19 | Peaceful Departure

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Celebrating Obon
When: Evening August 10
Where: The Near Shore
Summary: Mortals may be partying, but there's lots of work for the denizens of the Far Shore to do.



It's the final day of Obon and spirits are being sent back to their homes -- both the ancestral spirits that have been welcomed home for the duration of the festival and the mischievous spirits that have been plaguing the Heavens. But some of them might not go easy, so Amaterasu has requested that gods and shinki old and new alike help ensure the spirits' peaceful departure.



Mukae-bi

Fires have been lit on hillsides and near cemeteries to lead the spirits back to their resting places and to protect them on their way, but angry ghosts and ayakashi are trying to quench the fires so they can attack weaker spirits. Keep the firewood stocked and the fires blazing high while you fight off the attacks.

Heavenly Exorcisms

It's time to bring any possessed household items to the Near Shore to ensure that the spirits are sent safely on their way. Some might go peacefully, while others might have to be purified by fire in order to set the spirits free. Hope you weren't too attached to that chair.

(Careful... spirits that manage to hide from the housecleaning can become permanent guests!)

Guarding the Gates

Hidden pathways into the underworld in caves throughout Japan are open from sunset to moonset on this night to allow the spirits who have temporarily left to return. Gods and shinki must watch over these pathways and ensure that no dangerous ayakashi take the opportunity to escape from the underworld before the moon sets.

After-party

After the moon sets, the denizens of the Heavens can finally kick back. Everyone is invited to a private hot spring on the Far Shore, where a midnight banquet spread is waiting in thanks for their hard work. Wash off any blight in the hot springs and enjoy the banquet before heading back home for a good night's sleep.

In Summary:

• Keep the fires burning
• Exorcise those annoying spirits
• Fight powerful ayakashi
• Enjoy a banquet
• Have fun~

Comments

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[intohell]

That would make more sense, but has anyone proven just how smart these guys are?

[Or aren't. She'd like to think they were smarter than the ayakashi but who's to say.]

[kokuyoyo]

They should at least be as smart as an animal, right...? [On his shoulder, Mukurou gives another ruffle of his wings.] If that's the forms they tend to take, that's what would be expected.

[intohell]

[No offense to Mukurou but...] Some animals are smarter than others.

[kokuyoyo]

...So do you think it depends on the roles they take?

[That's an interesting thing to consider, and one that makes him glance over the whole thing with a new eye.]

[intohell]

I haven't been here very long. But the attacks don't seem to be completely random, do they? Most of the big ones always happen around some event or something.

There has to be intelligence in there somewhere. A hierarchy of sorts. Or someone is directing things from the shadows.

[kokuyoyo]

[That seems to remind Chikusa of something, and he pauses as he stares off.]

....I feel like I've heard something about masks....

[intohell]

Masks? Like costumes to hide the faces of those in charge?

[kokuyoyo]

No.... To put on ayakashi.

[Taking out his phone, he starts to scroll through the BBS.]

I feel like it was mentioned on here somewhere...