by TyrannoTitan » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:13 pm
The GDF ordered Spinnerax to remain alert, not needing its assistance just yet, but found it was the quickest to reach a specified location, should something urgent appear. The UAV scanned London from above, its vision distorted by the torrent of snow, but was quick to report that London was indeed intact. Off in the distance, the strange lights reported by the civilians could be seen...growing brighter with each passing second. With such low visibility, the GDF did not know what to make of the strange lights...it was unlike any energy weapon they had encountered in the past, and it had remained nearly the same for a long period of time, unmoving...
One of the longer tendrils, which had laid relatively limp for the time, now stretched toward the city itself, the finger-like appendages on its end now clenching, glowing dimly, as it concentrated on the still-intact Big Ben. "Let us see what this time has to offer..." the voice emitted in the howling blizzard, eyes flaring, just as part of the clock tower seemed to smash into itself by an unseen force, the massive dent destabilizing the upper part of the structure, which now collapsed onto itself, bringing the entire clock tower down in a rumbling stream of debris. As the resulting storm of dust covered the surrounding area, the citizens began to flee from the area, the GDF immediately mobilizing to combat this unseen threat...