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Sector 6: Struggle

Second Part

I heard there's a small anonymous group trying to get the Army turned against Annihilator Iosa. What exactly do they think they're doing? Saying things like "General Tor's a respected leader and a diplomat, Iosa's just a brainless soldier." Alright, first, Tor changed complete once the war started. I'd like to se anyone call him a Tasen-love now! Second, "brainless soldier"? Iosa's more powerful and respected than ANY of you whiners. "But, but, but, respecting someone for her kill count, violence is wrong and..." URGH. I don't see you suggesting anything better! Disagree with ourselves? Start more wars? Start assassinating our own leaders? This is exactly why treason was declared the greatest war offense by High Command after that littlte Ciretako mistake. Internal arguing will only cause anotehr enemy. Let's get rid of the one we have now, while we're still united against something, and maybe, MAYBE that'll be enough to teach people that you don't mess with the Imperial Army. You're only going to make yourself the outlaw. And that's not an argument, it's FACT, so DEAL WITH IT YOU WHINY CREEPS.

Another one of those things!

I cannot reach it from here. No shooting in the air and all that.

The Crack costs of some of the cooler hackweapons are insane, so I just have one to make for now.

FORM RESONANCE DETONATOR AND PULSE CANNON

Hyper Pulse
Damage: 8 Armor Reload Time: 1/30 seconds Muzzle Velocity: 30 m/s Requirements: Resonance detonator, Pulse cannon, Crack 6 Ammunition: 1.88 pulse cells / second

So basically, a souped-up Pulse Cannon.

The truth is starting to leak out regarding the already famous incident, where an entire Komato platoon was mysteriously killed during an assault on a Tasen spaceship named Ciretako, along with the Tasen crew. There is indeed a connection to the Komato Annihilator and the internal devastation of the ship - Imperial research denies any rumors of the Annihilators being mentally unstable and attacking their own units, which is the most likely explanation. However, it's well known that the Annihilators have built-in kill-counters displayed on their visors to raise their lust for violence - did the Annihilator kill his own men to boost his kill counter? Some believe it's the only possible explanation, and the Annihilator was probably killed itself by the wounds inflicted by the estimated 270 other units aboard the Ciretake spaceship at the time, but few believe that a single unit could be so powerful as to decimate such a military force by itself.

There is a human working for the cause of the Komato in the vicinity, and he has been for some time. He contacted us upon our planetfall, and claims to have the power to command the Anomaly's every action for the purpose of Origin's destruction. Think about it - what we have in our possession is the ability to direct her into whatever trap we so design, providing she trusts her partner enough.

Okay, time to raise some hell.

KOMATO ON THE RIGHT
TASEN ON THE LEFT

LET'S HAVE A PARTY

Now I stay down here and wait for the explosions to stop.

Unsurprisingly, the Komato won.

TERMINAAALS

But first, some business!

With VENGEANCE, you get +1 to all Tasen ammunition you pick up.

But that's not the biggest thing I get.

It's this bad motherfucker.

MPFB Devastator
Damage: 9 HP Muzzle Velocity: 24 m/s Requirements: Tasen 10 Uses: 1 MPFB cell

The Devastator is so powerful that in using it, I get knocked off my feet. The only way to prevent this is to have a Strength of 10.

And upwards, into our final ascent!

IJI
That Komato logbook... my own brother deceiving me? It can't be true... it just can't be.

DAN
Haha, it's a long story... I figured you'd look for me in this Control Room, so I did my best to get here as well. As, sorry, my leg hurts like hell...

DAN
Yeah, it's not too serious. I took a shot as I ran here, so I tried to stop the bleeding with my shirt. Hah... it looked so easy, watching you fight the Tasen. I guess I got a bit overconfident.

IJI
Dan, I... I'm so happy to see you. When the Komato arrived...

DAN
I know. Sorry for worrying you. And I'm sorry for bossing you around, I didn't want to sound so... well...

IJI
Eh, you don't have to apologize. Not now. You've had it tough here, too.

DAN
Heh. I thought you'd hate me for it.

IJI
No, not at all! I was just new to this alien shooting thing, back then. I mean, I've gotten used to it by now.

DAN
I know, and you're doing the right thing. It doesn't matter how many of them you kill... your safety comes first, because you're the only one who can do something about this mess. I'm glad you don't hesitate anymore.
So you'd better get moving.

IJI
What? Is there anything else we can do?

DAN
Well, I don't know how much you've been reading the Tasen and Komato's logbooks, but I've been collecting and deciphering them. It looks like bringing the Komato here wasn't exactly a good idea. They're planning to Alpha Strike the planet, and unlike the Tasen, they're going to do it at full force. They say it's the only way to ensure the Tasen's extinction. The only thing stopping them is the Tasen planetary shield generators, scattered around this area, but only one is still standing. That last generator is buried underneath this complex.

IJI
W-We gotta stop them!

DAN
...plus his rank is way higher.

IJI
A Komato General? But, we don't know if he's willing to listen to us, either...

DAN
I know it's a stretch, but it's the best we can do, as always... but there's something more important to do first. The Komato have sent down a ship armed with a Phantom Hammer, a weapon that can shoot through several kilometers of solid rock. They're going to aim it straight into this building, and hit the Tasen's planetary shield generator below. Our only chance is for you to board the Komato ship, and destroy the Phantom Hammer before they can fire it.

IJI
Wh, hom am I going to board a spaceship?

DAN
Easy - they've docked it in the sky above and connected it to an old armory here with a lift, so you'll just have to get in, and get out before they take off.

IJI
Okay. And after taking out their weapon, I head for the General, who's somewhere in Sector X?

DAN
Exactly. It's going to be tough, but -

IJI
I know. I'll make sure they pay for this, and what they've done to us... and even the Tasen.

DAN
So, you know that this is the last Tasen colony, and they've been hunted by the Komato?

IJI
Hm. Maybe the Tasen ain't the bad guys here, but I'll never forgive what they did to us. It's just relative.

DAN
Yeah. They even know that this was the Komato's home planet, Origin, long before we'd even started to evolve... but now the Komato are about to destroy us all unless we do something.

DAN
What is it? What, was it something I said?

IJI
Dan. I read a logbook on my way here. A logbook about you.

DAN
Huh? What did it say?

IJI
It said you were working for the Komato - that you've been deceiving me, and you want them to destroy the Earth. It said you would lead me into a trap.

DAN
Wh, What? W-Why would I do that? It's ridiculous!

IJI
I know. I just wanted to hear what you had to say first.

DAN
Huh. I don't know how to prove that I'm not. I guess getting the Komato here was my idea, but -

IJI
STOP IT. You don't have to say any more. I trust you. I always have, okay? Someone must have figured out we're working together and is trying to separate us. If you were with the Komato, I'd have found out sooner. The only log I've seen was written by Asha, an Assassin I fought in Sector 5. No one else seems to be aware you even exist... and Asha is the last one I'd trust.

DAN
Thanks... I dunno what to say.

IJI
It's okay. You've saved my life and gotten me this far, and we're gonna get farther.

DAN
Yeah. We'll send them back where they came from!

DAN
You're right, I'll see if I can get this control room working... I won't last for long if they find me again.

IJI
Don't worry! I won't let anyone near you, bro.

DAN
...Thanks.

Next time: Sector 7!

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