[ Despite the sheer number of 'ghosts' that are out and about tonight, Yata is still here and fired up, for lack of a better word. There's an air of hyper-vigilance about him, because spending the evening outside of a cemetery is not his idea of a good time, but this time he's not the only one here and he's got a simple task - keep the fires burning and defend the spirits as they return to their resting place from evil spirits and ayakashi.
This, at least, is something he's particularly equipped for and anyone passing by might notice the telltale flicker of Red flames around his form as he keeps his Aura channeled, just in case a fire somewhere needs a helpful boost or an evil spirit ventures too close to the area he's guarding. His trusty bat is propped on one shoulder, also lit with flames. And while he'll engage the ayakashi readily enough, he's also learned firsthand that he can only keep them busy for so long before he needs to find a god nearby for help, so he keeps an eye out for who's nearby just in case he needs to call in backup from someone capable of Rending them. ]
B. Guarding the Gates
[ Eventually his assignment changes and he can be found outside one of the caves holding a gate. Although he might be looking a little on the tired side now that the night is waning into the early hours of the morning. His flames flicker a little more sporadically, like he's been over-exerting himself and, should a long period of quiet have fallen over his post, one might even catch him leaning against a nearby tree, head nodding slightly before he catches himself and struggles to shake himself back awake.
Although this doesn't bode well for long because it seems some evil spirits and ayakashi were waiting for such a chance as this, lurking in the shadows of the gateway, waiting for the perfect opportunity to escape into the world. He's jostled awake by the sound of skittering feet and chortling cackles as a handful of spirits make a break for it. ]
....Oi!
C. Sword of Damocles
[ It's late in the evening when there's a sudden change in the atmosphere above the cemetery. It's enough to startle Yata into alertness, searching around him for the source. Only it's not around him, it's above, and it's a glint of fire that draws his eyes upwards as a massive Red sword manifests overhead to hover in the night sky.
He stares at it in shock for a moment, mouth dropping open in surprise before the brand on his chest starts to burn with a sudden powerful intensity and he clutches at his shirt, going to his knee in surprise and confusion. ]
Ngggh! What....?!
D. After-Party
[ Yata almost skips the party entirely, because he really just wants a bed to flop into right now, but the lure of a hot spring first does him in, especially when he does notice a few spots of Blight on his skin. Taking care of that first, he can be found slumped in one of the steaming pools, letting the hot water work on sore muscles. A plate of food is gotten afterwards, because he is hungry, and he finds a quiet place to flop down with it, poking at it until his yawns make it obvious that it's time to head home for the night or he starts dozing off again over his plate... ]
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[ Despite the sheer number of 'ghosts' that are out and about tonight, Yata is still here and fired up, for lack of a better word. There's an air of hyper-vigilance about him, because spending the evening outside of a cemetery is not his idea of a good time, but this time he's not the only one here and he's got a simple task - keep the fires burning and defend the spirits as they return to their resting place from evil spirits and ayakashi.
This, at least, is something he's particularly equipped for and anyone passing by might notice the telltale flicker of Red flames around his form as he keeps his Aura channeled, just in case a fire somewhere needs a helpful boost or an evil spirit ventures too close to the area he's guarding. His trusty bat is propped on one shoulder, also lit with flames. And while he'll engage the ayakashi readily enough, he's also learned firsthand that he can only keep them busy for so long before he needs to find a god nearby for help, so he keeps an eye out for who's nearby just in case he needs to call in backup from someone capable of Rending them. ]
B. Guarding the Gates
[ Eventually his assignment changes and he can be found outside one of the caves holding a gate. Although he might be looking a little on the tired side now that the night is waning into the early hours of the morning. His flames flicker a little more sporadically, like he's been over-exerting himself and, should a long period of quiet have fallen over his post, one might even catch him leaning against a nearby tree, head nodding slightly before he catches himself and struggles to shake himself back awake.
Although this doesn't bode well for long because it seems some evil spirits and ayakashi were waiting for such a chance as this, lurking in the shadows of the gateway, waiting for the perfect opportunity to escape into the world. He's jostled awake by the sound of skittering feet and chortling cackles as a handful of spirits make a break for it. ]
....Oi!
C. Sword of Damocles
[ It's late in the evening when there's a sudden change in the atmosphere above the cemetery. It's enough to startle Yata into alertness, searching around him for the source. Only it's not around him, it's above, and it's a glint of fire that draws his eyes upwards as a massive Red sword manifests overhead to hover in the night sky.
He stares at it in shock for a moment, mouth dropping open in surprise before the brand on his chest starts to burn with a sudden powerful intensity and he clutches at his shirt, going to his knee in surprise and confusion. ]
Ngggh! What....?!
D. After-Party
[ Yata almost skips the party entirely, because he really just wants a bed to flop into right now, but the lure of a hot spring first does him in, especially when he does notice a few spots of Blight on his skin. Taking care of that first, he can be found slumped in one of the steaming pools, letting the hot water work on sore muscles. A plate of food is gotten afterwards, because he is hungry, and he finds a quiet place to flop down with it, poking at it until his yawns make it obvious that it's time to head home for the night or he starts dozing off again over his plate... ]