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PRESS ▲ TO SORA ([personal profile] oathkeeper) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2017-02-08 10:18 am

[open] Look for the bare necessities~

Who: OPEN OPEN OPEN
What: People teaming up to check out a giant abandoned temple and look for hidden treasure, clues or just want to get into some trouble
Where: An abandoned temple ruin in the heavens
When: June 13
Warnings: TBA
Note: This is a create-a-top-level or open/closed prompts or tag around log (mod approved!) it was first mentioned on this post!


[ Outside the Temple ]

The temple is located deep inside a heavily forested part of the heavens. Outside of the temple is littered with overgrown plants and roots and crumbling rocks and rubble. Most of it seems undisturbed and serene like no one has been this way in hundreds of years. Occasionally monkey and spider spirits can be seen crawling over cracked pillars or hiding in dark corners. Looking around you might find pictures of nameless faces etched into stone or old brass and copper coins under rocks or in the dirt. Beware of pitfalls.

[ Outer Sanctum ]

Immediately inside the temple is the Outer Sanctum which is filled with spots of sunlight. The place glitters with light from the sun trickling in from the broken and cracked roof. Pillars and walls gleam with jewels and precious stones ripe for the taking. If certain gems are disturbed you might hear slight rumblings in the distance or the floor might shake but nothing else of interest happens.

If you stay here long enough you might hear the chirping of bird spirits but there are none in sight. The birds will chatter and whisper in your ear with sing song tunes. Call back to them and they might just swoop and attack you. If killed they turn into sapphires.

[ Left Wing ]

The left wing is dark and many doors are locked or set with traps. Broken furniture litters the wing like a massive fight happened here. Dust settles on everything like a thick fog. If you enter some of the rooms you will find libraries and study halls. Most of the books crumble into dust when you touch them. There are tapestries all along the walls of a young Amaterasu. They can be taken off the walls and do not crumble like the books do. The ones that might catch your eye are the ones depicting her hiding in a cave from dark looming figures.

Dig enough through these rooms and you might find some strange trinkets:

- A branch that shakes when it is going to rain soon
- A jar of yellow ink that slowly turns black over several days
- A small leather book with several names of hafuri shinki inside
- A brass lamp engraved with a map of the heavens in ancient times when lit
- A leather bracer that gives you monstrous claws when worn
- A ring which if you put on you can’t remove but your godly power seems slightly enhanced

[ Right Wing ]

The right wing makes it hard for you to breathe inside. Some sort of shade or haze fills these halls and your head starts to hurt the longer you stay in this wing. The rooms that you find are all open and no door is locked but there are several puzzles to be found. You will find abandoned weaponry rooms and storage rooms. The strangest room you might find is the room filled with opened and empty human caskets. Many jars and old boxes scatter the halls in which some of them are broken some of them are intact.

Dig enough through these rooms and you might find some strange trinkets:

- A necklace with red jewels that seems to slightly enhance shinki borderlines
- An amulet set with a carved carnelian that makes you feel warm when you wear it
- A sealed box with no openings that sounds like there might be bugs crawling around inside
- A pouch with several mix matched diamond and gold earrings inside
- A golden statue in the shape of a praying Amaterasu
- A katana with no sheath that is broken and chipped but has a gold chain wrapped around it

[ Inner Sanctum ]

First you are met with a giant set of sealed doors that seem nearly impossible to open. The doors are covered with ancient characters that are unreadable unless you have a way to decipher it. The doors seem immovable by normal strength or magic and only by god or shinki powers once you are lucky enough to stumble on this fact or have a way to read the doors. Once you find this fact or have a way to read the messages, use a god or shinki power (of any sort) and the doors will slowly crack open to a dark Inner Sanctum.

The Inner Sanctum is one large chamber with several chairs and a large table in the center. There are melted down candles everywhere. Inside you find absolutely nothing else of interest. Hope you didn’t spend too much time trying to get the doors open, Wanderer. But does this mean someone got here before you?

Someone with a keen eye might notice the small box tucked away somewhere. Inside the box is a large glowing amethyst. If it is removed the monkey spirits outside the temple will attack everyone on sight.

[Any questions or ideas? Ping me at [plurk.com profile] michrure! Be creative and have fun!]
toremainbehind: ([04] It trembles ceaselessly)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-02-13 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[How cute. Too bad Izumo doesn't really care about his lungs that much.

An eyebrow raise and a curious blink.]


I take it that they're not fans of singing.
pure_radiantics: (moves] over the shoulder notice)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-02-16 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Who wouldn't be a fan of singing?

[She's a little incensed.]

I don't sing that badly! And the monkeys outside were so nice too...
toremainbehind: ([02] Is neither strong nor free)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-02-16 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a light laugh.]

I'm sure you have a lovely singing voice, Kairi, but even birds might not enjoy singing that much.
pure_radiantics: (convo] serious thinking)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-02-18 09:03 am (UTC)(link)

[She huffs a bit.]

I just figured they were sensitive to any noise at all. Like maybe I scared them.

toremainbehind: ([39] Are you still there?)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-02-18 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Poor Kairi.]

Doesn't seem to be the case if they just randomly attack you.

[He glances up, perhaps to see if there are any birds around.]

Though, if you scared them, it could've just been a coincidence.
pure_radiantics: (convo] uhm)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-02-19 01:27 am (UTC)(link)

Do you think we could try again?

[If it was random, they won't attack again, right?]

I thought mimicking their song would unlock one of the puzzle clues or something like that.

toremainbehind: ([04] It trembles ceaselessly)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-02-19 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[A pause.]

We can always test the theory. If it's a random thing, the chances of it happening again are still fifty-fifty.

[He briefly considers their options.]

But if you mimicked their song and they still attacked, I think it's safe to say that isn't an option we should consider again.
pure_radiantics: (convo] puppy eyes say please?)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-02-19 04:14 am (UTC)(link)

Well, shoot.

[She didn't mean to bother the birds, or get attacked by them.]

So... if we can't sing at them, what else are you thinking to 'test the theory'?

toremainbehind: ([67] The majesty and)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-02-19 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps just make enough noise that'll rattle them?

[Or he can test out his fire around here, but he doesn't trust anything to not catch on fire.]
pure_radiantics: (convo] excuse you!)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-02-21 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)

Huh. Alright then!

[She clears her throat and then starts shouting while waving her arms.]

Shoo! SHOO! GET OUT OF HERE YOU GUYS, I WANT TO GET PAST HERE WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE!!

toremainbehind: ([48] Will it hurt)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-02-21 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a silence, eerily so, but then Izumo hears it.

A clamoring of chirping that seems to originate from nowhere, a crescendo that eventually starts to cause his own ears to ring. However, Izumo is still able to feel it.

Eyes flicker around the area before he can feel birds beginning to attack them.]
pure_radiantics: (convo] believing can be hard)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-02-26 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Kairi focuses on the wave of birds heading for them and waits for a specific moment, then casts her hand out in front of her.]

BORDERLINE!

[And there's a loud thud, almost percussive in its intensity as a dozen birds all slam into it at once. Granted, it's only facing one direction, but by waiting until the last moment, she got a large chunk of them before they could try to go around her barrier.]
toremainbehind: ([04] It trembles ceaselessly)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-02-26 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Izumo raises an eyebrow.

That's quite a feat, and here Izumo was thinking about burning them instead.]


Very impressive, Kairi.
pure_radiantics: (convo] mild surprise)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-03-02 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
... What, can't you do Borderline too?

[She THOUGHT he was a shinki, and can't they all do it?]

I just did it normally, didn't I?

[Meanwhile a few more are headed their way.]
toremainbehind: ([02] Is neither strong nor free)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-03-02 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I can. Just not as good as you.

[He doesn't do Borderlines, okay, even though he should and has gotten the hang of it.

Though, when he notices more of the birds coming their way, his Aura flares up instinctively.

Excuse him as streaks of fire are sent out to counter those before they hit them.]
pure_radiantics: (convo] huh?)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-03-05 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
..... Woah!

[Kairi's so very impressed when they get knocked out. She's about to get sad that he had to kill the creatures when sapphires drop on the ground instead.]

And you're surprised I had to get so much better at borderlines when I can't do something like that? Geez!
toremainbehind: ([42] How long will you hide your face?)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-03-06 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[He laughs.]

Well, it does come in handy.

[He crouches down and picks up a few sapphires, eying them.]
pure_radiantics: (convo] mild surprise)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-03-08 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I bet!

[She's impressed but also confused. How does a shinki figure out they know that kind of stuff?]

You just... woke up one day and knew you could do that?
toremainbehind: ([38] Will we all burn just like fire?)

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-03-08 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah--

[He adopts a bit of a sheepish face, one that clearly says he's recalling a memory he doesn't want to remember.]

Not really. It came out when I was fighting someone.
pure_radiantics: (convo] puppy eyes say please?)

Wrapping up?

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2017-03-09 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Lucky.

[She sighs a little and picks up a few more sapphires.]

I think I just want to take some of these back now. Try exploring some more later.
toremainbehind: ([26] Are you afraid?)

Sounds good!

[personal profile] toremainbehind 2017-03-09 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
[He chuckles, crouching a bit to grab a couple of sapphires himself.]

Might be a good idea. Think this is more than one excitement for the day.