Susano'o Trashes Heaven

[piphilologize]

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.

Comments

[scatterproudly]

[ Kenren sweeps in right in front of the dragon and starts shooting at it, his soulless shinki already in her gun form. More than a distraction, he's definitely aiming for vital spots in the off-chance they might be able to stop the beast like this. ]

The hell is this thing. [ He mutters under his breath, then angles his head slightly to the side to project his voice towards the group. ] Run! Go go go!

[ Konzen will no doubt yell at him for saying that. ]

[bon_bon]

[ He can feel the shakiness in Elise's power as she commands the dragon to freeze again. It works though, however temporary. Maybe they can use that moment to teleport out, as the guy says.

Konzen's eyes widen though, as the man approaches him with his bloody hand outstretched. He's going to 'take care' of what, and how? ]

Uh.

[ Is all he manages to say before he suddenly hears his name. Out of no where, Tenpou and Kenren rush in, weapons blazing. ]

Shit!

[ He holds the staff protectively in his hand, hesitating for a second. Run, Kenren says. But what's the other option? Stand around and get killed? He's got Elise and Haru to think about. ]

Haru!

[ His shinki turns and nods, and he throws up another barrier, slicing it upward and aiming for the dragon's neck. ]

[sweetdeath]

[Tsuzuki's breath goes out on a long sigh of relief as the two other gods come running. Backup. Thank goodness. They are going to get out of here in one piece -- or in closer to one piece than he was afraid of.

He nods to Konzen's gashed shoulder.]

I've got a healing ability. Can I?

-- I think they might have this one under control.

[He checks over his shoulder. Haru's throwing another borderline right at the dragon's neck as the other two fight.]

Wow, your shinki's really good with borderlines!

[lilys_poise]

Wow...

[Elise had been starting to wonder if they were going to make it out of there when help suddenly materializes from out of nowhere!

It's probably a combination of the fear and helplessness she'd been dealing with, but Tenpou looks very impressive right now. She already knew he was fun to hang out with they built a book castle and it was so fun but she didn't know he was some kind of hero too!

And he brought someone with him. his sidekick maybe? Heroes have sidekicks. Who is also pretty impressive.

Her fear gives way to a cautious optimism. Maybe they'll be okay. At least it inspires her to try a little harder. But should they run? Or stay and help?]

What should we do?

[blossomstorm]

[ Perhaps it's because of the timing, or perhaps it's the teamwork, but the creature seems to be taking the hits. With Haru protecting the others, Elise keeping the dragon frozen and Tenpou and Kenren attacking it simultaneously, defeating it should be a possibility.

It doesn't look like it's dead yet, though. And if there's a chance to kill it quickly before it can move again, he's taking it.

Kenren is still shooting at it, aiming at its vital spots. So instead of jumping, Tenpou looks at one point over the dragon's head instead, to teleport right behind it and avoid getting hit by a stray bullet. Once he's there, he quickly thrusts his sword into the back of its head, twisting it inside (the noises this makes aren't very nice), then pulls it out in a swift motion. If the blood spatter now on the dragon's back is any indication, this may have worked— and if it's dead, the dragon should fall once Elise releases it. Hopefully that will be the case, even if this was the opposite of dramatic.

And now he does jump down, oops. Kenren will just have to be careful not to accidentally shoot him. ]

[bon_bon]

​[ ooc: Skipping Kenren per discussion with Floor and Ankari. ]

[ All his 'training' with the naginata feels a bit silly when he sees Tenpou and Kenren in actual combat. They jump in, slicing and shooting at the ayakashi with perfect coordination and devastating force. Konzen has to start somewhere, but at this rate, he'll be flattened dragon bait before ever making progress. Trial by fire only works if you survive the first round.

And Konzen has a feeling the worst is yet to come. If this sinking feeling about Goku is any indication ... ]

Just keep it frozen as long as you can, [ he says to Elise. He turns back to bloody-handprint guy and after a moment's hesitation, he nods. After seeing him conjure wolves and birds from bits of paper, magical healing doesn't seem so shocking to add to that list of abilities. Konzen is apparently the only one here who can't do a thing. ]

I didn't know he could, [ he admits rather sheepishly. Haru wasn't with him when he had to confront the jello ayakashi. ]

[sweetdeath]

[Tsuzuki smiles in relief, and glances down at his hand, rubbing his fingertips together. The smear of blood was thin, and it's almost dry -- well, crap, the shallow cuts on his chest are closed up now, too. He's not sure if that's going to be enough to heal Konzen.

He steps forward, within arm's reach, and pulls the pocketknife he's taken up carrying for his healing powers out of his pocket. It's the work of a few seconds to flick the blade open, press it against his palm, and tug, opening up a fresh shallow slice. He winces at the sting and wipes the blade clean on his pants, reaching out to place his bleeding palm on Konzen's shoulder.]

Wow, they're good. -- Friends of yours?

[There's dark blood splattering from the drake's neck, and Tsuzuki kind of suspects it's only Elise's freezing power that's keeping it suspended in midair instead of slumping to the ground.]

[lilys_poise]

I- I am, but....

[She's pushing herself as hard as she can, but it's just no use. Elise is exhausted and she can feel the power fade away. If she had a face in this form, she would've winced as she apologized.]

Sorry...

[The dragon is released. And it crashes to the ground. But is it dead?]

[blossomstorm]

[ It looks dead enough from where he is. Which is next to it, and inspecting it from up close. Hopefully it's as dead as it looks.

So he turns his back on it, looks and nods at Kenren, then walks quickly to where Konzen and Tsuzuki (and Elise) are. For now, his shinki stays in weapon form. ]

You should teleport somewhere safe... There are more dragons like this around.

[scatterproudly]

[ Some of the dragon blood does rain on Kenren when Elise releases it, but he doesn't seem to mind. Instead, he remains in place for a little longer, glaring at it and making sure it really is dead.

After a moment he joins the rest of the group. ]

What Tenpou said.

[bon_bon]

[ 'Friends of yours?' he asks. ]

Something like that, [ he says with a quirk of his brow. It's just a label. They've never really said one way or the other. If he were to be perfectly honest, they're more like family to him than anything else. He makes a face as the guy cuts himself and then smears his blood all over him. He cringes when the hand claps over his wound, but then something odd happens. The skin knits back together like it's turning back time. And pretty soon, the pain of the injury has disappeared. Konzen blinks and touches it gingerly. ]

That's...some skill you got there.

[ Meanwhile, the fight is all but over. Tenpou and Kenren make a good team. He always knew this, but it's something else to see it up close. Again. ]

You did fine, Elise. [ Konzen says with a soft snort. And with the name, he invokes her back to her normal self. He turns back to Tenpou and Kenren, his face sobering. ]

Forget the dragons. I think something's wrong with Goku.

[sweetdeath]

Pretty gross, I know, but it works! [Tsuzuki smiles ruefully at Konzen and turns to glance at the other two. Something like friends. They work together, apparently -- Konzen hadn't moved like he was used to fighting the way the other two did, but from what he was saying, he knew them well. Slowly, Tsuzuki nodded.]

-- Just be careful, okay?

And call me if you need any more help. [He holds up his hand, showing the wound that's already knitting, the last blood drying from his skin.] I'm Tsuzuki Asato.

[And, with the mayhem around every corner, Tsuzuki's pretty sure he's going to be busy -- but if they're off to help another friend (another one of the blond guy's shinki?) they might need healing again. He smiles at the guy, tosses a casual wave at his two friends, and takes off at a jog down the path.]

[lilys_poise]

['You did fine Elise.' Besides calling her back to her original form, thise words bring a warm feeling. She could've done a lot better. She knows that. And she'll have to get a lot stronger. But at least she managed not to be a burden.

As Tsuzuki leaves, she calls after him.]

Thank you...

[He did a lot for them, so now that she's back in a form that can, Elise wanted to thank him. But she can tell there's something else still going on. Some other problem. She doesn't know who Goku is, but they all look worried.]

So what now? Do you think there's more of those dragon things?

[blossomstorm]

[ Seeing Elise there is an unexpected plottwist, and he's surprised and about to thank her when Konzen mentions Goku just as Tsuzuki leaves. His attention immediately focuses on what Konzen said-- the fact that Goku's god was involved in this whole situation hadn't escaped him. ]

. . . What do you mean?