"The Enemy is Our Reflection!" combat log

[srwu_mods]

[Backdated to the mission.]

Fort Alhambra is under a huge attack courtesy of Shadow Mirrors, the enemies who ambushed Lamia's convoy a while ago. Foes are everywhere and attack from multiple directions, which means you need to spread the defense as well. Time to hold the line!

Enemy unit types include:
Fylgia hover tanks, armed with missile launchers and powerful linear cannons.
Sorpresa assault fighters, with rapid beam guns.
Gespenst mark II, with mass produced Tesla Drives that allow them to fly! Their armaments include a beam rifle and remotely controlled slash rippers.

Comments

[star_of_sad]

[One of the Gespensts is shot from the sky, riddled with high-caliber bullets. The Virgola is peeking from behind fortifications.]

How is this supposed to help anyone? The place you are attacking... is my home now!

[Setsuko looks around. A lot more enemies to take care of...]

[ugyuuya]

[And the nearest pack begins to scatter as more support fire comes in.]

"I think they're more concerned about their own plans and ideals no matter how short sighted they might be. Makes me a bit sad every time I see people acting this way."

[Stella and Yuuya leapfrog up to Setsuko's position, the latter taking a moment to replace a rifle upon arrival.]

"You holding up alright? Looks like we were fortunate enough to not be sent to the worst of the fighting if the data-link is right. Not that it's much comfort at the moment."

[star_of_sad]

Argos Flight? Yes, I'm fine!

[One of the retreating Gespensts shoots out remote weapons at the Virgola! Setsuko seems to be too shocked to react... or is she? An energy blade emanates from the Gunnery Carver in a scythe like shape and cuts the slashers into pieces!]

I think if we keep this up... with luck, we'll be able to hold.

[a_louse]

Hold, you say?

[Suddenly Big O emerges from a nearby building, holding up its arms to create barriers against enemies shooting barrages from the sky! The Megadeus fires its eye beams, causing the gun in one of the Gespensts' hands to explode and sending the damaged machine tumbling away offscreen.]

Feel free to use Big O as cover. Unlike the base buildings, nobody will mind if you do that!

[star_of_sad]

Mr Smith!

[Setsuko looks around. She quickly analyzes the situation on the battlefield... could it be?]

This is our chance!

The enemy doesn't have a lot of ground forces, if we make a breach then we can snipe the rest from below!

[kill_all_vagans]

[Out in the field the AGE-1 Sparrow's been putting in work, using its tremendous speed to get the better of the slower machines. But as the machine makes a Gespenst take some arrows from its knee, it's gotten surrounded by even more.]

Focus...

[The words aren't addressed at the Shadow Mirror pilots, but rather himself. The abilities of an X-Rounder... more than just a lucky flash of intuition here or there, it needed to be something he could control and call upon at will.

[Sparrow shifted its stance, Shigergu Blade being switched into a reverse grip. A moment later and all hell broke loose, the PTs opening fire and the AGE vaulting over their shots to plant its knife in the first of this rank. Time to put in work.]

[break_the_nine]

[Flit isn't the only one out there. Leos is bombarding the tanks on the ground with Plasma and Laser blasts, occasionally bringing up his shield to fend off beam shots from the Gespensts and replying with missiles.]

Ahaha... You guys made a big mistake coming here.

[He rushes towards one of the PTs, blasting at multiple incoming slash rippers before swinging one of his melee halberds overhead and cutting through a good part of its torso.]

[kill_all_vagans]

Definitely! The last one of their lives!

[Sparrow leaps into the air, thrusters flaring and it begins spinning rapidly before diving down and cutting through a tank in one go!]

We already have enough conflict in this world, more won't make life better for anyone!

[break_the_nine]

[Leos lets loose a missile barrage at a group of Sorpesas, watching the chase and the eventual explosions.]

Idiots... These idiots Flit... thinking more fighting just makes things better.

We'll just make sure there's less of them to believe something like that!

[kill_all_vagans]

[Sparrow forms up behind the Pale Rider, the two machines back-to-back.]

Right! I'm not going to help save everyone from the Wulgaru, Zentradi, Balmarians, and UE just to let them ruin everything!

[More knee gun shots are fired, blowing apart a Gespenst's head before perforating its chest. The Slash Rippers thrown in response are cut to shreds by the Shigeru Blade.]