Post by Meta Autunite on May 3, 2015 1:05:36 GMT
Meta whirled and sliced the tendrils away, axe suddenly back in-hand, blade brimming with nuclear energy.
"Don't lecture me on imperialism and politics."
Meta completed her tendril-slicing spin and found the shadow-thing nearly in her face. She didn't have time to bring her axe to bear, or blast it with energy. Instead, she shouted and slammed her head forward into it, singing it and knocking it back.
"I wasn't here from the start.... But I've been around long enough to know..... Why do you think I'm here? Do I look like Homeworld colonization-staff? I fled. After something a lot worse than this. And I just had the nasty luck to pick a planet that eventually caught Homeworld's eye when I did it....."
Meta continued to back up, noting that the shadow-thing was spreading itself thin in the process of following her.
"And now, like I'm stuck in a groove.... I'm stuck on ANOTHER strange world.... Only this one's a little more advanced. I'm trying and failing to protect ANOTHER person I care about.... Only this one's like a little brother, instead of the love of my life...... And something suspicious is going on, only this time it's abandoned Kindermines, corrupted Gems, and monologuing shadow-creatures instead of brain-washing, bioengineering, and genocide........"
Meta held a hand out, and a tendril of energy lashed out and struck the wall adjacent to the tendrils supporting the shadow-creature, causing the stone and dirt to glow red-hot and explode violently outwards, threatening to spew molten slag all over the Penumbra,
"But, the way things are gearing up, I'm starting to think genocide and cover-ups might be in the mix here too."
Meta's other hand snapped up, and a second beam lanced right at the Penumbra itself.....
"Don't lecture me on imperialism and politics."
Meta completed her tendril-slicing spin and found the shadow-thing nearly in her face. She didn't have time to bring her axe to bear, or blast it with energy. Instead, she shouted and slammed her head forward into it, singing it and knocking it back.
"I wasn't here from the start.... But I've been around long enough to know..... Why do you think I'm here? Do I look like Homeworld colonization-staff? I fled. After something a lot worse than this. And I just had the nasty luck to pick a planet that eventually caught Homeworld's eye when I did it....."
Meta continued to back up, noting that the shadow-thing was spreading itself thin in the process of following her.
"And now, like I'm stuck in a groove.... I'm stuck on ANOTHER strange world.... Only this one's a little more advanced. I'm trying and failing to protect ANOTHER person I care about.... Only this one's like a little brother, instead of the love of my life...... And something suspicious is going on, only this time it's abandoned Kindermines, corrupted Gems, and monologuing shadow-creatures instead of brain-washing, bioengineering, and genocide........"
Meta held a hand out, and a tendril of energy lashed out and struck the wall adjacent to the tendrils supporting the shadow-creature, causing the stone and dirt to glow red-hot and explode violently outwards, threatening to spew molten slag all over the Penumbra,
"But, the way things are gearing up, I'm starting to think genocide and cover-ups might be in the mix here too."
Meta's other hand snapped up, and a second beam lanced right at the Penumbra itself.....