nurgle. Seifer, use a Flare. Devastator Squads, twin dual phasers on full.

Lyla, Elaine, White Mage Squads A & B, Yuna, Dr. Han, Kanako concentrate on healing and Raising.
Redemption Squad, concentrate on their protection; put up energy shields to defend them.
Ballistas, Heat, give your Aglaophotis-B Gas Grenades to Darius and Marc. They're the two most likely to get a chance to ram them down a Chaos god's throat.

>>22405130
X-COM Squad, Farseers, Tosh, Char, and the Protoss High Templar are assumed to be part of the Psi Matrix helping Cheryl maintain a TK barrier to protect our troops, or with her focused blowout power. The TK Field right now should be concentrated on protecting from Kane.

Maybe the Avatar can set up energy fields that will contain Nurgle for a short while?

>>22404925
So what I'm saying is that essentially we have two options here.
We can attempt to summon Kiryu (or the original MechaGodzilla) now, giving us a known an proven asset, but also possibly allowing a narrow window of time for the Chaos Gods to summon some of their daemons.
Or we can cast Perfect Summons now, and THEN attempt to summon a MechaGodzilla, and hope that whatever we get in exchange is up to snuff.

>>22405183
I think we should go for the latter.
Because no matter what we get, we'll get SOMETHING that will help us, and Chaos won't have anything.

>>22405222
That's my thoughts as well.
Sure Tzeentch could probably dispel the wards, but that would be tacit admission that he NEEDS assistance to defeat us.
Anyone opposed?

>>22405260
None opposed? The assembly votes in favor of this plan.

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Rolled 9, 58, 89, 14, 26, 37, 99, 17, 27, 85 = 461

>>22404780
Aided by Aeshma, Vitun begins summoning Kiryu.

"Shouldn't they be playing a dagger-flute or something?" Mouse jokes.

"Not the time!" Matthias shouts back as the Abjurers attempt to blanket as much of the remaining island as they can.

Meanwhile your forces take up their battle-lines and open fire as best they can, daring to attack not only one, but THREE gods as Akuma and Khorne clash in the background.

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>>22405432

>9/58
A column of shining light strikes the ground in front of the Task Force, quickly solidifying into the metallic form of Kiryu. The titanic war-machine bellows a challenge at the four Chaos Gods as it powers up its weapon systems.

>89
Kane screams as crystal shards go flying, the Nei-shot blasting a large crater in the Nod leader's Tiberium half. A burning plasma arrow then zips through his flesh, courtesy of Finalon as Douglas and Matthias fire enchanted bullets into him that slow him down. Kane grunts as the Grav round attempts to pull him to the ground, but does not fall, a scorpion tail of pure Tiberium unfolding from his back to help him balance.

>14,26
A shimmering energy barrier wraps around Kane, threads of light unspinning from two large crystal spikes on his shoulders. The Mass Rifle shots hit the threads, loop around and launch right back towards your ranks.

"We did it! We finally got the Shadowrunners back on their feet again!" your White Mages cheer. A volley of tiny black holes promptly shreds them again. Lyla throws down her staff in disgust.

"Gods DAMN IT!"
>Lose Shadowrunners.... Again.

>37
Your melee team begins to rush towards Slaneesh as the slender god grins wider. She Who Thirsts leaps over your melee forces and into the midst of your SCP Squad. The Chaos God exhales a cloud of supernatural pheremones, and despite their power armor, the SCP Squad suddenly drops their weapons, then drops to the ground, convulsing in ecstasy. "Drink in the pleasure... feast on the sensation..." Slaneesh urges them.
>SCP Squad incapacitated.

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>>22405829
>99
The furious explosion of a Flare spell hammers Nurgle's physical form to the ground, an excellent start to the attack on the Plague Father as multiple phasers and the mysterious weapons of the Grand Crusade burn deeply into the many fatty layers of his diseased flesh. The Chaos God shows no sign of pain, smiling happily with each blow.

Then a shadow appears on the god's form as the X-COM Commandoes fly-by, dropping what looks like a soldier onto Nurgle's fat, pus-ridden body.

"FFFFUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!" Marc Lecointe shouts as he pulls the pin on a pair of Aglaophotis-B grenades. He tosses them into Nurgle's smiling maw. "YOOOOOOOOOU!"

Marc then hits Nurgle in the gut, rebounding off his soft, pulpy flesh and bouncing away covered in slime as the gas grenades go off, causing Nurgle to cough and hack even more than he did before.

"That smile is GROSS!" Marc shouts, getting back up.
>Who Dares... activates.

>17
"My champions..." Slaneesh purrs as she sees her targets. "...come to me."

A dark shroud falls over Elaine and Redemption Platoon as pink mists wrap around them.

"Not this again!" Elaine bemoans. Ballistas blinks and sways on her feet.

"What... that... smell is..." she gets out, beginning to breath faster.

"Try not to breath it in! Use your hardsuit's built in filters!" Elaine urges as the Platoon deploys their helmets "My suit will protect me!"

The honeyed voice of Slaneesh laughs around them.

"No one asked who I had chosen for my champion," Slaneesh chuckles. "I cheated a little. I chose... all of you."

>>22406020
>"I chose... all of you."
I would call you greedy, but excess is kind of what you're all about.

>>22406020
"Get away from us," Elaine says, cold fire in her voice. "You might be a god, but you're not one I care to worship. You're not even one I care to acknowledge."

"But you have so much... potential..." Slaneesh whispers. "You don't even know what you are passing up with these... harem knights of yours."

"They are not my harem, and I know well enough what I'm denying," Elaine says, a blush tinging her cheeks.

"No, you don't. Let me show you..." Slaneesh says, a flood of possible futures, possible experiences streaming into Elaine's mind. Decadence. Pleasure. Sensation. She was indulged in every possible desire by her loyal servants. She was worshiped in every possible way by them. She was exploring new joys, dark urges, opening new doors...

Elaine let out a strangled gasp and slammed the point of her staff on her foot, concentrating hard on the pain.

"NO!" Elaine shouts. "That's... That's all meaningless! Such... such indulgence is a whirlpool you can't escape from! Your own minions are proof of this, exposed to such extremes they can barely feel at all, anymore! And even if that wasn't true, I'd never sell my soul for flesh!"

>Pure as the Driven Snow.

"It's just as well. Much as I would enjoy corrupting you, I wasn't speaking to you," Slaanesh laughs, lightly. "...my offer was meant for your protectors."

"We'd never betray Elaine!" Flare shouts. "You don't know what you're talking about!"

"Maybe not all... but some of you already know this. You will never claim her as you want to. You will never fulfill those deep, driving desires. You will never make her gasp in ecstasy or moan with pleasure or wake up to see those lovely eyes looking at you with the love and devotion you so crave. Never... unless you take my help," the dark god responds.

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>>22406212
"Of course..." the voice of Slaanesh laughs. "Of course... you should know I have similar offers for you. Change your allegiances and I will have palaces of flesh, canyons of fine foods, seas of drink, all for you."

>>22406263
"It... it wouldn't be the same," Ballistas says, breathing harder. "She wouldn't be choosing us... We'd be choosing for her."

"Everyone has to make choices for someone else at some time," Slaneesh says. Visions of Elaine... a different sort of Elaine, began to steadily creep into the minds of Redemption Platoon. The girls stared blankly into the distance as visions of their darkest fantasies played out in front of them.

"You who were born into a world of lust, you know it isn't as bad as your jailors make it seem. Look at how happy she is there, look at how happy you are all there. And even if the rest of the world is madness, you'll live on in that pleasure forever... is that so bad a thing? But your other so-called 'friends' want to stop that. They want to make sure you never live in that heaven, that Elaine doesn't live like the queen she is. All you have to do is take what's yours. Take your places by my side. Take Elaine."

"NO!" Flare suddenly shouted. "She... She said no! And we said no! We're not going back to being like that! Elaine is helping us past that! The answer is NO!"

"...yes."

>>22406457
There was silence for a time as Elaine and most of Redemption Platoon turned with horror to one of their number.

"I... I'm sorry, Elaine!" Blasta shouted, tears in her eyes. "I just... I want you so much! I love you, and you... I know you don't love me back like that, but... but this way we can all be happy! Don't you want that?!"

"Not at the cost of my soul, Blasta!" Elaine says, shocked. "Don't you see what you're saying?! You're vowing to serve another Chaosbringer! Worse than him, even!"

"I know... I know..." the woman with the purple and green mohawk says. "...but... but if it'll get me you... Elaine, you'll be happy! I swear I'll make you happy!"

"Blasta, what the hell are you doing?!" Heat asks, horrified. "She... she said no!"

"There's no other chance..." another Redemption Platoon member says. "This... this is the only way we'll get Elaine."

"No..." Spark says, fire in her eyes. "You'll never get her."

"You'll have to fight through us for that!" Ballistas declares.

"Then that's what we'll do!" Blasta shouts. "The choice is made! Yes!"

The laughter of Slaanesh echoes in your ears as the pink mists blows around the five Redemption Platoon members that accepted the offer, then vanishes, leaving them all branded with the Mark of Slaanesh as their hardsuits begin to sprout spikes and change in form to something more fitting the newest of Slaneesh's champions.

"Protect Elaine!" Flare shouts. "Even... even if it means..."

"Sisters..." Blasta hisses, her eyes turning a solid black as the guitar she had learned to love playing twists and morphs from a musical instrument to a weapon. "You will be my first offerings."

>>22406582
>Time for Esuna?
>Time for all the Esunas.

Elaine, cast an Esuna on the redemption platoon. Lyla, help her out.

>>22406582
I suppose that shows that we had no business deploying you in the first place.
Should have gotten you girls a job farming or whatever.
Elaine, Flare, Ballistas, remaining members of the Redemption Platoon, it's important you don't blame yourselves for this, that burden rests on our shoulders.
Mr. Lecointe? Do what needs to be done.

Rolled 16

>>22406582
5 Redemption Platoon members corrupted.

27
Fountains of sickly yellow pus begin to spurt out from the woulds inflicted on Nurgle, spraying high into the air to fall amidst your Devastator Squad. Cheryl hastily expands a TK-field, but is unable to stop some of the soldiers from getting slimed, the pus eating through their armor and into their bodies. The merest touch on their skin and even the marines fall dead in an instant.
Lose 8 Devastator Marines.

>>22406676
Lind looks over the battlefield and murmurs a swift series of chants, wrapping herself and her companion in protective magic before taking flight towards Slaneesh's position.

>>22406733
In the midst of all the chaos, a small television materializes from thin air and hits the ground, flickering on with a static hiss.

Avatar counters a spell from the Changer of Ways, no flavor text before 4chan thinks that's spam. New round.

>>22406634
Let's try an Esuna before we go about fighting ourselves.

>>22406773
That's... huh.
Engineer, turn it on.

>>22406820
Do omni-tools have a universal remote function?

>>22406782
Elaine, try an Esuna. Ballistas, if they've been contaminated by Warp powers, then they've become vulnerable Aglaophotis. Have the rest of your sisters use the last of the A-B Gas Grenades.

White Mage Squad A & B, Raise the Shadowrunners, again.
Lyla, help Elaine and try Esuna on the Redemption Squad members who've gotten corrupted.

2 Abjurers, you should still have the Flute of Accuracy and the Warsong Drums. Now'd be the time to use them.

Kiryu, Nurgle is your target.

TG Soldiers, pick up the SCP's dropped Reality Disrupter Rifles and shoot Slaanesh.

X-COM Elite A & B, throw your canteens of holy water into the opening that Marc made.

>>22406773
Aha! Is this our chance?
Douglas, see if you can call out to Philemon or some other Persona users! They're perfectly suited for this fight!

>>22407068
Battle for everyone's souls time?

>>22407068
If that's the case, Engineer, don't turn it on.
And has the rest of BLU team still not respawned yet?

>>22406919
Delta Greens, switch to phasers until those energy fields around Kane go down.

Psions, try Ego Whip on the corrupted Redemption Platoon members.

Aeshma, try to get into position where you can flank Slaanesh and hit it with the Ebon Lance.

Vitun, channel luck to everyone, move to make sure to get Lyla and Elaine within the area of effect.

All other assignments from >>22405130
>>22405175
still in effect.

Regrettably, I must be off for now. I'll try to log on earlier tomorrow to make up for such a late start.

Seeya all then!

bump

>>22407167

Would it be worth it to give Lind a Transspace Lance? Although if I remember correctly, the Halberd she wields is more of a limiter than anything else.

>>22406919
>>22407167
So if we have the Avatar on counter-spell duty, what should we do with Cheryl?
We can have her send her considerable powers against Kane before he blasts us with something, or maybe try to slam Slaanesh to the ground to make it easier for the melee team to engage.
Hopefully Kiryu can make short work of Nurgle's avatar, and he can switch to helping out against Kane.

Hey everybody I already made a thread for this (without replies) but just week ago I began to read this massive pile of awesomness but now I cant seem to find threads 57-58.

Any help anywhere? (Or even better, complete links archive to every.single. thread. so far)

>>22415481
I may have been late, but I did put a comment in your thread.

check the orz tag.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17781794 Thread 57.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17794854 Thread 58.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Orz Orz tag.

>>22415525

thanks again man. your're ererything that is good in this world.

>>22407167
>Psions, try Ego Whip on the corrupted Redemption Platoon members.
Wait, if the Aglaophotis-B Gas Grenades and A-B Toxiguns are still intact on the hardsuits of the corrupted Redemption Platoon members, the Psions could telekinetically activate the grenades and pull away the toxiguns and their magazines.

Slaanesh's transformation wouldn't be able to affect the Aglaophotis, since it's anathema to Warp and Chaos.

>>22406919
4 other Abjurers could set up Magic Circles against Evil, providing area effect protection for Star-Lord, the White Mages, themselves and the Techno-Wizards.

Techno-Wizards, cast Armor of Ithan on the TG Soldiers to provide them with more protection.

The Avatar could use VAS AN JUX ORT, a Mass Dispel to help with Elaine and Lyla's Esuna, and to dispel whatever Slaanesh did to the SCP Squad. The nice thing about it is that it only effects harmful magic, not buffs, so we won't take down our own magical defenses.

>>22414657
Cheryl and the Psi Matrix, being within Vitun's Luck Channeling range, would be provided a +25 to their roll.
They can then grip Kane in a TK field and throw him into Slaanesh.

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Rolled 41, 38, 47 = 126

>>22413109
Her Halberd is roughly equivalent to a Transpace Lance. Limiters are the earrings they wear.

Lyla and Elaine bathe the corrupted Redemption Squad members with Esuna, but the spell fails to do anything.

"You can't wipe away what's been taken willingly, foolish children," Slaanesh lightly says. "They CHOSE this."

The White Mages begin raising the Shadowrunners again while the two Abjurers begin pounding the drums and playing the flute.

"This is ridiculous! We're not bards!" the one on the drums exclaims.

"...I played the recorder in Mage School..."

"Shut up!"

The TG Soldiers open fire on Slaanesh while the X-COM troops toss Holy Water.

>>22419774
6 Prawns from Prawn B, use your TK fields and pull the pins on the Aglaophotis Gas Grenades that the corrupted Redemption Platoon members still have on them.

>>22419774
Slaanesh deflects the Reality Disruptor fire into the Warp as the X-COM troops toss Holy Water at Nurgle, then get the hell out of the way as Kiryu stomps in to fire everything it has at the disgusting deity. Masers, lasers, rockets and more burn away Nurgle's form only for it to be instantly regenerated. The Plague God laughs and laughs as its form begins to bloat larger and larger, growing to match Kiryu's size. A few unlucky X-COM troops are unable to escape the swelling flesh in time and end up absorbed into the god's foul form.

>Lose the 2 X-COM NOVA Elites left of Squad A.

Rolled 2

>>22419828
Your Prawns do as instructed, utilizing precision TK work in the attempt to throw the traitors off balance.

Rolled 67, 54, 97, 74, 20, 52, 20, 90, 67, 71 = 612

>>22419874
It's not even midnight yet and the dice roller is already seeded this low?

>>22419874
Even with Vitun's luck aura tapping the power of Desna to aid them, the Prawns do not act swiftly enough to prevent the hyper-reflexes of the fallen Redemption soldiers from grabbing their grenades and Toxiguns and tossing them away before they can detonate.

"Nice try..." Blasta sneers. "...but you're just insects!"

The mohawked punk then strums her altered guitar, unleashing a devastating wave of sound as the other corrupted sisters follow up with energy blasts. The potent attacks shred through the aliens, leaving many battle-suits with damage and outright destroying five.
>Lose 5 Prawns.

>>22420177
5 Prawns of Prawn B, use TK and recover those Toxiguns. We can still use them. Rest of you, use Arc guns against Kane.

Remaining Abjurers (4 of them) set up Magic Circles Against Evil, to protect Cheryl, the White Mages, and you support casters.

Psions, one of you use Control Air, augment the wind speed to 40 miles per hour and send that cloud of Aglaophotis gas right back into Blasta's face.

>>22420177
>>22420500
Have Cheryl hand off the Spear of Destiny to Char.

Cheryl then TK's Kane into Slaanesh.

Remaining 3 Psions, use Psychic Crush on Blasta and her traitorous sisters.

>>22420766
Finalon, Yamada, Star-Lord, Matthias, Delta Greens, KI Tactical Squad B and C, and Dystopian Squad fire at Kane. Delta Greens, switch to phasers.
Finalon, continue using your magitek bow, Star-Lord the NeiShot. Matthias, try another Slow Cartridge.

Marc, Jack, Douglas, Seifer, X-COM NOVA Commandos and Elites B, KI Devastator Squad A & B, Zombie Hunters, Great Crusade Platoon, Prawn B, target Nurgle. Seifer, use a Flare. Devastator Squads, twin dual phasers on full and photon grenades. Douglas, hit Nurgle with a Gravity Cartridge and a Slow Cartridge.

Melee Team, KI Tactical A, Ryu, Okku, Aeshma, attempt to attack Slaanesh.
Aeshma, get into a flanking position while activating your Holy Aura.

Remaining Silencers, maintain defensive Warp nullification.

>>22402340
Oh, cmon, TZ, the whole final boss cliche? That's dumb mook shit.

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Rolled 73, 95, 67, 21 = 256

>>22420500
The Prawns snag the Toxiguns while the rest fire lightning at Kane with their ARC guns. The Psions attempt to control the wind while Cheryl hands off the spear to Char.

"Time for a jackass rodeo," Cheryl murmurs as she attempt to snatch up Kane with telekinesis.

Rolled 27, 82, 92, 33, 38, 38, 36, 73, 67, 32 = 518

>>22421044
>73
Kane staggers back as the ARC guns blow off a crystalline limb with concentrated firepower, piercing his shield.

>95,21
The cloud of Aglaophotis-B released by the gas grenades blows back towards the Redemption Platoon under command of the Psions, causing the girls fallen to Chaos to cough and retch, momentarily stunned by the sacred gas' effects, though they shake off the Psychic Crush with ease.

>67
Kane is suddenly yanking off his feet and thrown with incredibly force into Slaanesh, the dark god gleefully crying out in pain as several of Kane's sharp crystalline spikes pierce him. The chosen servant of Tzeentch staggers to his feet as Slaanesh's avatar gracefully flips back up.

>>22420970
The fight rages on...

>>22421365
Ballistas, take this chance and fire a volley of Aglaophotis toxidarts at Blasta and the others. Those darts are specially designed to penetrate energy shields; the kinetic barriers and their own energy shields will not protect them from the darts. Aim for breaks in the armor.

Rolled 7, 43, 87, 67, 30, 87, 93 = 414

>>22421365
>27, 82, 92
Finalon's arrow clips Kane in the shoulder as Star-Lord's Nei-Shot blasts another crater in the Tiberium-mutated monster. Matthias manages a perfect headshot with the Slow cartridge, splitting apart the human portion of Kane's skull... and cursing as it reforms into a purely Tiberium head.

>33, 38, 38, 36
Phaser after phaser, bolt after holy bolt chips away at Kane's form. The space around him warps, deflecting shots and making it difficult to strike the former schemer. Despite this, the sheer amount of firepower concentrated on him combined with the nature of some of those weapons begins to eat away at him. His Tiberium form begins to regenerate at alarming speed, but it's still not enough to keep up with the rate of damage.

>73, 67, 32
The Prawns already attacked Kane, and the others fire their weapons only to find them of little use against the rapidly growing Nurgle. Nearly all of them hit, but the amount of flesh Nurgle now has combined with the rate of his regeneration renders the weapons of your troops ineffective. Only Seifer's Flare deals any appreciable damage to the deity.

>>22421673
Damn, if Nurgle's that big, then we'll need to figure out something for Kiryu to do to take down Nurgle.

MetaOP, what are the phasers doing to Nurgle? Just burning cubic meters of his flesh away? Is the proton phaser modification doing anything to take apart the souls that make him up?

>>22421764

We need to find some way to hamstring his regeneration, or some way to attack his essence directly instead of his physical form. Or to block him from affecting us.

Oh, now that we've got those toxiguns back, have Holtz, Yamada, and Jack get them, wiping them down with some holy water before picking them up.

>>22421928
Seifer's Flare seems to still be working. Maybe have Fujin either use her Sai attack (reduce a single enemy to 1 HP) or Meteor? If Meteor, maybe push Nurgle off the side of the island?

>>22421928
>attack his essence directly
>Spear of Destiny
>A potent artifact vibrant with holy energies. It is particularly effective against otherworldly enemies

Maybe throw it and the Ebon Lance at Nurgle?

>>22422196

He's one helluva big target. It might be worth a shot.

>>22422247
We can have 2 of the Psions tasked with retrieving the Lances after they're launched. But first Aeshma is going to get in an attack against Slaanesh with the Ebon Lance.

We'll also have to take the troops assigned against Nurgle and turn them on Kane.

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>>22421673
>>22420970

>7, 43, 67, 30
Darius swings Ringil around, but Slaanesh dances out of the way and snaps his whip. The lashes of the weapon wrap around Darius' arm and pull him forward into Alicia, who gives a strangled cry as Ringil shears through her armor and into her. Lavian attempts to flank Slaanesh, but he sweeps her legs out from under her with a suddenly sprouting tentacle, then leans forward and stabs her in the chest with his giant pincer-claw. Lavian coughs up blood as Agrias sweeps in under Slaanesh's claw with Gurthang and stabs the blade in the deity's side. Slaanesh lets out a sonic shriek that cracks the armor of everyone engaging him and causes their heads to painfully pound. The Tactical Marines lean in to stab with their Transpace Lances, but only one manages to hit, the others being parried with impossible speed. A Windmill Star flies over Slaaneesh's head as he laughs maniacally. Two Tactical Marines fall, the strands of Slaanesh's whip thinning to mono filament strands and slashing through their armor. Slaanesh crushes the Reality Emitter off one Marine and without his protection, the warrior immediately drops to his knees and begins crying praise for Slaanesh's beauty. A comrade swiftly removes his head before he can take action. Sonya screams a curse as she attempts to crash the Great Katana onto Slaanesh's head, but the Chaos God ducks under the blow and knees her, using his branching horns to tear out her throat. The cruel pincer-claw clamps around her corpse and when she revives, burning her Re-Raise, the claw clamps shut, killing her again.
>Lose three Tactical Marines. Alicia and Lavian critically wounded. Sonya killed. All melee troops moderately wounded.

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Rolled 44, 98, 3, 30, 74, 17, 7 = 273

>>22422359

>87
Okku barrels into the fight, batting the corpses of the Tactical Marines aside as he clamps powerful jaws around Slaanesh's pincer arm. The teeth of the Bear-God pierce the carapace of Chaos and cause Slaanesh to hiss, whether in pain or delight is anyone's guess.

>93
Then Aeshma lunges through the chaos of battle, driving the Ebon Lance through Slaanesh's back and brutally pulling it back out. A horrific wound pulses purple and white fluids from within the Chaos God's corporeal form and the scream that follows is definitely pained.

"That... that thing..." Slaanesh hisses. "The death of all sensation..."

Tzeentch begins gathering more power to him while Kane fires a salvo of Tiberium spikes into the air from his back, his gaze dull and unfocused. Slaanesh's form begins to distort and emit a foul velvet light while Nurgle takes a deep breath.

>>22422359
Damn, that's bad.

Prawns B, use the Gravity Gun function of your TK fields and pull the two dead Tactical Marines (can't raise the one without a Reality Emitter without him giving in to the Warp) and Sonya back. White Mage Squad B to concentrate on Raise2 and ReRaiseon them.

Alicia and Lavian, fall back for healing.

Dr. Han, make sure you've got an Armor of Ithan spell from the Techno-Wizards, and provide healing with your medigun from max range for the Melee Team.

>>22422462
>salvo of Tiberium spikes
Cheryl, can you TK catch them?

>>22422462
I'm going to regret this.
Pennysworth! Wandless Protego Maxima spell! NOW!

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>>22422462

>44
Tzeentch directs what seems like a thousand worming strands of multicolored energy towards the Barrier of Life, but the Avatar appears front of them, forcefully dispersing the energy with several gestures as runes flare to life and vanish around him. Tzeentch chuckles and waves a finger. Several of the strands redirect and bore into the Avatar's side, causing him to crash to the ground.

"Counter my spells if you like, but each titanic effort drains you that much more," the Demon-God says, his head slowly changing into that of a bird's. "You'll wear out far before I stop calling on the Warp."

“Your arrogance is astounding..." the Avatar laughs through clenched teeth as he stands. "You've made the same mistake that brought down the Guard, the same mistake that ruined so many when they became aware of something greater. You may be supreme in your own realm, but out here there is always a bigger fish.”

“Do you think draping yourself in cliches will shield you? You are made of magic, Titan. And I control all magic," the beaked one chortles. "You're made of hope too, and that is mine as well. All of your virtue can only feed me.”

“If you think that, then you don't understand Virtue. Feed on my hope as much as you like, Changer of Ways. You may draw strength from it, but the more you do, the more you yourself will be changed," the Avatar says. "Then it won't be your victory that is inevitable."

“I peer into the skeins of the past... You are still weakened from your battle with the false Nyarlhotep and his pseudo-Olympians. So called Titan of Ether, Avatar of Virtue... what can you do to me, the Architect of Fate?” Tzeentch hisses.

“I intend to find out!” the Avatar shouts, his form shining with renewed light.

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>>22422593
"Right!" Cheryl shouts.

>98
The TK-field envelops the troops battling Kane, catching the spikes and propelling them back at the Tiberium monster with enough force to shatter them and cause Kane to howl. The mutant's form ripples and his head and limbs disappear into his torso, reforming into an egg-shaped sapphire covered with spikes of Tiberium.

>3
Slaanesh laughs hysterically, raising his arms to the heavens.

"The first Circle..." he says in a whisper, vanishing into a cloud of pink mist. The next word is a bellow. "AVIDITY!!!"

The ground around the melee's team feet turns purple, pink, and slick as bizarre chests force themselves up from the ground, opening like flower blossoms to reveal mountains of gold, gems, and exquisite weapons and objects of beauty.

"That power-sword..." one Tactical Marine mutters, gazing over a master-artificer's weapon jutting out from one chest. "With a weapon like that, these demons would..."

"No!" his fellow shouts. "I claim it! I have more skill with the blade than you!"

As the two Marines fall to arguing, Alicia falls off of Ringil with a blank look to crawl bloodily towards a chest full of gemstones carved to resemble statues.

"So... beautiful..." she mumbles, ignoring her wounds to reach out for the treasures. Lavian, too, crawls for this trove.

"So... so much... detail..." Aeshma murmurs, blinking hard as she finds herself captivated by several paintings and sculptures. "I... I've never even seen their like in the shrines of Shelyn..."

"My father's sword... My revenge... My mission..." Ryu repeats to himself over and over, ignoring the treasures.

Agrias is murmuring a soft prayer, her face ashen as she grips her sword and focuses.

>>22423131
Aeshma! They're illusions! Don't fall for it.

>>22423131
>>22423209

Perhaps we should TK them back to the triage point?

>>22423131
FUCK!
Psions! Tower of Iron Will! Expand it to give the Melee Team a chance to break free of the mind control!

Holtz, Jack, Yamada, can you see Slaanesh? Shoot it with toxiguns as soon as you do.

Aeshma! They're not real! Emit a burst of Holy Aura!

Cheryl, can you reach into their minds and show them the truth?

>>22423131
Come on, Aeshma. You have a Sense Motive of +37. Get back to stabbing!

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>>22423131
"Alicia... Lavian! Wake up! You're in a fight!" Agrias calls out. "You can't give in to such... such an obvious trap!"

The Tactical Marines have erupted into a fight over the power sword, one driving his Transpace Lance through the other before picking up the sword and swinging it around in the air, laughing.

"The Emperor Protects..." Darius says, Ringil shining. "I have a weapon, I have my armor, I have an enemy to slay, I need nothing else. I need nothing else. I need nothing else."

"Baubles," Okku snorts. "Mere baubles."

>All of your melee team is entranced except Agrias, Darius, Ryu, and Okku. One Tactical Marine slain.

>30
Nurgle belches a stream of foul acid and plague onto Kiryu, the giant machine roaring as multiple layers of its armor are melted away. Sparks fly as the stuff seeps past the machine's armor in a few places.

>74
Lind and her companion cut through the air like an arrow, their halberds slamming into something invisible and casting it to the ground as they forced Slaanesh to manifest once more. The Chaos God is still laughing even as the goddess' weapons open burning wounds in his body.

>>22423312
X-COM NOVA Commandos and Elites B, KI Devastator Squad A & B, Zombie Hunters, Great Crusade Platoon, join Finalon, Star-Lord, Matthias, Delta Greens, KI Tactical Squad B & C, and the Dystopian Squad and pour more phaser fire on Kane.

Prawns, use the Gravity Gun function of your TK fields and forcibly extract the three slain Tactical Marines, Alicia, Lavian, Sonya, and Aeshma. Take them back and be healed/Raised by Elaine, Lyla, and White Mage Squad B. Include Esuna to break their mind control.

12 Techno-Wizards, cast Supernatural Strength and drag the SCP Squad back to safety and hold them down while Kanako injects them with a neural sedative to counteract whatever they got hit with.

Darius, activate your stimpacks to heal some of your wounds. Agrias, Ryu, fall back for healing. Dr. Han, use the Medigun on them.

Shadowrunners, one of you fire the MegaCrash Launcher at Nurgle. Seifer, do the same. Kiryu, as soon as their hits land, full power to your thrusters and expand your AT Field! Bumrush Nurgle off of the side of the island.

Vitun, give Douglas a Bit of Luck then continue channeling luck to everyone.

Douglas, shoot Slaanesh with a Slow Cartridge.

Holtz, Jack, Yamada, after getting the toxiguns shoot Slaanesh with them.

Ballistas, shoot your corrupted sisters up with Aglaophotis toxi-darts. Aim for where the armor has been breached; the darts themselves are anti-shield darts and will slice through their kinetic barriers and energy shields.

>>22423552
Avatar, please continue counter-spelling Tzeentch.

Cheryl, can you TK crush Kane?

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>>22422462
>17
"That's... not enough..." Blasta growls, summoning an unholy wind to disperse the clouds of gas.

The fallen Redemption Platoon suddenly blitz through the lines of their former sisters, overpowering them and grabbing Elaine before taking flight. Elaine lets out a startled shriek that is swiftly silenced as Blasta forcible kisses her on the mouth. Liquid leaks from the two's lips as some substance is forced into Elaine's mouth.
>Elaine captured and drugged.

Some of your White Mages begin to report they are running low on mana.

Then the television flares with light as a bunch of teenagers and a fake bear fall out of it, along with a bunch of familiar-looking crates and packages.

"Hellooooo everyooooone!" Chie shouts as she stands. "The Chie Delivery Service is here with special... uh, deliveries!"

"WHAT THE HELL ARE THOSE THINGS?!" Yosuke shouts, pointing at the Chaos Gods. "What have you gotten us into this time?!"

"We've faced worse," Yu says, nonplussed by the terrible battle. "We'll be fine."

"Don't say that so casually!" Yosuke shouts. "That one thing's a skyscraper of GROSS!"

>>22423602

Should we get the psi-matrix to concentrate their power on retrieving Elaine? They could attempt to kill/disable Blasta while Prawns attempt to TK Elaine back to the healing lines, or otherwise one of the Redemption Squadron could do the same thing.

I'm thinking that Lyla should cast Esuna on Elaine as well.

>>22423602
>>22423581
Never mind, Cheryl. Instead. Catch Blasta and crush her until she lets Elaine go.
Ballistas, go and rescue Elaine.

Abjurer #3, cast Feather Fall on Elaine while she's still within range, just in case.
4, 5, and 6, cast Haste on Ballistas, Heat, and one other Redemption Platoon member.

Fujin, cast Slow on Blasta so that Ballistas and the others can catch up.

>>22423602
I hope you kids brought Ultimate Personas, Hito-Shura, Lucifer and Alice. Welcome to the fight, stay the fuck away from Akuma.

I burn Aeshma's Hero Point to break her free of the mind-modifying effect and then have her cast <Break Enchantment> to free the other Melee members.

>>22423602
"Hey, kids. You see that red guy fighting that other red guy? Don't interfere in their fight, we've got worse problems over here.
"And that skeletal dude with the crown? He's sitting this fight out and doing a Statler and Waldorf impression. So don't mess with him, either."

>>22423758
>>22423552
Wait, if Aeshma is able to break the Enchantments, then the Prawns won't have to drag her back. Though Alicia and Lavian do need to be brought back for healing.

>>22423720
Ballistas and Heat go after Blasta and rescue Elaine. The other members of the Redemption Platoon fire Toxiguns at the rest of the corrupted sisters.

>>22423602

By the way, what have you delivered to us?

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>>22423746
>>22423813
"Well... I'll tell you what we DID bring!" Chie says, opening up one of the crates and putting aside a lid with a Transpace Guard logo on it. Within the crate, carefully cushioned, are bottles of Elixers and Ether. "You guys left these behind!"

"Traveling through the TV on your ship is a pain!" Yosuke grumbles. "And all those security measures... DOUBLE pain!"

"But we're here to pay you back for the help you gave us!" Chie says, cheerfully.

"The creepy old man said we had to," Yosuke grumbles.

"But we're glad to do it," Yukiko puts in.

"Now where do you want these crates, kuma?" Teddy asks, a stack of packages perched on him. "These are beary, beary heavy-kuma!"

"That..." Okku twitches. "...is NOT a real bear."

"How beary cruel of you to say, kuma!"

"...if I wasn't in a battle..." Okku growls.

"If you cover us, we can get additional supplies left aboard your ship through the television," Yu says. "Just tell us what you want to get."

>The Persona 4 cast arrives with the following items.
>1 Crate of Elixers
>1 Crate of Ethers
>2 Cases of BPM Formula 115

>>22424086
>And 1 Crate of Aglaophotis-C.

>>22424086
>the p4 cast arrives
>not p3 master-race

Come-on, man!

>>22424086
I suppose our first MechaGodzilla is out of the question?

>>22424119
Sorry Mario, your Mitsuru is in another castle.
Should've found the P3 cast back in Horrorworld if you wanted them to show.

>>22424171
Chie winces. "I... I don't think we can fit that through the TV... but we might be able to bring some of your other robots!"

>>22424086

Items I can think of that we might want to retrieve:
Batches of Aglaophotis-C
Vial of Pure Aglaophotis
Great Crusade Reality Emitter (MK III equivalent?)
Ethers, Elixirs, Phoenix Downs
. The strongest batch, if I remember correctly.

As soon as the Shadowrunners are revived, have them all take a dose of BPM.

It grants 35 seconds of invincibility and I think they'd appreciate their chance at doing some damage.

>>22424200
Oni Gauntlet
Both Huitzils
Pharoah Man
Skull Man
HK-50

>>22424264
>Ethers

Have the Prawns TK them over to the white mage group and have them start chowing down on them?

>Elixirs

Should we have some of the melee team break off to grab some and pass them over to the wounded?

>Aglaophotis-C

Apply liberally to Chaos. We could try to TK some of it to the Corrupted Redemption Squad, or see if we can hit Nurgle/Slaanesh with some of it.

>>22424086
>>22424197
"Thanks guys.
"This breaks all kinds of security protocols, but write this down."
*give Persona4 kids Task Force Command Codes, allowing them to unlock all security locks on items*
We'll change the codes when we get back to the task force.

I think we should have them grab Pharaoh Man and Skull Man first, then HK-50 and 2 Huitzils.

Items to retrieve:
Oni Gauntlet
Batch of Aglaophotis-C
Great Crusade Reality Emitter
Phoenix Downs
the rest of the Elixirs
EMH and 12 ESH Mobile Emitters
Caster MP5
Staff of Negation

And any RED-2-GENERIC vials still in the medbay.

>>22424365
Oh, and could you see if any of the clones of our dead soldiers have finished?

>>22424365
maybe some more Toxiguns too. we can probably shoot the RED-2 out of them. That way we can still have the medics on the back lines.

>>22424365
Oh, and include the 3 squad's worth of Aglaophotis-A Gas Grenades.
The Huitzils should be able to carry the items for them.

Rolled 15, 45, 13 = 73

>>22423272
"Yeah, those goddesses pointed him out real nice!" Holtz says, opening fire.

"Ha! So those are the REAL Valkyries?" Jack laughs as he fires.

The Psions try to press into the minds of the melee team and free them.

>>22424641
>press into the minds
Also have Aeshma do this >>22423758

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>>22424641
>15, 43
Jack lands a few shots with the Toxigun on Slaanesh who hisses and drives a claw into the ground. A huge wriggling tentacles bursts up from the ground near Jack. The pilot jumps backward, hitting the ground hard to avoid the blow from the disgusting limb.

Holtz isn't so fast.

"GOD DAMN IIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiit," Holtz screams as the blow catapults him into the air and over the edge of the island, the Sector Manager vanishing from sight.

"Your souls... such a heady aroma..." Slaanesh whispers as the Psions attempt to free their companions. "Let me drink of them..."

>13
The Psions gasp as they halt their manifestation, She Who Thirsts tapping into the Tower of Iron Will to drink deep of their remaining power. Already strained by previous use, what remains is quickly sucked up.
>Psions drained of Power Points.

>>22424365
>>22424545
>Staff of Negation
Bring all 4 of them.
In addition to these items, also try to get the 12 MetPharm Prototype Chozo Powered Armor, and a crate full of bacta medpacks.

Rolled 37

>>22423758
"No!" Aeshma gasps, her eyes suddenly cleaning as she grabs the sides of her head. "I... I will not fall to the lures of the Darkness!"

Power flares in her eyes as she looks over her companions. "...and neither will you!"

>>22424770
In the words of Holtz, possibly his final:

GOD DAMN IIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiit

>>22424770
Aeshma use your luck!

>>22424849
And your tactical Expertise, and your luck aura, and your feat that makes your second roll +2 compared to the old one. . .

SUCCEED DAMN IT!

Rolled 57

>>22424821
>>22424849
Aeshma has a little bit of luck on her side.

>>22424821
Doesn't Holtz have a grappling hook?
I kind of remember him using something like that during the fight against Yurgis.

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Rolled 86, 49, 24 = 159

>>22424914
>>22424891
Aeshma succeeds.

Alicia and Lavian snap out of their haze with cry of pain as their wounds wrack them with agony again, the space marine that killed his brother lets out a cry of despair on viewing the corpse, and the others gain clarity of mind enough to act again.
>Melee team that were entranced can act normally next turn.

>>22423720
"Sorry to have to do this, Blasta," Cheryl winces as she reaches out with telekinesis. "Let Elaine go. Now."

"I'll save her!" Ballistas vows, taking to the sky.

Your Abjurers cast as many buffs as they can as Fujin Slows the kidnapper.

Hey guys, it's me the Tolkienfag from ages past.

Love the quest, wish I could do more to contribute, but seeing as people are dropping like flies I've decided to rework a poem just incase Finalon or Darius die.

You go OP. Continue on your work.

>>22425058
Welcome back Tolkienfag. You could also write about Star Lord. He has a Elven Blade as well.

>>22425128
Sadly I don't know near enough about him to do justice.

But if I have the time I'll research him and try to find a poem that fits.

>>22425019
"Knight! You are a Space Marine! And your Battle-Brother can still be saved! Now fight to regain your honor and avenge him!"

4 Prawns, use TK fields to pull the 3 dead Knights, and Sonya's body, back for Raising.

Remaining Prawns, rush the crates of Ethers and Elixirs to the White Mages.

Alicia and Lavian, fall back for healing. Okku, please provide protection for them until they can get away from the melee and get healed.

MetaOP, can the Psions use ethers to regain their power points?

>>22424764
CRAP!
Also, grab up the Tales of Symphonia Red Sage, Red Savory, and Elixers.
The Red Sage increases HP by 10%, and the Red Savory increases MP by 10%, both permanent.

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>>22425019
Blasta screams as Cheryl's power closes in on her like a machine press, crushing her altered armor and even her superhuman form. She laughs bitterly.

"Sorry Cheryl... you're hot and all, but not my type," Blasta says, then gasps as several of her bones break.

"You're being an idiot!" Cheryl shouts. "Damn it, just let Elaine go!"

"I'm being myself!" Blasta shouts. "I-NO!"

Ballistas collides into Blasta in the air, her hands grappling for Elaine. She manages to get a good hold on the woman and kicks away from Blasta, taking flight again.

"Sister! STOP!" Blasta cries out.

"You stopped being my sister a few minutes ago, remember?" Ballistas replies. "You've done enough. I won't let you do any more."

"Like HELL!" Blasta roars, energy surging around her as she suddenly breaks free of Cheryl's hold.

>>22424200
>>22424280
>>22424365

"I'll get those!" Chie says. "Yosuke, you worked with electronics, go get the robots!"

"I... I worked in an electronics department of Junes'! All I did was haul boxes!"

"Close enough, go get 'em!" Chie calls as the kids disappear back into the TV with their 'shopping list'.
>Orders placed.

>>22425289
Heat! Pump Blasta full of Aglaophotis-B while her attention is on Ballistas.

Techno-Wizards, 8 of you not carrying the SCP Squad to the triage area, spam Armor of Ithan on everyone.

X-COM NOVA Commandos and Marc, grab up the Aglaophotis-C, then shoot Slaanesh full of A-C darts.

Fujin, throw Haste on Darius.

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Rolled 70, 72, 87, 57, 53, 72, 54 = 465

>>22423552
The Technowizards literally buff themselves up and drag the SCP Squad back to the triage area, where Kanako is already silently preparing syringes. At the same time, the Prawns pull the bodies of the Tactical Marines and the gravely injured Alicia and Lavian back to the White Mages. The Knights, both Inductor and otherwise, are restored to full health.
>Alicia, Lavian, and 1 Tactical Marine raised/healed.

Agrias growls a little in frustration as she retreats, reaching Dr. Han and nodding her thanks as the aged doctor directs a Medigun onto her torn flesh. Ryu backflips and dashes towards the crates of Elixers.

Darius activates his stimpacks and brandishes Ringil once more.

"I still remain, Prince of Excess!" Darius challenges.

"Oooooh, good. I was hoping someone would last for a while before the big finish," Slaanesh says with a sickly smile.

A storm of phaser fire, heavy bolts, lasers, and plasma rains down on Kane.

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>>22425516
>70, 72, 87, 57, 53, 72, 54
And with the +25 from Vitun channeling Luck...

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>>22425516
>All those rolls
Heavy plasma, splashes on the gem-like form of Kane while deep grooves are burned into it by the phasers, the strange weapons of the Crusade boring several deep holes into the Tiberium mass. Then Finalon's arrow pierces the shell completely, a sickly multi-colored fluid spurting from the hole as a gauss-rifle shot in another place does the same. Bolter fire from the Knight Inductors shatter several Tiberium spikes and widen the holes being made while Star-Lord takes careful aim.

"In the words of Spike..." he murmurs, bracing himself. "...bang."

The Nei-Shot fires, the projectile striking the deep hole created by the Grand Crusade, bolters, and phasers, and exploding. The egg-like form of Kane shatters outwards, sending a spray of ichor and Tiberium shards everywhere.
>Kane killed. Again.

In the background, Akuma and Khorne continue to battle. Both are bleeding freely, but Akuma clearly is having the worse of the battle.

"YOU FIGHT EXCELLENTLY, BUT YOU ARE NO GOD!" Khorne booms. "DIE!"

"I am no god!" Akuma bellows, "I am a DEMON!"

The Satsui no Hadou flares and seems to almost consume Akuma as the fighting intensifies, moving off of the island and into the sky above. Thunderclaps repeatedly splitting the air as the two trade blows.

>>22425058
Great to see you again!

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Rolled 61, 29, 10, 67, 94, 95, 90, 59, 66, 95 = 666

>>22423552
With one of your foes falling to pieces, morale is lifted slightly as your troops fight on. Seifer casts another Flare spell as one of the newly risen Shadowrunners grabs the Mega-Crash Launcher and attempts to fire it at Nurgle.

>>22425214
Your Prawns have already acted, and no, the Psions cannot use Ethers.

"I will... I WILL!" the Knight Inductor roars as he picks up his Transpace Lance, tossing aside the sword he killed for.

Okku roars and leaps to beat him to the punch.

"G-Got it!" Heat says, pulling her pistol out and firing it at her once sister.

Marc and the Commandoes run for the crate of A-C.

>>22425844
Ryu, grab an extra 2 Elixirs, one for Darius and one for you just in case, then get back in the fight against Slaanesh.

White Mages, your Techn-Wizard-built Mana Batteries should be regenerating mana at a fast pace, don't forget to use them and the Enhancement Artifacts. Get a round of Ethers, then Raise 2 on Sonya and the 2 other Tactical Marines, and give them a ReRaise.
Others, continue healing.

Lyla, can you hit Blasta with a Holy?

>>22425963
>94,05,90,95
Today is a good day.

>>22426007
>Dat 24
>Dat 10
Men of Harlech, march to glory,
Victory is hov'ring o'er ye,
Bright-eyed freedom stands before ye,
Hear ye not her call?

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>>22425963
>61, 29
The Mega Crash Launcher fires, a blanket of explosions rippling across the left side of Nurgle as a sizeable chunk of the god turns to ash. Seifer follows up with a Flare spell that only manages to halt Nurgle from regenerating what the Mega-Crash took away.

>10
Kiryu launches itself at Nurgle and grabs the foul deity, managing to push the giant god off of the island. Grandfather Nurgle burbles happily as the impact causes large stretches of his rotted skin to burst, leaking corruptive slime all over Kiryu. The stuff eats deeply into Kiryu's armor, corroding the super-strong material away as Nurgle grapples with the war-machine.

"Give your grandfather a hug!" he belches as Kiryu's flight pack begins to fail, sparking and hissing. Tongues of fire flare from the machine as Nurgle holds on tight to Kiryu, forcing him down with the deity as the two tumble towards the oblivion below. The flight pack finally fails and Nurgle sheds his outer-form, a flying disc of rot with two burning eyes emerging from the old body like a decayed chrysallis. Kiryu falls with the rotting shell towards the abyss below with a final, shrill, mechanical shriek.

Nurgle flies up over the edge of the island, heading for his old position.
>Lose Kiryu.

>>22426795
Goddammit, we're going to have to deal with that when we come to it.

Hopefully now that Kane is done we can try to finish off Slaanesh.

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>>22425963
>67,94
Slaanesh's head suddenly explodes like an overripe fruit as Douglas manages a headshot with his Caster gun.

"Yes!" Douglas roars. "I finally feel like I'm pulling my weight!"

A new head, even more bizarrely attractive, and slick with fluid pushes up from the neck-stump and replaces the old. Slaanesh blinks.

"Mmmm. I'd forgotten how much that stings. Do it again!" he cooes. Douglas just stares for a moment.

>95,90
A hail of Aglaophotis darts flies true, striking with extreme precision into the chinks of the armor of the fallen Sisters. The corrupted Redemption Platoon shrieks as the sacred elixer is pumped into their veins. They try to erect energy barriers of fire to incinerate instead of block the darts, but their loyalist sisters manage to use their own barriers to nullify them. As they drop from the sky one by one, Ballistas brings her own gun up towards Blasta as the latter charges.

"Goodbye, sister," she says, firing and keeping the trigger held down. The Aglaophotis rounds are perfectly aimed, Blasta giving out one last cry of pain before she plummets to the ground below, a fallen angel.
>Corrupted Redemption Platoon defeated.

Vitun, burn your 8th lvl pearl to Call Construct and bring Kiryu back to the field.

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>>22426795

>59
A shining portal opens and the silver-armored forms of what you recognize as Grand Crusade ground troops pour through, arranged in a guard formation around a muscular gray-haired man with numerous scars in heavy plate mail.

"Chaos... I thought I smelled your taint when we found this gateway," the older man states.

"Paladin-Proctor Johan Kreuz..." Tzeentch hisses. "The hope and change your organization has wrought will give me a feast once I break these bonds and access it."

"I've heard it all before," the old man says, lifting a heavy sword and pointing it at the Device. "Crusade troops! Secure that machine at all costs!"

>66
"Well they're already dead, so..." Lyla turns towards Slaanesh. "I'll hit the asshole who caused that mess to begin with!"

A column of holy light bursts over Slaanesh's physical form, burning away some of its essence and distracting him long enough for Lind and her Valkyrie to close...

>99
Two halberds forged by gods to kill gods sing through the air to bite into Slaanesh. The Prince of Pleasure sighs with ecstasy as the weapons bite into him, but coughs up purple blood all the same. A whip lashes out as a counter, but the goddesses move aside and bring their weapons down again, the arm with the offending whip falling off. It does not grow back.

"His regeneration is slowed," Agrias notes. "Is he running out of power?"

>>22427316
>New round.

Vitun does just that, re-summoning Kiryu to the field before he can be lost forever, ready for round two.
>Kiryu restored.

>>22427497
Great Crusade Troops! We have the device secured, help us get rid of these Chaos fucks!

>>22427497
Johan Kreuz. Are you a paladin in name or in ability as well?

>>22427512
"And who would you be?" the old man asks. "The device is powering up... You intend to use it?"

"80% complete and rising!" Yellowman transmits. "Keep it up!"

>>22427535
"I have the honor of being a paladin, yes," Kreuz states. "Who are you?"

>>22427538
I am Codeki of Taskforce 38.

Aeshma, would you please give the Holy Avenger you carry to Paladin Kreuz. He would get some actual use out of it.

>>22427538
"Paladin-Proctor Kreuz, we are the currently disembodied Command Crew of Task Force 38. As your forces fighting alongside us can attest, and if you've heard from Admiral Veleth, we've been fighting off the Chaos gods so far.
"Our intention is to use the Device to repair the damage done to this sector, close off the portals, and send Chaos back to the Warp and away from here."

>>22427538
>>22427553
We're Task Force 38! We made an alliance with Veleth and have the remnants of Claire's squad with us. We're planning to use the device to fix this mess!

>>22427574
"A potent weapon, but I already carry something similar. If it needs a hand to wield it, I can gladly gift it to one of my men," Kreuz says. "An Astral Deva... It does my soul good to see such fighting here."

>>22427589
"I've heard of you. My men speak highly of your battles and the way you conduct yourself. Tell me... who exactly will be using the Device? You, yourselves?" Kreuz asks.

>>22427621
"Claire... You mean Senior Crusader Melliarde? What happened to her?" Kreuz asks.

>>22427648
>who uses the Device
"It will either come down to us, or someone from within our science team."

>>22427663
"She fell in battle, but we have preserved her body and is currently in our triage area. We do have several magics and technologies that can bring her back to life, but all of our efforts are concentrated on defending the Device from Chaos at this time."

>>22427663
She had the unfortunate accident of dying in battle. We attempted to raise her, but it wouldn't take.

Speaking of, see the two red guys fighting over there? Stay out of that, I'd rather not have Akuma get pissed at us. And see that dead dude in the magic bubble? Keep an eye on him, he's a tricksy bastard. Otherwise, he's been staying out of this.

>>22427663
She was killed in a fight with a Pit Fiend. Unfortunately, we had nobody with the ability to rez her nearby when it happened. I believe her body is over there with the bodies of our comrades.

And yes, we currently have no-one capable of using the Holy Avenger to it's full capacity. Unfortunately, of the two Paladins on our crew, one has a far better sword, and the other is enjoying his final rest.

>>22427648
>>22427694
Additionally, Khorn is currently consumed fighting against Akuma. They are keeping themselves out of this fight, and we feel it best not to interfere while they're preoccupied.

Azalin is the lich over there; he has stated he will not interfere because he is presently enjoying watching Tzeentch fail too much. I would watch him, but not attack him so that he does not enter the battle against us.

Rolled 5, 53, 80, 80 = 218

>>22427694
"As do we. If you have the body, this will be naught but an inconvenience for her," Paladin Proctor Kreuz says. His eyes glow sapphire. "You... Tell me exactly what you will do with the Device. The orders you will give it. Do not lie. I'll know."

>>22427835
Preferably, something along the lines of "Put reality back to normal and bring all the non-evil guys who died since the Stob exploded back to life unless they were SUES"

>>22427835
We will use the Device to repair damage done to the structure of the Metaverse and individual Canons by the detonation of the Space-Time Oscillation Bomb, restore all Task Force and allied forces including those of the Grand Crusade and the TSAB lost during this conflict, close off the weakened dimensional barriers that allowed Chaos and the Warp to easily breach this sector, and shove the Chaos gods back into their plane of origin and bind them so that they cannot leave."

>>22427915
>>22427869
Since Tzintchi and his New Chaos Gods were just defeated, should we include liberating the Canons that had been invaded and conquered under their regime?
Technically, as a Meta-Faction, their New Chaos empire doesn't have the non-interference protections that the TG and the TSAB follow.

>>22427835
Uh, Kreuz. You seem to have caught abit of Tzeentch. Or are your eyes blue for another reason?

>>22427960
That'd probably count as damage to canons since the STOB supposedly let them out due to time-travel fuckery.

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>>22427835
>5
A roar comes from above as Akuma delivers a series of blows quick enough and hard enough to shatter the air itself, causing a chain of explosions across Khorne's face as the fighter actually manages to put out one of the Lord of Skulls' eyes. Khorne roars in pain, grabs Shin Akuma with both hands and brings him down over his knee. A sickly snap and Khorne breaks Akuma's back, casting the warrior down into the swirling maelstorm under the island. The aura of the Satsui no Hadou brightens, changing from red to white as Akuma's prayer beads slide off their string and begin to float around him.

"I will GRIND EVERYTHING INTO DUST!" Akuma roars as he skin pales and his form alters one final time.

"TO THE WARP WITH THE DEVICE!" Khorne laughs. "THIS... THIS FIGHT WAS WORTH ALL THE TROUBLE BY ITSELF!"

Akuma, now in his Oni form, streaks towards Khorne like a blue comet.

>53
Tzeentch and the Avatar continue to battle, weaving magic the likes of mere mortals cannot hope to comprehend as one pits his incomprehensible mind and subtle tricks against the strength of will and raw power of the other. The Barrier of Life holds firm, but the Avatar's flames begin to subtly dim.

>80
Slaanesh stomps his legs into the dirt. They pulsate sickly and two columns of tentacles erupt from the ground a moment in the midst of the White Mages and Yuna. The healers are carried into the air, bound to twin columns of crushing tendrils. Their armor and the magics on it hold fast though.
>White Mages and Yuna grappled, Armor of Ithan taking damage, but not penetrated.

>80
Nurgle vomits another stream of acid at Kiryu, but the robot launches itself away to dodge most of it, taking light damage from the little it could not avoid.

>>22427964
"A variant on the true seeing spell we developed," Kreuz says as his troops move out. "But now is not the time for trifles."

>>22427869
>>22427915
"I see there is some disagreement, but not a bad plan. It seems a little conservative, though. You have the opportunity to use that machine to help a lot of suffering people throughout existence."

Have the Abjurers cast a Lingering Spell <Make Whole> to apply healing to Kiryu. Have one of them cast <Fly> on it so it doesn't fall off the edge again.

>>22428174
I suppose the reason for that is that we fear that on such a grand scale, even the most noble intentions can have unforseen consequences

>>22428174
"Well, if we go too big there's an increased chance of something going horrifically wrong. More parts to a machine the easier it is to break; so to speak. But yeah. Fight first, fix later."

Kiryu, use all four of your Maser Cannons on Nurgle. Focus the Reality Disruptors on those tentacles and burn them off with phasers. We can have our people with flight capability catch them.

We've got reinforcements, people; let's get this fight finished! Azalin, you better just quietly sit there.. Not being a dick can be rewarding for you later.

In other things, I want to shift my perspective to Holtz, if I can. He's been shown to have a grapple cable. He may be hanging over the side and not in the swirling abyss. I want to confirm one way or the other.

>>22428174
I would like to try and shift my perspective to Oni. I would also like to try and summon some popcorn and a soft drink.

>>22428252
Your Abjurers cast the spells, restoring some of Kiryu's fighting ability.

>>22428255
Kreuz pauses. "That is... very true. If the forces you rescued vouch for you..."

"We do, sir," the response from the comm-channel crackles. "They run their group almost like one of our own."

"...then very well. I will aid you here," Kreuz says. "Let us drive these forces of evil back to the Warp and fix what can be fixed!"

>Grand Crusade Alliance gained.

>>22428279
You find you cannot shift your perspective to Holtz. He is indeed, gone.

>>22428306
Oni isn't one of your troops, and you lack the ability to Summon Junk Food, so nope on both. Sorry.

>>22428136
>>22428328
Vitun, channel Luck to our forces again.

Lyla, Fujin, cast Esuna and Remedy on Elaine.
Make sure you're within Vitun's luck field.

Prawns, ready an action to use your TK Field Gravity Gun function to grab ahold of any troops that get thrown over the edge, especially the White Mages and Yuna.

Ballistas, get 10 of your sisters up there to grab ahold of the White Mages and Yuna.

Against Slaanesh:
Marc and the X-COM NOVA Commandos shoot Slaanesh full of Aglaophotis-C.
Darius and Aeshma continue fighting against him.
KI Tactical Squad A, those with Transpace Lances and the Voiceless Spear, move in to attack.
Agrias, Lavian, Alicia, once you're done healing, go and attack Slaanesh.
Finalon, Douglas, Matthias continue shooting Slaanesh.
Star-Lord, see if you can put a NeiShot right in Slaanesh's torso.

X-COM NOVA Elite B, KI Devastator Squad A & B, Zombie Hunters, Delta Greens, KI Tactical Squad B & C, and the Dystopian Squad fire on those tentacles that grabbed the healers. Shoot at the base to cut them at the source.

Shadowrunner with the MegaCrash Launcher, Seifer, shoot at Nurgle, including another Flare.

>>22428425
Dr. Han, provide healing as needed.

Psions, if your Power Points are depleted, use your phasers and shoot at the base of the tentacles coming out of the ground.

TG Soldiers, continue firing Reality Disruptors at Slaanesh.

8 Techno-Wizards that are free, can you cast "Mend the Broken" to repair Kiryu?

Char, when the opportunity presents itself, launch the Spear of Destiny at Slaanesh.

Okku, tear Slaanesh apart.

Jack and Yamada, shoot some Aglaophotis-B at the tentacles coming out of the ground.

>>22428425
>>22428501
>>22428368
Ryu, grab an extra 2 Elixirs, one for Darius and one for you just in case, then get back in the fight against Slaanesh.

Other Shadowrunners, attack the tentacles.

Shadowrunner mages, be ready to magically catch anyone that gets sent flying.

Cheryl on defensive standby.

And we need to somehow get an Elixir up to the Avatar so he can replenish his Mana.

Rolled 75, 83, 64, 72, 97, 62, 38, 60, 96, 95 = 742

>>22428425
Your Prawns stand ready to act as emergency rescue while Elaine is gently laid at Lyla's feet by Ballistas.

"Don't worry, Lainey," Lyla whispers. "I'll get you up and about. You tried the same for me..."

>>22428561
Well, since Lyla's Esuna worked, have Fujin cast Haste on Darius.

>>22428614
Haste on Darius, Agrias, Aeshma, Lavian, Alicia, and Finalon.

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>>22428561
>75
"Heavenly wind, carry us to the fountain of power... Esuna!"

Elaine begins to cough and stir as Lyla grins.

"Welcome back, Lainey," she says with a smile as her friend wakes.

>83
The remains of Redemption Platoon take to the air, forcibly tearing the White Mages and Yuna from the tentacle columns with energy blades and raw strength, then gently carrying them down to the ground below.

>64
Even while wounded by Lind's god-weapons, Slaanesh possesses enough power to warp space and enough agility to dodge bullets.

But not enough to dodge ALL of them.

Experienced at accomplishing the impossible, Marc leads the X-COM troops in sending a barrage of darts Slaanesh's way, loaded with the most potent imitation of Aglaophotis the Task Force can produce. About a quarter of the barrage makes contact, the god screams as the stuff seeps into his being, anathema to his very existence as the Ebon Lance was.

>72
Darius parries a claw-thrust from Slaanesh and thrusts with Ringil, the ancient blade singing in his hand as it cuts Slaanesh as it cut Morgoth so long ago.

>97
Aeshma once again impales Slaanesh on the Ebon Lance, putting all of her sacred strength into it. Slaanesh screams, his form beginning to waver and distort.

>62
Sensing weakness, the Knight Inductor Tactical Marines press the attack with their Transpace Lances, weapons capable of cutting gods. Slaanesh dodges, parries, and keeps up a fierce defense, but even as he cuts deeply into the Marines with his unholy whip, they cut deeply into him. The Voiceless Spear thrums with power as it siphons off a piece of Slaanesh's essence.

Agrias and her knights complete their recovery and charge back into the battle.

>38
Finalon fires an arrow but Slaanesh catches the projectile and sends it back towards the elf. Finalon grunts as the plasma-imbued weapon pierces his side, but keeps fighting.

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Rolled 58, 53, 86, 43, 65, 65, 33 = 403

>>22428765
>60
Douglas and Matthias fire their Caster guns, but it seems to have little effect on Slaanesh, despite scoring hits.

>96
Slaanesh suddenly flies apart, blasted to many pieces as Star-Lord lands a direct hit with the Nei-Shot.

"I'm going to start keeping score!" he grins. "Tha- Ah, shit. Limbs, people!"

The limbs of Slaanesh begin to crawl towards each other, attempting to reassemble the corporeal form of the god.

>95
The NOVA Elites, Devastator Squads, Zombie Hunters, Delta Greens, Knight Inductors and the Dystopian Squads annihilate the tentacle columns with the sheer amount of firepower they produce.

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>>22428814
>58,53
The Mega-Crash Launcher almost misses Nurgle's flying, gas-spewing form, but catches the edge of him within its radius of effect. Seifer's Flare spell has similar results.

>86
The TG Soldiers fire their Reality Disruptors at Slaanesh's blasted apart shards and this seems to paralyze them.

>43
Char launches the Spear of Destiny at the largest of Slaanesh's shards, and only by virtue of the fact that Slaanesh's will is muffled by Aglaophotis and his limbs paralyzed by the RDRs does it manage to hit.

But that's all it needed to do.

The spear suddenly shines with brilliance as a booming voice declares something in Latin. Then Slaanesh screams and his body turns to ash.
>Spear of Destiny lost.
>Avatar of Slaanesh defeated.

>>22428814
Hey Star-Lord, that NeiShot is definitely you.

Agrias, Alicia, Lavian, Okku, Ryu there's still the limbs of Slaanesh that must be destroyed.
Agrias, try to get as many limbs as you can with a Holy Explosion.

>>22428927
HEY TZEENTCH! WE KILLED YOUR WHORE!

>>22428927
>The spear suddenly shines with brilliance as a booming voice declares something in Latin. Then Slaanesh screams and his body turns to ash.

DEUS EX MACHINA!

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>>22428927
Well, this invalidates this >>22428959
But I'm fine with it.

Now we've still got the fat fuck Nurgle, and bullshit Tzeentch.

>>22428927
Well done, everyone. Now, switch to Nurgle.

Kiryu, full power! Show him the fury of a pissed-off kaiju!

If anyone's missing re-raises get them up immediately.

Paladin Kreuz, if you've got any spell-nullifying weapons you may want to aim them at Tzeentch. Be careful not to hit the glowing figure; that's one of our allies. Everything else should go onto Nurgle.

And someone please keep on eye on the Khorne/Akuma fight!