The Will to Fight: Conclusion

[voidtreckermods]

The battles rage loud and ferocious at the gates of the city and off in the ruined wastelands of Erda, and on the walls a struggle of a different kind occurs. The team who stayed behind at the towers are small but determined as they move stoically across the walls to right the stones that have become misaligned, even as their friends battle not too far away.

The city begins to hum. It's a quiet hum, not loud enough to be heard out where the others are fighting but it vibrates even through stone. The recovering monks assure them that it is done, the wards are back up and no demon will be able to enter the city.

Eventually the battle is won, all three battles. The demons fought back and killed, a major blow to their gate system that will keep them back for hopefully a long time. Those waiting in the caverns return to the city and by the time they get there the illusions are gone. Everyone can see the world for what it really is.

But despite the ruins of their world the people are relieved, the adrenaline of the fight coursing through their veins and the mood is one of hope. They will build again, their people will survive.

All Voidtreckers please return to the Voidtrecker Express. Departure will be in a few hours

It has landed not too far from the city, cloaked to make it unnoticeable to the citizens, for all the good that does. No one has been particularly subtle this last week. People can begin regrouping, packing up the camp and getting any wounded not already healed to the train.

However roughly half an hour later another message appears on their SCA.

Passenger Persephone has requested we remain on system System #86525656412355 for an additional day to further assist the people of Erda. The Voidtrecker Express will depart on the morning of Day Fifteen of the month of Kazoo.

The train remains where it is, so the voidtreckers can use its facilities. There is definitely a lot that can be done to assist those of this world and the citizens will welcome any helping hands.

After an extra day they finally depart, returning to the void once more.

(OOC Note: Once the wards are up any characters who are demonic in nature will not be able to enter the city either!)

Comments

Re: Train

[averyusefultray]

"Pretty close. There are places we couldn't hope to operate, but not many places that are properly safe." And even the safe ones might not stay that way if they were found out. If anyone ever gets something definitive on the Organas the situation could change rapidly.

Re: Train

[light_of_willpower]

"I...know how that is." Trunks said, a bit sadly. "I'm not fighting any kind of oppressive government, but my world has been under siege by two homicidal psychotic androids for the past 16 or so years."

Re: Train

[averyusefultray]

She shudders. "Two managed to keep the world under siege for that long? THey must be..."

She believes him, of course. She just doesn't terribly want to encounter any droid who can manage that much.

Re: Train

[light_of_willpower]

"They're very strong. I think the only thing that's kept them from completely destroying things is their own amusement." Trunks was fairly certain that was the only reason he was still alive. He could at least provide them with SOME challenge, if only a tiny bit.

Re: Train

[averyusefultray]

"I'm not sure how much of an improvement that is over being destroyed for their amusement." They're alive, and that does count for something. But it's a terrible situation all around.

Re: Train

[light_of_willpower]

"I mean, we have to kind of squint..." Trunks said with a grim smile. "But more seriously, people are alive. And that's something." It had to be enough for now, because Trunks and Bulma and others were already trying to fight for better.

Re: Train

[averyusefultray]

"It's something. But if they toy with lives like that, they need to go just as much as if they killed them outright." More to rebuild from. But still monstrous.

Re: Train

[light_of_willpower]

"Believe me, I've been trying to take them out." Trunks said, with obvious frustration. "They're too strong."

Re: Train

[averyusefultray]

"Strong enough to take on an entire planet..." She never meant that he should fighte them off alone. "That's terrifying."

Re: Train

[light_of_willpower]

It took him a minute, before he was shaking his head. "You don't...I should probably explain better. They just do what they want, and I'm the only one who can do anything close to stopping them."