Event Log: Null Attack

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone!
What: The event log for the Null Attack event
Where: All over the city
When: May 29th- ?
Warnings: None

What starts as a normal day will begin to herald in the beginning of the end. On May 29th, you might see something in the sky out of the corner of your eye- blink and you miss it, but there's definitely something there, something that's not any kind of animal you've ever seen. Now that you know to look, you may be paying closer attention to the sky in order to catch the next one that flies past- a ship. A ship that that seems to be designed in a way that might remind you of the Null themselves.

As the days pass, it becomes unmistakable- the Null are here and are scouting out the area. It's time to prepare for an immediate attack and start putting all those contingency plans to good use. Will you gear up for a fight and fall into formation? Will you close and lock your doors and stay inside? Or perhaps there's some other plan that you want to enact?

You'll have time to discuss that on the network later, but now you need to start reacting to the Null's actions- which are apparently to start building smaller encampments around the city as they try to find the way inside. Confusion is holding them at bay for now but it might be time to start building some defensive measures and fortifications, because she won't be able to keep them at bay forever.

When they break in, they do so in a big way- with a massive explosion at Confusion's temple that rattles throughout the entire city. It's obvious that something has happened- and what exactly that something is reveals itself shortly when Null begin to flood the city, having broken through Confusion's protection.

This is when the fight escalates to an all-out war. Nobody is spared, and they're watching everyone from above. What will you do? How will you keep the ones you love safe? How can anyone survive this? All you can do is fight back, all we can do is wait. Good luck, Hadriel.

► This log covers the entirety of the Null attack
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Comments

[storyseeker]

Thanks.

[She grins, not above appreciating a compliment from her husband even here and now, and brushes her hand off—not that there are magic ashes on it, but whatever, it sort of feels like there should be—and does help him up this time, even if he doesn't really need it. With all the danger they're in, she likes taking care of him, even if it's just in little ways.]

You ever wonder what Sully would say about us doing magic?

[nonscriptum]

[ She levers him to his feet and Nate huffs a laugh, dusting his pants off. ]

Besides "goddamn, Nate, like you weren't dangerous enough already"?

[ He flexes his own hands and looks back at the shattered robot behind him. ]

He might be jealous.

[storyseeker]

Throw in an extra 'hell' or two along with that.

[Her smile softens, despite the robot carnage. Maybe it's because they're talking about him, or maybe it's because if they get through this they might finally get to go home and see him, but Elena feels a sharp pang of missing him, even more than she'd admitted during the too-long time where there always seemed to be a reason they couldn't arrange a visit.]

I think he'd be proud. Will be proud.