Opening Log

[the_last_free_mods]

A few days have passed since the Qin army marched on Midgard's walls. The warriors already there don't know how much longer the front gate can last. The Qin forces are slowly picking off the wall's defenders, whittling down their numbers.

A metallic dragon twists and writhes in the sky, raining destruction from above. Sanzuwu streak back and forth across the sky, strafing and intercepting any aerial units. Shishi slam into the gates repeatedly, while terracotta soldiers make use of siege engines to break down the gate.

And finally, the inevitable occurs; the gate crashes open. Qin soldiers start flooding in.

But at that very moment...the Bifrost activates.

The first wave has come.

[[OoC: Welcome to the game! You'll be starting off fending off a Qin invasion. You are free to godmode enemies within reason, though the mods may occasionally take over from time to time. Defeat enough enemies, and a boss may appear...

Enemy types can be found with descriptions in the cut below.

Dragons - Strange, otherworldly energy beings that serve the Qin. They are given physical, robotic bodies in the form of classic Chinese dragons so that they can interact with physical world. Enormously powerful. Ascend to their home plane if their bodies are destroyed. There are only nine Dragons at any one time, but if ever one is defeated, its body can be rebuilt.

Fenghuang - Flying Qin battleships. Huge. Phoenix themed decoration. Lots of heavy weapons.

Sanzuwu - Qin fightercraft. Fast, lightly armed. Three distinctive landing gear that look like bird legs.

Yaoguai - Soldiers subject to modification experiments that didn't work properly. The Yaoguai are capable in combat, but their upgrades have left them mentally unstable and very violent.

Shishi - Robot lion statues. Powerful frontline warriors.

Terracotta Soldiers - Clay statues of soldiers that have been animated. The rank and file.

And finally, Thor has something to say to you.]

Comments

[afieldofswords]

Armies tend to be like that, yeah.

This kid was a bit young for this, wasn't he? Well, whatever. They were all stuck in the same mess, so Archer would do him a favor and direct his aim down to the Yaoguai, a volley of thin blade-arrows striking their heads in rapid succession.

Quite the welcome wagon.

[hero_of_smiles]

"Couldn't they you know stop killing each other for a minute and talk?"

Hey...hey Archer. Say hello to this optimistic pain in the ass for this game.

"You're telling me!"

Throwing more bombs at them now as it blows off a section of the roof taking the Yaoguai down off it.

[afieldofswords]

They're either soldiers or monsters all prepared to fight and die pointlessly for a cause. Don't think they'd settle for tea.

Archer responds casually and coolly as he fired one last arrow into the group of Yaoguai, them disappearing in a blast of energy and smoke.

[hero_of_smiles]

"How the heck can you be so calm!?"

Cross is in the process of stabbing on in the head. He winces however. This doesn't feel right. Sure they're more or less acting on animal instinct but you know, killing things isn't what Cross likes to do. If it were a walking talking sentient person it'd be impossible.

[afieldofswords]

Nothing new to me, kid.

Archer catches Cross' obvious hesitance and sighs inwardly. Great. A young and bright-eyed kid who probably took the Valkyrie's offer so they could be a hero. Not unlike a story or two Archer knew of.

If it bothers you, find somewhere to take refuge until the rest of us clean this up.

[hero_of_smiles]

"Really?"

Cross don't ask questions while fighting! There are bad guys coming at you.

Another kick to the head to another crazy super soldier thing sending it off the roof. Cross does hear what Archer says and looks more than a little irritated.

"I can't go hide! There are probably lots of innocent people in this city! A hero never lets them down!"

Yup you guessed right Archer.

[afieldofswords]

Sigh. Yup. Him saying that without a hint of irony just made Archer's day substantially worse.

Whatever. Just stay out of the way.

Of course, one of the Fenghuang from high above decided to launch some heavy artillery at the rooftop. Archer sees it coming and quickly pushes Cross off of the roof before leaping off himself, the building exploding into fire and chunks of rock.

Should Cross fail to catch himself, Archer will reluctantly catch him from a vantage point on another roof.

[hero_of_smiles]

Oh hey look Cross is following. It only takes a moment for him to realize that Archer just pushed him off the roof just as it exploded. Covering his eyes as he falls from the debris, the boy twists the cuff on his mechanical arm to open a hole in the palm. Pointing to the next roof he touches a button on the arm firing a grappling hook onto said roof.

Coming back to the top, Cross rolls to his feet. "Hey warn me next time when you're going to shove me off a roof!"