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thenearshore2016-12-27 12:29 pm
oathkeeper) wrote in thenearshore2016-12-27 12:29 pm
[open] If I could store lightning in jars
Who: Sora & OPEN
Where: The mysterious dark forest that appeared!
When: June 1
What: Bright "fireflies” have been luring gods and shinki alike deep into the forest. People are suddenly drawn to the little spots of light and can’t help but follow. There have been reports of screams and unhappy spirits and people never returning. All you know is that the sun doesn’t pierce the treetops and it’s dark.
Warnings: There's lots of creepy demons and stuff!!
[ A ]
[A sudden cold and heavy rain starts. Light and whimsical at first before it starts to pour down in thick sheets. Gray clouds blanket the sky and the sun is nearly blotted out. The atmosphere suddenly darkens and a chill is in the air.
Through the dark Sora notices some sparks of light somewhere near. They’re like candles flickering and dancing through the haze of the rain. A small smile pulls at his lips as he’s suddenly drawn to them like a moth to a flame. All he wants to do is reach out and touch one. They look like fairies.
You might notice Sora wandering through the rain, a blurry image of him slowly walking just out of your reach. Then he vanishes into the dark forest.]
[ B ]
[Perhaps it is you that got drawn into the bright dancing lights. Pulled into the woods as it makes your heart hammer. All you can focus on is the unseen force pulling your legs as you wander closer to the woods.
And suddenly everything is dark.
Sora manages to catch a glimpse of you before you vanish and he calls out.]
Hey!! Wait!! Don’t go in there!
[And promptly chases after you to stop you from falling deeper into darkness.]
[ C ]
[As soon as Sora enters the woods the rain stops. Or so it seems that way. He can still hear the thundering water in his ears but it sounds muted now. Like someone has put a blanket over the heavens and all he can hear is the thin thudding of the rain but no raindrops touch his face anymore.
He wanders through the woods as he looks up at the treetops to find that small beams of light do flicker through. Weakly, but they’re there. The gloom is still heavy.
His feet take him in a random direction until he spots a figure in the distance… Someone already lost here like him, or is that a tortured spirit...?]
[ wildcard! ]
[something else in mind?]
Where: The mysterious dark forest that appeared!
When: June 1
What: Bright "fireflies” have been luring gods and shinki alike deep into the forest. People are suddenly drawn to the little spots of light and can’t help but follow. There have been reports of screams and unhappy spirits and people never returning. All you know is that the sun doesn’t pierce the treetops and it’s dark.
Warnings: There's lots of creepy demons and stuff!!
[ A ]
[A sudden cold and heavy rain starts. Light and whimsical at first before it starts to pour down in thick sheets. Gray clouds blanket the sky and the sun is nearly blotted out. The atmosphere suddenly darkens and a chill is in the air.
Through the dark Sora notices some sparks of light somewhere near. They’re like candles flickering and dancing through the haze of the rain. A small smile pulls at his lips as he’s suddenly drawn to them like a moth to a flame. All he wants to do is reach out and touch one. They look like fairies.
You might notice Sora wandering through the rain, a blurry image of him slowly walking just out of your reach. Then he vanishes into the dark forest.]
[ B ]
[Perhaps it is you that got drawn into the bright dancing lights. Pulled into the woods as it makes your heart hammer. All you can focus on is the unseen force pulling your legs as you wander closer to the woods.
And suddenly everything is dark.
Sora manages to catch a glimpse of you before you vanish and he calls out.]
Hey!! Wait!! Don’t go in there!
[And promptly chases after you to stop you from falling deeper into darkness.]
[ C ]
[As soon as Sora enters the woods the rain stops. Or so it seems that way. He can still hear the thundering water in his ears but it sounds muted now. Like someone has put a blanket over the heavens and all he can hear is the thin thudding of the rain but no raindrops touch his face anymore.
He wanders through the woods as he looks up at the treetops to find that small beams of light do flicker through. Weakly, but they’re there. The gloom is still heavy.
His feet take him in a random direction until he spots a figure in the distance… Someone already lost here like him, or is that a tortured spirit...?]
[ wildcard! ]
[something else in mind?]
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You said something about the forest out to get us, right? [Just as unaware of the flireflies, Sanji follows after, shoving his hands in his pockets]
In what way? We talking shitty monsters or something?
[If nothing else, Sora has more answers than himself, so he'll take any information in stride]
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Big, dark, scary forest? I dunno about you but I don't go wandering around these places everyday. Plus, there's been rumors going around that this place is haunted with tortured spirits and about people like us going missing.
[aka This place is bad new bears.]
So you're not gonna tell me your name? Or what?
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... But neither does he feel like spending the energy keeping his name a secret when at the heart of it, Sanji doesn't care either way. After a disgruntled sigh:]
Sanji.
[And then because he might as well:]
So you a shinki? God?
[Please say no to the God option-- actually, on second thought, also say no to the shinki option. That way Sanji will feel obligated to drag Sora out of the forest, on account of him being a stupid civilian, and that would make his job much easier.
-- Except before Sora will get a chance to answer, there's a rustle in the treetops, and Sanji's calm demeanor breaks open like a dam. His hand reaches for Sora's shoulder, ready to yank him back. Only after a stiff pause where nothing else happens does he force himself to relax.]
Tch. Haunted, eh? Not very original.
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God! My working name is Baldr, god of light and-
[He gets startled by the trees rustling too, a shiver of uncertainty going up the back of his neck. He turns, eyes wide.]
You said it. Like right out of a bad movie...
[He'd take Halloweentown over this any day. Just then another cluster of bright fireflies flutter overhead. Then there's the sound of scratching coming from somewhere nearby... Almost like nails on wood.]
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So... [leaning forward an inch, Sanji's voice drops to a casual tone, though his eyes refuse to stray away from the trees]
Seeing as you're the god, our guest'll probably try and eat you first, right?
[Sounding suspiciously cheerful while he says it, though his expression doesn't so much as twitch.]
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[The scratching gets louder and louder. It's suddenly so loud that it hurts his ears. Sora furrows his eyebrows and resists the urge to cover his ears with his hands.]
What- what is that!
[Then suddenly everything's hot. A giant flame comes out from the darkness and burns the ground and trees right in front of them and Sora has to leap backwards, grabbing Sanji by the shirt and pulling him back as well.]
Watch out!!
[Once the flame vanishes... a demon comes out. And it looks like a giant rooster.]
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It's to his luck that Sora grabs him by the shirt. The flame would've found its mark with him so busy trying to rip through his eardrums. He hears Sora scream and damn it, that fuckin noise -- even the heat seems a secondary threat when he swears he can hear the blood scratching along this veins and--
...
And that sure is a huge rooster staring at him.]
-- Oi, I am not fighting a shitty cock in the shitty forest! [Are you kidding him? Even dead men have pride.]
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It then opens its mouth and another flame stream erupts from its breath and Sora has to dodge roll out of the way. Move quick, old man!]
Looks like the forest was more interested in a chick flick!
[Sora summons his weapon, his keyblade blinking into his grip and he moves into a battle stance, ready to fight.]
Don't be a chicken, Sanji!
[Just as the rooster breathes at him again Sora casts Reflectga and a dome of light surrounds Sora to bounce the flames in another direction. The cock is momentarily distracted!]
1/2
[Oh the puns. Agonized, Sanji scratches at his ears and shoots Sora the dirtiest look he can muster while lunging out of the way of the rooster's attack - only for the fire to ricochet into completely different direction. Well shit, that's new. Even Sanji pauses mid-stride, surprised and vaguely impressed that Sora knows how to string together strategy.
Ah, but it'd be a shame not to take advantage of the rooster's short attention span. While it's still gawking at the fire, Sanji runs at the creature full-speed, stopping just short of a collision, foot angled back for a solid kick to the body]
Tch -- don't get cocky, you got two opponents! [He lets his attack fly and there goes the rooster, knocked aside by the ferocity of the kick. Except no demon's gonna go down with one hit. The rooster breaks the momentum by opening its wings and catching air, and the moment its claws find purchase in the ground, the demon pins Sanji a beady stare.
...] Neh, Sora. That shithead's looking peckish, wouldn't ya say?
[Hahaha GET IT? GET IT?]
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O-oi, I'm not a worm! Get the hell away from me--!
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Sanji, duck!!
[
Wrong animalSora is right on it though, running after the giant chicken to take the heat literally off of Sanji. Suddenly, Sora uses Flash Step and he leaps forward in a blink and slams his keyblade against the demon. Sparks fly off his keyblade as he strikes it three times in rapid succession.The demon squawks loudly in pain and is launched right into the air from Sora's Slapshot. It goes flying through the air in a haphazard heap and it's going to soar right over Sanji's head if he doesn't duck.
If he does, it'll slam into a tree and collapse before it gets up slowly and readies a breath attack.]
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It only takes a look at that swelled chest of feathers to guess what's about to happen. Maybe a smarter man would run in the opposite direction, but fuck it, this has turned into a matter of pride.
Caution thrown to the wind, Sanji pushes himself into the charge, his form blurred as he jumps and flips before bringing down a brutal kick that connects with the top of the rooster's head. And with nowhere for the fire to go--
Who says demons aren't explosive? This one is today, cooked well-done and half-eaten by its own fire. The smoke mushrooms up, surrounded by a cyclone of feathers.
Sanji, on the other hand, is nowhere to be found.]
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He stands there and watches the demon chicken rooster suddenly swallow its own fire and then grow bigger and bigger until it finally puffs and burps comically before it falls to the ground in a gross heap of fried chicken.]
... Whoa.
[Wait- Where's Sanji? Suddenly worried!!]
Sanji? Sanji!
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O-oi, Sora...
[With the forest being as dark as it is, Sanji might be difficult to make out, but he is there - hanging upside down from the tree directly above the extra crispy rooster remains, his left foot wedged between two large branches. Due to the angle, he can't generate enough force to break free.
Or maybe all the blood rushing to his head means it's too hard to think.
... Just help him down, please]
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...
And bursts out laughing.
Give him a minute. Or three.]
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YOU LITTLE SHIT, SHUT UP AND DO SOMETHING USEFUL LIKE GET ME DOWN BEFORE I KICK YOUR ASS STRAIGHT OUT OF THIS FOREST YOU GODDAMNED--
[In the back of his thoughts, Sanji considers that every ayakashi from here to the kingdom of hell will hear his hollering, but that's small shit compared to this punk ass laughing at Sanji's misfortune.
And after he looks so cool deep-frying a chicken]
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I'm sorry, Sanji! You were really cool back there, though.
[He means it. This part is just funny though. You did good, old man, Sora thinks you're awesome.
He then ponders how he's gonna get Sanji down... He scatches his cheek and then moves closer to the tree.]
I'm gonna use a spell, okay?
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Plus Sanji's starting to get weirded out by how his hair remains in place, perpetually covering the right eye, as if someone glued hair to his cheekbones]
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Okay! Just hang tight.
[Sora lifts a hand and casts the spell Magnet, which allows for things to be pulled to Sora like ...well- a giant magnet. The force should be able to pluck that old man from the tree like picking an apple.]
Magnet!!
[And yeah he'll probably go flying right into Sora.]
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It's as if Sanji's been blessed with a moment's clairvoyance; he can chart exactly how ugly this is gonna turn out, but any attempt to dissuade Sora is replaced by a grimace once the spell catches hold of him. He can feel his body being tugged, first gently but then with growing impatience, and just when he thinks his hip socket is going to pop--
Sora's entirely correct. Sanji does go flying, much like a bullet, and the kid has 2 seconds to get the hell out of the way]
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ooophh!!
[Sora groans and lightly pushes at Sanji.]
...Sanji, are you okay...?
[Hey, it was the fastest and the easiest way to get him down, okay?]
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Tch-- [Despite his body's protests, Sanji rolls off the poor kid, onto his own back, and stares at the clump of branches overhead.] I've had enough of this shitty forest...
[Dear seas, he's ready to go home.]
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Sora winces as Sanji rolls off and he sits up.]
Me too...
[But he's not gonna let Sanji just roll around in pain either. He reaches out a moment later to cast a Curaga spell on him. The bright warm green light should heal up any pain that Sanji has.
Sora gets up with a grin, holding his hand out to Sanji.]
Come on, let's find a way out. Awesome work on that chicken, though.