20 Post Charge In Use!
It was time. A suitable reservoir of power was available in the form of a maximum charge capacity pool of residual energy. It could be felt even at the significant distance from the body of her summoner they were at, and as always this strange reality warping energy was incredibly easy to manipulate. Hence, she could summon another ally, or launch another devastating attack.
Or she could fulfill a promise she had made. Naturally, Daemons did keep their word, even if often they lied and misled about things such as side effects. Still, she felt obligated to keep her promise to the Assassin, since she had yet to secure herself a permanent place in this realm and could have this avatar slain at any moment. It seemed as if individuals were no longer attacking her, but even so she could die at any moment. Still, as long as it was just another summon, she did not have to worry about mortality, a reassuring fact that kept her centered.
Another portal to a specific universe was deployed, ripping open time and space, giving her access once more to the Komato Empire. More of the energy was expended, a telepathic link forged between her and General Relion, the one who had commanded Avheshi and countless other soldiers, the one who knew about her and the promised aid.
Hello, it's the one whom Avheshi spoke about, do not be alarmed. Hold on, I'm trying to locate the Tasen even as we speak.
Space and time unfolded before her. History became evident, the reasons why the Tasen rebelled and fled unveiled, their location, their warpath, their extermination. One fleet.
Only one major group is left, I believe.
Collision course with aliens. Potential point of conflict, one that must be located, for it was the final bastion. There, there at the heart of the galaxy. Wait, not the heart but to the galactic west. Sol. Segmentum Sol, for certain. That meant the Komato lived in the Milky Way, an interesting fact.
I have narrowed it down significantly.
She projected her will, and a holographic display appeared on the flagship's command bridge, an Imperial map with Segmentum Sol highlighted as the location of the Tasen, information uploaded to ship databanks.
There, they are there. I know this is hardly very specific, but this is a fact. I can narrow it down with time, and will do so, I promise.
The information was close to overwhelming, and so she pulled out of the scrying then and there, before it could get worse. She gasped as she returned to reality, the warm breeze, warm primarily from weapon discharge, bringing her sharply back to existence.
The Heavy Gunner and Unit 00 were looking up at the portal in the sky.
"I do not see reinforcements." Unit 00 notes.
The Daemonette shrugs. "I had to fulfill a promise to an ally. That's all that I did."
Unit 00 paused, cocking its head as it considered the statement. "Fulfilling an unnecessary promise as a Lesser Daemon?"
"Yes, what of it?" The Daemonette snapped.
"Why?"
"Well, because it's a promise, and we keep promises because-" She paused. Why... why had she done that, actually? Well, she knew, because the alien had sacrificed for her and so she aided, but why did that matter? She felt like it? Again, back to feeling about it. Yes, that was valid, but it didn't make much sense. Feeling, her? No, she was a Daemon.
It was back to her independence. She had known she had gained it thanks to her summoner, and proper intelligence as well, but had she also gained human emotions? Was that even possible?
The Heavy Gunner had been silently watching for some time, and chose to intervene as the Daemon was obviously having, in an arguably very ironic turn of events, a crisis of faith. As before, it spoke via using a hologram projector to project words into the open air.
"You've just gained thoughts, feeling and power from a mysterious source and are unsure of what that means for you or how to deal with it." More of a statement than a question.
The Daemon paused as she saw the flickering words, eyes darting about as she tried to momentarily avoid the issue of said uncertainty. "Maybe, but how would you know?"
The words changed. "I was in the same boat. Was just another Eggrobo before I became a loose cannon on the loose thanks to the Phantom Ruby. I've been there, but you appear to have a more extreme case of it."
The (relatively) newly made proper being sighed. "Yes, it's true. I can't deny it, and even if I'm glad for it I am definitely being thrown off balance by it. If I hadn't fought in massive wars before, I don't know what I'd be saying or doing after likely having cracked under the pressure. As it is currently, I'm not sure I'll resolve this while the war rages on. It's a good a distraction as any, I suppose, seeing as I constantly have to strike out just to stay afloat, even with our numerous allies."
"I see, and I bet you did what you did because you considered the 'ally' to be a friend, or you were on the way to that. That's my guess. Still, you're right about there being a fair few enemies. We should get back to blowing them sky-high, yeah?"
The Daemon sighed and slowly nodded in response, but before anything else could be done a large vessel moved through the still open portal, bearing the colors of the Imperial Army. Four hovering attack drones began to descend slowly, small dots that darted away from the battlefield so they could come in slowly. In addition, two soldiers teleported into the battlefield, appearing right by the small group. Both nodding their heads, serious expression present, to the one who had aided them before saluting. These were Berserkers, the Empire's elite, although there were others yet more skilled and armed such as the Assassins. The craft continued to float above as this happened, as opposed to leaving. It was extremely heavily armored and filled to the brim with Komato Troopers, however, so attempting to destroy or board it was unwise indeed.
"General Relion has ordered a small measure of assistance be granted to you in exchange for the information you have provided on the Tasen." One said sharply.
"The supply ship above has a supply of Skysmasher drones that you can call down to assist you in battle. In addition, these drones can then act as targeting relays to allow drops of medical supply crates to heal any wounded among your forces. However, it does lack bombardment capability."
The Daemonette nodded respectfully at the two in turn as they quickly explained the situation. She had not expected reinforcements, but was glad to have them. And it made sense, she suspected that the ship would authorize additional reinforcements in exchange for her performing further analysis work upon their galaxy, as opposed to a more constant stream. Still, it would be very appreciated. She looked over the menacing drones as the quartet launched earlier arrived in the field, heavily armored albeit small and armed with a mean looking cannon. Didn't seem like they'd be of all that much use individually, but with four they should be quite potent, and with more available they could be an excellent addition to the Anti-Godmodder force, especially with the promised healing available. "Many thanks. I shall make sure to keep helping the KIA for this generosity."
ENTITY STATS:
Komato Skysmashers
The Skysmasher drones are each heavily armored and equipped with a Shocksplinter cannon for their weapon. Each drone has 20k HP and does 4k damage a turn. They also function as locator beacons for nanomedical supply crates. Each drone receives a drop of a crate every turn, each crate (hence each drone) healing a targeted Entity by 2k. Naturally they can target their attacks and healing at different Entities, and do both every turn. However, they must all attack one target and heal one target, no splitting.
The drones can be reinforced by a new one being called in from the supply ship. This can be triggered by a healing action equivalent to their max HP, so 20k, but can only be done if all current drones are at full HP. So if a drone had 18k HP and was healed by the Daemonette, a new one would be called in from the ship, but if it had 5k HP then it would only be healed to full. This cannot be done partially, it has to be 20k HP all in one go.
To begin with, there are 4 Skysmashers.
General Action:
"Since you're here anyway, would you mind helping us out? I'm unsure, but maybe you can heal that thing?" She pointed at Death in the Trenches.
The two Berserkers shared a look, and approached the mysterious being. Just by being near it, the focused aspect of the Dark God renewed in vitality, the deadly but simple method of Alpha Striking, burning a planet to ashes from orbit and wiping out all life on it meshing well enough with the power of the creature. The soldiers had been present for a small handful of them, witnessing directly a few of the orbital bombardments, thus meaning that the aura they gave off was sufficient. Distinctly Komato, it healed the wounds and weaknesses of Death, allowing it to fight on.
With that done the Komato infantry turned and left without another word, mission accomplished, moving to a safe distance where they could be picked up by the floating vessel's singular dropship. They returned to their vessel, once again acting as part of the security forces until it eventually left with obligation fulfilled, which it would do when all drones on the ground were inevitably destroyed.
Charges:
Fulfilling a Promise: 20/20,
used.
A Most Sacred Number: 11/20.
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Entity Orders:
Daemonette heals/calls in a new Skysmasher.
Skysmashers heal Death in the Trenches.
Unit 00, Heavy Gunner and Skysmashers attack Monster Core.
