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Sho Minamimoto ([personal profile] piphilologize) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-08-25 11:32 pm

Susano'o Trashes Heaven

Who: Sho Minamimoto vs. Everyone!
What: Susano'o decides to take on Heaven. Chaos results.
When: All day April 19
Where: All around the Heavens
Summary: In a bid to take over Heaven, Sho has unleashed an apocalyptic number of taboo ayakashi the biggest Heaven-wrecking godmode weapon this side of the Far Shore. It doesn't end well. Get ready for spring cleaning 2.0.
Warnings: Math, strong language, casual disembowelment and other violence, NPC death, potential for character death.

12:00:00 PM
Susano'o, Selfies, and the Subjugation of Heaven


As he'd revealed in his 3 AM BBS post, Sho has a variety of fascinating ayakashi that he wants to share with the world. By noon, several large heaps located in various parts of Heaven have caught on fire and there is a massive outpouring of taboo ayakashi.

Concentrated primarily near the Meeting Hall and Susano'o's junk heap of a temple, these ayakashi attack shinki and gods on sight. They're vicious, powerful, and the only way to defeat them is the power of teamwork.

At 2 PM, Joshua will be providing some helpful tips. Meanwhile, Sho will be teleport-spamming throughout Heaven. Feel free to text him, but he'll stop answering right around the time Bishamon and Hajime start to catch up to him. (Picowatt will be helping out from there on!)

Save Heaven 2K16? (Details here!)

03:14:15 PM
Boss Fight: Seiten Taisei and the Neoclassical Drakes


It's the zero hour, exactly 43,200 seconds since he posted his warning to the BBS when Sho decides to change the game. Heaven has rallied against him, gods and shinki alike, and it's time to pull out the big guns.

In the air above the Meeting Hall, he unleashes thirteen Neoclassical Drakes before releasing Seiten Taisei.

And, suddenly, it's entrails everywhere.

??:??:??
Post-Battle Spring Cleaning


Well, the day is saved, but there's a metric ton left to do. The mass slaughter left a bit of a bloody mess, and Susano'o has shrines on the Near Shore covered in graffiti that can turn any stray ayakashi into the taboo sort. Weird and corrupt magics all over the place, some of which are on fire. His junkyard temple is burning merrily, and there are still some stray taboo ayakashi to put down.

Anyone ready for Spring Cleaning 2.0? Grab a mop.
heiring: (10)

closed to souji

[personal profile] heiring 2016-08-27 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Reiji is out and about by the time the vicious ayakashi hit. Luckily for him, he has his sword in preparation of training with Jakob later. Unfortunately for him, he's only one person in this district and fighting one of the taboo ayakashi, even if it's a weak one, is proving to be a challenge.

So he's basically running the hell away from it while speed dialing his god partner. ]


Souji! I need your help. There's this thing following me and it won't leave. I can't fight it off alone!

[ He tilts his phone backwards and Souji gets a blurred image of this. ]
Edited 2016-08-27 15:15 (UTC)
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[personal profile] socials 2016-09-14 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ When the two of them part ways to go about their respective plans, until they meet up again, Souji makes sure to pay attention to the emotions that he can feel from his shinki. Usually everything is even and calm, but -

The moment he feels a shift, he's worried. The call doesn't help things, and he practically drops everything.
]

Where are you, Reiji? [ He slips easily into his Leader Voice from home, serious and down to business, leaving the store he'd been in. ] Keep moving, use your environment as much as you can, but I'll come to you.
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[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-15 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Good, Souji's on the line. That means he's still safe.

Much of what he can feel from Reiji is determination, not fear. Of course, he still does fear for his life, but what's most on his mind is getting away - and finding Souji. Both of them still in one piece. ]


I went south to look at something. I've just passed [ insert landmark here ]. Where are you?

[ His voice is punctuated by short pauses as he runs, leaping over obstacles in the same way that he usually does for training. That's not difficult, but the ayakashi pursuing simply crashes through them instead. ]
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[personal profile] socials 2016-09-15 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He watches the background behind Reiji for a moment before he lowers his phone to run, quick but certainly not as agile as someone who ran parkour - stride? - before their death. They'll have to look into that, later. It might make it easier for them to meet up in the future, should something like this happen again.

Ideally not. Souji is at least relieved that it's determination and not quite fear that he's picking up on. Fear is human, but it makes it easier to focus.
]

Northeast of you, I think. I was going to the konbini to pick up a few things. [ He adjusts his course easily, as he tells him his own nearby landmark, rushing by unsuspecting pedestrians. ]
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[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-16 01:16 am (UTC)(link)

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[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-16 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ The konbini - well, that makes things easier. Let's hope the ayakashi pursuing him won't hit too many of said pedestrians. Even if Sho said that they won't attack civilians, there could be collateral damage. ]

Right. I'll see you at the overhead crossing bridge.

[ That should be the closest halfway point, if memory serves. There's a clear stretch of road now, which makes it easier for him to dash - but the bear, slower as it is, still won't give up.

It's not going to end too quickly. ]
Edited 2016-09-16 01:21 (UTC)
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I'm still laughing

[personal profile] socials 2016-09-16 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ The pedestrians are a major concern for him, and make him want to divert the ayakashi to somewhere more secluded, where there are less people. There must be some way to lure it away...

Not that it chasing Reiji isn't essentially luring it somewhere else, but it's not exactly ideal. Souji wants to keep his shinki safe as much as he wants to keep these people safe.
]

I'll meet you there. [ That sounds about right, to him.

And it's not that far off, either, especially with both of them running. It isn't very hard to miss the ayakashi when he gets closer, either, given the size of it and the noises it's making. He just needs to get closer to Reiji, so he can call for him without putting him at risk of getting snatched or worse in the process.
]
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I'll send you more memes next time

[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-16 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reiji has around the same thoughts as his partner, but there is much less that he can do with regards to putting those thoughts into action. Protect the civilians, because this is a struggle strictly between people of the Far Shore - which means either taking the ayakashi down, or luring it someplace else. At least the small spirits and other people (?) he's passing by are being ignored in favour of pursuing him.

But where? ]


Souji!

[ Souji will see him round a corner, swinging around one of the traffic lights so that he doesn't lose speed. About ten meters behind will be the taboo bear.

> Initiate battle bgm? ]
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I'm so glad

[personal profile] socials 2016-09-16 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Perking immediately at the sound of Reiji's voice, Souji finds himself looking at his shinki - and then at the taboo bear. ] Reiji!

[ ... it's a lot larger when it's closer, rather than him catching sight of it from a greater distance. But he's faced off against things far, far bigger than it, and some of his Personae dwarf it a great deal. So instead of being intimidated, he dashes forward, holding his hand out. Because they have to hurry, if they want to keep its attention on them without giving it the upperhand.

There's too many other spirits and people around, even if it's not the immediate area, to put at risk. So -
]

Ryouki!

[ > Initiate battle bgm ]
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YOU LINKED THE BEST BGM

[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-16 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reiji's form dissolves as soon as Souji calls his vessel name - Excalibur (?) appears in his hands in a flash, the blade's edge lighting up with a soft hum. ]

Thanks! That thing doesn't give up easily.

[ The ayakashi stops momentarily, looking left and right in search of its now-changed target. Not seeing Reiji, it (luckily or unluckily) decides to go for the god closest to it, which is Souji. ]

I fought it for a couple of minutes. It's strong and kinda slow, but it has a keen sense of what's behind it, so we can't ambush it.
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ONLY THE BEST BGM

[personal profile] socials 2016-09-16 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wrapping his fingers around the hilt of his vessel as soon as it's in his hand, Souji swings the sword around so that he can move freely with him, letting himself become the primary target in Reiji's absence. After all, this isn't the first time he's done something like this. ]

Apparently. It chased you the whole way here?

[ That's definitely stubborn. But he shifts gears, making sure to stay just out of reach as he assesses the situation, taking in Reiji's information and putting it all together. ] Meaning we need to distract it. [ He sifts through his Personae in his head, settling on Ishtar. Human-shaped, healing skills, and small and quick enough that she won't be at risk. ]
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[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-16 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Being in vessel form, much of his exhaustion is now mental instead of physically felt, so he can converse normally. But his attention is on the ayakashi as much as before - it doesn't seem to act any differently, so that's a good thing. ]

Yep. Better me than anyone who can't fight, I guess. But I don't think we're the only people fighting these kinds of new ayakashi. I got attacked before I could call anyone else, though.

[ Ishtar definitely catches the ayakashi's attention - it pauses again, unsure who to attack. That's a few seconds' of opening. ]
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[personal profile] socials 2016-09-16 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Better you than someone that can't outrun it, too. [ Reiji is fast. Though its persistence made it fairly obvious that it would continue to chase him until he was exhausted, so he's glad that they can fight it together now. It means less people will be at risk, including his partner. ] We'll have to go back to where you encountered it and see if there's any more.

[ For now, though, he uses Ishtar's distraction to lunge forward in the ayakashi's confusion. The mock-goddess disappears, just in the same moment that he brings the blade around in a two-handed slash against the ayakashi's side, allowing him to strike and then dart behind it so that it'll be forced to turn if it wants to try and attack him. ]
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[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-17 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Souji would also know that he would be willing to run until he falls over if it means getting the ayakashi away. So it's a good thing that they don't need to come to that. ]

It's definitely got to do with that BBS post.

[ But more on that later. Now, it's time to fight. Ishtar's disappearance causes the ayakashi to make up its mind, but a few moments too late - the bear howls and moves back half a step, a paw swipe sideways missing Souji even if it had twisted its body around. ]
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[personal profile] socials 2016-09-17 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Considering the memory of Reiji's death is with him, often? Yes, he does know. And he's trying to work to prevent a repeat occurrence of him having to be that selfless.

While he's not as fast as Yosuke in battle, he's still quick, and Souji silently thanks his training with Chie for that as he darts out of reach. He holds Reiji in one hand, reaching the other out to summon Ishtar again. It's a waste of energy, but -
] Ishtar!

[ - he has her hit the ayakashi with Maziodyne from the other side, to draw its attention. ] The one around three this morning?
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[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-17 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ The ayakashi is still intent on chasing Souji, but Ishtar's Maziodyne is enough to make it pause. It twists back again in a slash directed towards the Persona - the same slash that it had tried to use on Souji earlier. ]

That's one of its tricks! It feints and then attacks backwards. I got spooked by that one. Be careful.

[ His voice settles now, though. ]

The one by Susanoo, yes. It' seems like it's only going to get worse.
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[personal profile] socials 2016-09-17 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ At least with Ishtar, she can be recalled before sustaining any damage. Which would then be relayed back to him, if he's not careful. But he's going to be tactical about this, use everything to his advantage.

Like finding that thread of power that Reiji has, drawing on it to summon his power like that first day they tried it.
]

It's got a lot of range, for something so bulky seeming.

[ He'll keep out of that range, but move to draw it further away from where people might be. ]

That means we should take care of this as quickly as we can, without putting ourselves or others at risk.
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[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-17 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reiji doesn't reply at first, awareness trained almost entirely on their opponent, observing - ]

Your Persona staggered it just now. I could barely scratch it with my sword, maybe you could use more magic or ranged? Get a fast Persona so both of you can attack it from both sides. Only one attack will be blocked so the other could go through.

[ It's the best he can do in his vessel state, to give commentary. That, and slowly start to aggregate some light into his vessel, but he's too occupied as Souji's second set of eyes to make it the same speed as usual. ]
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[personal profile] socials 2016-09-17 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ So long as the light begins to charge, Souji is in no rush to use it right away. He wants to let it build, let that power feed into his shinki, so he focuses on the strategizing aspect of this battle. He hasn't had to fight an opponent solo since Yosuke's Shadow.

But he has Reiji. A second set of eyes, and a logical approach.
]

Ishtar is a healer, more than an attacker. Someone else - [ He snorts, bringing a hand up to change his Persona, to change the arcana, and then he crushes the card to summon Izanagi himself. The Persona spins his weapon, before working to divert the ayakashi's attention away from god and shinki again, slashing the great blade at it. ]
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[personal profile] heiring 2016-09-18 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reiji will never stop being amazed at Souji's Personae. The ease with which he switches no doubt comes from practice, but the very fact that a highschooler is able to wield this sort of power is impressive. Not something he can attain, he knows, but that doesn't diminish the respect he has for his partner. ]

Nice one!

[ The ayakashi raises its claws to catch Izanagi's blade - a block, which holds - but at the same time leaving its back open. ]
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[personal profile] socials 2016-09-20 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! [ Though the attack doesn't connect, Souji regardless thinks that it works for its intended purpose. So while the two grapple, Izanagi trying to bear the blade down and exerting pressure, he moves in again, steps quick and precise while bringing Reiji's vessel back. ]

Hold onto your energy, we'll use it when the moment's right.

[ If it keeps building up, then they'll be able to do a lot more damage, he thinks. So he'll just swing the shinki's blade around into the bear's back and part of its side in a swift slash. ]