So, uh...
Did she actually say "Hierarchy"...
...or did she say her Name?
Did she actually say "Hierarchy"...
...or did she say her Name?
Glorious Shotgun Princess (ME/Exalted) Thread #2
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Pray she merely said "Hierarchy". Then again, it's unlikely she'd actually state her name to the Reapers for the very simple reason that she wants nothing to do with Authochton's sickness except to stay as far away from it as possible.linkhyrule5 said:
Or, as with the death of Authochton-that-was and the birth of Deus Machina, destroy it utterly.
greensun
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I'm not entirely sure, I'd ask at the Exalted thread. But one of the major things in the story is that Celestal Exalted like Solars and Infernals can't be mind controlled, now a Yozi would be different I'm sure.Sucal said:
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It's not that Magical Princess Pyrrhia can't mind control Solars, it's just that it takes extra effort to mind control Solars. She can, and has, mind controlled Reapers, who are kind of like giant crab Solars. It just takes power to resist her- which Solars, and even giant crab Solars- have in spades.
I think.
I think.
greensun
You shall all burn beneath my light!!!
Yeah, Exalted does kind of get rather vauge in some parts... Mostly to let the GM decide on things.GreggHL said:
greensun
You shall all burn beneath my light!!!
True enough.Maes said:
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There is a burst of motion and blue lightning, and they look up from the unconscious Prothean as Tali appears in a crouch. She stands up, dusts herself off, and pumps her shotgun. "Sorry I was late," she announces, "But that bosh'tet didn't leave detailed notes and I had to work out the mechanics myself!"
Rolling her shoulders, she walks across the field and towards Shepard, half glancing at Javik and James. "Kal and Wuffles went ahead with Kal's new magical bullshit. I had to stay behind and work out the Relay systems from pretty much scratch. Adienna will be here as soon as it finishes recharging."
Shepard blinks and slowly, steadily, raises her hand. "Tali? How did you get here?"
"Autochthon and I figured out a way to create a mass relay without a set end point." The quarian shrugs. "He was test driving it to get back to the Normandy, but he took all the plans with him. I refined it, cut down the power usage, and prototyped it. And sent myself here."
Shepard works her jaw. Vessae stares at her, open mouthed. "Tali," Jane says, "Clarify. You just...sent yourself right here with a mass relay?"
Tali shakes her head, waving to her side with her shotgun. James does not duck, despite the barrel waving by his head. "Nono. No. I made a Relay in my lab on the Rayya, using my...corrections to the blueprints Autochthon apparently wrote on the wall with his own poop. And then sent myself here with it. Like a biotic charge."
Both the Solar and the Alchemical stare at her. "Miss Tali," Vessae says, "You just revolutionized Relay travel."
Tali blinks. Folding up her shotgun, she walks over and fist bumps Shepard.
"Fuck yes, I did! Props."
Rolling her shoulders, she walks across the field and towards Shepard, half glancing at Javik and James. "Kal and Wuffles went ahead with Kal's new magical bullshit. I had to stay behind and work out the Relay systems from pretty much scratch. Adienna will be here as soon as it finishes recharging."
Shepard blinks and slowly, steadily, raises her hand. "Tali? How did you get here?"
"Autochthon and I figured out a way to create a mass relay without a set end point." The quarian shrugs. "He was test driving it to get back to the Normandy, but he took all the plans with him. I refined it, cut down the power usage, and prototyped it. And sent myself here."
Shepard works her jaw. Vessae stares at her, open mouthed. "Tali," Jane says, "Clarify. You just...sent yourself right here with a mass relay?"
Tali shakes her head, waving to her side with her shotgun. James does not duck, despite the barrel waving by his head. "Nono. No. I made a Relay in my lab on the Rayya, using my...corrections to the blueprints Autochthon apparently wrote on the wall with his own poop. And then sent myself here with it. Like a biotic charge."
Both the Solar and the Alchemical stare at her. "Miss Tali," Vessae says, "You just revolutionized Relay travel."
Tali blinks. Folding up her shotgun, she walks over and fist bumps Shepard.
"Fuck yes, I did! Props."
Matsci
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I think that Tali has become a Demiurge, or a Ex-Machinae blooded, or whatever happens when you use the Investiture of Primordial Glory on a mortal.Maes said:Isn't the Rayya in a completely different sector of the galaxy?
If Tali indeed just figured out interstellar artificial biotic charge (or more or less long-range 'biotic teleportation' at this point), from Auto's notes, HOLY SHIT. The Spark is strong with this one.
Robo Jesus
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Wait, what?GreggHL said:
While apparently greatly decreasing the power requirements.Maes said:Isn't the Rayya in a completely different sector of the galaxy?
If Tali indeed just figured out interstellar artificial biotic charge (or more or less long-range 'biotic teleportation' at this point), from Auto's notes, HOLY SHIT. The Spark is strong with this one.
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Auto's notes were horrible and gibberish. Tali figured out how to send herself across the galaxy, using a self made Relay, with no exit Relay, more or less on her own.Maes said:Isn't the Rayya in a completely different sector of the galaxy?
If Tali indeed just figured out interstellar artificial biotic charge (or more or less long-range 'biotic teleportation' at this point), from Auto's notes, HOLY SHIT. The Spark is strong with this one.
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"How does a metal sphere write with his own poop? How does he even make poop?"Robo Jesus said:Wait, what?
"I. Don't. Know."
A Stargate that doesn't need a receiver gate at that.Samarkand said:
Tali's boast of 'give me some eezo and a drone and I can have it do precission jumps in five minutes' suddenly sounds a lot less boastful and more like a statement of fact.
Are we sure she didn't Exalt as a Twilight or something along the line and nobody noticed?
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There is a burst of motion and blue lightning, and they look up from the unconscious Prothean as Tali appears in a crouch. She stands up, dusts herself off, and pumps her shotgun. "Sorry I was late," she announces, "But that bosh'tet didn't leave detailed notes and I had to work out the mechanics myself!"
Rolling her shoulders, she walks across the field and towards Shepard, half glancing at Javik and James. "Kal and Wuffles went ahead with Kal's new magical bullshit. I had to stay behind and work out the Relay systems from pretty much scratch. Adienna will be here as soon as it finishes recharging."
Shepard blinks and slowly, steadily, raises her hand. "Tali? How did you get here?"
"Autochthon and I figured out a way to create a mass relay without a set end point." The quarian shrugs. "He was test driving it to get back to the Normandy, but he took all the plans with him. I refined it, cut down the power usage, and prototyped it. And sent myself here."
Shepard works her jaw. Vessae stares at her, open mouthed. "Tali," Jane says, "Clarify. You just...sent yourself right here with a mass relay?"
Tali shakes her head, waving to her side with her shotgun. James does not duck, despite the barrel waving by his head. "Nono. No. I made a Relay in my lab on the Rayya, using my...corrections to the blueprints Autochthon apparently wrote on the wall with his own poop. And then sent myself here with it. Like a biotic charge."
Both the Solar and the Alchemical stare at her. "Miss Tali," Vessae says, "You just revolutionized Relay travel."
Tali blinks. Folding up her shotgun, she walks over and fist bumps Shepard.
"Fuck yes, I did! Props."
The air on Shepard's right shoulder distorts, and becomes the diminutive form of the god currently hosted on the admittedly worn armor. "Excellent. So we have just about every known exalt currently in the same immediate area, is that right?"
Shepard shrugs. "No idea where Kasumi is, Pria. And there's me, Garrus, the guy that James knocked unconscious and who else?"
A white butterfly passes by Shepard's face. She turns, blinking, and finds Kal'reegar standing in front of her. Different encounter suit, yes. But that isn't the only difference. "Okay, what the fuck?"
"Excuse the exposition, Shepard," Pria says, blocking Jane's view, "But Reegar here has exalted as the Chosen of Journeys. I assume that Goto is somewhere here. And with Javik and Vakarian, we only need the Eclipse to make the full Circle. Which leads to our current problem."
Jane blinks, and shrugs. "What's the current problem?"
The ground cracks and quakes, sending them off their feet. Spherical fist impacted in the soil and stone, red patterned face focused on Shepard, the intruder glows red from atmospheric entry. Pria's face is drawn. Her eyes focused on the creature. "The problem, Shepard, is that Seeker has been waiting for you."
And the air splits with the sound of the terrible bass horn. The sky splits, and Shepard looks up just as the great metal scorpion appears directly over them.
Rolling her shoulders, she walks across the field and towards Shepard, half glancing at Javik and James. "Kal and Wuffles went ahead with Kal's new magical bullshit. I had to stay behind and work out the Relay systems from pretty much scratch. Adienna will be here as soon as it finishes recharging."
Shepard blinks and slowly, steadily, raises her hand. "Tali? How did you get here?"
"Autochthon and I figured out a way to create a mass relay without a set end point." The quarian shrugs. "He was test driving it to get back to the Normandy, but he took all the plans with him. I refined it, cut down the power usage, and prototyped it. And sent myself here."
Shepard works her jaw. Vessae stares at her, open mouthed. "Tali," Jane says, "Clarify. You just...sent yourself right here with a mass relay?"
Tali shakes her head, waving to her side with her shotgun. James does not duck, despite the barrel waving by his head. "Nono. No. I made a Relay in my lab on the Rayya, using my...corrections to the blueprints Autochthon apparently wrote on the wall with his own poop. And then sent myself here with it. Like a biotic charge."
Both the Solar and the Alchemical stare at her. "Miss Tali," Vessae says, "You just revolutionized Relay travel."
Tali blinks. Folding up her shotgun, she walks over and fist bumps Shepard.
"Fuck yes, I did! Props."
The air on Shepard's right shoulder distorts, and becomes the diminutive form of the god currently hosted on the admittedly worn armor. "Excellent. So we have just about every known exalt currently in the same immediate area, is that right?"
Shepard shrugs. "No idea where Kasumi is, Pria. And there's me, Garrus, the guy that James knocked unconscious and who else?"
A white butterfly passes by Shepard's face. She turns, blinking, and finds Kal'reegar standing in front of her. Different encounter suit, yes. But that isn't the only difference. "Okay, what the fuck?"
"Excuse the exposition, Shepard," Pria says, blocking Jane's view, "But Reegar here has exalted as the Chosen of Journeys. I assume that Goto is somewhere here. And with Javik and Vakarian, we only need the Eclipse to make the full Circle. Which leads to our current problem."
Jane blinks, and shrugs. "What's the current problem?"
The ground cracks and quakes, sending them off their feet. Spherical fist impacted in the soil and stone, red patterned face focused on Shepard, the intruder glows red from atmospheric entry. Pria's face is drawn. Her eyes focused on the creature. "The problem, Shepard, is that Seeker has been waiting for you."
And the air splits with the sound of the terrible bass horn. The sky splits, and Shepard looks up just as the great metal scorpion appears directly over them.
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Focused Expedient Seeker.uju32 said:Inconvenient time for Javik to be napping
Who's Seeker?
Boss fight time!
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There is a burst of motion and blue lightning, and they look up from the unconscious Prothean as Tali appears in a crouch. She stands up, dusts herself off, and pumps her shotgun. "Sorry I was late," she announces, "But that bosh'tet didn't leave detailed notes and I had to work out the mechanics myself!"
Rolling her shoulders, she walks across the field and towards Shepard, half glancing at Javik and James. "Kal and Wuffles went ahead with Kal's new magical bullshit. I had to stay behind and work out the Relay systems from pretty much scratch. Adienna will be here as soon as it finishes recharging."
Shepard blinks and slowly, steadily, raises her hand. "Tali? How did you get here?"
"Autochthon and I figured out a way to create a mass relay without a set end point." The quarian shrugs. "He was test driving it to get back to the Normandy, but he took all the plans with him. I refined it, cut down the power usage, and prototyped it. And sent myself here."
Shepard works her jaw. Vessae stares at her, open mouthed. "Tali," Jane says, "Clarify. You just...sent yourself right here with a mass relay?"
Tali shakes her head, waving to her side with her shotgun. James does not duck, despite the barrel waving by his head. "Nono. No. I made a Relay in my lab on the Rayya, using my...corrections to the blueprints Autochthon apparently wrote on the wall with his own poop. And then sent myself here with it. Like a biotic charge."
Both the Solar and the Alchemical stare at her. "Miss Tali," Vessae says, "You just revolutionized Relay travel."
Tali blinks. Folding up her shotgun, she walks over and fist bumps Shepard.
"Fuck yes, I did! Props."
The air on Shepard's right shoulder distorts, and becomes the diminutive form of the god currently hosted on the admittedly worn armor. "Excellent. So we have just about every known exalt currently in the same immediate area, is that right?"
Shepard shrugs. "No idea where Kasumi is, Pria. And there's me, Garrus, the guy that James knocked unconscious and who else?"
A white butterfly passes by Shepard's face. She turns, blinking, and finds Kal'reegar standing in front of her. Different encounter suit, yes. But that isn't the only difference. "Okay, what the fuck?"
"Excuse the exposition, Shepard," Pria says, blocking Jane's view, "But Reegar here has exalted as the Chosen of Journeys. I assume that Goto is somewhere here. And with Javik and Vakarian, we only need the Eclipse to make the full Circle. Which leads to our current problem."
Jane blinks, and shrugs. "What's the current problem?"
The ground cracks and quakes, sending them off their feet. Spherical fist impacted in the soil and stone, red patterned face focused on Shepard, the intruder glows red from atmospheric entry. Pria's face is drawn. Her eyes focused on the creature. "The problem, Shepard, is that Seeker has been waiting for you."
And the air splits with the sound of the terrible bass horn. The sky splits, and Shepard looks up just as the great metal scorpion appears directly over them. Another roar, and the shapes begin to descend upon them. Several with six arms, some with more. Some trailing whip like tendrils behind them. Some flying upon skeletal wings.
James works his jaw, pulling his rifle from his back. And then a leathery hand grips his shoulder, and he turns to look into Javik's four glowing eyes.
"You amuse me, human," he says, "You will remain unharmed. For now."
"I suplexed your ass," James mutters, "That ain't right."
Javik shrugs, and pushes past him, past Shepard and Tali, past Kal. "Vessae," he says, turning to the golden woman, "To the colony. Alert my generals. Prepare for war."
The prothean cracks his knuckles. With a roar, he throws out his arms, joined by four arms of pure golden sunlight. And kicking up dust behind him, he runs towards the descending horde, bathed in the aura of the sun.
Rolling her shoulders, she walks across the field and towards Shepard, half glancing at Javik and James. "Kal and Wuffles went ahead with Kal's new magical bullshit. I had to stay behind and work out the Relay systems from pretty much scratch. Adienna will be here as soon as it finishes recharging."
Shepard blinks and slowly, steadily, raises her hand. "Tali? How did you get here?"
"Autochthon and I figured out a way to create a mass relay without a set end point." The quarian shrugs. "He was test driving it to get back to the Normandy, but he took all the plans with him. I refined it, cut down the power usage, and prototyped it. And sent myself here."
Shepard works her jaw. Vessae stares at her, open mouthed. "Tali," Jane says, "Clarify. You just...sent yourself right here with a mass relay?"
Tali shakes her head, waving to her side with her shotgun. James does not duck, despite the barrel waving by his head. "Nono. No. I made a Relay in my lab on the Rayya, using my...corrections to the blueprints Autochthon apparently wrote on the wall with his own poop. And then sent myself here with it. Like a biotic charge."
Both the Solar and the Alchemical stare at her. "Miss Tali," Vessae says, "You just revolutionized Relay travel."
Tali blinks. Folding up her shotgun, she walks over and fist bumps Shepard.
"Fuck yes, I did! Props."
The air on Shepard's right shoulder distorts, and becomes the diminutive form of the god currently hosted on the admittedly worn armor. "Excellent. So we have just about every known exalt currently in the same immediate area, is that right?"
Shepard shrugs. "No idea where Kasumi is, Pria. And there's me, Garrus, the guy that James knocked unconscious and who else?"
A white butterfly passes by Shepard's face. She turns, blinking, and finds Kal'reegar standing in front of her. Different encounter suit, yes. But that isn't the only difference. "Okay, what the fuck?"
"Excuse the exposition, Shepard," Pria says, blocking Jane's view, "But Reegar here has exalted as the Chosen of Journeys. I assume that Goto is somewhere here. And with Javik and Vakarian, we only need the Eclipse to make the full Circle. Which leads to our current problem."
Jane blinks, and shrugs. "What's the current problem?"
The ground cracks and quakes, sending them off their feet. Spherical fist impacted in the soil and stone, red patterned face focused on Shepard, the intruder glows red from atmospheric entry. Pria's face is drawn. Her eyes focused on the creature. "The problem, Shepard, is that Seeker has been waiting for you."
And the air splits with the sound of the terrible bass horn. The sky splits, and Shepard looks up just as the great metal scorpion appears directly over them. Another roar, and the shapes begin to descend upon them. Several with six arms, some with more. Some trailing whip like tendrils behind them. Some flying upon skeletal wings.
James works his jaw, pulling his rifle from his back. And then a leathery hand grips his shoulder, and he turns to look into Javik's four glowing eyes.
"You amuse me, human," he says, "You will remain unharmed. For now."
"I suplexed your ass," James mutters, "That ain't right."
Javik shrugs, and pushes past him, past Shepard and Tali, past Kal. "Vessae," he says, turning to the golden woman, "To the colony. Alert my generals. Prepare for war."
The prothean cracks his knuckles. With a roar, he throws out his arms, joined by four arms of pure golden sunlight. And kicking up dust behind him, he runs towards the descending horde, bathed in the aura of the sun.
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The bass horn roars through the skies. Extending the eight legs behind it, the great black scorpion descends towards Eden Prime, red lightning crackling over its flesh and beams of crimson metal carving into the craft that speed towards it.
A golden spec rises into the air, and Seeker shifts, leaving burnt air in its wake as it accelerates. A six armed puppet descends, grappling with the Dawn before Javik tears it in two. Kicking off with a roar, the Exalt shoots himself through the air after the Reaper.
"Beautiful," Jane mutters, "I come here expecting Superman and I get the god damned Hulk."
Next to her, Tali cocks her shotgun. Kal slides on his knuckle dusters, and there is a shift of motion as Garrus appears next to James. "Well," the turian says, "Army of descending Reaper made creatures. That's certainly horrible."
"And something tells me the big golden rage monster isn't a team player." James pulls out his assault rifle, unfolding it and cocking it. "Your call, Ma'am."
Jane nods. "Vega, go back with Vessae and get an army. I want you in a tank. Garrus, Reegar, Tali. You're with me. We keep these things focused on us."
Vessae grabs James, forming wheels beneath her feet before speeding off. Jane sighs, taking an offered rifle and cocking it as Garrus folds out his sniper rifle. Pria disappears into her armor, cracks and leaks already beginning to mend themselves. "Three of us verses a Reaper," she sighs, "Entire fleet, and it's always a three man squad."
Garrus shrugs, walking alongside her as the first of the drones stands up from its kneel, waiting as its kin land around it. "Just like old times, Shepard," he says. And then he turns into a velociraptor.
Next to her, Tali taps her omnitool, and a holographic cannon glowing with golden essence appears on her shoulder, followed by a transparent battlesuit.
Jane blinks, and finally shrugs. "Close enough," she says. And her caste mark flares, and she takes off in a blur towards the Seeker and its swarms.
A golden spec rises into the air, and Seeker shifts, leaving burnt air in its wake as it accelerates. A six armed puppet descends, grappling with the Dawn before Javik tears it in two. Kicking off with a roar, the Exalt shoots himself through the air after the Reaper.
"Beautiful," Jane mutters, "I come here expecting Superman and I get the god damned Hulk."
Next to her, Tali cocks her shotgun. Kal slides on his knuckle dusters, and there is a shift of motion as Garrus appears next to James. "Well," the turian says, "Army of descending Reaper made creatures. That's certainly horrible."
"And something tells me the big golden rage monster isn't a team player." James pulls out his assault rifle, unfolding it and cocking it. "Your call, Ma'am."
Jane nods. "Vega, go back with Vessae and get an army. I want you in a tank. Garrus, Reegar, Tali. You're with me. We keep these things focused on us."
Vessae grabs James, forming wheels beneath her feet before speeding off. Jane sighs, taking an offered rifle and cocking it as Garrus folds out his sniper rifle. Pria disappears into her armor, cracks and leaks already beginning to mend themselves. "Three of us verses a Reaper," she sighs, "Entire fleet, and it's always a three man squad."
Garrus shrugs, walking alongside her as the first of the drones stands up from its kneel, waiting as its kin land around it. "Just like old times, Shepard," he says. And then he turns into a velociraptor.
Next to her, Tali taps her omnitool, and a holographic cannon glowing with golden essence appears on her shoulder, followed by a transparent battlesuit.
Jane blinks, and finally shrugs. "Close enough," she says. And her caste mark flares, and she takes off in a blur towards the Seeker and its swarms.
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Wrong James, Wrong... he just has already built his own team(s).GreggHL said:
"Maybe we really should have signed up for a MMO instead of this single player combat roleplay."
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Kaidan grabs Liara's arm the moment they hear the roar. Grabbing her and pulling her out of the cockpit, he hits the quick release, wind whipping into their faces as she mouths a silent question. Then vocalizes it.
"What are you doing?!"
"Reaper," he says, "I have an idea. But it'll target the shuttle. So, I'm hoping your biotics are strong enough to do a feather fall." Another bass roar. "Also, if we both die, well. Sorry."
"For?" she asks. And then Kaidan pulls her in and kiss her. Her eyes close, her shoulders relaxing. "You didn't...have to apologize for that," she breathes.
He nods. "No. But I should for this." And then Kaidan pushes her out of the shuttle. Grabbing the helmet, he fits it on. Armor locks, and he waves his omnitool. The familiar tingle of his amp updating, and he spreads his arms, turning around and dropping from the shuttle.
The shuttle explodes split seconds later as the red beam impacts it, and Kaidan Alenko narrows his eyes as he sees the swarm beneath. All of them fitting the descriptions of what Shepard encountered on the Shadow Broker's ship.
Update complete, the amp beeps. Grinning, Kaidan folds his arms against him, aims, and disappears. A blue ball streaks through the sky, impacting on the back of a six armed monstrosity. It lurches and Kaidan wraps an arm around its neck.
His eyes glow, and the thing's head explodes in a burst of blue. Kicking off of it and spreading his arms, the headless corpse descends as he slows his fall. Disappearing again, he slams into the face of a thinner, leaner creature. Its three arms grab at him, but hit solid biotics. The field detonates. But before it tosses the creature away, he sees the glint of light and grabs.
Holding the curved sword in one hand, Kaidan grins. "Always wanted to do this," he whispers. And he disappears in another burst of blue. Appearing on the back of another six armed giant, he drives the sword into its head and points down. "Let's land, shall we?"
"What are you doing?!"
"Reaper," he says, "I have an idea. But it'll target the shuttle. So, I'm hoping your biotics are strong enough to do a feather fall." Another bass roar. "Also, if we both die, well. Sorry."
"For?" she asks. And then Kaidan pulls her in and kiss her. Her eyes close, her shoulders relaxing. "You didn't...have to apologize for that," she breathes.
He nods. "No. But I should for this." And then Kaidan pushes her out of the shuttle. Grabbing the helmet, he fits it on. Armor locks, and he waves his omnitool. The familiar tingle of his amp updating, and he spreads his arms, turning around and dropping from the shuttle.
The shuttle explodes split seconds later as the red beam impacts it, and Kaidan Alenko narrows his eyes as he sees the swarm beneath. All of them fitting the descriptions of what Shepard encountered on the Shadow Broker's ship.
Update complete, the amp beeps. Grinning, Kaidan folds his arms against him, aims, and disappears. A blue ball streaks through the sky, impacting on the back of a six armed monstrosity. It lurches and Kaidan wraps an arm around its neck.
His eyes glow, and the thing's head explodes in a burst of blue. Kicking off of it and spreading his arms, the headless corpse descends as he slows his fall. Disappearing again, he slams into the face of a thinner, leaner creature. Its three arms grab at him, but hit solid biotics. The field detonates. But before it tosses the creature away, he sees the glint of light and grabs.
Holding the curved sword in one hand, Kaidan grins. "Always wanted to do this," he whispers. And he disappears in another burst of blue. Appearing on the back of another six armed giant, he drives the sword into its head and points down. "Let's land, shall we?"