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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: Antares on February 23, 2004, 02:35:43 pm
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November 30, 2367
Unexplored star system
In the void of space, the Beast turned.
It had heard the scream of the dying star, had felt the spatial disturbance caused by its sudden collapse, and its equally abrupt explosion. This, in itself, was not unusual, for all stars died, eventually, but the Beast could feel that something was amiss. Something in the subspace distortion, in the cry of agony that had rippled across the cosmos. This particular star was too young. It had not died. It had been murdered.
The Beast narrowed its eyes--The Destroyers. It had to be. Only they were capable of such wanton annihilation.
The Beast peered into the star-specked darkness, although the effort was in vain. The supernova had occured several parsecs away, and light from the explosion would take many years to reach its current location. But that was unimportant. It now possessed a compass heading, a general direction in which to search--that was all that was necessary.
The Beast's maw opened, but no sound escaped. Had there been air present, the creature would have laughed.
It flew through the emptiness of space, speeding toward the deceased star that the inhabitants of that part of the galaxy called Capella. It burst through nebular clouds and skirted the atmosphere of nearby planets. Asteroids shattered into dust upon contact; the Beast shrugged them off as nothing more than pebbles.
The journey would take time, as the creature well knew, but that too was unimportant; the Beast could afford to wait. It had already waited for millennia--another decade or two meant nothing. It had hunted them for centuries, and if they managed to escape its grasp, if they fled back into the darkness of subspace, it was of no consequence. The Beast would continue to track them, until the stars themselves were nothing more than dying embers. Eventually, it would find the Destroyers once again.
When it did, it would kill every last one of them.
[Glow=red]Freespace: A r m a g e d d o n[/Glow]
The Great War ends: Christmas 2004
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Ph34r
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HA! I laugh at your optimistic release date! Hahaha!
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IS this KRULL part 2?
I want to name a new fighter weapon The Glaive cannon (woohoo!)
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Hums jaws theme
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*crosses fingers* not the red jelly, not the red jelly, not the red jelly...
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Now THIS looks interesting...
Ever thought of doing a commerical?
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"The Beast" how original.
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Originally posted by DeepSpace9er
"The Beast" how original.
whereas your moniker clearly belies your own vastly superior creativity.
while this plug does seem melodramatic, it is at least different. most people seem unable to envision non-terrestrial creatures as anything other than pilots of vessels with energy weapons and constant-thrust rear-mounted propulsion engines, employing humanity's technological characteristics in all respects. beyond, perhaps, asymetrical design and odd color schemes.
though i really doubt how such a narrative could be played out in the freespace engine, it could at least be interesting with proper ambiguity.
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But I've already seen that plot in an old space sim ( can't remember the name ), where mankind fights an alien species ( they look like big fleas, you see them in very gore news shows, ala starship troppers, somehow ), and there's some gigantic space faring monster roaming around too. It's very old, I think it was around the time of the first Privateer.
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So is this a fanfic or a campaign?
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"....and the Beast narrowed his eyes at the destroyers...
(http://www.miscellaneousetc.com/images/fat_bastard_normal.jpg)
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:lol:
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Ummm...melodramatic and slightly cliched, imho.
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I think that it could be a great campaign, if done properly that is.
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Originally posted by ionia23
"....and the Beast narrowed his eyes at the destroyers...
(http://www.miscellaneousetc.com/images/fat_bastard_normal.jpg)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
That was very funny i nearly spilled my drink on the keyboard!!!
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ROFL! :D
Oh, there's a campaign announced, too? Whee! I command you to complete it. :)
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lol.
nice work, compliments to whoever wrote it :)
cant wait till the campaign. :D
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what would that beast look like?
a gaint space caterpillar with rabbit ears, butterfly wings, a rattlesnake tail, a very menacing look, and beam cannons?
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Originally posted by Havock
what would that beast look like?
a gaint space caterpillar with rabbit ears, butterfly wings, a rattlesnake tail, a very menacing look, and beam cannons?
As previously mentioned...meet the greatest threat to the Universe since the 2nd Shivan Invasion...
(http://www.alanjohns.fsnet.co.uk/goldmember/fat-bastard.jpg)
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iona: ok once was funny, doing it again is just a sad attempt.
Antares, I look forward to your campaign!
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Originally posted by ionia23
As previously mentioned...meet the greatest threat to the Universe since the 2nd Shivan Invasion...
(http://www.alanjohns.fsnet.co.uk/goldmember/fat-bastard.jpg)
Who? Michelle McManus?
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Originally posted by J3Vr6
iona: ok once was funny, doing it again is just a sad attempt.
I feel so blessed to have such a wise and noble veteran chastise me on proper messageboard netiquette. :wtf:
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Or mebbe you're both newbies who should just be quiet :D :p
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Originally posted by ionia23
(http://www.alanjohns.fsnet.co.uk/goldmember/fat-bastard.jpg)
GET IN MY BELLEEE!!!!
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
Or mebbe you're both newbies who should just be quiet :D :p
Don't make me pee on you...
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Originally posted by J3Vr6
Don't make me pee on you...
Don't make me whack you with my Storywriter's Trout of Justice....
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Who? Michelle McManus?
Dude, that's cold.
Funny. But cold.