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Greater Angelus wrote:

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The child couldn't understand a singular thing Cooper was saying but his gestures were caught. the boy would dash off to the front door to freeze as he saw a hulking alien with others like himself before him. his steps were not unheard as the giant slowly turned as caught a glimpse of the child. with a low humming growl the Gray would snarl "Disgusting." and unholstered a plasma pistol. with a singular hand he raised the gun with the intent to kill. as it was charging up, as if it was divine intervention, the Gray's head shattered as a burst of blue liquid busted out suddenly followed by the sound of a thunderous KRAAAAK.

the Gray's headless body stood tall for moments before it fell behind as the group was startled back. A snag in the air followed as submachine gun fire opened from their rear. The Grays began to disperse and take whatever cover they could find as they were taking small arms fire before one of their own fell down dead. Its hulking armor cracked with an exit would large enough for a whole fist to go through the right side as KRAAAAK was heard again.

The boy ducked as he covered his head. he closed his eyes tightly as he cried shaking. Cooper certainly would hear the commotion as the Grays were barking orders. As the kid stayed there frozen in fear, he felt himself forcibly lifted and slung over a shoulder. he screamed as thought he was a goner. But as luck would have it, it was not harm but rescue that found him. When he opened his eyes, still screaming, he saw the backside of who was carrying him. camouflaged green shirt and pants with a rucksack to match with a pistol that resembled a Luger, the person running off with him was none other than one of the regulars who managed to survive until now.

The soldier would be sprinting holding both the boy over his shoulder and the barrel of his submachine gun. Adrenaline kicked in as he felt plasma and ammunition flying around his head. he weaved to the side of a house he knew had friendly coverage. He dropped the kid down and sharply turned facing the Grays on one knee raising his gun to provide overwatch. the soldier briefly turned to the boy for a moment and patted his shoulder before giving a thumbs up, knowing words could not be heard for him as the gunfight continued before returning his attention to more pressing matters.

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Summer entered the cafe with Mercia as she looked around. to her it was like a campfire in a cold night, a welcomed delight to have. When she sat down she took a deep breath and nodded.

Summer: "to be frank I'm not the best to say this experience, but I'll do what I can as I'm not Libertari." Summer would adjust Mercia as she thought of where to begin. she blanked out for moments before finally speaking again. "When the order came to this universe several centuries ago, they had experienced the loss of their only known home world. a world where magic never existed outside fairy tales and myths, or cartoons of course. As time progressed through out then The order had yet to encounter such things as they endured the hardships all societies have to face. That was until they reached a place called 'Gensokyo' by sheer accident."

Summer would raise a finger as she thought what came after that. "Pardon me, I didn't think to bring the history books with me."

"Let's see." Summer would mutter to herself as she recalled the details. She snapped her free hand's fingers. "Ah, that's right. It was there where we encountered Magic for the first time. The experimental ship had managed to slip past the... I think the locals called it the barrier. whatever it was the crew of 50 crashed and landed- well, crash landed there. It resembled Japan back then, I think they recorded it as the Edo period. At first the Magic was merely whimsical and a delight to see, striking the crew with childlike wander. People who were claimed to be humans flying with nothing but their will and winged humanoids. Yet they noted the populace were heavily superstitious. but when time progressed the crew tried to explain away these superstitions, that was when things turned for the worst."