Board Thread:Off-Topic Activities/@comment-26336673-20190309082746/@comment-26822753-20190422015433

''The entity fires a rocket with the same space-black composition as itself. The drop squad all scatter behind nearby cover as the rocket hits, not harming anyone. Their assailant quickly moves in, sliding to their previous position and loosing three shots from some kind of upgraded heavy shotgun, injuring two and killing one.''

Its pink aura flares up a bit more, and that's when it can be identified as Reaper.

[???-2] Sketch-!

[???-1] She's gone. Focus on sending this thing to hell and then we can mourn her. Unit! Defensive-2 formation!

''As he says that, two of the drop squad's members activate a drone on each of their belts. They fly out and raise a pink holographic barrier between Reaper and the squad. The two then equip mounted light machine guns and begin firing upon Reaper.''

The rest of the group peeks out of their cover, still behind the barrier, and begin firing their standard-issue rifles.

''In response, Reaper raises a wall of a weird substance composed of the same stuff as Reaper is. The hail of bullets get absorbed into it as the wall lowers down. Reaper dives behind one of the rocks and summons another void wall behind the two gunners, raining their own bullets down on them.''

''The gunners sustain light injury but are quick to roll out and join the rest of the squad in fighting with a rifle, avoiding the bullets in the process. By then Reaper is already in mid air, spinning in a 360 and firing its shotgun three times, killing two more and injuring one.''

[???-2] Sir, Net and Gunner are down.

[???-1] Already? That's a third of us down... Squad! Defensive-1 formation! Shotguns! Cross, take care of Delta and Knight. Lars, you're injured, but we need manpower to fight this thing.

[Cross and Lars] Yes, sir.

''The remaining six each deploy their drones to create a massive field of six blue panels around them as Cross goes over to the two injured men, casting a healing aura around them. The two men that are still fully active get to the frontlines and pull out shotguns, as Lars limps over to the frontlines with the other three, and weakly pulls out his shotgun. The three fire upon Reaper, some pellets hitting its armour to no avail, and some pellets hitting its actual body, making it leak a weird liquid-gas thing that's also made of the same stuff as Reaper and its equipment.''

''It begins sliding in loops around the shield, looking for any potential opening while tanking shotgun fire. It then detaches the triangle on its chest and stabs its shotgun with it before returning it to its armour plate, firing one great blast that completely shatters the shield and finishes Lars for good.''

[Delta] Lars!

[???-2] It looks like we're all dead.

As ???-2 says that, Reaper jumps into the middle of the squad and takes out Knight.

[???-1] Just down to the four of us and this monstrosity...

[Delta] You two, run. We'll cover you.

Delta raises a glowing pink magic barrier between the squad and Reaper as it prepares a rocket launcher.

[???-2] Are you sure about thi-

[Delta] Classified...

[Classified] You're basically sacrific-

[Delta] We can't afford losing you and Inquisitor.

[Classified] But you've been with us for a long time as well!

[Delta] Yeah, well, someday everyone's gotta meet an end. Just run, for fuck's sake!

All three of them are trying to hold back tears as Cross distracts Reaper with gunfire.

[Inquisitor] ...may peace be with you, friends.

Classified and Inquisitor turn and run to their drop pods, Delta looking back to see his barrier shattered and Cross dead.

''Delta draws his sword as Reaper fires a singular rocket at him, reflecting it back towards Reaper. It's too fast for Delta, though, as the void-black killing machine clutches the rocket and throws it back at a speed which is too fast for Delta to avoid. He takes one last look at his fleeing squadmates before he accepts his fate in galactic fire and doom.''

''Reaper turns its attention to the two fleeing entities who have reached their drop pods by now. The pods take off and soar through the sky, in a desperate bid to evade the song of Death.''

''It takes aim with a scoped assault rifle and fires once at Classified's drop pod, striking critical internal systems and disabling its warp drive. As it turns to shoot at Inquisitor's, it sees his pod vanish elsewhere. It instead turns its attention to Classified's plummeting ship and follows it with a furious pace.''

Total count: seven dead, one stranded, one escaped.

Not once has Reaper's expression or robotic movement fashion changed in that clash.