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Who: Goten, Aymeric, and Kairi
What: Tanabata Prayer Catchall followed by Goten and Kairi training
When: July 5th+ 2016 (OOC: April 16 2016), Morning before the festival
Where: Heligoland and surrounding Near Shore

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Prayer #34 Write-in for Tanabata:

Forseti temple in Heligoland got wreaked by a small gang of teenagers. It's completely trashed much to the dismay of the fisherman that visits often. After having his fish saved he doesn't want the island to lose Forseti's blessing. It's too much work for one old man to handle. His granddaughter, that has come all the way from Japan to visit, suggests making a tanabata wish and to hang it up in the temple. So, with his granddaughter's help, he wishes for the temple to be cleaned up back to it's respectable state.

Prayer #36 Follow-up to 34:

The ayakashi that is causing all of the ruckus around Heligoland looks like a ram with one broken horn, and runs around with several groups of teenagers encouraging them to wreck any sort of building with a bit of prestige to it, which included Forseti's temple. They will need to track the ayakashi down by the trail of damage it's leaving in its wake.

Prayer #35:

Forseti is also the god that "stills all strife" in people's bonds! Unbeknownst to Aymeric, the temple-trashing teens actually started their messy activities because of a misunderstanding between one of the boys and a friend who didn't participate. That friend saw the fisherman's Tanabata wish and asked about it, wishing on the same paper that Forseti might repair the misunderstanding. The prayer was thus literally buried by the trashing of the temple. Time to set things right!

Prayer #37 Follow-up to 35:

With the advice given a success, the teenagers and the wishmaker seem to be at peace with each other! However, there's still something lurking around. Turns out it's a slippery naga ayakashi; time to track it down ~~AND HIT IT WITH A FRIENDSHIP BEAM~~ and ensure no more misunderstandings happen this time around!

Prayer #38 Follow-up to 36 and 37:

Our favorite fisherman, Frisch Singer, has gone out for his normal work and then a storm kicked up all of a sudden! Unbeknownst to the trio in Heligoland, it is a Draugen - the ghost of a man that died at sea - style ayakashi. The granddaugter makes a second wish, that her grandfather will come home safely! Little does she realize it will take the trio fighting a monster to bring him home.

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Alright, alright! I guess we can teleport down to Greece and fly from there. It'll be fun and both of you go so fast it'll probably be just as easy as teleporting down from Aymeric's temple.

[She walks on over to Artemis Temple again and puts her hand on it, reaching out to hold Goten's hand.]

Come on. We can call Nimbus from down there, right? We have a long way to fly from Greece to Poland. Białystok is near the Eastern part of it with Belarus.

[She's learning her maps with the help of Google.]

[....That's a lot of names of places he doesn't know and its all sort of bleeding together. He's just going to nod and trust Kairi to be the navigator. She's so smart!

Reaching out he grabs her outstretched hand with both of his own.]

We can race if you want! Flying is fun so even if it's a long way we can enjoy it!

[Once they've teleported, Kairi nods to Goten.]

Yeah! We can absolutely race!

[Even if Goten doesn't know exactly where he's going. He's kind of faster than Kairi ever has the guts to make Nimbus go, so if he veers a little off course, he's sure to catch up to her as well.]

Oh Nimbus~

[She calls in a sing-song voice.]

[And down comes their favorite cloud friend of all time! It streaks across the sky before shooting down and whirling around them both. Goten giggles, reaching out as Nimbus screeches to a halt in front of them. Even if he doesn't need Nimbus to fly, the cloud will never stop being important to him. He's happy Nimbus has both him and Kairi!]

Good to see you, Nimbus!

[He pats the fluff of a cloud before letting go Kairi's hand to hop into the air. He laughs, doing a few flips and figure eights before looping back around.]

Let's go!

[And blast off! Though he is going to end up back tracking and slowing down so he can follow Kairi. She *IS* the navigator after all!

And to Pololand, or whatever it's called, they go! For a long flight, its not so much for them. The Goten and Nimbus Express are both faster then a plane!]

[Kairi doesn't waste any time jumping on Nimbus and following Goten. Of course, she has to be a bit more clear-headed as they fly overland from Greece to Poland. She hugs the coast of the Adriatic Sea as long as she can, until eventually it ends in the tiny snippit of Slovenia meeting Italy.]

Okay! From here it's Austria, then Czechia, and finally Poland. We'll just have to dip lower so we can make sure we're able to find Prague. After that, we should be in Poland in no time. Then veer East.

[She's trying to call over the wind as best she can, but who knows if Goten can hear her - or cares. She's making the attempt at least.]

[He hears her, more or less. Flying over the coast, it doesn't take them long to reach Poland. Even with all his flips and playing around, they still make great time. He starts to slow so Kairi can show him which way 'East' is but blinks as his head jolts up and he looks ahead. Something...he can feel something.

Instead of slowing, Goten frowns a bit and picks up a little bit a speed as he makes a bee-line for the source. He can sense something strong and the closer they get to it, the stronger it gets.

Goten stops just over the cleared circular area, looking down at all the dead vegetation. It's a good distance from the last town they flew over, sort of hidden in the middle of no where but impossible to miss from the sky.]

Do you feel that?

[They touch down somewhere between the Narew National Park and Mińce, Poland, where there's fields aplenty but the dead vegetation circle? Not so common. Enough they can even see it from the sky. They aren't far from their original destination, anyway - this is a western suburb before getting to the city of Białystok proper.

When they do start to get close to the ground, Kairi holds tight with both hands to Nimbus's cloudy form.]

Oh... Oh Goten I don't feel so well...

[This hasn't happened to her in awhile.]

Do you... Do you think there's an ayakashi around? A big one?

[She hasn't felt this queasy before when riding on Nimbus, but she HAS felt it when she encounters ayakashi. Just not ones... quite this big.]

[ Even Goten's stomach is turning a bit from just how much energy this place is giving off. He places a hand over his stmach thoughtfully as they hover just over the clearing.]

Maybe... But I don't usually feel much from ayakashi. I don't get blight stomach... I can feel this though. It's like...it's coming from the ground itself. It feels...funny.

[He frowns, a little wary of even touching down on it.]

[Blight stomach... thank you Goten for giving a technical term to how she feels around powerful ayakashi.]

Okay but if YOU'RE feeling it from the ground, and I'M sensing something else...

[She starts to lift higher, as she realizes they're in a swampland more than big open fields. Any closer to the Narew river and Goten would be up to his hips in water, she suspects. Further down the way from them, she can see more swampy areas, but specifically a kind of damn it looks like? Being built by otters...?

No... the whole damn AND the creatures stockpiling on it, those are all ayakashi. Some very small, and some larger. Nearby there's even an ayakashi with big elk-like antlers resting against the damn-like ayakashi.]

G-Goten... we need to go. We'll have to come back.

[And she points over there while trying not to hurl all over Nimbus.]

[That's a...lot of ayakashi. He can't help but stare at them all while still patting his own stomach. They agreed to turn around for one ayakashi, for this many...even Goten isn't about to test it.

Uh-uh. Nope.]

Y-Yeah...c'mon. I don't want those ayakashi to see us.

[Because that would be very very bad. There's no telling if they can fly either. He hovers closer to Kairi and Nimbus as they go higher into the air]

Why are there so many?

I don't kn-

[There's a kind of screeching noise as one of the ayakashi does in fact notice them.]

Go. Right now, GO!

[She lifts up on Nimbus as fast as Nimbus can go - which is pretty fast - and is just hopeful that the tone in Goten's voice means he'll be right behind her. Only from that height can she be convinced they aren't flyers as well. That's when she sees the big flat circle of dead vegetation, though.]

R-Right! Hold on Kairi!

[Goten isn't paying attention to whats behind them, instead he puts his hands on Nimbus and actually pushes both the cloud and Kairi higher into the air at a decent speed. Not fast enough to where she'll fall off but its probably a good idea to keep a hold of Nimbus because away they go!

Even if there are fliers no way are they catching up to this duo.]

[Before Goten can get to her, Kairi takes a snapshot of the scenery with her phone, then holds it close when she sees Goten flying for her and Nimbus.

She lays flat and hangs onto Nimbus with both hands, as they zoom back the way they came. Time to head home!!

When they finally slow down near Roxas's temple where they came to the Near Shore, Kairi points in that direction. At least Goten can still see her hands moving. Slowed fully down, she jumps off of Nimbus and reaches for Goten's hand.]

Come on - we have to tell Suijin what we found. Just like she asked.

[ Goten blinks when Kairi takes his hand. They're back at Roxas' so mission complete right? They just need to get one of their gods to go take care of them, maybe? Even then...that was such a large mass of ayakashi, Goten isn't even sure if thats a good idea]

Huh?

[He stumbles after Kairi as she pulls him along to the temple so they can teleport to Suijin. He didn't expect to go with her but okay! To Suijin's place they go hand and hand. Hopefully she doesn't mind the two of them rushing to her temple.]

So where is this Suijin god lady?

[Said 'god lady' will be summoned once the two shinki arrive at the Meeting Hall. The shinki on duty there invites them inside towards a loose circle of three simple chairs off to the side. As she does so she makes a short call on her cell phone, and as quickly as that Suijin herself appears, teleporting there directly. Behind her stands a tall, dour-looking shinki with his hair covered by a broad band of cloth.

Suijin moves forward, her elaborate kimono making hardly a sound and broad veiled hat subtly hiding her face. She addresses them both at first.]

I am the Mizu no Kami Suijin. This is my shinki Kayo, as a vessel Tsuki, commonly called Kayonaga.

[She then looks between Kairi and the young boy. Appearances can be deceiving on the Far Shore, but still... a child?]

I take it that you are here to report on what you found, shinki Kairi. If you would kindly introduce your partner, then you may proceed whenever you are ready. I shall simply listen, to all you both have to say.

[And she sits gracefully in one of the seats, her shinki standing behind her at her shoulder.]

Ah... Yes ma'am! [Kairi bows at the waist, then stands back up again.] It's very nice to meet you in person, Lady Suijin and Kayonaga. This is a friend of mine, Goten, shinki to Aymeric, perhaps known as Forseti... it's actually Goten's cloud that I'm able to ride on. He can fly all on his own, you see. So we travel together often.

[Which she perhaps should feel bad about to call it 'often' but it's the truth too. They fly around together a lot, that's why Suijin noticed her in the first place after all.]

We went down to the Near Shore together, as you asked - and it's a good thing we were flying too. When we got very close to Białystok in Poland, we found it was a swamp. So we stuck to the air. Then we noticed this biiiig circle where not even water was flowing in. Just solid dirt. Near it in the swamp was a dam made entirely out of ayakashi, it seemed - several of them all just huddled there, and some more all around.

[But she holds up her hands defensively.]

That's when we left to come see you! No fighting ayakashi without our gods.

[They learned that lesson the hard way.]

[Goten blinks at Suijin, then Kayonaga, a brief glance to Kairi and finally back to Suijin. He remains quiet while Kairi runs over the events that took place, giving small nods here and there as she recounts what happened. He can't help but stare at Suijin curiously though, head tilting to the side. She actually reminds him a lot of Orihime only because of her kimono, not that he can see her face much at all with the veil in the way. There's also a certain air that Suijin gives off.]

Mmm? There were way more ayakashi this time though. They really seem to like something about that big circle. We've tried to fight ayakashi without our gods before and it didn't go so good. We didn't get too close cause of that.

[He gives a sheepish smile to Kairi but again his eyes are drawn back to Suijin. Curiosity getting the better of him.]

Hey Suijin, ma'm, how come you hide your face?

[She listens carefully to everything they say, as she said she would.

The idea of ayakashi blocking the natural flow of water sends a shiver down her neck. Repulsive. Regardless of what country it is in, now that she knows of it it needs to be dealt with. From the corner of her eye Kayonaga gives her a meaningful look.

And then the shinki Goten asks that question.

Kayonaga at once shifts his gaze to Goten, his expression stiff with suppressed disapproval. Sujin, however, smiles faintly and simply lifts a hand gesturing for Goten to wait.]

Let us finish speaking of the matter at hand, first.

Although I had said you should not go alone, taking another shinki was not what I had in mind. But you seem to know the danger of engaging ayakashi without your god, and so have returned unharmed. [She shakes her head slightly. Why does it sound like they’d both learnt that the hard way though?]

The location sounds rather remote. [Pausing in thought, she glances over at Kayonaga before turning back to Kairi.] This time, we might need extra assistance to find this place quickly. Can you show us exactly where it is?

[She has to smile at Goten's curiosity, despite Kayonaga's clear frustration that he'd ask the question. Kairi puts a reassuring hand on Goten's shoulder and nods when Suijin requests they stick to the one topic for now.]

Well... as I said, the cloud that you spoke of is actually Goten's cloud. I'm just on good enough terms with his... pet that I can call it as well. After some... trial and error... my god trusts me to go to the Near Shore on my own, that I'll know when I can't fight an enemy like the ayakashi on my own. Either Goten's god or my own would have been the first ones we called, if not for expecting you would want to hear about it first, before the ayakashi were dealt with.

In case, I don't know... there was something special about them you might want to know before they're Rended. I'll gladly show either or both of you how to get there. When we get back, I'd love to know more about any kind of... patterns this tells you about or something. Would you like me to show you where it is on a map then, or can you teleport all of us down there?

[She actually sounds kind of excited by that prospect - that a god like Suijin has more powers than someone like Roxas, and what might they be?]

[Goten blniks a bit when Suijin lifts her hand a bit, then Kairi puts his hand on his shoulder. He looks between the two of them, not really noticing Kayonaga because he stands like a statue (which is weird) by Suijin's side. Maybe Goten can ask him about that later too.]

Ah okay...

[He doesn't like to wait but he will. The ayakashi is more important, they do need to figure that out. Wait, was Nimbus at pet? That sounds weird--BUT ayakashi stuff. He looks up at Kairi before pointing at Suijin:]

It'd probably be easier to get miss Suijin lady to teleport there or close to it and then lead them there, huh? Maps are hard to follow and you can point stuff out better in person.

[Or at least he has trouble with map reading]

[Although Kayonaga’s expression doesn’t change one eyebrow twitches. Don’t point at his god, you!]

It was a good decision, Kairi. There well might be something different about this situation from a normal rending.

[Suijin is thoughtful for a moment at the idea of teleporting.]

Goten has a good point. In person would be better.

Do either of your gods know about the request I made of you? I believe it would a good experience if they came as well.

I spoke with Roxas about it ahead of time! He lets his shinki have a lot of freedom, and then expects us to just be open with our communication - that we'll call if something happens that we need his help with.

[She gives Goten, however, a bit more of a side-eye.]

Considering how quickly Goten jumped into helping me... I doubt Aymeric knew anything other than Goten was coming to see me at Artemis Temple. What are you thinking we're going to do down there - take all of those ayakashi out? Use enough holy water to cleanse the area maybe?

[She's a goddess of water after all, right? And if Kairi's learned one big thing since arriving, it's how invaluable holy water is.]

Actually, in my vessel form? I can help make open water into holy water. Maybe we can do that with the swampy water too!

[Goten blinks at that, smiling just a bit more.]

I told Aymeric I was going out to play and that Kairi called me. I think he was spending time with Leo anyway.

[He gives a small shrug, really not seeing a problem at all with not telling Aymeric everything. He didn't keep secrets from his god, but he didnt see the need in informing him of everything either. Maybe once he got home and over dinner but that was different.]

I turn into a sword for Aymeric so I donno how that'd help other then slicing aykashi and stuff..

[Goten is very much still a child, it seems. And although Kairi is as well, she is clearly more responsible to be trusted by her god like that.

When the girl describes what her vessel form can do, it actually elicits a slight exclamation of surprise from Kayonaga, and Suijin’s own eyes widen. If she could do that, it might even be more effective at erasing the effects of the magic circle than just destroying it like Kayonaga did with the last one.]

I see. I believe I have an interesting plan to try, then.

Goten, should your god be willing to come wield you, you would be absolutely helpful.
Kairi, I would particularly like to try something using your ability, so kindly call your god.

[Pulling her phone from her sleeve she checks the time as she stands.]

I shall return in five minutes, and at that time we shall travel to the circle you found.

[And with a nod at them she walks away, making a call on her phone as she does so. In a moment, she and Kayonaga teleport away.]

[[ooc: and given the number of people I'd be pulling into the thread, I'll be catching you all on plurk to see about handwaving some of what happens next...]

[After the five minutes promised, Suijin returned to the Meeting Hall, accompanied by Kayonaga and carrying a long pole.

After meeting the summoned gods she outlined her intended plan simply. Aymeric would use Goten to fight off the ayakashi attracted by the circle. Kayonaga would physically destroy the circle using borderlines and support Aymeric as needed. She would draw up water from the ground to flood the area, and Roxas would use Kairi to purify the water. Should that location be favorable to such dark arts, she is hopeful that this purification would dissuade the culprit from working there again.

After making sure that all were agreed with this plan, she invited the two shinki and their gods to lead the way there. Because Kairi had taken a picture of the area, it was a simple matter for the gods to teleport the group there.

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Appearing in the air above and some distance from the circle, it is a good vantage point. After taking a moment to survey the area from there Suijin allows herself to start dropping towards the ground at the edge of the dead vegetation.]

Let us go to work, then.

[Of course, the arrival of so many delicious-seeming souls does not go unnoticed by the ayakashi. On the alert from the previous disturbance of the two shinki, they are quick to rise against them. As soon as Sujin’s feet touch the ground Kayonaga lets go of her shoulders and starts drawing borderlines. The first cuts clear across the circle, breaking any remaining spell. The second is a wall for the fastest ayakashi to run into. He glances over at Aymeric and nods. Their allies will of course be able to pass through it without any trouble.

Suijin meanwhile walks to the center of the broken circle and drives her pole into the ground with a force perhaps unexpected of one dressed so delicately.]

Draw it forth and spread it as far as you can reach, Saki.

[After only a moment water springs up from around the pole. Suijin does not pay the least attention to her now sodden feet and kimono, concentration fully on the water. It will take some time to inundate the whole area...]

[[OOC: This is now a personalized follow-up mission for Goten and Kairi. When you reply to the Prayers post please include Roxas and Aymeric so that their prayer slots can also be accounted for.

Fulfill the following conditions:
- Eradicate the evil circle and the ayakashi.
- The total log from this point is to be 20 comments (not including npc comments)
- Every character comments at least three times

The reward for successfully completing this mission will be 1200 followers/120 exp.

If this is acceptable please reply to the Prayers page and put "Personalized" in place of a prayer/mission number.]]

Edited (Adding personalized mission info) 2017-06-09 14:16 (UTC)

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7teen / twin-tee

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20/20!!

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I didn't even do the dam thing on purpose w/ Suijin involved, that's hilarious. Thank you RNG.

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