MISSION #02 A MAN OF WORTH EXECUTION PHASE

[vivalamods]

EVENT #02: A MAN OF WORTH EXECUTION PHASE

At the appointed time, a lavish fleet of airships begin to descend upon the islands of Elysium. Departing from the Maikrecht port, the heraldry on the central ship marks a noble general of extreme renown. His airship is surrounded by 3 other airships in a protective triangular formation, as well as a flight of 2 Zepter and 3 Feder armors. As they descend, the Flotsam fleet set sails, hoisting black flags as one over every single ship in the fleet. Flotsam has but 4 functional airships to their name, and all are present today as they take flight. As the airships climb in altitude, the Flotsam fleet begins firing upon the escort group from below.

It is above this salvo of cannon fire that the Corsairs begin to board. Descending on the escort airships via glider, they have but one goal - destroy the ships. Meanwhile, a smaller strike force quietly descends on the main ship with their own mission: secure the VIP and get him out alive.

CORE MISSIONS

Attack the Ships:Combatants will need to attack and sink the 3 escort ships and armor escorts, as well as ensure the elimination of any soldier within the escort party.
Conflicts: The fighting will be bitter, with lots of powerful soldiers. There are 3 Feder and 2 Zepter armors that will need to be contended with, the Feder Armors carrying gattling guns and the Zepter armors piloted by powerful lightning mages. The soldiers manning the ships are elite, and cannot be easily dispatched.
Requirements: To participate in this mission, your thread header should read ATTACK THE SHIPS.

Capture the VIP:Infiltrators will need to sneak aboard the main ship and capture the VIP. The man himself is an aging noble in rich robes and with graying hair who goes by the title of Lord Gundhir. They will need to capture and subdue him, as well as get him off his ship and onto a Corsair vessel.
Conflicts: Lord Gundhir is not a fighter, but he won’t come easily. Additionally, he is accompanied by his son, Adolfus Gundhir, who is a powerful warrior known for fighting with a massive greatsword. While the private and sumptuous appointed quarters the two nobles are in aren’t great terrain for using the greatsword, the younger Gundhir is an extremely accomplished warrior and if encountered directly will take the combined might of the entire team to threaten.
Requirements: To participate in this mission, your thread header should read CAPTURE THE VIP.

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ATTACK THE SHIPS

[minorinasskicking]

[1: Before the Battle]

Gohan stands on the deck of one airship near the bow, arms crossed and watching the enemy formation get closer. Rather than wear his casual clothing again this time, he's dressed in a new ensemble -- a deep blue martial arts gi, with a red belt, wristbands, and legbands, and black shoes. He could fly straight at them right now, but he feels it's better to conserve energy and attack with the rest of the Corsairs.

But that doesn't mean he can't get ready. For this, Gohan knows he's going to need to go harder than he did during the rescue mission. He sees the armors, and recalls the one he faced at the labor camp being obviously too heavy to fly. These are flying, though, which raises a few questions as to their composition. If nothing else, they should be more agile than the one he has already faced, which means he needs more speed to compensate.

As the time draws closer, he builds energy. Then, in a flash, his body changes. His hair suddenly changes colors from black to gold, and his dark eyes turn a greenish-blue. The change also generates a visible aura of energy around his body, though he lets that fade briefly.

"I'll focus on the armors. Since they can fly, I'm our best weapon against them."

[2: During the Battle]

[a]
The armors have managed to split up, and Gohan by himself can't handle all of them. Thankfully, the Corsairs' airships and their cannon fire has helped impede what they can do. One armor, however, manages to break through the suppression fire of the cannons and attempts to make a run on the airships.

"Oh, no you don't!" A bright gold ball of light streaks through the sky and flies back toward the Corsairs' airships to intercept the armor that broke through. It comes to a stop between the armor and the lead airship, revealing Gohan surrounded by a bright gold aura.

"You'll have to go through me to get to our airships!"

[b]
Alternately, maybe an airship is bearing down on the decks of one of the enemy airships. It begins to open fire with its gatling gun, only to be interrupted by Gohan flying in and throwing the armor's aim off. He places a palm on the connecter of the gun to the armor's arm, then fires a blast of energy through it. The gun falls away and plummets to the waves far below them.

"Not on my watch!"

[3: Destruction]

At this point, there is only one airship left still in the skies. The Corsairs are now withdrawing to their own airships, with Gohan covering their withdrawal. However, he stays behind, and rising into the air, shouts a warning to the airship's crew.

"HEY! If you don't want to go down with this ship, you'd better start making your way to the lifeboats RIGHT NOW!"

Gohan doesn't even know if Imperial airships even have lifeboats, but better safe than sorry. He'd rather not kill anyone he doesn't have to.

Regardless, Gohan then flies off the ship and into the skies above, out of reach of enemy gunfire. He then lets loose a loud yell, and the energy surrounding him expands tremendously. There are subtle changes to his hair, and his aura begins to crackle with electricity. Making sure to keep a rein on his anger, Gohan gets in position and pulls his hands back.

"Kaaa...meee...haaa...meee..."

A concentrated ball of energy forms between Gohan's hands, then he thrusts them forward.

"HAAAAAA!"

From Gohan's hands erupts a huge beam of energy, at least as long in diameter as Gohan is tall. The beam flies straight at the enemy airship, blowing away its masts and plunging into the ship's structure. The entire stern section of the ship is completely blown away, rendered into splinters and other small debris that begins its long fall down to the surface. Now unable to fly, the enemy airship begins its own final descent toward a watery grave.

Gohan takes a deep breath and allows himself to revert back to his normal form. At this point, he's pretty low on energy, so he flies just fast enough to make it back to the Corsairs' airships.

[4: Aftermath]

Gohan can be found sitting cross-legged on the deck, his back leaning against the ship's railing. He has a bottle of water in his hands -- not enough on its own to help him recover, but enough to get him back to Flotsam so he can eat a proper meal. Should anyone approach that he knows, Gohan will raise his water bottle at them and offer a smile.

"Hey."

4

[sapphirecontess]

A young green haired girl in a heavy robe approaches, her cowl down to reveal her youthful face.

"I had heard someone was in need of healing, am I to take it that is you?"

[minorinasskicking]

Gohan looks up when he realizes he's being spoken to. He doesn't recognize the young lady standing over him, but she does look the part of a healer.

"Um, I guess I do have a few places where I took some hits, but I don't think they're serious -- just bruises or scratches. I'm more low on stamina than anything else right now. Is that something you can help with?"

[sapphirecontess]

[Musse's demeanor becomes immediately sly]

My my, what a strong and dashing man~

Well, be that as it may I've been given orders to provide healing, and provide I shall. Please hold still, this will only take a moment.

[As she speaks, blue ether begins to gather around her hand, in a manner that may remind Gohan of a gentle stream.]

[minorinasskicking]

Eh?

[Gohan manages a very sheepish grin.]

I-I don't know about dashing, but yeah, I can't deny my strength.

[Gohan only thinks he comes off as dashing when he's in Great Saiyaman mode. In other words, he's a rather poor judge of that sort of thing.

Anyway, Gohan does as he's told and holds still, though he watches with great fascination. He hasn't seen the native healing magic up close and personal yet.]

[sapphirecontess]

[Musse focuses for a bit as the blue energy swirls around Gohan. He will immediately feel his wounds begin to mend and close, although any major injuries will only close - those will require far more attention]

[minorinasskicking]

Oh, wow...

[Gohan watches in amazement as the energy swirls around him and he feels his wounds healing and pain subsiding. He's fortunate that he doesn't have any major injuries, so by the time it's done, he's feeling right as rain.

Well, not so much on the lack of energy front. But at least he feels better!]

Wow, thanks! I appreciate that.

[sapphirecontess]

Of course. I must say, you got quite banged up but seem to be weathering it well. What did you DO, exactly, to end up in such a state?

[minorinasskicking]

I can fly, so I volunteered to help keep the armors busy. I forced them to fight me, and even when they tried to get away, I didn't let them. That way, they couldn't attack our fighters boarding their ships, or our own airships.

I could dodge most of what they threw at me, but they got lucky a few times.

[sapphirecontess]

I see. Usually people don't return when Armors "get lucky".

[minorinasskicking]

I got that impression, too. That's another part of why I volunteered to keep them busy. I've been through a lot, including things that hit faster than those armors. Any hits they got on me were glancing blows at most. But better I bait their attacks than someone else who can't avoid the full brunt of them.

[sapphirecontess]

That's quite daring. Are you feeling any internal pain? Even a glancing blow can be quite dangerous when one considers the sheer size and weight of the armors.

[minorinasskicking]

Oh, the armors themselves never touched me. I got nicked by some of their bullets, but nothing worse than that. I think I'll be fine, just as long as I get some food and some rest.

[On one hand, Gohan is the type to downplay his injuries. On the other hand, he has experience with internal injuries before, and nothing feels like that here.]

I guess I could get a full checkup when we get back, though.

[sapphirecontess]

That would be strongly advised. I can provide immediate attention but the medical staff will be needed to properly appraise you.

[minorinasskicking]

Then I'll do it. I'll give the people with more serious injuries a little time to get in first, then I'll get in line myself.

[At least this is an improvement over "I'm fine, go help the people worse off, not me" that he's had in the past.]