Re: Epic Clash Round 3 - The Ascended City
06-16-2010, 02:35 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by McBatman.
Greg's focus was once again shifted as a surprisingly louder, and much closer, explosion rocked through the area. He looked to his right as a large platform had suddenly shifted course, and was now flying headlong into a smaller one directly below theirs. Several of the rotors underneath had been destroyed, leaving it propelled at a strange angle. Dozens of wires and hooks had been fastened to several platforms around it, suddenly causing a delayed tug of war between their control systems and the sliding platform.
"What the hell...?"
Glere laughed as he rappelled down the side of the colliding platforms, landing on another walkway beneath them. More explosions shook the tethered mass of buildings as more fell to uneven tilts, their weight pulling on more platforms. Several wires began to snap from excess weight, but many more had become lodged together in unstable orbits above the ground, the remaining engines nearly smoking from trying to compensate.
"Not sure what that guy's trying to do, but oh so much fun!" Glere shouted, as several sticks of dynamite went sailing through the air, flying into dozens of small windows beneath the walkway. He jumped off to another, catching a handrail as the pathway exploded into a cloud of debris and shrapnel, sailing through the air into several other stations. The explosions had begun to speak to him in such a way he hadn't heard in quite some time, not in this particular engagement at least... it was almost a bit... maddening.
He pulled out a rivet gun from his cape, and started to anchor down several more wire ties, sliding steel chords through the holes, before pulling out something that looked like a high-tech harpoon gun. He fired several as they jammed into adjacent structure, he then quickly climbed onto one of the ropes and scurried across. He secured the ends of more wires, riveting them to the structure as well. He slid into an open window, making his way to a nearby engine room. He placed several more batches of plastic explosives, adjusting small timers on each, before almost dancing out of the door and leaping back onto the roof as another explosion rocked the structure. He pulled out his cape, making a makeshift parachute, as the shockwave from the blast carried him higher up onto another pathway. He looked at his handiwork as several structures had started to careen into one another, pulling on several next to them, while crashing through those next to it.
"Not as fancy as Spender's but it works!" Glere shouted, pulling another harpoon for his strange gun. He attached a batch of explosives to the tip and aimed at another small building, firing at another propeller. Another explosion rocked the area, as more debris and smoke filled the air.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!" Glere cackled again, similar to the first time in the cavern with the rock genies. Only his maddening laughter was overshadowed by the percussive explosions of several more rounds of explosives detonating, this time bringing many more buildings crashing to the ground. Whatever crazy switch Spender helped to convince Glere to throw, it seemed unlikely he was going to turn it off anytime soon.
Greg's focus was once again shifted as a surprisingly louder, and much closer, explosion rocked through the area. He looked to his right as a large platform had suddenly shifted course, and was now flying headlong into a smaller one directly below theirs. Several of the rotors underneath had been destroyed, leaving it propelled at a strange angle. Dozens of wires and hooks had been fastened to several platforms around it, suddenly causing a delayed tug of war between their control systems and the sliding platform.
"What the hell...?"
Glere laughed as he rappelled down the side of the colliding platforms, landing on another walkway beneath them. More explosions shook the tethered mass of buildings as more fell to uneven tilts, their weight pulling on more platforms. Several wires began to snap from excess weight, but many more had become lodged together in unstable orbits above the ground, the remaining engines nearly smoking from trying to compensate.
"Not sure what that guy's trying to do, but oh so much fun!" Glere shouted, as several sticks of dynamite went sailing through the air, flying into dozens of small windows beneath the walkway. He jumped off to another, catching a handrail as the pathway exploded into a cloud of debris and shrapnel, sailing through the air into several other stations. The explosions had begun to speak to him in such a way he hadn't heard in quite some time, not in this particular engagement at least... it was almost a bit... maddening.
He pulled out a rivet gun from his cape, and started to anchor down several more wire ties, sliding steel chords through the holes, before pulling out something that looked like a high-tech harpoon gun. He fired several as they jammed into adjacent structure, he then quickly climbed onto one of the ropes and scurried across. He secured the ends of more wires, riveting them to the structure as well. He slid into an open window, making his way to a nearby engine room. He placed several more batches of plastic explosives, adjusting small timers on each, before almost dancing out of the door and leaping back onto the roof as another explosion rocked the structure. He pulled out his cape, making a makeshift parachute, as the shockwave from the blast carried him higher up onto another pathway. He looked at his handiwork as several structures had started to careen into one another, pulling on several next to them, while crashing through those next to it.
"Not as fancy as Spender's but it works!" Glere shouted, pulling another harpoon for his strange gun. He attached a batch of explosives to the tip and aimed at another small building, firing at another propeller. Another explosion rocked the area, as more debris and smoke filled the air.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!" Glere cackled again, similar to the first time in the cavern with the rock genies. Only his maddening laughter was overshadowed by the percussive explosions of several more rounds of explosives detonating, this time bringing many more buildings crashing to the ground. Whatever crazy switch Spender helped to convince Glere to throw, it seemed unlikely he was going to turn it off anytime soon.