Deep in the galaxy, there is a system by the name of Europa. A band of soldiers, mercenaries, and grizzled veterans drift through space going from mission to mission, aiming to rid the world of evil and get rich in the process. They are called Fireteam Cyprus, and ride through space on the Cyprus Cruiser.
History: The group had a rough time on Mars, fighting against armies, hostile wildlife, and inhuman beings. Not to mention the high tension and near all out war between certain members of the team. The crisis was averted by peaceful words and logical actions, these ideas would usually be Murph's job to bring about, but he was alone on a planet called Zorada. He wandered, wondering if anyone would ever come for him, or if they wanted to, or if he even wanted them to, after his hostile actions, and the murder of a man named Felix. The crew (or most of them) however, shook it off, knowing he was not in his right mind when he did these things. They came after him, and we're now scouring the planet for him. Following different trails of evidence led the group to a large sinkhole, protected by a barrier. They were able to lift it by passing Trials, which they later learned were just tests made up by Providence to be sure they were prepared.They were moments away from getting through the barrier, yet they had no idea what they were stepping into...
After what seemed like forever, the group found Murph, only for him to be torn from them again, for the world had to be saved. Murph did not survive, and is now recorded as [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/158027066/0/0/1]KIA[/url].
The group moves on to what they hope are greener pastures. However, turns out they end up working for an old foe, Del Fino. Phantom is captured, and Minerva and Python are stranded on a nearby planet. With the Genesis out of play, Del Fino musters the strength to attack the Axion Cruiser. While they are recovering, Scout, an old friend now on the side of Del Fino, is found lurking the ship. She is captured and interrogated, and the team now prepares a full scale attack to finish Del Fino once and for all, and rescue Phantom in the process.
The rescue did not go as planned, losing many members, including Python and Phantom, leaving Minerva as the last surviving Genesis. Feeling alone, she soon [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/164455804/0/0/1]fled[/url] from the team, and was not found for long after. Her fleeing caused strife within the Axion mercenaries, along with the loss of their role models and leaders, and eventually led to it being disbanded.
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[b]10 Years Later...[/b]
After the loss of the Genesis, (Minerva missing and the others presumed dead) the Axion crew fell apart. However, a new team began to form, gathered by the same allure of treasure and adventure that once gripped the members of Exalin and Axion.
Once the team had gathered on the Cyprus cruiser, they located a base used by the Exalin team long ago. They found clues pointing to the existence of Genesis, but we're soon distracted by a mission requiring them to investigate a destroyed city. They found the creature that did it, and eliminated it. Or so they thought...
Stuff happened that OP has no idea about because he was afk. Feel free to PM a short summary of this section of the story if you have time.
Bored, most of the team look into jobs at the bounty board. One job sparks an interest in something bigger... Joshua and Vilnaks return with a hostage, reporting that a group of mercs was sent to retrieve information and possibly eliminate Cyprus. Out of leads, they continue to work on the case of the biggest assassination of the decade. They discover many pieces of evidence pointing to Genesis. But not just one, all of them. The group is stumped. Before they can think of a new plan, a large missile tears the Cyprus out of the sky. The ship's pieces land scattered, separating the crew into smaller groups. They are forced to fight harsh conditions, scavenge for food, and even build their own shelter in some cases. They wonder who's doing the ship's destruction was, and why the planet was deserted. Soon they found themselves fighting antimatter copies of the Genesis, and Minerva. After a long and hard battle, Minerva is struck down after activating all limiters at once. She is left to bleed out as the crew leaves, finding a new cruiser and claiming their reward after confirming Minerva was the assassin.
After drifting for what seemed like no longer than a few hours, but was in reality probably a few days, the crew gets reports of massive rocks called "Leviathans" crashing into planets, destroying most of them with the initial impact, then spreading a blue crystal that gives off an extremely powerful radiation called Phazon. The remaining people on these planets began to rise and mutate beyond recognition. Reports also came in saying Minerva was spotted attacking multiple GF bases. Perhaps the Phazon had gripped her. Seeing that stakes were higher than ever before, Cyprus convinces the GF to release Phantom temporarily, and he is convinced to create an entire second wave of Genesis supersoldiers. Even with their new upgrades, Cyprus still struggled to face the beasts they encountered, the Broodmothers, the Beserkers, each nigh impossible to kill and creating more with every victory. The crew is lucky to find someone immune to the virus, the name for the immunity and manipulation of Phazon later coined as Phazite. Her name was Tanya. Python spent too much time near her, exposing himself to the infection, and killing three: the Spartan Jackie, a high ranking officer of the ship, and his own wife, A'Karo. He fled soon after, with his wife's body.
I went super duper afk and missed like 3 arcs.
The group wanders, somewhat wondering what it would be like to have a real home again, like the empire, and not just some ship that'll crash next time they get near a big bad guy. They finally think of an idea that was hiding in plain sight, the Old Empire itself. Despite its destruction and abandonment, the team sets a course, determined to retake their home. Once there, they are ambushed by a massive Dread force, and sacrifice themselves to eliminate the Dread once and for all.
The Federation and Rebels have a war. The Federation wins(?).
A new team, The Infinite Pioneers, are assembled at Crux. They soon become the first humans to leave the Milky Way, exploring a brand new galaxy where mankind had never been before. They are attacked by some pirates after trespassing into their space, and some are taken to fight in an arena. Those taken manage to escape back to the Infinity.
Bounty Board
[spoiler][b]The bounty board contains missions and jobs. Three are added each time it updates. These jobs can be tackled together or alone, unless specified by the bounty. Bounties can be done at any time, despite the crew's situation, as bounties are placed in a time where the crew isn't busy. Bounties will have little to no effect on the main story (other than the money) unless marked as [u]important[/u].
Manually Input Bounties:
"Get the Bounty Board working."
Reward: "Bounties."
Placed By: Calleach
Details:
Three small metal beams sit beside the board, used for linking a location to the board. When placed, they will self-construct a beacon for bounty placement.[/b]
[b]There are three nearby planets with intelligent life within range of gunship flight.
The first, a volcanic planet with large rock creatures who, while being durable and able to survive in the hot conditions, are definitely a stretch on the word "intelligent".
The second, the planet from before, with the ability to reconstitute metals. They seem both smart and friendly, and much could be to gain by linking them into the board. -TAKEN BY AVELINE
The third, a very earth-like planet with somewhat human-like entities, much taller, and much more primitive. They fight amongst themselves a lot, and there seem to be many tribes. Finding safe, neutral ground to place the beacon would be extremely beneficial, but may be challenging as well.
[u][i]ERROR. CONNECTION TO MILKY WAY BOUNTY BOARD SERVICE LOST.[/b][/i][/u][/spoiler]
Our Current Location
[spoiler]The Infinity Cruiser[/spoiler]
Joining the Thread...
[spoiler]PM me, Phantom, or Python first.[/spoiler]
Story Progression...
[spoiler]the OP will be edited and expanded as events happen in the story, to keep things easy and interesting.[/spoiler]
Characters and Bios
[spoiler]We have a bio thread in the group
EXTRAgalactical Escapades
Ask to join or follow the #BnetRP tag and then post your character's bio/background there[/spoiler]
RULES
[spoiler]No Godmodding
PvP is highly discouraged, unless it is for training purposes, ect.
No oneshots on entire armies/main characters without very good reason
1 character allowed. A second can be brought in for temporary side plots.
No crashing the ship that WE LIVE ON![/spoiler]
[b][i][u]THE SEQUEL IS HERE! Follow the links![/u][/i][/b]
https://www.bungie.net/en/Clan/Detail/1146680
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/216297577/0/0
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[b]As the ship passes over a planet, the crew spread thin about the ship, some in the war room conversing, some training, some resting, a huge missile from said planet crashes directly into the center of the Cyprus Cruiser. Fiery shrapnel flies everywhere, tearing the ship into four pieces. The pieces spread far apart as they fall, and a transmission is sent out following the surprise attack, as the crew scrambles to brace themselves.[/b] [b]Minerva's Voice[/b] "Welcome to our domain Cyprus." [b]A deep, jumbled voice that sounds like every Genesis combined.[/b] "Enjoy your stay." [spoiler]closed. Feel free to make posts that include your group number to explore your environment ect[/spoiler]
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Europa's a moon. :P
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Edited by Murph Tha Smurf: 11/25/2015 8:44:52 PM[b]Joshua and Cygnus come running towards base camp, the rumbling and shaking of the ground getting more intense as they approach.[/b] "Vaxx, Delta, we've got a big-" [b]A massive, 60 foot long sand worm erupts from the ground behind him, knocking him aside.[/b] "...problem..." [spoiler]open to group 2[/spoiler]
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[b]Well Shit... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/b] [b]Jackie's armor had locked up during her descent into the atmosphere, as the Remnants of the ship fell a few miles away Her quick thinking, and blunt actions, led to her grabbing her gear, followed by an energy sword as she jumped from an air lock, not risking staying on the ship She was immediately seizes by the planets gravity, and with no other course of action, let herself fall to the planet She lay on the ground now, her Armor has seized up, not moving, waiting for her other teammates to get to her in order to hit the manual release on the back of her helmet[/b] [spoiler]Open to group members (Group 4)[/spoiler]
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[b]Cygnus wakes up in a desert.[/b] "Hmm...this isn't the Cyprus."
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Edited by Deceiver: 11/25/2015 1:42:37 AMI wake up, coughing pushing rubble off of me "Well, shit." I look around and a realization dawns on me "Oh no no no NO!" I pat myself down and look around "B-booze. I need booze. WHERE'S THE GOOD DAMN RUM!" [spoiler]Open to group one (Silver, Jack, and Alizë)[/spoiler]
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Edited by EvoTymes: 11/25/2015 5:28:18 AM[i]Jack woke up suddenly, jolting upwards but stopped by hitting his head on something. Forcing him to lay his head back down, he was in much pain and he was breathing heavily, loosing air. Around him was fire and he took it upon himself to absorb it, it made him feel better, a little safer to have a flame.[/i] "Erggg, what the hell? Where am I?" [i]He said as he looked around. A heavy wall laid upon him and he was trapped under a pile ruble. The left side of his forehead was bleeding and his right leg and metal sticking out of it. He was literally a bloody mess.[/i] "Damn it." [i]He said as he forced the wall off of him with all of his might, shedding some light into the pile he was under. Jack burnt the metal out and off of his leg and stood up wobbly, looking around.[/i] "What the fúck happened?" [i]He said as he gazed upon his new location while dusting the pebbles off of his shoulders. Jack raised a hand and all of the smoke surround him in an instance and soon dissipated leaving him fully healed and fine.[/i] [spoiler] seriously could someone inform me in what happened? Confused AF[/spoiler]
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[b]Sarge wakes up, his exosuit non-functional and rebooting [/b] [i]Ahh, hell[/i] [b]He sees blood on his visor, but he wasn't sure whose it was[/b]
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*wakes up impaled to a piece of the ship by several chunks of small metal pipes* Hmm...dammit...
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Edited by Bardo XCIX: 11/25/2015 1:59:21 AM[b]Jace awakens on a beachfront, pieces of the Cruiser still crashing into the ocean His clothes are drenched, and he coughs up sea water[/b] *cough* The hell? [b]He gets up slowly, and checks himself, seeing only a few minor scratches and bruises[/b] Lucky to be alive. [b]He looks out at the ocean, and sees several islands surrounding the one he is on[/b] Not my idea of a ideal location, but hey, beggers can't be choosers.
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Edited by SilverPulse620: 11/25/2015 1:43:35 AMSilver walks into a nearby alley. He slowly puts on his helmet, and looks at his holo watch. "Well, time to find out who these people are." He sends a signal via his HUD, and waits. [spoiler]Open to Team 1. [/spoiler]
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Waking up from being knocked unconscious, Galdes gets up, holding an Archimedes-A3 energy rifle, and he scans his surroundings*
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[b]Vaaxius wakes up in a desert on the planet, ruins of ancient civilizations riddled the landscape. The occasional reptile appeared and a oasis was on the horizon. Vaaxius begins to get up and shake the sand off herself, her guns were filled with the stuff. She notices that the sand was red as blood and there was a sand storm on the horizon. She needed to find shelter or the fast winds and sand would strip her armor and flesh away[/b] [spoiler]open to group two and narration Enter, the valley of the dead[/spoiler]
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[b][i][u]Training Room[/u][/i][/b] [b]A [url=http://maxa-art.deviantart.com/art/Assai-Punching-531756511]woman[/url] walks in, and starts to punch a bag.[/b] [u]Open[/u]
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Edited by Sigmar: 11/24/2015 2:27:45 AM[i]We shall be his finest warriors, we who give ourselves to His image. Like clay we shall be moulded, and in the furnace of war shall we be forged. We shall be of iron will and steely sinew. In great armour we are clad and with the mightiest weapons are we armed. We will be untouched by plague or disease; no sickness shall blight us. We shall have such tactics, strategies and machines that no foe will best us in battle. We are His bulwark against the Terror. We are the Defenders of Humanity. We are Space Marines ...and We shall know no fear.[/i] Jarle sat in his corner of the physical training suite, and went over what meaning these words had for him. Nothing...... absolutely nothing.... they held no special place in his mind, but they still persisted in weighing on it. Perhaps it was because of his actions up to this point, or maybe it was his failure to live up to the ideal set by the Emperor. No matter, for he'd be killed if anyone found out about his prior actions. He shakes his head, and sets to work maintaining his wargear. [spoiler]Waiting on the shit to hit the fan. May as well be open though.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Party:https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/175471496/0/0[/spoiler] [u][b]The Party[/b][/u] [b]Flyers are around, inviting everyone in the team to a party. It is at this person's apartment...[/b] [u]Go to the link for the Party[/u]
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[b]Delta is seen in the hanger leaning against the wall sharpening her knife[/b]
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[spoiler]be sure to assign your character for the new arc https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/175363501/0/0[/spoiler]
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I wanna read this, but i realllllly cbf
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Edited by Murph Tha Smurf: 11/23/2015 3:45:57 PM[b]Joshua returns to the ship, compiling information in the war room.[/b] "Elements, plasma, tendrils, sword wounds..." [b]He throws files off of the table in front of him.[/b] "None of it fućking adds up!" [spoiler]open, but jack's response is necessary for plot progression[/spoiler]
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Edited by The Elfs Potato: 11/23/2015 9:30:02 PM[b][i][u]Cypres Ship[/u][/i][/b] [b]A woman walks in, as she barges through the door.[/b] I am back!!! [b]She says, as she seats herself.[/b] [u]Open...[/u]
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Edited by Python824: 11/23/2015 12:36:32 PM[b][u]Rising From The Ashes...[/u][/b] [b]Open Space, Dread Escape Pod[/b] What had happened? The Dread had been set. They had the powerhouses of combat in their hands, under their thumbs, under their control. Where did they go wrong? Now, they were paying dearly for their attempts at taming the wild beasts that were Python and Phantom. Through money, through soldiers, through everything. He stood there, covered in blood, holding his axe with a furious look on his face. Bodies surrounded him, human, Dread, beast and other. All had fallen to the monster. The beast. The tank. The fighter. Python. He stood over the bodies, blood dripping from his hands, his chin, everywhere. His black, metallic skin had been replaced by the thick red and black liquid. It coursed it's way through his body, only to fall out again. There was a survivor, he was weak and frail. Arms were broken to bits, face nearly caved in, a punctured lung and the worst concussion this man had ever seen, yet he was alive. Who knew how? Who knew why? Python stepped up to the man and grabbed him by the shirt, it was blood-soaked and torn. The man coughed more blood onto Python face. He didn't respond to it, just blinking. "You know who I am?" The man nods, slowly in severe pain, holding Python's wrist as he held him by the shirt. "Then you know what I want to know." He brought the man to eye level and nearly broke his skull shoving his forehead onto the man's. "Where is she?" The man stayed quiet, smiling slowly at Python's anger, his rage that needed to be quelled by A'Karo. His woman, his future, his past, his everything. Not receiving an answer angered Python beyond belief as he headbutted the man, caving his skull in. He repeated it, over and over until the man's head was nothing but a spine hanging out of his back. Python dropped the man's body and walked back to the gunship he had taken from the Cyprus team. Or had they given it to him? Doesn't matter now, it was his and he was using it more than they ever would've. One Dread, that's all it took to cause utter destruction. They were a self-sustaining, strong race of massive monsters. They were smart, smarter than humans, faster, stronger. That one Dread was all it took to begin the shit storm that lie ahead.... Python stepped into the gunship and cleaned himself off a bit, sitting down at the desk he had made. There were maps of planets, of solar systems, of everything, sitting there on the desk. He stared at the maps, thinking of where she could be. [i]She's dead. Shut up. She's dead. No she's not. Yes she is.[/i] Right there, he began to break down. He put his head in his massive hands, starting to sob like a child, a weakling, a worthless tin can. Was that all he was? The Dread warrior, skilled and trained, was a deadly fighting force on its own. Capable of killing armadas of tanks and men in just a few hours with no remorse, no weakness, no matter how strong the man thought he was, he would lose. Always. This particular warrior was injured and desperate. He slowly, weakly crawled over to a command console and raised himself, starting to get the ship running again. By this time, Python had left the hangar and was in orbit of yet another planet, searching for his beloved. "This is Python of fireteam Exalin, requesting permission to land." The Dread had heard the stories, the myth about the created woman. Nova, the one that had killed him and his army. His family, everyone. The Dread didn't have time to waste, he punched in the coordinates and set the ship to light speed. It hovered over the shield planet, where Nova was.... [spoiler]Open to Jenny ONLY[/spoiler] [spoiler]Muh RoB friends, remember how I intro-ed Python into the thread? There you go. Terra was that planet above...[/spoiler]
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I want to read this.
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[b]Cypher again approaches the bounty board He wanted to see what he could scrounge up[/b]
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Edited by Murph Tha Smurf: 11/20/2015 5:13:23 PM[b]Joshua lands the carrier on an urban planet, the Capitol building visible for miles, topped with gold. He leads the group in a suit and tie, holding a badge up to the guards and police at the entrance, whistling at a lady as she faints from his pure badassery, then flipping the 20000 credit chip to another suited man. The group then enters the Capitol building. Blood is everywhere around, followed by corpses and crime tape, stringing, evidence markers and the works.[/b] "OK gang. Let's split up and look for clues."