Everflame (Finished)

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Korius scoffed and drew the vibro-blade, while holstering the M500 and cut the beast in two. "Tch, my foster father was more dangerous than that."

[KittKat chunky~]

Kate shouted back to the Captain, literally punching the reply button on the buggy console... "the colonels dead.... some kinda Triffid spore thing... i dunno.. but i dont like the look of it, these spores are everywhere! i reckon whatever it is it cant be good... we'l be back in less than five minutes... out..."

The buggys continued to speed back to the base, great swirls of bright yellow spores billowing around them...

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Seeker's eyes widened, and in an instant, small barbs protruded from her pupils and shot out at the wolf.



The meerkat captain worked through the comms, contact all he could.
"This is unlike normal Triffid behaviour," said the timid red panda. "Traditional reproduction is quelled through any average scan and disinfectant, and are never so... explosive." He slowly quietened, almost murmuring to himself. "The potential of the Triffids is unimaginable."

Out on the planet floor, gas begins shooting out from the ground in great plumes and clouds begin to form.

[KittKat chunky~]

The two buggys screeched to a halt inside the compound, yellow spores billowing in with them. Kate and the rest of the team jumped out with a cacoughany of thumps and hisses as the power armour absorbed the impact, releasing spent pneumatic gas...

Kate shouted through her helmet comms, spit flecking the inside of her visor...
"Captain! you still reading me? we need to set up defensive positions at the very least, i reckon we dont have much time before this whole planet becomes Triff'ied and we need to reduce losses as much as possible... get that Panda on the line!... Team.. spread out!"

The other Marines spread out around her, steps clanking as they walked heavily, accomanied by the occasional hiss of pneumatic gas....

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Korius deflected the barbs like they were nothing and held the tip of the blade not even an inch from her eye. "Sorry, but you're not the only seeker I've come across. Nor will you be the first one I kill."

[HowlTheGrayWolf]

With Korius just about to kill the seeker, Howl got up. "WAIT! Don't kill her yet! I still have some questions for her, and if I don't get the answers now, then I'll never know for sure!"

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Korius kept both his eyes on the seeker, ready to strike, his eyes now turned a blood red, ready to kill. "5 minutes..."

[HowlTheGrayWolf]

He walked up to the Seeker. "Why do you have disbelieve in the fact that my name is Howl?! Why is it so special?!"

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

The security personnel of the Serra Draconis facility, marched down the corridors to ground level, joining the Kate and her team to build defences.



Over on Raven's nest, Seeker stood firm at Korius' blade.
"Your name is Howl," she said to the soldier. "There was much confusion, you are Howl now and you will be Howl that I know, but Howl that I know is not you, but will be," she said.
"Well that makes perfect sense," Asia muttered.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Getting impatient, Korius stared at his watch. "Listen, there are about a few hundred men behind us. Either let us through, or die. We don't have the time to play your games!"

[HowlTheGrayWolf]

Howl thought for a moment. "So, I will change in the future, a certain event shall make me different...well, I guess I'll have to see for myself to truly understand. Thank you, Seeker, I think I understand." He then looked at Korius. "I am done, in the future, all my other questions should reveal their answers to me. Do what you wish, as if I could stop you."

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Korius looked the Seeker one more time. "Last chance. Will you let us through?"

[KittKat chunky~]

Kate strode amongst the assembled soldiers and security personel, heavy power armour hissing and clanking...

"Three Draconis personel to every marine! we need to hold them off here in the bay while ships are readied!"

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

"My place is between you and the dead. When you force me into their arms, I ask that you respect my body. Do not desecrate as you do to Leon." Seeker looked over a Howl, "I will see you, ambassador." She closed her eyes and spread her arms out, presenting herself for execution."
Asia turned to Tabby, checking her over, and trying to bring her out of unconsciousness.





On serra Draconis, the sky became thick with cloud, and wind whipped up over the rapidly growing plants. They creaked with their speed. Around them, native plants burst from the ground, dusty brown shoots with spindly tendrils streaking off them. They spread between the roots of the Triffids. From the clouds, rain began to fall.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Korius sighed, "Truly, all the lot of you have no more sense in your minds. Very well, join your fellow seekers. You all make me sick." Without another word, brought back his blade and ran it across the seeker's neck and relieved her of her head for a quick and painless death. He looked up at Asia and Howl as he cleaned the blood. "Let's get moving, those platoons are getting closer as we speak." He sheathed his sword and walked over and picked up Tabby and began to go for Leon's location with the others.