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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!]
returnedfromtheline: (> lose myself here)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2017-03-01 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's okay, Goten. You're small and earnest and cute.]

There are. And it'd suck if they got hurt by this when we could prevent it.

[Looking down at his wrapped hand, he decides to let it go for the moment. (And it actually does feel nice.)
He then looks at the coil of wire.]


... If you want to give me a hand, do you want to try tying up the coil of wire so it doesn't unwind? You probably won't need the gloves if you go slow. [And he rummages around in his bag for some sort of string to use.]
sonofson: (0204)

[personal profile] sonofson 2017-03-03 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I can do that! Leave it to me.

[Goten chirps up almost instantly. He wants to help Yukine and everyone as much as he can. He grins a bit before stepping over to the wire, trying to gather it all up. But he does heed Yukine's advice this time and goes slow. The wire is sharp and Goten has had enough cuts from it without needing to add more.]
returnedfromtheline: (| the one you least expect)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2017-03-05 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yukine is still a bit worried - he'd give Goten-kun the gloves if he could, but they'd probably be so large on him they'd just get in the way. But seeing Goten winding it so carefully puts him at ease a little.

Not finding any string in his bag, he opts for cutting the ear bands off one of the masks. It'll work.]


That's looking good. Once you got it all coiled up hold it out towards me. I'll tie it with this.
sonofson: (0290)

[personal profile] sonofson 2017-03-06 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Ta-da!

[He proudly presents the coiled up wire after another minute or so to the older shinki. Helpful Goten is helpful---or trying to be! Plus, the sooner they get this stuff out of the way the more they can explore and find treasure---and maybe get food. Yeah food sounds really good!]

Like that, Yukine? I could try to make it tighter if you want..
returnedfromtheline: (| you okay with that?)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2017-03-07 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Ta-da? (You're really cute kid, pls...)]

Nah, that’s fine. Let’s just get this done.

[Tying the bits of string to either side of the loop, he takes it from Goten and places it in his backpack. With a relieved sigh he starts putting everything else back into the bag, including his damp handkerchief.]

Thanks. I’m glad that’s over with. Seeing as we went through all that, we better see what’s behind the door, eh? Oh, but open it slowly. There might be bad air inside and we should give fresh air a chance to get in.
sonofson: ○ + (077)

[personal profile] sonofson 2017-03-10 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Goten nods eagerly. All things aside, this misadventure hasn't taken the beat out of his step. He's as ready to go as ever---just a bit more roughed up.]

Yeah! Let's go, Yukine!

[He bounces up, thrusting his fist into the air. More exploring with the best shinki-teacher ever. No way is Goten letting a few cuts take this away from him. Though he does smile a bit sheepishly after lowering his hand. Yukine has a point.]

I'll be more careful Yukine! I don't wanna get tied up again but don't worry too much, okay? This is suppose to be fun. You got my back and I got yours.

[He practically beams up at the older shinki before taking a look around the room.]

For a room with a trap I sure donno why they wanted to keep someone out. I don't see anything interesting.

[Nothing moving or shiny---Goten isn't interested]

Should we try a different room?
returnedfromtheline: (| so who *was* trying to kill Yato)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2017-03-10 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yukine looks down at Goten with a teasing smile.]

You sure run out of patience fast. Wait a minute- I'm looking for something.

[Something. Something to have made it worth getting into this room.
Trying to not get caught up in Goten's impatience he takes a deep breath and looks around the bare room slowly. It's basically a cube, the walls some sort of dark wood. He walks along the left wall, then the back wall, and turning towards the third wall is when he notices it.]


Hey, this back wall is weird. It's not dusty. ... Could it be some sort of fake, connected to the trap?
sonofson: (0209)

[personal profile] sonofson 2017-03-12 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
I have patience...

[Goten pouts, deflating a bit. He's just eager to see everything. The day only has so many hours. Though he stands there, watching Yukine look around the room more closely. Goten doesn't get it. It's just an empty room right?]

You think it's fake?

[Now that spikes Goten's curiosity. He walks over, stopping just beside Yukine.]

Like it's not suppose to be there?
returnedfromtheline: (| shady)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2017-03-12 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Yukine smiles a little to himself, answering softly,] 'Course you do. It just runs out fast.

[Looking more closely at the wall, mostly he just confirms that it's not dusty like the other ones. Between his footprints on the ground, it looks like maybe the dust got blown back a bit, but it's hard to tell.]

Mm, right. The wall is for sure not supposed to be there. But how can we get past it? I don't see a switch or anything...
sonofson: (0238)

[personal profile] sonofson 2017-03-12 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Reaching out, Goten touches the wall thoughtfully. No switch and it won't move. Hmm[

So why don't we just break through it? If you wanna get past it, just break it down!

[That's the simplest way to see what's on the other side.]

We already set off the trap so there's nothing to worry about, right?
returnedfromtheline: (> get him!)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2017-03-12 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Break it?

[Yukine looks at Goten in surprise for a stunned moment, then laughs a little.]

Sure, why not. You're right- the trap has already been sprung. [And seeing as it's his idea, Yukine backs away from the wall to give Goten some space.]

Are you going to use that blast that sometimes comes out when you try to do borderline?
sonofson: (0213)

[personal profile] sonofson 2017-03-12 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Ummm, I think I can get it without it! I don't wanna mess up whatever behind the wall.

[Blasts are a bit harder to control then his own strength. Besides he doesn't want to blow up what's behind the wall too. If there's anything. He waits for Yukine to back away, smiling at him all the while.]

Okay! Here I go!

[Pulling back his right hand, he forms a fist before thrusting it forward at the wall. The punch itself doesn't look that strong but the wall cracks from the impact and crumbles almost instantly.]

There! Will that work, Yukine?

[He coughs a little, waving a hand in front of his face to blow away the cloudy debri]
returnedfromtheline: (A; does not compute)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2017-03-16 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
[“Will that work”? Stunned, Yukine blinks at Goten, belatedly bringing up a hand to ward off the dust himself.]

… You just punched the wall down. Into practically dust. With your bare hand. Is your hand okay? [Urgently he ducks closer to get a look at Goten’s hand, and sees not a scratch.]

Heh. That was pretty amazing, Goten-kun.
sonofson: (0275)

[personal profile] sonofson 2017-03-17 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yep!

[He even holds up, not one hand--but both hands, just to show Yukine he's double okay with a big smile!]

I've punched big rocks harder then that wall. When I don't practice the borderline you taught me I like to train that way too.

[He blinks a bit at the compliment. All he did was punch it down...? Goten glances from his hand, back up to Yukine and just beams brightly! Compliments from Yukine feel good because he's super amazing to!. It feels like there are butterflies in his stomach.]

Punching a wall doesn't help with ayakashi though. So I still think you're way more amazing, Yukine.
returnedfromtheline: (/ thanks for the food)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2017-03-21 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Being called ‘amazing’--! Startled, Yukine looks off to the side, and feels his face warming.]

R-right. Well, keep practicing and I’ll teach you something new about the borderline later.

Right now, what’s our reward?

[He shines his flashlight over the revealed wall. There’s some small alcoves, and most of them are empty or hold only piles of something that has rotted away over time. Probably papers by the looks of it.

Spotting a simple-looking box in an alcove above his head, Yukine makes a reach for it. As he gets that down he asks,]


Find anything?

[Opening the box reveals only a small leather notebook.]

Heh. I guess I got my wish for a book at least.