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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!)

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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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[Forrest's new cover is right across from where Psyche is hiding, so it isn't hard to find him. Once he's securely in place, he looks to her for the signal, leaning his head forward to make certain he's got it right. Clutching his tome tightly, he nods his head as it flips open in his hands. His attention turns back to the dragon, waiting for it to fly near their position before firing off another blast of fire, this one aimed right at its left wing as it swoops down.]

[They had to get the down fast - Psyche closed her eyes and focused. She channeled feelings from the day - exhaustion, frustration, anger, righteousness, and fear - into a larger, sharper shockwave around her hand. Then, as she heard Forrest fire, she pivoted off around the corner and she fired along with the fire blast.

[The dragon's wing shook under the assault but remained strong...for a few seconds, at least. The dragon hissed and screamed and tried flying higher, trying to whirl back, but the effort was what undid it. Its wing bent under its weight and the dragon's flight dove, bringing it close the ground. As it did, its roars resulted in dark fire - hotter and more widespread and wild compared the orbs - shooting at around their area.

[However, the dragon was so close to falling. A few more shots and it wouldn't be able to fly at all. Psyche shot a meaningful look over to Forrest before pivoting out from her hiding spot, both to draw the dragon's attention and to get a better shot. As the dragon and fire turned her way, she fired multiple shots near the wing, hoping Forrest's fire would match at least some of them.]

[Forrest watches the results of their latest assault on the dragon, heartened by the damage they managed to deal to its wing. Unfortunately, it's not completely down yet, but they seem to have it on the ropes.]

One more shot...!

[He catches that look and runs out to the battlefield to join Psyche, wanting to stay close in case she's hurt during this latest gambit. He begins chanting his spell before she even begins her own attack, shooting blasts of flame rapid-fire in hopes that they can bring the great beast low. Once it's crashed to the ground, they'll deliver the final blow with rend.]

[There's a moment of fear and of panic but those only become further fuel for the shockwaves. She saw the dragon's piercing eyes and the black fire moments after the shockwaves left her hand and everything around her became agonizingly hot.

[Psyche choked and coughed - it was so hot and suffocating she could barely breath for a moment. Then, she was crying out as licks of flame and the heat seared through her jacket and jeans, forcing her to rapidly stumble back and swat at her jacket before she smoked up. Her eyes watered as she tried looking around, for both Forrest and for the dragon.

[She didn't see the impact but she knew it happened when the dragon's piercing cries became high, wounded sounds. It's wing crumbled out from under it and it finally smashed into the ground with an earth shattering impact. Its remaining wing and tail whipped out around it, smashing and shattering anything that came near it, but its thrashes were a last ditch effort now. One final shot and it'd be gone. Around a cough, she called]

F-Forrest-call me!

[Forrest feels Psyche's fear as sharply as he feels his own, gritting his teeth and enduring the stinging sensation as best he can. He's been warned about this sort of thing before, but feeling these emotions in the heat of battle is almost unavoidable for all but the most seasoned of warriors. He'll rest in the springs at the temple later to regain his strength. For now...]

Hyouki, to me!

[As Forrest called, she was disappeared into light. In an instant, long red ribbons wrapped around Forrest's hair, though they were not as tied as securely as usual - though the physical body was gone, Psyche's mind still winced under the memory of pain.

[However, she grit down and focused. The dragon was still there, thrashing and biting, and its eyes locked on Forrest. Its eyes were downright hateful as it flapped its one good wing and reared back its head, black fire forming around its mouth as it prepared to fire at them again. The ribbons would stir and lengthen in response]

Quick! We might be able to stop it before it gets off the shot]

[Thankfully, Forrest has been practicing in Sheryl's classes, so he's even more deft with whip-like weapons than he was before. Bringing his hand up to where Psyche's shinki form is tied into his hair, he whips the ribbons out with a quick flick of the wrist, charging them with his godly energy. And as the dragon is charging up its own blast, he snaps the ribbons out toward it.]

Rend!

[Despite the exhaustion and wear, the ribbons responded instantly to Forrest's energy. The lengthening strands glowed bright crimson and became hot to the touch, the ends hovering in the air like a snake.

[Then, as the dragon lowered its head and fire began jetting out, the ribbons cracked through the air like a whip. They struck the dragon's throat and squeezed. Flames and smoke struggled and choked under the pressure of the assault. The dragon roared and thrashed, pulling this way and that, but the ribbons would continue to constrict and then, in a flash of red light, the ribbons would burn their way through its neck plates.

[There was a horrible, piercing noise for its mangled throat which went for a long moment...before the dragon finally, finally went limp.]

[As soon as the dragon falls down, Forrest collapses to his knees in fairly short order. He doesn't like fighting, but he knows it's something he has to do - both here and at home. He'll just need a moment to catch his breath before he calls his shinki's name again, allowing her to revert.]

...Psyche.

[As the flash of light fades and the ribbons unfurl from his hair, Psyche's wobbling on her feet beside him. She's feeling dizzy and, as she starts leaning down to check on Forrest, she winces from where the heat scorched her. However, she took a few calming breaths before looking him over and saying]

Are you okay? Can you still move?

[Despite the concern, her voice has an...odd note to it. She sounded slightly more detached than she did after the fight with the blob. Likewise, her eyes don't quite seem to have the same gleam liveliness as before. Distantly, she thought she might've used more of her power in that fight than she intended to.]

Yes, I'm all right.

[It's not hard to notice the change in her voice, and it's got Forrest concerned as he looks her over.]

...But what about you? Do you need healing?

[He's already starting in on that, staff at the ready.]

It's okay. I'm okay.

[The words came, almost automatically. However, her physically state belies that. Still, a flicker of gratitude appears in her eyes at the offer and the movement of the staff before she says, with a bit more emotion]

It's some burns mostly. We can take care of it once we're behind some more cover and have a chance to catch our breaths.

[After all, based on the sounds going on, there was still a lot more ayakashi and probably some dragons running around.]

[Forrest isn't entirely convinced, but he won't bother her about it now. There's still too much danger around.]

...All right. Let's get to a safe spot to heal.

[Psyche nodded. The battle had decimated a lot of the surroundings but there was still debris that'd do. She motioned towards a downed wall and tried going for it as quickly as possible, trying to hide her labored breathing and the flinches on her face as burnt skin rubbed against her clothes.

[Once she was sure Forrest was okay, she balanced her back against the wall and closed her eyes for a moment. When they opened again, they were slightly less glossy - livelier, exhaustion aside, particularly as she exhaled]

...He...said to meet him at 3:14 to find out what he meant be 'taboo abomination'. Fucking asshole.

[Forrest makes short work of those burns with his healing staff, crouching down next to Psyche as she rests. He seems relieved when he sees the life in her eyes again.]

...This must have been what he meant.

[Psyche's eyes fluttered and she quietly gasped as the healing went over her skin. It tingled and dulled the sting to a comfortable warmth. Her breathing slowed and steadied and she allowed herself a minute for the healing and relative peace to settle over her. There was another flicker of emotion in her eyes and some of the distant tone took a heated note]

Yeah. It's somewhat of a blessing he's not around to add more problems right now.

[You didn't exactly come back from being disemboweled, right? At least, not for the moment. She shifted and tested her limbs - an uncomfortable twinge of her muscles but no burns firing off her nerves. She nodded gratefully]

Thanks, really. [Beat] It looks like it wouldn't hurt for you to heal up, too.

That's true, I suppose.

[Although Forrest honestly hates it when anyone has to die, especially for something so senseless as this.]

I'll be all right. I'll take a bath at the temple tonight.

[Psyche usually wasn't big on people dying either. However, she felt with some certainty, some people deserved it. For now though, she nodded]

Okay, then. We should get going. There's still a lot of work that needs to be done.

[Lots of ayakashi and a lot to clean up after that.]

Yes, let's go. It seems things are finally starting to calm down, and Lakshmi's power will be more useful for cleaning up the mess left behind.

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