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!)

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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.

Comments

[kagenonadeshiko]

[But no punishment comes. At least, not at this moment. Instead, Ayumu turns her attention to his wounds and begins assessing the gravity of his injuries. Before anything else, these cuts need to be cleaned and bandaged.]

Go to your room. I'll get some supplies and tend to your wounds. Then it's bedtime, understand?

[gekkodaze]

Yes ma'am! [ Satoshi hurries off and goes to his room, settling onto he floor instead of his bed because he didn't want to get the sheets dirty. He waited patiently for the other and knew, in some way, he was going to get some kind of punishment. ]

[kagenonadeshiko]

[Ayumu arrives sometime later with a bowl of warm water, washcloth, bandages, and a small tin of herbal salve. She sets her things down and kneels beside him.]

Where are you hurt?

[gekkodaze]

[ Satoshi rolled up his sleeves and showed the bruises and scratches. The scratches were superficial and looked like they were more from falling or running into others. ]

[kagenonadeshiko]

[As Ayumu inspects the cuts and bruises, she lets out a quiet, relieved sigh. While she's sure it hurts, his injuries look very minor. He truly is lucky to have gotten off so light considering the chaos outdoors.]

These shouldn't be too hard to fix up. Nothing looks bad enough for you to need stitches. Does anything feel bruised under your clothes? Your ribs or anything?

[As she speaks, she wets the washcloth and starts to clean his cuts, working as gently as she can.]

[gekkodaze]

[ It doesn't hurt, but it sure does sting a bit. Satoshi tries to stay still, but it's obvious that it's a little hard for him at first. ]

I don't...not that I can tell, just my arms and stuff.

[kagenonadeshiko]

Are you blighted anywhere? Did you touch any of the ayakashi?

[She probably should have asked that first but she's still not quite used to including that in her injury checklist. Ayumu's used to dealing with more mundane, tangible wounds than spiritual ones.]

[gekkodaze]

I don't think so. I was really careful about that part!

[kagenonadeshiko]

[That's a relief. She isn't seeing any holes in his shirt anywhere so it's doubtful there's any hidden under the fabric.]

So exactly what did you do while you were out?

[Her tone isn't angry; it's conversational as if she's simply inquiring about one of his adventures. Ayumu's still displeased about being deliberately disobeyed but apologies were made and they've moved on from that. And she is curious about how he conducted himself on the battlefield.]

[gekkodaze]

[ Satoshi moved his feet back and forth. ]

Well, I made sure that the people who were hurt were taken to safety...I tried to get the little ayakashi things away from them...mostly just making sure other people were safe!

[kagenonadeshiko]

I see. That doesn't sound too bad.

[Still dangerous but not quite as bad as she'd feared. The last thing she wants is for him to get hurt charging headlong into battle. Maybe she could take him with her sometime, just as an experiment. Not against anything like the ones she saw today but maybe some of the smaller ones on the Near Shore.]

[gekkodaze]

Yeah...I just wanted to help. I mean, I can fight, but I know that you don't want me to do anything like that. But...I decided to still help.

[ Satoshi looks determined at his own words. He didn't want to just sit when he could have done something to help. ]

[kagenonadeshiko]

[Satoshi can fight? Has he had prior training? Ayumu doesn't recall seeing any indication of that in the vision she'd had of his death. The possibility hadn't even occurred to her because of his age and of course, it's not like she can ask him about his history.

Ayumu continues to clean his wounds in silent contemplation for a moment before finally speaking up.]

What makes you say you can fight?

[Her tone's thoughtful, considering. If he's already had some training and exposure, that does change the situation a little. She's still hesitant to place him in danger but if what's done is done... For better or worse, she's too pragmatic to waste a potential resource, even one so young. And if he's determined to assist anyway...]

[gekkodaze]

Actually, I don't know. I don't have a lot of memories of being able to fight but...I have a feeling that I can do it.

[ Though, the type of fighting he's thinking of may be leaning more towards his subconscious thoughts about training. ]

I just...feel like I'm not doing enough.

[kagenonadeshiko]

What do you think would be enough?

[It's a question she probably should have asked him long ago but she's been so caught up in thinking of him as a child to care for that it hadn't crossed her mind.]

[gekkodaze]

I've said it before, but learning things about this place, doing things with you and the other shinki...helping with the monsters...

Nothing like that is a waste, but it would help me feel like I'm doing something.

[kagenonadeshiko]

Learning things? Like what?

[Intelligence gathering is an area she's comfortable using him for. A calculating gleam surfaces in the way she looks at him for a moment. His appearance and other form have the potential to be quite useful in that department.]

[gekkodaze]

Learning how to use my vessel form to fight, learning how I can really help everyone...Instead of just using it for the size! You know...being a little bit more useful.

[kagenonadeshiko]

Information is useful, you know. Knowing how to gather it and put it to use are important skills to learn.

[His other form is so small and yellow. It's so easy to picture an ayakashi just gobbling him up on the spot. And of course, there's the fact Ayumu has no experience working with animals in combat.

She sighs and continues dabbing at his wounds.]

But please tell me. How do you see yourself fighting in that form?

[gekkodaze]

[ Just asking the question sends Satoshi into a great excitement. ]

Well, see, I thought about it. I figure that information gathering is best, but It'd be interesting to use the electricity that I can spark in fighting. Plus, it's a pretty fast form, so using speed to the advantage would be good too!

Plus, it's easier to think of stuff in the moment.

[kagenonadeshiko]

Hmm.

[And Ayumu's about as familiar with electricity as she is strange yellow mice and raising a child on her own - in other words, not very much. But he's excited now and this is something they need to discuss.

He has a point about speed though.]

How good are your reflexes in that form?

[Maybe she could try some physical exams to see what he might be capable of in a fighting situation.]

[gekkodaze]

Well, the times I've been running I'm careful to avoid people, so I can quickly weave, but everything else I'm not so sure about.

[kagenonadeshiko]

Maybe we can test them sometime.

[What was that term she read about? That punishment for when children disobey? Oh, right.]

After a month has passed. You're grounded until then.

[It's a light punishment considering what he's done but he's made some fair points worth considering.]

[gekkodaze]

[ Satoshi hung his head and just gave a quiet "yes ma'am". ]