36Disclaimer: I don't own Destiny, Harry Potter, Gears of War, or Hot Wheels.
Author's Note:
Oh, hello there. (General Kenobi!)
I bet you're wondering why the red suit - I mean, Sentient.
In all seriousness though, for those who are wondering, Korosivash is a character from the Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 Full Revolution movie. It wasn't in English and the YouTube quality sucks, but I couldn't help but fall for the Red Councilwoman. The movie itself is a solid 7 of 10 in my opinion but I've been feeling nostalgic for the past week. Go check it out if you want. Subtitles are available.
Harry's gear will be covered in this chapter. If you want an early visual though, look no further than the story's cover page. I went ahead and made his armor like the Onyx Guards from Gears 5.
The Grind for the Undying title continues. As of writing this note (10/22), I just have to get bow and fusion rifle kills in both precision and multi kill respectively, get Exit Strategy and Randy's Throwing Knife (anybody else get a Leroy Jenkins vibe from the text? Or just a regular blueberry responding to your LFG post?), and get the shaders and emblems relating to the activities.
Edit: (10/28) *Gasps for air* Spent my only free day this month grinding out Gambit Prime for the useless SMG. Got a few good weapons out of it so I guess it's okay. Just need the last shader and emblem for strikes and the ship and then Randy's Throwing Knife. Good times ahead hopefully, but after hearing about the medals issue for the RTK quest, who knows.
Now, onto reviews.
Raikaguken (and the Anon): I totally agree with you that it'd be an awesome entrance. Thanos' ship arriving in Endgame much? The fleet would probably level the Great Hall and part of Hogwarts. I do plan to have the fleet arrive in a more... civilized manner. Ironic considering who the Cabal are. Harry will arrive first via the Goblet and he'll find a way to get his fleet to Earth.
Bob-omb: In hindsight, you're right. Posting at the tail end of a morning class when you haven't had caffeine in three hours doesn't help your formatting, that's for sure. Thanks for the heads up. Will correct soon.
Out of curiosity, does anyone else still have any vanilla D1 merch? Just got a Traveler's Compass shirt in the mail a few days ago and I still have the same one from 5 years ago. Got it in a shrink-wrapped package from everyone's favorite red and white themed Video Game store.
I played a Hunter back in the D1 Beta. Good times...
Anyways, that's enough from me for now. Enjoy the chapter.
Hadrian rolled with the lurch of The Forge as the flagship dropped out of FTL. "Status?" He asked.
Korosivash checked the data feed. "All ships have arrived, Primus. Jump successful."
"Now it's our time to shine then," Hadrian said. The bridge crew roared approvingly at his words as a holographic representation of Ia appeared in front of Harry.
Korosivash highlighted ten structures scattered around the equator. "Ia was located and terraformed by the Empire approximately a century before Emperor Calus came into power. He transformed it into an Atheneum world shortly after his coronation and designated it a world dedicated to the medical sciences."
"So could we expect to encounter medical experiments down there? I would prefer not to have my men contract Sivana's Plague."
The undisciplined members of his crew whimpered quietly until their fellows shut them up.
Not that Hadrian could blame them. Sivana's Plague was a legendary virus that had wiped out entire worlds whenever there was an outbreak. The typical Cabal had only two weeks to live after contracting it and it was highly contagious.
The Cabal had taken to razing any world that showed a significant outbreak, even if quarantine was possible.
"Unlikely." Korosivash's voice snapped Hadrian from his thoughts. "What records I was able to acquire from the Archives of Torobatl did not mention the disease."
More than one sigh sounded around the bridge.
Hadrian rolled his eyes. "Let's not take the risk anyway. Inform the men to go hazmat and keep their seals on." He waited until Korosivash nodded before he turned his attention back to the hologram. "What are the points of interest?"
Eight of the highlighted areas brightened at his data chief's motion. "These are the laboratories. All experiments were conducted in these facilities. All data gathered was then sent to-," she pointed to the remaining two dots, which glowed green, "these data centers. Provided that power has not been lost and the Hive have not damaged anything vital, we should be able to access the data banks."
"So we stick to these two," Hadrian muttered, his eyes on the dots. He zoomed in on them until they were focused on the cities around them. "I can live with that." He turned to Gilal, who jumped to attention. "Gilal, take the Second Division and move to take Records Hall A. Minimize casualties to your part by initial orbital bombardment around the Hall before you move in. Capture as much information as you can. Pull your forces out if you begin to take losses."
"You would have us retreat, Primus?" Gilal asked, indignant.
Hadrian growled at the challenge. "I would have you all live for as long as you are able. Good soldiers such as yourself are so hard to find."
Gilal held his Primus' gaze for a moment before chuffing. "Very well, Primus. I shall do as you order." He slid his helm on and focused his now glowing gaze on Hadrian. He saluted. "Glory and Honor to the Empire!"
"May your strength be the luminous sun we all grow under."
Gilal roared a war cry as he exited the bridge which was echoed by the crew.
Hadrian turned to Korosivash. "Send targeting vectors to the crew. I'll be getting my gear."
"Yes, Primus." Korosivash saluted as he stepped out. She turned back to the crew. "Get the HOD crews to their stations. Orbital support will be necessary against the Hive."
The crew nodded and the chatter of the bridge grew again.
Hadrian stepped into his quarters. He ignored the feeling of static that crawled over his skin as the ship's weapon systems came fully online.
He opened his armor locker as he felt the dull thumps that came from the missile launches.
His armor had been handcrafted by Otzot to allow him to have maximum mobility and defense at the same time. Plates of armor hugged his upper body while his legs were unarmed outside of boot and kneecap armor. Glowing blue shield emitters winked on as he sealed his suit and reached for the helmet. A blank face with glowing blue eyes stared back at him before he spun it around and slid it on. A HUD winked on in his vision as he grabbed his Slug Rifle that had been modified to have tracking rounds and a secondary firing mode while it also had a barrel extension. (Skyburner's Oath with the Calus's Promise ornament)
As he exited his room, the two guards who had been standing at attention stiffened even further when they saw his armor. He nodded to them as he moved to the Drop Bay.
The Forge's interior lighting shifted to low-intensity red lights as power was diverted to other systems.
"All squadrons, prepare for hot drop." Korosivash's voice filtered through the PA system. "Hive forces are rallying at expected drop zones. Air support is en route."
Hadrian stepped into the drop bay and found over three dozen squadrons waiting to enter the drop pods. The ones he passed snapped to attention and saluted. He came to his own personal squadron and they snapped to attention.
Three of Gilal's family had proven themselves enough that Hadrian had taken notice and had raised them to his personal squadron. Geral was the artilleryman. He was clad in modified Centurion Armor that had missile pods on his back and had a modified Projection Rifle with a repulser attachment. (Volundr Forge Warden armor with the weapon of the Tree of Probabilities boss.)
Nalal was the close combat expert. She had a similar armor set to Geral but had a set of wings on her back that would assist in her agility. (Valus Mau'aul armor)
Lilal was the team's Sniper. She wore armor that had a modified helm that allowed for multiple scopes and scanners. (Bracus Zahn armor)
Hadrian nodded to each of them as the overhead lights shifted from red to green. They marched into the indent in the ground and the drop pod formed around all four of them. He triggered his radio and connected to the entirety of the Stormborn Legion as the pod filled with black impact fluid. "Victoria Aut Mors!" He yelled. He felt the drop bay shudder with the cheers of his men before it was overtaken by the launch of his pod.
"Victoria Aut Mors!" His squad shouted back.
Dumbledore looked around the abandoned Great Hall as he stood in front of the Goblet of Fire. Seeing no one around besides himself and the moonlight, he drew out a scrap of paper with Harry's name on it. Despite the lack of material he had to work with, Dumbledore had managed to secure this piece of paper from the Potter's Family Vault.
Every time that a child was born in the Magical World, the staff of the hospital takes a minute sample of the newborn's magical signature and placed it on the child's birth certificate.
The one he now held in his hand was a fragment taken from Harry's certificate. The Goblins had thrown a metaphorical fit when he had come to them with this plan, seeing as how they had to grant him entrance to a vault not in his name.
A few thousand Galleons out of his coffers later, a few Goblins had disappeared and he had the fragment in his hand.
He stepped up to the Goblet and dropped the fragment in.
The Goblet flared as it absorbed the fragment.
Dumbledore flicked his wand and the Confundus charm struck the Goblet. Now he just had to wait.
By tomorrow, he'd either have the Chosen One back, or he'd have to start training poor Neville Longbottom to be the hero the Wizarding World needed.
So caught up in his thoughts he was, Dumbledore missed the shadowy form of Barty Crouch Jr. slip into the Great Hall after him.
Probably going to be another few weeks before I post again.
Victoria Aut Mors = Victory or Death.