The Last Stand of the Radius

<BSRaven> "Flush the filter..." A button press. "Check the Trace Vents..." A flick of a lever and a push of a button. "They're fine." The lever is flicked again. "Check targeting calibration, after last time..." A tap on the 'systems' interface. "...And we're good!" A wipe of the brow, and Ryou Ueda smiles. After that one incident with Lydia and the targeting computer, he added it to his regular maintenance tasks...
<BSRaven> ...alongside checking armour integrity and engaging the new self-repair feature if anything had taken more than a mild scratch.
<BSRaven> "Right... That's my jobs jobbed for the day. Time to relax, methinks." ...Ryou don't tempt fate like that.
<Sciencegar> *Vibop*
<Sciencegar> That light came on with perfect timing.
<BSRaven> "...Incoming comm?" The button right below it is pushed.
<Sciencegar> The voice that emerges is female, middle-aged, and hauntingly familiar. "This is broadcast-only, Code 5. A call for unaccounted DIVERs. This is the Carrier."
<Sciencegar> "I'm broadcasting on the most secure beacon I can, to give my location. I know if you're out there, you can hear this, and trace the call."
<Sciencegar> "I'm sorry I've been silent, things have been so confusing, I'm only now certain where I am. Please, rendevous with the Carrier if at all possible."
<BSRaven> "..." A few slides on the systems interface, and a tap. <Engaging Communication Trace. Progress: 0%> "Come on..."
<Sciencegar> A Pause. "This is Broadcast-only, for code 5 reasons. A call for the unaccounted DIVERs..."
<Sciencegar> The trace is strong, indicating the signals source isn't all that far, in relative terms.
<BSRaven> "Give me a direction." A map appears on the screen... It's of the Earth he knows, but with some adjustments to compensate for what Radius has encountered so far in its time in this strange land.
<Sciencegar> The location appears to be somewhere in 'New Zealand', which on the new maps is a less explored continent to the southwest.
<BSRaven> "Southwest..." A few taps on the screen, and a message is left for the others -- 'Gone to test some new tweaks on Radius. Heading southwest to do so, plenty of ocean to cusion my fall if I lose particle pressure.'
<Sciencegar> Given that most of the others are building things or sunning themselves on one of the few cloud-free days on the island, theres no immediate response. However, leaving wouldn't be hard, the hatches open with a button press.
<BSRaven> It never hurts to leave a reason for disappearing, none the less... Said hatches are quickly opened, the black giant 'stretching' as it stands up at its full height. <SENSORS: ONLINE. ALL SYSTEMS: ENGAGING SCAN MODE.>
<Sciencegar> The Elevators raise the DIVER up to deck, where the grav-assist launcher warms up.
<BSRaven> "Alright." A deep breath... And he has to stop himself from shaking. "...Start the countdown, 10 seconds."
<BSRaven> <10... 9... 8...> Panels open up on Radius, each one hiding a thruster. <7... 6... 5...> The thrusters begin to ignite. <4... 3...> The launcher warms up. <2... 1...> The launcher sends the giant off on its way... <ZERO. ENGAGING OVERTHRUST> With a magnificent *crack*, Radius just seems to disappear from Scalecrest. In reality, it is instead hurtling across the ocean to the southwest as fast as it can. [Just hold on a little longer, boss...]
<Sciencegar> The island soon dissappears over the horizon, as the wide blue beckons, miles of open water dissappeaing in seconds.
<BSRaven> "Alright... I should be in range now." A new window is opened on the digital part of the interface. "103.4... Just gotta hope someone's there." Broadcast is pressed. "Huntress, this is 6B. Just picked up your beacon, figured I'd check in on you."
<Sciencegar> Theres a minute of awkward, tense waiting, before anything is returned. "Black? Ident please, is this Black?"
<BSRaven> "This is Black. Been looking for you, bosslady."
<Sciencegar> "Miyavi! It is you!! I didn't understand what was going on, what happened after the blast..."
<Sciencegar> "Look, if you have my signal? You have to get here right away."
<BSRaven> "I'm going here as fast as I can. Overthrust isn't as fast as I'd like it to be." He glances at the map. "...ETA 10 minutes."
<Sciencegar> "Alright, I'll counter-track your signal. But be carphilljkwjkfowfeow!$£$!£%98702837-"
<Sciencegar> The comms burst into static as the seas below begin to roil from invisible pressure.
<Sciencegar> [WARP SIGNATURE DETECTED]
<BSRaven> "What th--"
<Sciencegar> And suddenly, above the Radius is a massive cruiser, half hasty repairs, half awfully familiar.
<Sciencegar> Massive energy fields flare out, creating a dome around the DIVER, as hatches open, releasing a dozen hodge-podge mecha,
<Sciencegar> All crowding around a massive leonine robot, close to a hundred meters tall.
<Sciencegar> "SO!" comes the guttural alien voice. "Finally, the Dread Shansa, it has come out of its hiding place!"
<BSRaven> "I don't have time for any of you!" <WEAPONS ONLINE: MAIN SYSTEM - ENGAGING COMBAT MODE> The ice-blue visor shifts to the ominous gold colour. "Even if you outnumber me, you're just taped up. I'm at full power!"
<Sciencegar> "We know well the danger of facing you like this, but with the revival of our Great Empire at stake...We'll risk it all!"
<BSRaven> "So you swarm me with tapejobs."
<Sciencegar> The Lion, obviously a mix of techonologies itself, points its minions on. "Take him! But do not destroy it! Any who attack its head or main core will be cloned 99 times and executed 100 times!"
<BSRaven> [Only 99 and 100? That's their equivalent of a week in the brig, most likely.]
<BSRaven> "You'll have to kill me before you get Radius anyway!" Radius swiftly dashes to its immediate left, Cenosaber already primed and charging towards a nearby collection of metal and duct tape, Ryou apparently wanting to cleave and smite his way through the horde before taking on the Lion.
<Sciencegar> One of the horde of Nur Annexers is cleaved in two neatly.
<Sciencegar> "Hmmph! Typical. But if they blunt your fighting power, even a fraction, it'll be enough for this Warped Lion to take you on, Shansa!" The Lions eyes glow banefully, and shoot out beams of solid red.
<BSRaven> Which... Somehow manage to just bounce off harmlessly, going in another direction. "Yeah yeah, whatever."
<Sciencegar> The mooks move to surround the  Radius, firing with all manner of energy weapons, and swinging unusual blades.
<Sciencegar> Few of them hit, none of them acheive anything observable
<BSRaven> "Annoying flies..." A few dials are twisted... And two buttons appear on the sides of Radius' cockpit. "Here we go."
<BSRaven> ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZr29MEyef8 )
<BSRaven> "I'll show you the true power of Radius." The giant seems to spasm slightly, panels opening all over it. "Traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace..." The two buttons glow softly. "...ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!" *Smash*.
<BSRaven> <PILOT CHECK: ENGAGE... CONFIRMED.>
<BSRaven> <PILOT: MIYAVI ALCATAI. SYSTEM: TRACE MODE.>
<BSRaven> Golden particles *explode* out of the opened panels, Radius' visor now glowing violently. "Now then... SET ON, ASSAULT BUSTER!" ...Inside the cockpit, Ryou himself glows the same golden colour as Radius. More ports appear all over Radius, humming with the same golden energies as they build up. "SET ON, STAR SYSTEM!" A sealed button appears inside the cockpit... But more panels seem to appear on the black giant.
<Sciencegar> The lions face looks somewhat worried, an odd affectation for an Annexer to have.
<Sciencegar> "Shansa's power....Creation and Desrtuction in one...."
<Sciencegar> "This is what the New Council seeks..."
<BSRaven> "And now..." A dial is turned to three quarters of its full length, those ports build up more energy. "...ROAR! ASSAAAAAAAAAAAULT BUSTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" A violent yank of an accompanying lever... And a second sun enters the skies around Seacrest. This one even more violent than that which had appeared near Polyhex.
<Sciencegar> As the light fades...all that remains of the ramshackle Nur mechs are some bits of shrapnel falling into the ocean.
<Sciencegar> The Lion snarls. "Curses! Send in the Har Elite!"
<BSRaven> And yet it remains around Radius, Ryou breathing softly... Strangely calm.
<Sciencegar> The Lion approaches, firing off a dozen heavy missiles as it goes.
<BSRaven> One of which actually staggers the black mech, pieces of its pauldrons shattering as it hits a shoulder. "...Now that's new."
<Sciencegar> Emerging from the cruiser come three sleek blue Annexers, wielding the thin powerful rifles of the Har Caste.
<Sciencegar> They take aim, and fire
<BSRaven> Staggering it once more... Though little more than that. "Kh... You've been putting some damn good tape on your guns."
<Sciencegar> "This is the pride of Verta on the line! We will not yield, not even in the face of Ruin Incarnate!"
<BSRaven> This phases not the Destroyer, its pilot merely turning the machine around... And engaging the Cenosaber once more, charging in towards the sleek mech with an alarming speed with the aim of thrusting that saber into it!
<Sciencegar> The poor thing almost dodges, but Ryou(?)'s backswing takes off its head.
<Sciencegar> "Maintain the attack! Prepare the new weapons!" The Lion shoots its eye beams again as it encroaches on the Radius's position
<BSRaven> It only damages the expelled particles. Radius itself does its best impression of Honey Badger.
<Sciencegar> One of the Har shoots its rifle, one shoots some form of Chaff missiles, and the one next to the Radius fired a burst of corrosive fluid into its opponents face.
<BSRaven> One of those, somewhere along the line, managed to crack the visor. <WARNING: HEAD DAMAGE AT POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS LEVELS.> "I know that!"
<Sciencegar> "YOU FOOL!!" The Lion roars at the shooter! "Without the knowledge of the Shansa's Eye, we cannot regenerate the Empire!!"
<Sciencegar> The Har Annexer in question is motionless for a second....
<Sciencegar> Then selfdestructs violently.
<Sciencegar> "Coward!!"
<BSRaven> "..."
<BSRaven> "Honestly, he just saved me a job."
<Sciencegar> http://pastebin.com/ZZPG2r65
<BSRaven> A glance at a tactical map... Then at a readout. [...Just under 75% energy... They're too close for me to Buster... Think Ryou, think.]
<BSRaven> [...Got it.] "...SET ON, ROSAVO!" A large, *wicked*-looking greatsword appears in Radius' hands, complete with a hook. It looks more like a torture implement than an actual weapon, but this doesn't stop him from swinging it down towards the closest Har!
<Sciencegar> Hit with +3 pen
<Sciencegar> The wicked blade-thing cuts through the Annexer's torso in a burst of wreckage and mechfluid, taking the legs along with it. The machine is barely able to stay up.
<Sciencegar> Again, the voice from the Warped Lion is furious. "To use Rosavo on us....Curse you Shansa! Curse you to the pits of Glorafin from whence you came!!"
<BSRaven> The mech turns around slightly... Even with Radius itself in the way, the Lion's pilot can clearly see the *GRIN* on Ryou's face. And the bloodlust hidden in his glowing eyes...
<Sciencegar> Again, the snarling face of the Lion shows a hint of fear.
<BSRaven> "Those pits of Glorafin... I sent your planet there, didn't I?" ...Not even the slightest hint of remorse.
<Sciencegar> "You....Your terrible power, yes, it destroyed all things of our home universe, in your last show of spite against us."
<Sciencegar> "Our destiny to conquer all of creation, you crushed that. That is why we name thee Shansa, the Ruin of All Things."
<BSRaven> Rosavo is pointed at the Lion. "Then as with all that has gone in my way prior... You too shall be ruined."
<Sciencegar> "That may  come to pass...Yet we know you possess more than the power of destruction!! Within your abominable machine is the hope of the Vertans!"
<Sciencegar> "Our lives are meaningless, if we can achieve victory today, then the Vertans will live once more!"
<BSRaven> "Not whilst I still draw breath."
<Sciencegar> "That is also part of our wish! You must be punished for your sins, pilot of the Black!"
<BSRaven> "After the shit you made me see, death would be a sweet release!"
<Sciencegar> "We intend to change your mind. You will be a long time dying, Black!"
<Sciencegar> "First, I'll strip away the armor you claimed was so invincible!!" A Dozen panels pop open across the Lions torso, revealing charging beam cannon.
<Sciencegar> "FINAL ROAAAAAARRRR!!!"
<BSRaven> A groan of pain as the impact shorts out something deep inside... <WARNING: LEG SYSTEMS DAMAGED. MAGNETIC LEVITATION SYSTEMS AT MINIMUM CAPACITY, NANOMACHINE SYSTEMS OFFLINE.> "Fuck..."
<Sciencegar> "Ahaahahaha! Not so invincible now, without your annoying brothers, are you, Black?"
<BSRaven> "It's more you've been working out your lasers..." Smug.
<Sciencegar> "It's regrettable that we had to take this super-weapon from the exasperationg Lion Empire....But with the addition of true Vertan Technology, it is the perfect weapon for defeating you!"
<BSRaven> "Oh, so it's not even YOUR lasers." SMUUUUUUUUG.
<Sciencegar> "No, but these are!!" High energy beams from the wounded Har lance into the DIVERs back.
<BSRaven> "..." Those... Actually left a scorch mark.
<Sciencegar> "Mock us if you will, but we'll crawl out of Glorafin, and leave you to stew in the Tearsblood, Shansa!" The other one fires off its rifle again.
<Sciencegar> [TENSION: 5]
<Sciencegar> http://pastebin.com/EqV2P3HU
<BSRaven> Another scorch mark is left on the black giant, golden particles still streaming out of it... As the machine suddenly turns the same colour. <STAR SYSTEM: ONLINE MODE> "Didn't think I'd need this... But I'm glad I did!" It suddenly spins around at an incredible rate, Cenosaber almost completely masked in the afterimages coming from the suddenly agile DIVER.
<BSRaven> The saber goes straight through one side and out the other, the mech not even LOOKING at the explosion that ensues.
<Sciencegar> "Haha! A final burst of strength! Excellent! We will see if it is truly enough, Shansa!" The Warped Lion flies into melee range.
<Sciencegar> Its massive claws burn bright with deadly energy. "BLOODFIIIRE CLAAAAAWWWW!!!"
<BSRaven> They're both caught by the damaged DIVER... And after a brief struggle of a grapple, Radius wins -- and pushes its foe back, ending the momentum of its charge. "Not bad, not bad..."
<Sciencegar> "Don't think you've bested my Warped Lion! It's fueled by the rage of billions!"
<Sciencegar> The remaining Har keeps coming closer, firing.
<Sciencegar> But even the hyper-quick reflexes of the alien Har pilot cannot keep up with the new speed of the Radius.
<BSRaven> "SET ON! ARBITER!" A massive red axe appears in Radius' hands, replacing Rosavo... And is soon swung at the Lion. *Crunch*. "TRINITY..." A second swing... And then the axe comes down towards the Lion's head, the STAR System even providing hardlight afterimages for more impacts. "SMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!!!"
<Sciencegar> The Lion is blasted away, with three massive wounds. Its face is scarred. "AKH!! You....Does your power for Ruin know no limit?"
<Sciencegar> "Are you going to destroy this world too, Shansaaaaa?"
<BSRaven> <SSSENSATIONAL!> "No... I'm protecting this one!"
<Sciencegar> "You....Impudent....HUUUUMAAAAAANNNN!!"
<Sciencegar> "You bring eternal mockery to our divine efforts! I won't let you stand in the way of destiny any longer!!"
<Sciencegar> "BLOODFIRE CLAAAAAWWW!! FULL GENOCIIIIIDEEE!!" The Warped Lion goes into a frenzy, each slash tearing through space with unrelenting red energy.
<BSRaven> Credit where it's due, the DIVER reacts quickly, bringing up a golden shield... But not quickly enough, the cannon on its back being ripped straight off of its mount. "FUCK, I ONLY JUST FIXED THAT!"
<Sciencegar> "Don't worry, we'll make a new one. With the power of Shansa's eye, it can be remade! All can be remade!!"
<BSRaven> "You need someone who knows how to fix the damn thing, since your dumbass friend broke most of the sensors!
<BSRaven> *"You need someone who knows how to fix the damn thing, since your dumbass friend broke most of the sensors!" <WARNING: DAMAGE AT 75% AND ACCUMULATING.> [Fuck... Ohhhh this is bad. What the fuck is this thing, even?!]
<Sciencegar> "The power of the Eye of Shansa, to See All, Know All, and Destroy All. That power was given to you, the accursed humans who stood against our destiny. And with it, you destroyed our homeplanet, but, you had to scan it first, didn't you?"
<BSRaven> "You left me a big enough target at Lagrange that I could fire blind."
<Sciencegar> "That you witnessed Verta Prime is enough! With the power of that things Eye, that means all the data of our homeworld is hidden inside it! And once we find it, we can force the Shansa to recreate it!!"
<Sciencegar> "Your pathetic struggle will have been for nought!! Verta will rise again, stronger than before!!"
<BSRaven> A long silence... "...Mhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmh... Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha... AAAAAAAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! CAN'T HELP BUT LAUGH!"
<Sciencegar> "You....You dare to laugh, as doom stands before you?"
<BSRaven> "The Construct System is DNA-locked! You're talking to the only person on this rock capable of even making a cup of tea with it!" He keeps on laughing. "And like I said, death is one of the better outcomes for me here!"
<Sciencegar> "You....You think that can stop us!! We'll get more than enough blood out of you to break through a system lock like that? Perhaps before you die, you'll be made a Nur, and unlock it for us."
<Sciencegar> "Do you really think you're so special, that we can't figure out how to surpass you, human?"
<BSRaven> "You keep calling me something I'm not..." Smug.
<Sciencegar> "....You're not human, you're the True Shansa? Is that what you mean to tell me, Black?" Now it is is the Lion's turn to laugh....though it's a laugh tinged with some worry.
<BSRaven> "Man and machine as one... Just as the Angel Drive powers Radius, I am powered by Radius... Tell me now that's not something your precious science types wouldn't loooove to examine."
<Sciencegar> "You...You won't die...You must feel every drop of pain that you caused on that day...."
<BSRaven> "Wasn't very much then... I made a point of making it fast and painless for you all."
<Sciencegar> "Recommence the Attack!! Destroy it's armor!!" He points as his last remaining minion charges in, spray more brownish fluid, a foul concoction which had melted many a hero of earth.
<BSRaven> It merely hits an afterimage.
<Sciencegar> [TENSION: 7]
<BSRaven> "The power to see and know all. Including where your pathetic attacks are going." The real deal has already appeared in the Lion's face, leaving a single axe blow... And then breezing *past*, turning around and returning with another before taking to the skies. "TRINITY SMASH!" And that massive axe comes crashing down once more... Along with two afterimages.
<Sciencegar> The Lion recoils again....Only to turn to the Radius, revealing that instead of the massive rents left by the attack before, there are mere scratches.
<BSRaven> "...What...!?"
<Sciencegar> "Ahahaha....AAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Fool!! Did you think we would come after you merely with Numbers?"
<BSRaven> "What the hell is that thing made of...?!" A slide, and a scroll down the system interface. [The Visor would've picked it up during their initial warping...]
<Sciencegar> "This Warped Lion wasn't taken from our enemies because of mere power, but because it has the ultimate defense against your power of Creation!"
<Sciencegar> "Any attack you throw at it, it can adapt to!! Your Infinite Creation of Weapons....Is USELESS!!"
<BSRaven> "All I need is to keep changing weapons against you then!"
<Sciencegar> "You won't get the chance! The Shansa falls, here and now!!"
<Sciencegar> Its armor stiffens, turning black, then red, like burnished Copper. "As I, the Second of the House of Giru, stand here, I shall not be the one to fall!!"
<Sciencegar> It swipes with its claw at the DIVER, though not with the same ferocity.
<BSRaven> [I have no cannon... Assault Buster went offline when the cannon got taken off...]
<BSRaven> He clenches his fist... And through gritted teeth... "...I yield..."
<Sciencegar> "....What?" The look of shock on the Lions face is incredible.
<BSRaven> "I yield! You win!" He presses buttons... The mech reverts to Scan Mode.
<BSRaven> The STAR System disables itself, the mech returning to its black colouring... And the hatches all close, the spray of particles no longer appearing.
<Sciencegar> "This..." The Lion approaches cautiously. "...Is this true?"
<BSRaven> "It's true."
<Sciencegar> "I don't understand, why would you, the one who's killed so many, stop now, and accept our justice?"
<Sciencegar> The Lion shakily extends a hand out to grab the DIVER....
<BSRaven> "A man has to know when he's outmatched."
<BSRaven> No resistance.
<Sciencegar> "You....Yes! You're outmatched! You're just another primate from that hideous little blue ball, toying with powers beyond your miniscule comprehension!"
<Sciencegar> It grabs the Radius in both claws. "Now, you'll see the true power and wisdome of the Vertans!! You'll witness our Destiny Mainfest!"
<BSRaven> ...A video comm? Huh?
<BSRaven> "Want to see the face that bested me."
<Sciencegar> Unthinking, the pilot responds, its alien mug, very reminiscent of a rival of one of Ryou's old friends, comes on screen, its fear masked by victiorious bravado.
<BSRaven> ...And on his end: A smug grin... Is that a *detonator* in his hand?! "Gotcha."
<Sciencegar> "What? What are you doing?"
<BSRaven> "What do you think would happen if a reactor of infinite potential detonated?" He swiftly clambers out of the cockpit and... Dives off.
<Sciencegar> "No! NO! You'll destroy everything! DOOOON'TT!!"
<BSRaven> "TOTALLY DO!"
<BSRaven> Click.
<BSRaven> ...Click click click.
<BSRaven> "...Fuck."
<Sciencegar> As he falls Ryou hears the cockpit voice of the Radius.
<Sciencegar> [DESTRUCT FAILURE: DEVICE [[ANGEL DRIVE]] NOT MOUNTED]
<BSRaven> "...You WH--" *SPLASH*