04-29-2017, 02:08 AM
The initial steps of the battle were going well, all things considered. Any reservations Celestia might have had about how well a team with such differences from each other could coordinate proved unfounded, and the strategy worked. The attack from the side had provided enough distraction and confusion, for the main group to savage the group. Particularly that child prime...Celestia frowned as she watched Chara work. Commitment to battle was one thing, bloodlust the likes of which was seen there was another. It was something Celestia would like to discuss with her later, such an attitude presented many dangers.
Such a talk would have to wait however. The group still had a battle to win and a threat to remove, which was made all the more apparent by the remaining Nebula in the former town, which had made up the bulk of their presence here no less, reacted to the commotion at the gate. They lacked a leader, which showed in the haphazard way in which they took up their planned positions and formed battle groups. They had more than enough numbers to make up for it however.
The primes could try to simply fight their way through, in an impressive test of strength in numbers versus the strength of individual skill. However, it was a risk, and even winning that could easily come at a heavy cost. No, there was time, resources and potentially even lives to be saved if one could break the formation.
“I'm going to try to draw them out,” Celestia announced to the team. If they weren't prepared for it, they might think her next action was crazy, or worse fail to capitalize on it should it succeed. She launched into the air once again, although this time instead of landing again she stayed airborne, flying briefly toward the enemy lines before banking and beginning a wide circle around.
Several of the Nebula noticed her approach, but too slowly, and too many were concerned with preparing with organizing their defense to respond just yet. Celestia wouldn't have long to weigh her possible targets, so she simply chose the first group she saw that was fairly close together, which happened a number of them running down an alley. They were aiming for the next street corner, so she did as well. Still mid-flight, she charged up for a moment before releasing a flaming ball of rock toward the group, which arrived just as they were reaching their destination and exploded in their midst.
That got the creatures' attention. They didn't quite give chase, several that were armed with ranged weapons took shots at her. She banked to the side, but was only fast enough to avoid most of the projectiles. She grit her teeth as a few impacted her side. It was hardly crippling, but it was a painful reminder that she needed to be careful when playing the distraction. She fell back, to give herself a moment to breath and find new targets of opportunity.
From there, she'd keep strafing their enemies as the need or opportunity arose, picking targets which would draw attention away from a beleaguered ally, or create opportunities for her team.
Such a talk would have to wait however. The group still had a battle to win and a threat to remove, which was made all the more apparent by the remaining Nebula in the former town, which had made up the bulk of their presence here no less, reacted to the commotion at the gate. They lacked a leader, which showed in the haphazard way in which they took up their planned positions and formed battle groups. They had more than enough numbers to make up for it however.
The primes could try to simply fight their way through, in an impressive test of strength in numbers versus the strength of individual skill. However, it was a risk, and even winning that could easily come at a heavy cost. No, there was time, resources and potentially even lives to be saved if one could break the formation.
“I'm going to try to draw them out,” Celestia announced to the team. If they weren't prepared for it, they might think her next action was crazy, or worse fail to capitalize on it should it succeed. She launched into the air once again, although this time instead of landing again she stayed airborne, flying briefly toward the enemy lines before banking and beginning a wide circle around.
Several of the Nebula noticed her approach, but too slowly, and too many were concerned with preparing with organizing their defense to respond just yet. Celestia wouldn't have long to weigh her possible targets, so she simply chose the first group she saw that was fairly close together, which happened a number of them running down an alley. They were aiming for the next street corner, so she did as well. Still mid-flight, she charged up for a moment before releasing a flaming ball of rock toward the group, which arrived just as they were reaching their destination and exploded in their midst.
That got the creatures' attention. They didn't quite give chase, several that were armed with ranged weapons took shots at her. She banked to the side, but was only fast enough to avoid most of the projectiles. She grit her teeth as a few impacted her side. It was hardly crippling, but it was a painful reminder that she needed to be careful when playing the distraction. She fell back, to give herself a moment to breath and find new targets of opportunity.
From there, she'd keep strafing their enemies as the need or opportunity arose, picking targets which would draw attention away from a beleaguered ally, or create opportunities for her team.