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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.

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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.

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[ Just like last time, Goku snags Hakkai's energy ball out of the air, easy as catching a baseball. Guess there's somebody here who didn't forget everything, huh monkey? There's no way he's going to be able to dodge this time -- the glow comes right at him, and Gojyo winces, flinging one arm up to try and at least save his face.

And then the glow is gone, and he's fifty feet up in the air.

...Oh. Right. God powers!

Sanzo's just a blur of white and spreading red from this distance, and it's Gojyo's first instinct to get him to safety. But Hakkai's fighting the monkey with a broken arm and no memory of how to use his own innate powers. Hold on, Sanzo, Gojyo thinks at the monk, pointing himself at Goku and letting himself fall. If he can get his hands on Goku, then he can teleport them together anywhere. Straight up will be a good start -- a good fall might slow the monkey down some. Asshole, don't you dare die yet. ]

[The ball of energy continues through the air unblocked, sailing right into a far wall with a rather large explosion and a following cloud of dust and debris. But Gojyo wasn't in the path. Confused, Seiten Taisei's lips curl into a snarl and he looks up, tracking Gojyo to where he's floating high above them in the air.

This, of course, leaves him wide open for those vines to take hold of his legs. As soon as he can feel them snaking their way across his skin, Seiten Taisei looks down, eyes widening and entire body tensing. They're strong, and even he's finding difficulty breaking them.

Being called out to, he turns, snarling at Hakkai this time. That ball of energy he's building up doesn't intimidate him in the slightest. He can just catch it and redirect it again if he has to. In fact, it almost looks like he's waiting for it.

Except his ears pick up the sound of air being displaced, and he looks up, spotting Gojyo quickly descending towards him. Whatever he's planning, it's stupid. He's left himself far too open for attack. Seiten Taisei is gone again, vines not so much falling away as they are tearing from their root on the floor, and he's appearing right next to Gojyo in the air, bringing down both fists in an attempt to slam him to the floor.]

[The vines tear free from the floor under Goku's new, terrible strength, falling uselessly away from his legs as he leaps for Gojyo. Hakkai flinches as they give way. It is the same as his vessel form's ability, after all.

He lets the ball of energy dissipate; it was only a distraction, and with Goku and Gojyo so close together at such a distance, and falling, he can't use it without risking hitting Gojyo. Instead, he comes to his feet, racing for Sanzo. The other shinki is still bleeding -- so he's still alive -- but Hakkai needs a better look at his injuries to guess how long that's going to last.]

[ The wind is blinding as he falls, hair whipping against his back like wires. It's terrifying (and thrilling, in a gut-knotting sort of way) -- his hands are ready, elbows tucked against his ribs, braced for the momentary impact. As soon as he touches Goku, he'll be up. Up, in the sky somewhere, higher than the clouds, away from anyone that Goku could hurt like this. Ten heartbeats, and he'll be there. There isn't even time to think.

(Later, looking back on this stupid-ass plan, he'll realize that Sanzo going into shock from his injuries had blunted his own brain, making him think that skydiving at the Seiten Taisei was anything approaching a good idea. Later, he'll feel really stupid about this decision, when he could have just teleported there.)

Nine heartbeats to go, and Goku vanishes. It takes Gojyo a moment to realize it, peering down through wind-tears, but before it can really register, something hits him in the side, hard enough to break his ribs. The breath is driven out of him, and the last thing he sees out of the corner of his eye is the Seiten Taisei hovering beside him.

Goku, I'm so--

And then he hits the ground, and everything goes black.]

[A moment after Gojyo hits the ground, Seiten Taisei follows suit, landing in a kneeling position and creating a slight indent in the floor. Gojyo isn't moving, though, and while he can hear his heartbeat, it's slow and sluggish. Just out, not dead. But that can be remedied shortly.

He still has the other one to deal with, though. Standing straight, he turns his eyes to Hakkai, who seems to be in the process of helping the monk. Vulnerable. That's his next target, then.

Seiten Taisei begins to take on a more attacking stance, but something from the other end of the room catches his attention. Voices echoing in a hallway, and three people emerging into the room. His attention turns, then, to the ones that have just arrived, and clearly are not injured. He wants to fight Hakkai, but... no matter. These will be taken care of quickly, and he can return to his fight.

In a blink, he's gone, moving across the room to deal with the newcomers.]

[She's been driving herself crazy trying to find Sanzo. He'd mentioned a kappa and she can piece enough together to figure that it'd mean Gojyo. So she'd been popping around to his temple and then Elsa's, running around trying to find someone, anyone, and coming up empty handed. Her heart aches, a tugging feeling at her soul and a thread of panic in her mind she can't fully connect to Sanzo's deteriorating condition just yet, but it spurs her on in a near-frenzy as she strikes down ayakashi and keep going. There's no time to play right now.

In her panic it had taken her longer than she'd like to admit to thinking to go to the meeting hall. The pressurized feeling of power hits her the second her foot touches the ground and instinctively she recoils from it.]

What--

[This was a lot to take in. The boy, Goku (Goku, but not her Goku, but the power is the same and familiar enough that it almost knocks the wind right out of her and in her mind it is her Goku, going on a rampage, but the transformation is different, but-- but--)

She feels dizzy.]

Hakkai? [She gasps the name as she tears her eyes away to look at him, her face pale, clutching her staff. He looked different too.] What's-- Goku is...?

[Her eyes zero in on Sanzo and then to Gojyo. There's blood, god there's so much blood and even her time on the battlefield can't fully prepare her for every time. She was suddenly grateful the ayakashi couldn't bleed because she sure as hell hadn't missed this part.

This wasn't the time for her to lose her head though. Goku was distracted, but who knew for how long? Her mind whirls and she stands a bit straighter, forcing herself to focus]

I can heal. What do you need me to do first?

[ It'd all faded out until the sense of someone at his side filters through. Crumpled against a wall with an arm held loosely over the gut wound left by sharp claws, it's a struggle for him to force his sluggish body to act on his instinctive sense of self-preservation but he can't just lie there.

If it was Goku, maybe there was nothing he could do, but he couldn't just give up.

He blindly lashes out with a clumsy punch, only to over-balance himself and sprawl with a choked gasp on the floor. His head swimming and unable to catch his breath, Sanzo pants weakly as he tries to push himself up. ]

[The sound of Gojyo hitting the floor -- a heavy thud, terribly final (why didn't he teleport out of the way) -- comes as Hakkai's going to his knees by Sanzo's side, and he's frozen when Sanzo's clumsy punch thuds harmlessly against his shoulder. It's the broken arm, and it hurts, rocking him back onto his heels and from there back to his feet in a single movement as his head whips around to take in the room.

Sanzang's there. Sanzang heals? Hakkai flicks his good hand down at Sanzo, who's trying a pushup with deep gut wounds.]

Take him.

[It'll take two hands to hold Sanzo down and make sure his insides stay in. Hakkai heads for Gojyo instead, hands already starting to glow as he goes down to his knees again. Gojyo's breathing. It's a wet, gasping breath but it's a breath, and Hakkai puts his good hand over Gojyo's chest, focusing as he pours energy into the injuries there. Broken ribs, he thinks. More than one. Maybe splintered. A head injury, too; his face is already reddened and swelling from impact. Goku could reappear at any moment and slaughter them all, but Gojyo could die under his hands right now, and Hakkai has no attention left to spare for the greater threat.]

On it.

[She wastes no time in going to Sanzo's side, setting her staff aside. Kikka will just have to wait.

There's a moment of hesitation, only briefly, before she reaches up and undoes the clasps on her sleeves. Desperate times call for desperate measures, after all, but there's nothing wrong with her hands that would require covering them up. But the silk sleeves are set aside with Kikka, and she reaches out to grab Sanzo.]

Hey, hey, you didn't even say goodbye! Your manners are terrible. [She laughs and forces a smile, her voice light and cheery as ever despite the strain of the whole situation. Her hands grip his shoulder, carefully, but firmly, forcing him over on his back.] I have a lot to scold you for, so you're not allowed to do something stupid like die right now, okay?

[Her clothes are going to have to be burned after this, she thinks regretfully, with all the blood staining them and she presses her hands against his wounds. There's a green glow before slowly the wounds will start stitching themselves up and with that the pain begins to go away too.

And right onto Sanzang. She feels a little like she's dying, and there's a newfound respect for the fact Sanzo had forced himself to try and move despite all that. But she holds firm, sparing a glance towards Hakkai and Gojyo.]

Hakkai. How's Gojyo? [Besides "bad"]

[Between watching the fight and feeling both her feelings and her shinki's, Elsa has had a difficult time of this (to say the list). Now and then she'd think of calling for Hakkai and Sanzo's vessel forms, but she'd promised to stay out of it -- and more importantly, they'd be defenseless before Goku. (And Goku... Her murmuring of Monki had yielded no results. Whatever Susano'o did to him, it's powerful.

When Goku leaves, Elsa is still too frightened to move, too aware that she will only make it worse for them if she draws Goku's attention to herself. Even when Sanzang dashes into the scene, Elsa does little more than step out from where she was hiding all this time.

It's omly when Hakkai says take him that Elsa snaps out of her shock (it's so much all at once, and even without having that kind of connection with Gojyo, she feels for him too). The decision now is, who should she go to? Her hesitation gives Sanzang the time to start healing Sanzo. Hakkai's concern is a steady current at the edge of Elsa's consciousness. If she breaks that, will Gojyo die? Can Sanzang help Gojyo too? And Hakkai, he's injured as well.

Sanzang asks how Gojyo is, and Elsa decides without stopping to think, goes to Sanzo's side to make sure he's doing okay.]

Sanzo? Sanzo-- [She doesn't even know what to say.

There are tears in her eyes when she looks at Sanzang.] Is he okay? [Will she have to feel Sanzo die?]

[How is he. Bad, to start with. His breathing is easing, though; Hakkai can't force the bone to knit, but he can seal broken blood vessels and encourage torn flesh to heal. He pushes back a wave of dizziness, grits his teeth, and shifts his hand to Gojyo's temple.]

Alive.

[It's as much as he's willing to grant. Alive and possibly going to survive, although Hakkai's not tempting fate by going that far with the prognosis out loud. Head wounds. In the best case, if gods heal better than mortals, he'll be laid up for days.

And Sanzo? Hakkai spares a moment of distraction to look up at Elsa and Sanzang.]

We can't stay here.

[Goku can return at any moment. As soon as Sanzo and Gojyo can survive being moved, being moved will dramatically improve their chances of survival.]

[ His struggle against Sanzang is brief, some combination of physical weakness and her words sinking in or maybe just the tone of them. He has to grit his teeth against a moan when her small hands press against his wound, and he blindly grabs at one of her wrists even as the pain seems to start to melt away.

His robe is stained with bright, garish red, heavy and sodden, but the spread of his blood slows. His eyes flutter open, but he's not tracking and the women kneeling over him are blurry figures. ]

Not going without... [ It's hard to find the words, and they come out muddled and breathy. His grip on Sanzang's wrist tightens. ] ...th'damn brat.

[Elsa's approach makes Sanzang tense a little and she whips her head about quickly to assess the threat level--nonexistent, she remembers this woman briefly from when she said hello on Sanzang's post. Sanzang smiles brightly, like she isn't wrist-deep in the blood of Elsa's shinki or her own other half]

Yep, yep! Don't worry! Everything's going to be A-Okay! I would never die so easily, so there's no way Sanzo here will either! [That she can say with confidence.

For some reason, Hakkai's assessment that Gojyo is "alive" makes Sanzang laugh brightly, like somehow none of this nightmare is going on.]

That's good news, at lea- Hey-- [She cuts herself off when Sanzo grabs her wrist and she winces slightly. That's probably going to leave a bruise, but she doesn't pull away. The pain over her stomach grows worse and she hunches over a little, but her hands remain steady. Honestly, Sanzo's hand on her wrist helps ground her, and she focuses half her attention on that warmth to keep her steady.

She can't worry them. She can't. If she's smiling and laughing it means everything's going to be okay, no one has to worry, but god it feels like she's being torn apart from the inside out. Sanzang's smile is pained] Hey, of course! We can't leave Goku on his own! [He doesn't like being alone, first of all, and Sanzang's heart aches again. She'd failed her own Goku too many times, she can't possibly let it happen here.]

When you and Hakkai and Gojyo are all healed up, I'll take my turn, okay? I'm sure we can all figure out something. [She who took down Asura... Surely she could at least go toe-to-toe with Goku?

...Well, maybe at her peak. Surely not now, when she's already exhausted and weakened and taking this much pain on.

But she can't think of that. She can't allow herself to lose no matter what.

But Hakkai's right in that they can't stay here. She could always come back, right? Right. But Hakkai, Gojyo, and Sanzo are more important right now. Shinki she knew by now couldn't teleport on their own, so she looks to Elsa.]

Lady Elsa? When these wounds close up, I'm going to heal Hakkai some [at least take the pain away, no Hakkai she won't take 'no' for an answer here] and then can you take him and Gojyo to your temple? I'm going to take Sanzo with me. [That's said firmly, a decision she's not going to budge on.] I have to be able to keep an eye on him while I heal him. Okay?

[There's so much going on at once, so much to think about, and not enough time. Not with Goku changed and on a rampage.

Sanzang's calm and cheer help Elsa focus, and she nods along once she is addressed.]

Yes. I-- but Sanzo-- [She presses her lips together, forcing herself to stop and think. Sanzo's injuries are the worst (though Gojyo is a close contender for that position), and Sanzang has been nothing but helpful in all this chaos. She's healing Sanzo already, and it's clearly draining her, and yet she's still going to heal Hakkai.]

Sanzo's doing that badly, huh. [And Sanzang taking him seems like the equivalent of sending him to the hospital, which is exactly what he needs.

He also needs them to act fast. All of them do, if they intend to survive.]

Okay. [She nods firmly, glancing at Sanzo, relieved to hear him speaking, even if weakly.] We're going to bring him home, Sanzo, don't worry. [Then, to Sanzang, she adds,] Thank you.

Save your energy for Sanzo, please.

[And the other survivors. Hakkai's arm isn't even a bad break.

And he thinks he might have done all he can to stabilize Gojyo; he's not awake yet, but maybe. Maybe once the swelling has gone down a little, or -- he sits back on his heels, filing every dire possibility away to be thought of later, and blinks back another wave of dizziness. He's going to be as useless as Sanzo and Gojyo if Goku heads back their way right now. He's used too much energy.

But someone has to stop Goku, and it won't be Sanzo or Gojyo for days -- by which time he might have slaughtered half of heaven.]

Sanzang, if you're going to come back to fight him, I'm going with you.

You damn idiots. [ He's pushing too hard, too fast, but he's not letting these morons make all the wrong choices. On the other hand, his own choices weren't looking too great right in that moment, either. ]

You can't stop Goku- [ He breaks off, gasping for air. He felt half suffocated, but he's prematurely trying to sit up. ] I... I can.

[ That he was having trouble moving on his own and was clearly in shock had nothing to do with it. ]

[She looks at Elsa for a long moment, her smile growing warm.] You're welcome. I'm glad the boys have you. [She cared a lot, Sanzang could tell that, and even though she hadn't known this version of her group for very long, even she could tell that was something they needed. Clearly they couldn't be trusted to take care of themselves.]

People in conditions like yours' have no right to talk back to me. [She turns her attention to Hakkai then, but her tone is playful.] This is me we're talking about! I have plenty of-- ah-- energy to spare! [Just ignore that hitch in her breath, and she presses a little into his closing wounds as Sanzo tries to sit up.

(Slow, it's going so slow, damn you work faster, she thinks furiously to herself, feeling her own energy draining, regardless of her earlier bravado. If she was at full power this would've been fully healed in less than a minute or two, if she was at full power this would be child's play dammit dammit--)]

I didn't give you permission to move! Working miracles like this takes time, you know! [But Hakkai's words churn through her mind. Come with her to fight Goku?] Are you going to become a nora, Hakkai? [Her tone is teasing, but her smile is vicious] Because right now, I don't think you could do too much besides be a meat shield without something like that!

[But that's not a bad idea either, unfortunate as it is. Sacrifice Hakkai to potentially save many more lives? It's not a decision she'd like to make, but she's made similar before. Sacrifice a pawn to get the checkmate they need. It's a no-brainer. The smile disappears from her face as she stares down at her glowing hands, plans upon plans building in her head centering around the hope that she could do that and keep Hakkai alive.]

If you let me heal you some beforehand, maybe I'll change my mind. [Which is as close to a "yes sure we'll do that" without having to say it out loud as Sanzang's going to get right now. instead she concentrates on Sanzo again]

What can you do to stop him? [It's not said accusingly or skeptically or anything, because if Sanzo has a better plan than "sacrifice Hakkai" then obviously she wants to hear it.]

A meat shield? Ha ha, that's a little harsh, you'll hurt my feelings! At least say, "distraction."

[He's not volunteering to forsake Elsa -- he doesn't need to be in his vessel form to fight Goku, and in fact, he'd be less effective at dividing Goku's attention if he were. Even with an animal form he'd be running on three legs.

Still -- Goku can catch his energy attacks and rip free of his vines, and successfully drawing his attention is, as too many scattered bodies attest in this room alone, suicide. It's good to know that Sanzang understands exactly what he's volunteering to do.

And is accepting the offer. There's not as much difference between her and Sanzo, he thinks, as there might appear to be on the surface.

Good.

Sanzo, though, is still very badly injured, and Hakkai's gaze darkens with mingled annoyance and concern as it darts to him, instead. Maybe he does have some kind of idea, drawn from whatever connection he and Goku have developed so far. Or maybe he's delirious with shock and blood loss and doesn't want to admit he can't keep fighting.

Hakkai's bet is on the latter, but he'll wait to hear what Sanzo has to say before he insists on their leaving.]

[ Sanzo's certainly delirious, but that doesn't make him wrong. He eases up briefly, lying back again when she scolds him, but it's only temporary. Convincing them to let him try is in the forefront of his mind, and he can't do that when he's about to pass out from the exertion. Trying to blink back dizziness, he glares up at them.

He has to keep it together and force them to see that he can do this. ]

I can seal him. [ He knows it on an instinctive level, if nothing else. Goku's reaction to his spell only confirmed it for him. He'd wanted nothing more than to stop him, as if he somehow understood the danger. Or maybe he's imagining things, he's not sure, but it's better than nothing.

And if he can't pull it off, he'll be another distraction. ] Give me one shot. Just one.

[Sanzang eases up, the wounds beneath her hands now closed. Maybe not fully healed and they could be reopened easily, but it's the best she could do given her own energy levels. She says nothing right away, staring at Sanzo with an unreadable expression. He seems certain and Sanzang, too, realizes that even if he can't, he's another distraction. Another opening, an opportunity to take Goku down.

She wonders when she became the decision maker here, but the weight doesn't feel too much different from normal. She feels like it should be different.

Ah. Well. Sanzang doesn't even spare Hakkai a glance before making the decision for them all.]

Alright. One shot is all you're going to have anyhow, so we have to make it count, okay? And if you can't do it, then Hakkai and I will step in. [She smiles warmly down at Sanzo and reaches for him to help him sit up now, carefully.] But you can barely move like this, so I'll help. What do I need to do?

Don't die, Sanzo, it'd waste all her work.

[Hakkai's still not sure; but if Sanzo does think he can seal Goku, then Hakkai's not going to stop him. Maybe he's right. Maybe it'll work, or maybe it'll just get Goku's attention back on them... and at that point, they'll probably all die.

He's still kneeling, and so he reaches out to place his good hand palm down on the ground. The vines across the back of his hand wind their way down onto the floorboards, waiting.

Just in case.]

You just don't want to deal with the clean up.

[ After taking a breath, he braces against Sanzang. There's an unfamiliar expression on his face, an entirely unsubtle smirk. If nothing else, that had to be a sign that he really was in rough shape. ]

Get me on my feet. [ Once he's sitting, he makes himself shift to put an arm around Sanzang's shoulders, expecting her to take up the slack without question. ] When I finish my mantra... [ He coughs, bringing a blood smeared sleeve up to his mouth briefly. ] ...get me in close enough to blindside him.

Now, now boys. [Her tone is playfully chiding, and she tries to ignore the fact her stomach feels like it's about to rip apart. She knows there's no actual wound, it's just the pain of it, but god if she doesn't feel like death.

Sanzang's stronger than she looks, that's for sure, and she picks up where Sanzo leaves off, an almost seamless transition. There's no need for words between them, and she unconsciously shifts herself with him to help him to his feet.]

No worries, I got it! [She smiles, but it's vicious and sure, her eyes locking on Goku and the Gaiden crew as she waits]

Please be careful.

[Elsa feels aabout as useful one of the tiles in this room right now. All this time she's kept quiet so she doesn't say the same thing over and over, or ask Hakkai about how he's changed now that his earrings are off (he doesn't remember, and this isn't a memory Elsa was given when she and Hakkai first met). She isn't even sure how she feels about it, too busy worrying about the fact that any of them could-- will die if Goku comes back. (What was it that Gojyo called him? Seiten Taisei?)

Oh--]

Gojyo. [Elsa rushes to his side, looking him over now that she's closer. He looks better than she expected -- thanks to Hakkai, no doubt -- but he still shouldn't be here.]

It's not safe for him here. [It's not safe for any of them, but she's not going to fight them right now. She made Hakkai a promise, and Sanzang is doing a million times more than Elsa can. If Elsa stays, she'll just distract them, and they need to be at their best to try and seal Goku, whatever that may mean.] I'm going to take him back to the temple. Hakkai, Sanzo, if you need me at all--

[She doesn't finish the thought. She doesn't need to.]

Thank you. [Hakkai looks up at her with his mismatched eyes, slit-pupiled yellow and round-pupiled green glass, and offers her a quick, tiny smile before his gaze shifts back to Sanzang and Sanzo.]

Yes. Please, take him back home. I'll be along soon.

[Perhaps. If he's still alive. That Elsa and Gojyo will be safely away, though -- there's something in that thought that lightens his heart, and the smile lingers.]

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