Science has gone too far!

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Who: Anyone!
Where: Anywhere!
When: All of October 2nd
What: Add's experiment starts to affect the Far Shore, causing rifts and mutated ayakashi to begin appearing all over. Please refer to this post for details and questions.

Spatial Tears

The first few cracks are small, barely anything noticeable, but by morning the tears have widened enough to start leaking a chaotic and unsettling energy. Spend too much time around them and you'll start feeling strange. Memories get foggier, emotions start to run wild or go missing entirely... whatever's causing this, it's not good.

Luckily, magic seems to be enough to force them back, and a bit of holy water can seal up a weakened tear in no time. Better get to work!

Freak Ayakashi

Ayakashi are rare on the Far Shore, but not completely unheard of. The ones that linger too close to the tears receive a much more sinister effect compared to gods and shinki—the energy seeps into their bodies in the form of glowing blue patterns, granting the ayakashi even more strength and the power to spread more tears and corrupt energy with their blight. These ayakashi are aggressive and will attack heavenly beings on sight.

... but many of the ayakashi will be very familiar to the older of the outsider gods and shinki. A large number of small Noise ayakashi have ended up in the mix somehow, resembling the ones that escaped from the chocolates way back in March. They're small, but incredibly dangerous, and it'll take a coordinated attack to put any kind of dent on them.

Henir's Temple

A massive tear can be seen looming over Henir's temple, and it grows larger and larger as the day goes on. The temple grounds are a mess, and it seems like this might be the source of the trouble. Is there something inside the temple that might put a stop to all of this?

Later in the day, a piercingly bright golden triangle shines through the darkness of the giant rift. Whatever's going on in there, it's not just Add that's involved.

((If you want your character to investigate the temple, please contact me first! I can be reached on plurk at BlueFlewFedUQueen, by PM, or you can respond to the event OOC post. This is just to keep track of who's going where, so if you've already spoken to me about it in some capacity you're A-OK :|b))

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Henir's Temple

[all_seeing_eye]

[Futaba can be found outside the temple around the middle of the day, once the tear has widened but before the golden triangle erupts out of the darkness. She's staring up at the rift as if she expects to be able to see through it and into the chaos within.]

Well, that's no good...

[Glancing around for a moment, she pushes her glasses up before calling out:]

Persona!

[It's a little hard to miss what happens next, even if she was trying to be nondescript about it. There's a brief flash of light from Futaba, and suddenly there is a UFO floating above the scene. Mechanical tentacles erupt from it, scooping up Futaba, who is now dressed like a character from a 1980s cyberpunk movie.]

All right, let's see what's going on inside...

[The UFO begins floating toward the rift just as the light bursts out from the void. Its progress halts for a moment as Futaba tries to analyze what just happened.]

...Apparently a lot is going on inside. Guess I'd better hurry.

[boneofsword]

[Archer is leaping over the treetops, going as fast as he can. He's sure that Caster went to Henir's temple right after noticing the flash of familiar golden light.

Even from afar he can see the UFO. That's his chance to get inside in company, since going there alone is nothing but a suicide mission. Archer leaps forward, using the building itself as impromptu vault, and lands safely on metalic surface.]

Mind if I join you for the ride?

[all_seeing_eye]

Whoa!

[Futaba was a bit too focused on trying to analyze the rift to notice Archer until he's right on top of her.]

I don't mind if you don't. There's really only room in here for one, but I can help you out with remote battle analysis once we're inside.

[boneofsword]

My apologies, I didn't mean to startle you. [Archer apologizes as he moves away from her to find a better spot to crouch on without loosing his balance. He's fine with perching on the surface and giving her unobstructed view and free reign of all the controls. Her words pique his curiosity.]

What kind of suport are you able to provide during the battle?

[all_seeing_eye]

No problem, I could use some backup myself. I'm not really the fighting type.

[She sends the UFO slowly toward the rift.]

I can scan enemies for weak points, heal you mid-battle, give you attack buffs, keep an eye out for surprise attacks... pretty all-purpose support, really.

[boneofsword]

[Sounds like a best thing that could happen, since Archer's sure he can keep them both safe.]

Good. Do you have a shinki with you in case we run into ayakashi?

[all_seeing_eye]

I'm not really the fighting type. Even if I had one, I wouldn't be much use against ayakashi.

[Plus her shinki is soulless and creepy.]

[boneofsword]

I see. Then we'll have to keep away from them. I can at least weaken them or give us enough time to get away if it happens. [he's aware the easiest way would be to let her name him, but Archer isn't fond of the idea.]

[all_seeing_eye]

No problem. Escape plans are my specialty.

[She can at least manage that much.]

[boneofsword]

I'll be counting on you.

[Archer sends her a smirk and turns his attention to the huge rift.]

Can you get any useful info about this thing?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Hyaaa ha ha ha ha! Levels for all!

[The Overlord has his personal army deployed: a dozen of his demonic minions, brandishing swords, staves, nunchucku, and one of them had a fishing pole for some reason -- and this platoon is stomping on forward through the Far Shore beating down every ayakashi it sees. The progression slows as it passes Henir's temple, though, as the Overlord in the midst of it pauses to glance up at the UFO and its rider.]

...You know, part of me is totally unsurprised by this, and part of me expected the outfit to be at least a little more BSDM-ish.

[all_seeing_eye]

[She's only visible until the tentacles bring her fully inside the craft, but it's pretty unmistakably Futaba before then. There's an audible groan from over the UFO's external speakers.]

I'm a hacker. Are you gonna help or just stare?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

I can't keep staring, you went inside the damn flying saucer! [Zetta seems inappropriately put out by this, scowling up at the vehicle.] What, you want in on my team for the duration?

[all_seeing_eye]

No way, I'm not gonna be part of a demon team!

[badassfreakingoverlord]

What the --?! Demon teams are the best teams! I mean look at these guys!

[Nine demons and three Prinnies, pretty much none of which look shockingly competent.]

[all_seeing_eye]

They don't look that tough.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

I seem to recall someone learning a valuable lesson about not underestimating based on appearances the other day.

[all_seeing_eye]

Okay, okay, fair enough. But I can't take that many in with me anyway.

Re: Henir's Temple

[royaltyloyalty]

[He runs as quickly as he can, faster faster towards this girl he doesn't even know and then--]

DAMNIT!

[Dokugakuji was unsuccessful in his attempt to 'protect' Futaba as she starts to get scooped up, but he's clearly thinking that that's an ayakashi grabbing for her.]

Hang on, I'll get you out of there! Mokki!

[And he's got a sword in his hand, readied towards the UFO.]

Re: Henir's Temple

[all_seeing_eye]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you doing!

[The UFO floats up a little higher.]

Re: Henir's Temple

[royaltyloyalty]

I was trying to... rescue you?

[He's suddenly very confused.]

Isn't that an ayakashi?

Re: Henir's Temple

[all_seeing_eye]

Nope! I'm in total control of this baby!

Re: Henir's Temple

[royaltyloyalty]

It's your what? Shinki's vessel, temple, god power...?

[Someone in control of something like that outside of those options frankly strikes him as very Dr. Ni and that's troubling him.]

Re: Henir's Temple

[all_seeing_eye]

None of the above!

[Very helpful, Futaba.]

But it's definitely not eating me.

Re: Henir's Temple

[royaltyloyalty]

[Very weird. But she's running off and he can't do anything else to help so...]

Whatever. Next time you see me, just explain things more clearly, huh?

[And off he runs to get some more ayakashi.]