Mission Failure - Another Janx Quest

[Bobin]

I dig it. It even appropriately reminds me of Nu.

[Rafflesiac]

Yolanda

[Bird of Hermes]

>>This unit's identification is [NULL].

Spoiler:

get it because it means nothing and we're a robutt without a name.

Sounds good, I was gonna go with

>> Unit Identity: [VD]

Basically same idea as yours but short for Void instead on Nothing.

[Draconic]

I'll go with NULL.

Though Rafflesiac's suggestion is godlike.

[Tobias]

Fag bals

[Plue]

Segfault

[Janx]

/* LOG UPDATE 03 */
Geographical Orientation: Calibrating…
Temporal Index: Calibrating…

/* Party Status */


/* Begin Log */
“This unit’s designation is [NULL]”

“I…guess that will work for now.”

My companion did not look impressed. Somehow, despite being the product of my damaged memory sectors, to have my name looked down upon made me feel uneasy.

The chamber rumbling again thankfully reminds me there’s more important things going on.

“No time to chat. We’re going to have to jump!”

With that my companion threw themselves out the doorway. With quite a bit more caution I approach the door and peer out. Whatever I’m in seems to be hugging the way of a deep ravine. The great cliffs are punctuated by jagged outcroppings, while parts of them also look oddly…melted. Thick dark vines hang from the jutting stone. The only reliable method of not falling to the river far below seems to be a series of narrow paths which run along the cliff faces.

Compared to Taylor’s drop, I gently glide to the narrow ledge below. It watches me, seemingly mesmerized by my ability.

Just before I reach the ground however, Taylor reaches out and pulls me to them. A great racket breaks out behind us as the dark armored hulk I woke up in was torn free from the rocky cliff and tumbled violently into the river below.

I felt an odd sense of relief seeing it go.

Of course, it wasn’t time to relax yet. Looming from a ledge above where the vessel once rested was the great red Dragon. Thankfully it had not seen us yet. A silent tug from Taylor indicated that they didn’t want to wait around to let it to find us.

/* Tactical Input Requested */
/A/ttack. If we’re going to fight it, the tight confines of this gorge will make its aerial mobility limited.
/B/e careful and just follow Taylor away from here. If it does find us however, we may be caught in the open or unprepared.
/C/ustom Input

[Zurvan]

C/

Best to stay out of sight and inquire why a bloody dragon is present here. And inquire to what Yaylor may know of us, as in combat abilities. If (s)he knows that is.

[Rafflesiac]

A

[Bird of Hermes]

A/ Time to use our main protagonist powers

[arkturus]

/C/ross examine Taylor for information

[Draconic]

C/Zurvan's

[Tobias]

C try to ride dragon.

we will be a cyborg dragon knight

[Bobin]

A/ We can still run in the confines if it turns out we suck.

[Janx]

So attacking the dragon or having a /c/hat with taylor are now tied.

[Draconic]

C/hanging my answer to Tobias'

[Bird of Hermes]

I'm still sticking with the A/ttack button

[Zurvan]

Changing my answer to C/ Tobias

[Bird of Hermes]

Screw it, changing mine to C/ we can zap it later.

[Janx]

/* LOG UPDATE 04 */
Geographical Orientation: Calibrating…
Temporal Index: 4:20 PM (Translated Local Time)

/* Party Status */


/* Begin Log */
Taylor may have wanted to leave, but from what I could tell, leaving this ravine would just make us an easier target for this beast. In the tight confines of the cliff, it didn’t have much space for maneuvering.

While I still did not quite understand what was going on, the Dragon definitely seemed to be a threat. At the very least it made no attempt for peaceful conversation. I had questions for my companion, but we needed to be free of this lizard first.

I shook myself free of Taylor and launched myself towards the dragon.

"W-wait!"

/* Battlefield Assessment */
Enemies:
1 x Young Fire Dragon.
---- Physical Capabilities: 8
---- Magical Capabilities: 2
----Notable Abilities: Fire Breath, Flight, Fire Magic Affinity, Light Magic Resistance

Current Loadout:
1 x NEW-42 “Chimera” Multi-Utility Weapon System (Mounted Right)
---- Kinetic Gauntlet: Inoperable, form has fused with Molecular Sword
---- Molecular Sword: Inoperable, form has fused with Kinetic Gauntlet
---- Void Repeater: Operable

1 x NEW-42 “Chimera” Multi-Utility Weapon System (Mounted Left)
---- Kinetic Gauntlet: Operable
---- Molecular Sword: Operable, currently folded.
---- Void Repeater: Inoperable. Topological Defect has completely phased.

/* End Assessment */

I had only a vague idea of what that tactical data meant, but there was some things I understood. While my enemy was strong, I was still quite armed.

And I had the element of surprise.

With my ability to seemingly ignore gravity, I flew at my quarry. My left gauntlet morphed into my sword as I descended upon the beast’s wing. If I could remove its ability to fly, it’d effectively immobilized amongst these narrow cliffs.

The Dragon moved at the last moment. I had underestimated its senses. Instead of its wing, it attempted to block my strike with its forearm.

Much to both our surprise, my blade effortlessly slices through the heavy scale, muscle, and bone.

The beast roars as its hand plummets into the ravine below. Its head and neck blazing radiance before unleashing a steady stream of flames towards me.

/* Emergency translocation failure. Area of effect too large. */

My vision is lost in the intense light. While gravity may have little hold over me, the flames drive me back against the cliffs.

/* Shields offline. */
/* Heat sinks at maximum */
/* Initiating light repairs */

By the time I regained my vision, the Dragon was already fleeing from the ravine. While I got the sense it was a being of great pride, I was perhaps a very deadly enigma to it. I debated pursuing it, but the threat for now neutralized. In addition, as I re-assessed the situation, I came to another discovery.

Taylor was gone.

Though the Dragon was too far away to tell, I found it unlikely it had seen and captured the small humanoid before I had recovered. It was more likely they were hiding out somewhere amongst the labyrinthine paths.

I landed where I had left my companion and looked around, But found no traces.

Had they abandoned me? Was I merely a distraction?

/* Tactical Input Requested */
/F/ollow the Dragon. It must be trying to go somewhere
/L/ook for Taylor. They can’t have gotten far.
/S/trike out on my own. Perhaps It’s better I not get involved in their conflict.
/W/rite in!