Re: Facility, Codename: Last Resort
What happened to the grenades could be described as almost astonishing as they seemed to "freeze" in mid-air... before being flung back towards the squad and destroyed by gunfire in midflight. The result was a devastating explosion that temporarily blind both sides...
Having expanded her energy barrier to shield both her and the medic from the deadly sharpnel, Ava began scanning desperately for the source of the unnatural phenomena. And find it she would, although not in the manner she expected as she began clutching her head in pain after having found them, as if under attack by some unknown force. Fortunately for the Unit, the "mental" assault ended as soon as she shut off her scanners. As the dust settled, it would become clear what exactly had caused both the mental attack, and the grenades to have been flung back.
Enter the Hivemind. Appearance wise, they differed little from the normal Fallen soldier, their inverted bodies of mass and skeleton the same as any other alien of their species...with the exception of a slighty engorged cranium and a metallic ring floating around it. The Hivemind were more intelligent than the average Fallen soldier, capable of adapting to situations, taking independent action, and most of all, possessed psychic ability which extended to telekinesis. Stories on the battlefield would tell of how their telekinetic powers was not only capable of crushing a person into a lump of flesh, but drive people insane as well. Four of these horrors had been deployed to the assault on the ship, having chosen to remain hidden up to this point as their more simpleminded comrades rushed to their deaths.
Taking up her energy bow, Ava chose to test a combat theory that had been developed by scientists against the Hivemind, letting loose an arrow at one of the them immediately. As expected, the Hivemind would attempt to manipulate the arrows with their telekentic powers, only to find that they were unable to do so. If all went well, all four of them would be destroyed at once from the arrow...
But of course, nothing in life will ever go exactly as planned. As the energy shot surged forward towards its destination, it found itself lodging and blowing apart an enormous mottled green arm instead... an arm that completely regenerated within a few moments. Stepping forth from the hallway were two towering figures carrying gigantic rocket launchers, bearing no armor except for their own flesh.
The Juggernauts, similar in size and appearance to the Behemoth... but with one major exception. They wore no armor whatsoever. While at first this may seem to imply they were weaker than the Behemoths, this was far from the truth. Possessing the ability of "hyper regeneration", the Juggernauts could be blown apart, and still regenerate into their original form in a short space of time. What made it worse was that they possessed the same tendencies as Behemoths to carry heavy armaments capable of wiping entire squads at once. Making Juggernauts out to be one of the deadliest and "invincible" among the Fallen, and capable of changing the tide of battles when they made an appearance. Fortunately for the rest of the universe, Juggernauts were rarely deployed except for missions of utmost importance to the Fallen. But when they did make an appearance... the only ray of hope was a rumor that Juggernauts regenerated slower under heavy fire given time. However no one had ever been able to confirm that to this very date...
"...Class S fallen detected. Running combat simulation... Survival rate estimated to be at 5%..."
Things did not look well for the group at all... with the arrival of both Hiveminds and Juggernauts, the calculated rate of survival was accurate indeed. That being said, Ava drew her bow nontheless, still relying on the medic for support. Firing off more bolts, only to have them be blocked by the monstrosities time over time again, she continued her desperate barrage. That is, until she felt the invisible hands immobilizing her own and grabbing her by the throat. It was then that the Juggernauts fired off their rockets towards the group...
(I really don't want an easy win out of this segment of the roleplay. It wouldn't really make sense either, as this appears to be the "universe's last resort" against the Fallen's complete dominion. Thus I'm taking some of my own liberties and adding in some "elite" Fallen troops that were deployed specifically to wipe us out.)
