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Aberrant: Stargate Universe - Assault on Rakor's world [Kryia and Dec]


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Dec, Kyria and Kornan touched down on Rakor's world one of Yiu's agricultural worlds soon to be hit by Anubis' forces. The ship was cloaked and sitting within a couple hundred yards of one of the largest buildings on the planet, which happened to be a grain silo for storing something that looked a lot like rice. Attached to the building was what ammounted to a fortress for protecting the grain. It was meant to house 25 jaffa, but currently housed four times that ammount. It was the most likely target for any Kull warriors sent to the planet. The real battle of course would take place in space between the two fleets, but since the value of this world was it's produce, it wouldn't make much sense to blast the silo from orbit.

So between the two specialists and the tok'ra this was picked as the best place for an ambush. The basic plan was for Kornan to stay aboard the ship which was pointed toward the silo guns trained on the area where Kull would have to approach. If Dec couldn't take one in hand to hand, Kornan would finish the job.

Two days passed, in growing anticipation before Anubis' fleet arrived and the assault began. The battle above raged for the better part of three hours before the System Lords ceded the planet and retreated. Then the kull moved in...

Five total each wearing black metal armor and as massive as an Unas they strode implacably toward the fortress not even bothering to dodge the staff blasts directed at them. The jaffa knew themselves to be deadmen and were doing their best to sell their lives at the price of as many Kull as they could take out, but so far they were not having any luck. The kull just raised their wrists and small dual white bolts flashed out towards the fortress and each pair hit and killed a jaffa, burning holes in their armor.

In only moments a good half of the jaffa were already dead and only one Kull was down. It seemed the jaffa had a smart leader who had now directed his men to concentrate fire on a single target at a time. This was having effect; as a Kull became the focus of so many weapons at once it would slow to little more than a crawl and stop firing it's weapons in favor of whatever defenses their armor provided. Unfortunately, the remaining three kull were free to continue killing unabated. It was a race that the defenders would not win.

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*You seeing this?* Dec pulsed to Kyria from his hiding place. Through their mental link, Kyria could clearly make out the fire-and-advance approach of the Kull warriors. Overlaying this was Declan's own analysis of them, the mental highlighting he was throwing onto potential weak spots and necessary gaps in their armor. Red was there too, pacing in the back of Dec's mind as he too peeked through those silver eyes, storing away the information against the moment when he would be let off the leash.

*I am.* she pulsed back, a touch of concern in her voice. *You're going to be walking into fire from both sides, you know.*

*That's why you're going to contact the jaffa and try to convince them I'm on their side. Yiu has left them to die or be enslaved by Anubis - perhaps they'll be willing recruits if we can get them out of here. It'd be helpful to have some extra hands around.* Declan showed Kyria a flash of the long-term strategy she knew he'd been cooking up, and she nodded. Privately she wondered when exactly her lover had made the transition from warrior to warlord, and how far it would go. She knew as only a telepath could how being effectively banished from Earth chafed at his soul, and that there was resentment there towards the authorities that constrained and ruled life there. Dec hated incompetent leadership as only a soldier could, but how far was he willing to take that..?

*Okay. Preparing to spring the attack in thirty.* Dec mind-pulsed, and Kyria could feel the steely razor of Red's consciousness rising to the fore, eager for mayhem, anticipating the bloodshed to come. *See you on the other side.* was Dec's last thought, replaced by Red's mental countdown as he watched the Kull move into the predicted killing zone.

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Tactics roll:

Int 4 + M-Int 2 roll for Tactical Prodigy, Megas first

1d10=1, 1d10=4, 1d10=4, 1d10=2, 1d10=7, 1d10=9

2 bonus dice for Tactics roll.

Wits 5 & Tactics 5 plus 2 M-Wits (Megas first)

1d10=8, 1d10=4, 1d10=3, 1d10=7, 1d10=7, 1d10=7, 1d10=5, 1d10=10, 1d10=7, 1d10=1, 1d10=6, 1d10=3

popping 10 due to 'Clever' quality

1d10=9

2 bonus dice:

1d10=2, 1d10=10

9 succs total on Tactics roll to set the ambush, anticipate the enemy and plan out the battle. Dec has the lay of the ground, has analysed the Kull approach and movements, and is ready to hit them from the least-expected direction at the most critical point.

Ambush roll:

Dex 5 + M-Dex 3 + Stealth 5 + 9 dice from Tactics roll. (Megas first)

1d10=5, 1d10=6, 1d10=1, 1d10=10, 1d10=2,... 1d10=1, 1d10=4

+ 3 auto succs from Cat-footed

12 succs for ambush.

Studying the Kull for weak spots:

Spending 1 QP

Intelligence + M-Int roll (Megas first)

1d10=5, 1d10=4, 1d10=3, 1d10=1, 1d10=7, 1d10=6

1 success.

Activating Combat Sense:

Spending 2 QP

Wits 5 + M-Wits 2 + Combat Sense 2 (Megas first)

1d10=1, 1d10=9, 1d10=5, 1d10=7, 1d10=7, 1d10=6, 1d10=7, 1d10=3, 1d10=5

5 succs = floating pool of 5 dice for combat actions for 4 turns once combat starts.

Ready to pounce! firedevil

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In addition to the rolls Dec mentioned, I also need a telepathy roll from Kyria if she wants to attempt a peek into the kull's minds. Will also need a wits + rapport roll if she intends to talk the Jaffa into letting her and Dec assist.
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Kyria took a breath to settle herself and took the thirty seconds before Declan pounced to try to force herself into one of the Kull mind's.

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Roll(6d10)+0: 9,2,8,10,6,3,+0

First dice is Mega as usual.

4 successes.

Once Declan sprang his ambush, Kyria used the speaker system on their ship to transmit image and sound of herself. "Jaffa! Yui has left you here to die! He has abandoned your world to the Kull and to Anubis! We come to help you, to save you from them both! Join with us, and we shall defeat the Kull!"

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Wits + Rapport Roll: -1 for no Rapport

Roll(3d10)+0:

10,9,5,+0

First die is mega, per usual.

4 successes.

I dunno if it matters, but Kyria also has Command 1.

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Kyria:

The mind of the Kull warrior was not hard to find or penetrate, but it was the most alien one she had ever touched. It had almost no higher level thought processes. KILL... KILL... KILL... UNDER THREAT... KILL... OBEY THE MASTER... KILL... KILL... KILL.... Ironically, Red despite his near mechanical ability to analyze and process tactical data at his worst didn't compare to flat alienness of the Kull. The other thing she noticed was that the warrior's entire existence was filled with both intense pain and an opposing pleasure at the same time. The really disturbing thing was that as far as Kyria could tell, this was the normal state of the warrior's life.

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"Jaffa! Yui has left you here to die! He has abandoned your world to the Kull and to Anubis! We come to help you, to save you from them both! Join with us, and we shall defeat the Kull!"

From the slight dip in firing rate it was apparent the Jaffa had heard, but no answering call came back across the battlefield.

Dec/Red:

With the approach of the Kull toward the base, there was a point where one Kull would pass through a small dip in the ground and be completely out of view of both his fellow warriors and the Jaffa for about five seconds. Better yet, the depression was only couple dozen yards from the ship and it was nothing to get there unobserved. The one suprise to Red was that he just couldn't detect any serious weakness in the Kull's defenses. Obviously the back of the neck was mechanically weaker than any place else, but that wasn't much to go on. Moving with speed and stealth he was able to get into position flawlessly and had no doubt that he was unobserved and ready to spring his attack.

((Go ahead an make your attack... he's got 10 lethal soak, and near immunity to energy attacks.))

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Red's strike was as silent as it was sudden. Eyes glittering with terrible bloodlust, the killer came in hard and low behind the armored Kull warrior, a foot long razor-honed blade held reversed in either hand. He took the final step of his approach and leapt into the air, coming down on the Kull's back, his legs going around it's torso and holding fast as the knives stabbed down into the back of the creature's neck, one above the other. The creature staggered under the impact of his body, but only barely had time to register the danger as Red ripped the knives free in an eyeblink, then in another had plunged them into the ribs on either side of the armored form.

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Activating:

Energy attacks! Pff! wink

Multitasking (1qp)

Combat Pool of 5 succs from Combat Sense power.

Main Action: Splitting dice pool for 4 actions. Half penalties due to Multitasking, so -2, -2, -3, -3

NOTE: Mega-dice will be the first ones counted on all rolls.

First attack: Right hand

Dex & M-Dex + Melee + 1 die (Ambidextrous) + 12 dice (ambush) - 4 dice (Called shot to the vertebrae) - 2 dice (Multiple action penalty)

1d10=8, 1d10=10, 1d10=7, 1d10=10, 1d10=1... 1d10=6, 1d10=2

13 succs to hit.

Damage:

10 auto + 12 dice - 10 Lethal soak = 12d10L

1d10=4, 1d10=2, 1d10=6, 1d10=2, 1d10=4, 1d10=9, 1d10=7, 1d10=5, 1d10=2, 1d10=1

forgot to roll 2 dice.

1d10=5, 1d10=5

2 Lethal

Second attack: Left hand

Dex & M-Dex + Melee + 1 die (Ambidextrous) + 12 dice (ambush) - 4 dice (Called shot to the vertebrae) - 2 dice (Multiple action penalty)

1d10=8, 1d10=7, 1d10=10, 1d10=6, 1d10=7,... 1d10=9, 1d10=4

12 succs to hit

Damage:

10 auto + 12 dice - 10 Lethal soak = 12d10L

1d10=5, 1d10=2, 1d10=6, 1d10=3, 1d10=5, 1d10=4, 1d10=6, 1d10=2, 1d10=7, 1d10=5, 1d10=9, 1d10=8

3 Lethal

Third attack: Right hand

Dex & M-Dex + Melee + 1 die (Ambidextrous) - 3 dice (Multiple action penalty)

1d10=9, 1d10=8, 1d10=1, 1d10=1, 1d10=7, 1d10=1, 1d10=9, 1d10=5, 1d10=6, 1d10=9, 1d10=6

7 succs to hit

Damage:

10 auto + 12 dice - 10 Lethal soak = 12d10L

1d10=9, 1d10=1, 1d10=9, 1d10=10, 1d10=4, 1d10=1, 1d10=5, 1d10=7, 1d10=6, 1d10=2, 1d10=8, 1d10=6

5 Lethal

Fourth attack: Left hand

Dex & M-Dex + Melee + 1 die (Ambidextrous) - 3 dice (Multiple action penalty)

1d10=6, 1d10=7, 1d10=9, 1d10=7, 1d10=1, 1d10=4, 1d10=6, 1d10=8, 1d10=9, 1d10=6, 1d10=5

7 succs to hit

Damage:

10 auto + 12 dice - 10 Lethal soak = 12d10L

1d10=3, 1d10=10, 1d10=3, 1d10=5, 1d10=7, 1d10=3, 1d10=3, 1d10=9, 1d10=10, 1d10=3, 1d10=7, 1d10=6

5 Lethal

Total: 15 Lethal damage to the Kull. Plus some (5) of that damage is direct to the vertebrae, assuming it even has vertebrae.

If it drops, Red will simply let his momentum carry them both down before letting go his leglock on the thing and landing on his feet as it *thuds*.

NOTE: I forgot that in Abby, targetting difficulties are determined by raising the no. of succs needed to hit, not lowering the dice pool. Let me know if it's okay, Fox. I'm willing to re-roll the lot if you wish.

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Don't bother rerolling. I doubt the result would be much different. wink


The sheer force of the knife thrusts alone was responsible for driving the blades home in the things vitals. Red wasn't surprised, but it was certain a normal human wouldn't have been able to pull off the feat he had just managed.

From over the lip of the rise he could hear some sporadic cheering coming from the Jaffa in the distance. One more Kull down wouldn't save them, but it was coming closer to evening the odds. Saving them would mean killing another of the Kull as quickly as possible and there was nothing but open ground between Red and the closet monster.

Watching from the invisible ship, Kyria could see that one of the Jaffa fell to the weapon fire of the Kull. When he did the man next to him stopped for a moment then called out as loudly as he could over the sound of all the energy weapons, "If you can save us then we will follow you!"
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Good enough for now. Kyria fixated on the Kull warrior farthest from Declan and focused her mind on its memories, shaping them to change its enemies from the Jaffa to the other Kull warriors.

Over the speakers she answered the Jaffa, "Fight defensively. Let us take out the Kull, just focus on staying alive!" It was probably the oddest order he'd ever gotten from a superior, but she meant every word.

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Sorry for the delay in response. I'm a spaz.

Telepathy memory alteration roll:

Roll(6d10)+0:

9,1,8,1,8,8,+0

First die is always mega, so 5 suxx to alter the Kull's memories.

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The Kull at the furthest edge of the battle suddenly stumbled and went to one knee shaking it's head. When it stood up however, it began to open fire on it's nearest neighbor. Unlike the Jaffa staff weapons the Kull weapon actually had an effect even if only a minor one. The one being fired on ignored the attack and continued to pour fire at the Jaffa defenders.

The Kull firing on his fellow did not settle for simply shooting his fellow, but also charged him at the same time. After only a few seconds he had closed the distance and bowled his fellow over an began pummeling him with blows. Ironically, that seemed to have more effect than the energy weapons. After a few seconds of being beaten the downed kull began to fight back, effectively taking two of the warriors out of the battle leaving only two continuing to fire at the defenders.

The Jaffa gave a great cheer and concentrated fire on the one closest to the cloaked ship, which had the unfortunate side effect of inconveniencing Dec who had been about to direct his own physical attack at the same Kull. He was forced to detour toward the next closest one instead costing a handful of precious seconds.

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With a momentary growl of annoyance Red leaned down to the Kull at his feet, sinking his knives in at an angle and twisting them against bone. Using these makeshift handles he lifted the Kull's body up before him and began his approach to the next target.

He broke into clear ground at a dead run, heading in a straight line towards his intended victim whilst wearing his last kill as a shield. It was a variant of the 'humanoid shield' move he'd pulled on the Jaffa during his last combat mission with SGC. He didn't expect it to demoralise the Kull as it had the more intelligent Jaffa, though it would shield him from the weapon blasts and let him get close without having to play dodgeball all the way up to the victim.

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Lemme know if you want any rolls, Fox smile

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As it had the previous time, the human shield worked like a charm, but then the Kull didn't bother to defend itself so it wasn't a real test of the strategy. The Kull simply kept moving toward it's designated target without hesitation or even a sense of self-preservation. It was however pouring a horrific amount of fire into the jaffa defenders. It was easy to see why the System Lords were losing. The big warriors were killing machines with no instinct for survival. Their armor allowed them to take an enormous amount of punishment before falling and they were equiped with superior energy weapons that packed a punch harder than a staff weapon, and with an energy source capable of lasting far longer as well. In every way but one they were the ultimate soldiers... intelligence. That was a trait they almost lacked completely if Kyria delving was any indication.

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Go ahead and make your attack. He's not bothering to defend or dodge. He does have 10 lethal soak.

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Seeing the first success on altering the mind of the Kull, Kyria tried again. This time she focused on the last Kull engaged with the Jaffa, slipping into its mind and making the same adjustments she had before, only adding that the Jaffa were allies to be protected.

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Telepathy memory alteration roll:

Roll(6d10)+0:

8,2,6,8,8,6,+0

Total:38

First die is mega, so 4 suxx.

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Red didn't know whether to be enraged or disappointed that the Kull barely paid him any attention. Actually, that's probably not strictly true.

Enraged was Red's base state of being.

He tossed aside the body he'd been using as mobile cover, knives held reverse-style. The Jaffa and the observers in the cloaked spaceship suddenly became aware that the faint keening that had hovered on the edge of hearing during Red's charge across the open ground suddenly rose to a chorus of wailing voices. A strange substance covered the nova's forearms and weapons, roiling and shifting between the crimson of blood and dark thick black of oil as he moved. Contrails of the stuff followed his hands in the air before falling to the ground, as though whatever it was was unable to decide whether it was vapor or liquid. Red's face was likewise coated in the substance, the oil/blood oozing from somewhere in his hairline and dripping down over his killer's grin. He cut a nightmare figure as he closed with the Kull warrior, the wailing voices rising to a crescendo of hungry screaming as he struck.

The long knives punched through the heavily armoured figure as though it were made of wet tissue paper, the roiling bloody stuff coating them disrupting the cohesion of the solid form, so much so that it was almost as though the Kull's body ripped itself apart under their touch. The Kull was already dead but, his bloodlust not even close to abated, Red whipped the blades back and pirouetted to the engineered creature's side. One blade stabbed up and under the armoured head's chin, it's tip emerging from the top of the skull as with a final slashing motion the other knife parted the head from the shoulders.

The Kull crumpled to the ground at the gory killer's feet, it's head held high on the long knife that impaled it as quicksilver eyes searched the battlefield for more victims. The roiling liquid-smoke haze around him wailed with a thousand voices, male and female, their keening a dreadful paean surrounding his presence.

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Activating:

Multitasking (1qp)

Wailing Doom (Claws 2qp)

Combat Pool of 5 succs from Combat Sense power.

Main Action: Splitting dice pool for 4 actions. Half penalties due to Multitasking, so -2, -2, -3, -3

NOTE: Mega-dice will be the first ones counted on all rolls.

First attack: Right hand

Dex 5 & M-Dex 3 + Melee 5 + 1 die (Ambidextrous) - 2 dice (Multiple action penalty)

1d10=6, 1d10=10, 1d10=5, 1d10=7, 1d10=10, 1d10=10, 1d10=9, 1d10=2, 1d10=8, 1d10=3, 1d10=6, 1d10=5

8 succs to hit - ignore 16 levels of soak

Damage:

10 auto + 13 dice = [10]13d10L

1d10=4, 1d10=3, 1d10=6, 1d10=2, 1d10=6, ... 1d10=8, 1d10=1

popping 10 (Powerful quality)

1d10=1

3 succs + 10 Auto = 13 Lethal

Second attack: Left hand

Dex 5 & M-Dex 3 + Melee 5 + 1 die (Ambidextrous) - 2 dice (Multiple action penalty)

1d10=2, 1d10=6, 1d10=8, 1d10=9, 1d10=3, 1d10=7, 1d10=3, 1d10=7, 1d10=4, 1d10=8, 1d10=9, 1d10=2

7 succs to hit - ignore 14 levels of soak

Damage:

10 auto + 13 dice = [10]13d10L

1d10=9, 1d10=8, 1d10=2, 1d10=7, 1d10=2, ... 1d10=3, 1d10=9

popping 10 (Powerful quality)

1d10=1

6 succs + 10 Auto = 16 Lethal

Third attack: Right hand

Dex 5 & M-Dex 3 + Melee 5 + 1 die (Ambidextrous) - 3 dice (Multiple action penalty)

1d10=3, 1d10=10, 1d10=5, 1d10=10, 1d10=6, 1d10=2, 1d10=10, 1d10=7, 1d10=8, 1d10=1, 1d10=10

8 succs - 3 succs (Called shot to the head)

5 succs to hit - ignore 10 levels of soak

Damage:

10 auto + 12 dice + 2 (Head shot) = [10]14d10L

1d10=10, 1d10=9, 1d10=5, 1d10=8, 1d10=7,... 1d10=8, 1d10=6

popping 10

1d10=3

9 succs + 10 auto = 19 lethal

Fourth attack: Left hand

Dex 5 & M-Dex 3 + Melee 5 + 1 die (Ambidextrous) - 3 dice (Multiple action penalty)

1d10=10, 1d10=3, 1d10=2, 1d10=1, 1d10=9, 1d10=7, 1d10=9, 1d10=7, 1d10=7, 1d10=6, 1d10=8

9 succs - 3 succs (Called shot to the head)

6 succs to hit - ignore 12 levels of soak

Damage:

10 auto + 13 dice + 2 (Head shot) = [10]15d10L

1d10=5, 1d10=6, 1d10=1, 1d10=4, 1d10=4, ... 1d10=4, 1d10=9

popping 10

1d10=5

3 succs = 10 auto = 13 lethal

Total: A shitload of Lethal damage.

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The end of the battle seemed to happen all at once and unexpectedly. Red destroyed one of the two remaining Kull and Kyria caused the other to stop and look around as if for another enemy. The Jaffa defenders did not waste their opportunity and all concentrated fire on the one remaining kull who was no longer attacking. Even with it's almost invulnerability to energy attacks, that much concentrated fire was too much and the last kull went down with smoking holes bored through it's armor.

It seemed over then, but Red's ever calculating mind saw what was not apparent to anyone else. There was a tiny red light blinking on the wrists of both of the kull near him. There was a menace to the red light. It was getting faster very quickly.

When the last kull hit the ground the Jaffa let out a cheer.

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Dec/Red estimates perhaps 5 seconds before the kull self destruct. There is a small depression in the ground within range if he chooses to dive for cover.

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"Everyone stay down!" Red barked in a voice that cut across the cheering and the damned-souls-wail of his anima. At the same time, he pulsed the warning along with a mental snapshot of the blinking lights to Kyria through their mental link as, following his own advice, the warrior turned and dove impossibly fast for a dip in the rough ground. He rolled and flattened out at the bottom of the decline, covering his head with his arms...
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No sooner had his arms covered his head than he felt an instant rush of intense heat on his back followed instantly by a 'whoomph" sound that was as much a kick in the gut as it was a sound. After a few seconds the heat began to abate. When he finally rose and looked at where the bodies of the Kull had been there was little left but a smoking hole filled with a slag of melted metal.

From the ship Kyria saw Dec dive toward the ground and then the screen went black for a moment to protect against the suddenly intense glare. When it cleared she could see Dec standing and looking into a small crater where the kull had been.

Across the battlefield the Jaffa stood stunned waiting for the next shoe to drop. A man among them seemed to snap out of it first and moved up to the top of the wall. He raised his staff weapon over his head in salute to Dec. "Come and let us speak. We have made promises in the heat of battle that need to be discussed."

The other jaffa began talk amongst themselves, but continuted to glance out at the field where thier unnatural savior stood.

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Kyria landed the ship and she and Kornan agreed that for the time being he should stay inside. *One last ace in the hole, just in case,* Declan thought to her. She smiled; ever since they'd bonded mentally she'd been able to understand so many more idioms and social customs simply by knowing them from his point of view.

The ship uncloaked and Kyria stepped out, her eufiber configured to a black maternity blouse and comfortable relaxed jeans - casual for Earth and certainly not what the Jaffa were used to seeing from the Goa'uld (nor were the gods ever seen pregnant as she obviously was), but still exotic - and coupled with her inhuman beauty, more than enough to tell them that they were in the presence of no mere mortal.

She made her way towards the group of Jaffa that were left, nodding to Declan as she passed him but giving him time to pull himself from killing machine to commander. "My name is Kyria Thea Donnighal. You may call me Kyria. This is my partner, Declan. We came to your world to defeat the Kull warriors sent here; as I said before, Yui has abandoned this world to the forces of Anubis. We could use allies, if you would be so, be we do not need worshipers. We are more than human and more than Jaffa, but just as the Goa'uld are not gods, neither are we.

We intend to topple the rule of the System Lords and prevent Anubis' rise to power in the galaxy in order to free the many worlds and races that the Goa'uld have enslaved to be able to pursue their own destinies. Would you join us in this task? Not as slaves or servants, but as true free warriors fighting for your own freedom and honor as well? We may ask you to make sacrifices for war, but we will never abandon you as callously and completely as Yui abandoned your entire planet today.

Will you join us?"

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2255801swd.jpg Using Awe Inspiring, The Voice, and Commanding Presence (mostly for the perception as a competent leader). Per conversation in DR, I'll be using colored text for Kyria's speech to show that she has a quantum-enhanced voice and general presence. It seems fun. laugh

Fox - Let me know if you need me to make specific rolls, right now I'm just leaving things to rp.

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*My turn.* Dec thought to his other Self as they watched Kyria descend from the ship. Her appearance and the innate air of authority hadn't lost anything during her pregnancy: if anything, it was the opposite. She fairly glowed now - Declan understood why that term was applied to expectant mothers finally - and her smile still managed to stop his breathing for a second. Even Red wasn't completely immune to that, though he thought of it in somewhat cruder terms. That was Red: Declan without brakes.

*Is it me, or is she even more boneable with that bun in the oven?* Red leered as he handed over the 'wheel'. Dec mentally shot his Other a frosty look, but Red was unrepentant. *C'mon, she's a telepath. She knows you're hotter for her than a thermal lance.*

*Shaddap* Dec thought back to him, but without much rancor as he wiped off his knives and sheathed them, watching the shine of the sun on his lover's hair.

*Boys boys boys... pay attention.* Kyria's voice intruded, the warm amusement in her tone making it clear that she'd been listening to both sides of that conversation. Red cackled as Declan rubbed the back of his neck and moved to Kyria's side. The bloody-black aura was gone now, but the soldier was still spattered in the vital fluids of his kills, particularly the last one. He stood by her, watching the Jaffa carefully as they absorbed her words.

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The one who had raised his staff weapon vaulted down from the wall and landed in a diving roll that brought him up on his feet with more grace than would normally be expected from a jaffa. Once on the ground he walked toward the pair of 'more than mortals'. As he approached Red was surprised and amused to see that the man was much shorter than the average jaffa, only just over five feet tall, but despite that he looked very competent.

The jaffa on the walls looked down waiting to see what would happen. When the man came within easy talking distance he stopped and saluted with the staff. "Hail Kyria Thea Donnighal. Hail Declan." He turned the staff perpendicular to the ground and laid it before him. "My weapon is yours. In the battle you promised to deliver us and you did." He looked a bit more hesitant as he continued, "I will not worship you as gods. You say the Goa'uld are not gods, buy you are clearly more powerful than they so it must be so."

He looked between Dec and Kyria unsure who to address, but settled on Kyria since she had been the one to make the bargain. "We will fight as free warriors, but every warrior must have a First Prime to follow. I will follow where you lead." He slapped his right fist to his chest and went to one knee but did not bow his head as he would have to a Goa'uld.

He called out to the others on the wall without turning. "Jaffa kree!"

As one they slapped their own fists to chest and went to one knee.

From his kneeling position the short man said proudly, "I am Mingli."

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Just so there is no confusion, he is meaning that he will follow your orders as if you were first prime. Or you could name Dec or someone else first prime for him to follow and he would. He's not asking to be first prime.
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Kyria conferred quietly with Declan across their bond, then laid her fingertips on Mingli's shoulder. "Declan shall serve as your First Prime, then, Mingli. I am suited to lead, to rule, but he is suited to war and the battlefield."

She glanced over the battlefield, at the dead, dying, and merely injured. "We should tend to those that can be saved and give honor to those that died here. We should also bring word to the villages of this world as to what has transpired. This is a start, but it is only a start."

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Fox - I'm not sure, did any of the Kull Kyria messed with survive?
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No, when the self-destruct initiated it took the surviving kull with it. He simply had no instinct at self preservation and so did not negate the order.


Mingli stood and took up his staff and saluted Dec. "First Prime, we stand ready." He turned to the men on the wall and called out, "Declan is our first prime. We are ordered to see to the wounded and spread the word of what has happned to the villages."

With little hesitation the men on the wall stood and saluted then broke into small groups and began to see to the assigned tasks.

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Is there anything you intend to do within the next few minutes? If so continue the scene, otherwise I will jump forward a bit.
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Feel free to jump ahead, at least from my end. Kyria would help in finding those too wounded to speak but still alive and in general organizing where needed. She's completely non-religious, so she has no idea what the Jaffa will want to do with their dead and will let them to take the lead there. She does want to see if they can convince the settlements on the planet to join with them, as that would give them a base of operations outside of the Tok'ra base as well as access to some basic resources (to be shared with the Tok'ra while they work together, but she's also planning long-term).

I don't know how much farther ahead you're planning on jumping, but that's Kyria's plan, at least.
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I'm happy for a jump ahead too. Dec will be going with Kyria to see the settlements and to get an idea of the overall infrastructure of the world both civilian and military. He'll also be working with Mingli and the other senior Jaffa, talking and getting to know them and trying to build a picture of whether or not they'll actually need to evacuate the planet. If Anubis really wants it, it's only a matter of time before he comes for it - so Dec will be assessing the place's value.
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Through conversation with Mingli it quickly becomes apparent that this is an agricultural world and has no technology or value apart from it's crops. This small force of fifty jaffa were left to defend the stargate, but they weren't really expected to hold. It's the battle in space above the planet which is going on as you speak that will decide the fate of this world.

"Lord Yiu brings his cargo ships in to collect the food that is produced too far from the gate for transport by land, but he has already harvested this season and will not likely send more Jaffa to the ground unless the System Lords win the battle." He grimaced and spat before continuing, "My men and I were chosen for ground duty here because a priest overheard me comment on what a waste it will be if Lord Yiu destroys the world."

Seeing the question in Kyria's eyes he explained, "If the battle is lost, my Lor... er, Yiu will spread a poison in the skies that will kill all the crops and make it impossible for the people to grow food. He is becoming desperate and would deny Anubis use of this world if he himself cannot possess it."

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Her lips set into a stormy thin line, a flash of hatred for the Goa'uld passing through her eyes. "I see. That will have to be dealt with first," she said to Declan. "Mingli, start evacuating who you can, just in case. Take them to...P469," she quickly sounded out the chevron symbols. "The world is uninhabited; there's not even animal life there, just trees and ferns."

She looked thoughtful for a moment, "Declan, how should we go from here? I don't know how useful I'd be to you in taking out the poison and you have another pilot for the ship. Should I come with you or stay here and help with the evacuation? People might move more readily with a nova to convince them to go."

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It took only a fraction of a moment for Dec to plan, Kyria aware of the ripple and flicker of his thoughts as he considered and discarded different options in the space between one heartbeat and the next. He looked at Kyria and nodded.

"It'd be best if they had someone with them that could help, and handle any more Kull that might be wandering around. I'll take our friend and the ship and go after the poison, then the System Lord flagships." If he harboured any unease at the thought of assaulting two ships full of Goa'uld and Jaffa solo, Dec didn't show it as he stepped forward and gave Kyria a warm hug. He looked at the Jaffa leader. "Mingli, I'll need details of where Yiu keeps the poison, how he intends to spread it. We're going to nip his plan in the bud."

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Mingli bowed to Declan, hands striking together in front of his chest, left hand covering right fist in a salute as old as the Chinese people on Earth. "He will send three cloaked cargo ships filled with the poison. They will be waiting in orbit now, to see how the battle goes. If the System Lords flee, they will descend into the atmosphere and release it. But Lord, I must tell you, the plague will not only effect plants. Those who eat the plants or drink the water will sicken within days and die a long and dishonorable death."

He looked sad and angry both as he finished, "With the ships cloaked I do not know how you will find them. They're orders are to not respond to any communication attempts, not even from Yiu for fear that it might be a trick."

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