002 | Tokyo In Trouble

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Surprise! There's a disaster on the Near Shore.
When: Late at night (February 24, 2016) into mid-afternoon (February 25, 2016)
Where: The Meeting Hall of the Heavens AND various places around Tokyo
Summary: A nice little greeting for the new guests and an unpleasant surprise for the older ones~



A sudden, loud blast of noise persists throughout the entirety of the Heavens. It sounds much like a war horn of ancient times being played at a decibel that is meant to shake the very core of every being within its range. No matter how much you might try to block out the noise, it remains ringing in your ears deafeningly, and somehow you find yourself compelled towards the Meeting Hall - the place where you were first introduced to the Heavens and what you have gotten wrapped up in.

Anyone checking their phones will notice a large, bright red alert flashing at them - 'EMERGENCY! REPORT IMMEDIATELY!' It seems that the Heavens have taken to using modern technology for their messages as well.

Once you have reached the Meeting Hall, you will find that every wall has turned into a sort of television screen, displaying various streets and buildings in Tokyo, everyone one literally crawling with ayakashi both big and small. A voice that you recognize as Amaterasu's - though you would never be able to describe it properly - rings throughout the halls.

"We need your help, brave gods, loyal shinki. A rift the likes of which we have never dealt with has opened on the Near Shore. We must end the ayakashi who are harming our dear followers. Please come to our aid in this time of need."



Meeting Hall

The once garishly decorated Meeting Hall looks very much like the base of operations for an army at war. There are gods gearing up with shinki and man-made gear as well and plenty of gods and shinki saying prayers before they head out to battle. Everything you might need to make yourself feel safe during a fight has been provided, including every type of weaponry. But, of course, only shinki wielded by a god can actually destroy an ayakashi.

Counselling

In the main hallway, there is an innocuous door with a small, nicely written sign that reads "Gentle Counselling". Inside the door is a small room with a few sweetly smiling shinki inside who are willing to listen to your problems and answer any questions you might have. They are also here to help out any gods that are having a hard time dealing with knowing about how their shinki died and any shinki that is having trouble coming to terms with the fact that they are dead.

February 24

The rift that has opened is so vast that there is literally nowhere in Tokyo that you can go without encountering a rampaging group of ayakashi. Everything is utter chaos and there are creatures everywhere for you to fight. Let's just hope that you can get out of this dangerous battlefront mostly unscathed.

February 25

Towards the middle of the day, it will seem that the ayakashi are becoming fewer and further between. Things seem to be calming down a lot, though they are nowhere near normal yet, especially since the rift is taking longer to close than the Heavens would like. Fortunately, no new ayakashi have escaped into the Near Shore from the rift since this morning, due to a barrier that has been placed around it. Still, the ayakashi seem to be really hell-bent on getting away from you all now rather than fighting...



In Summary:

• There are a ton of ayakashi on the Near Shore that need to be destroyed.
• The newbies are getting one hell of a welcome as a result.
• Seek counselling if you need it!
• Go kick some evil ass.
• Comment to the first thread to get a randomly generated number of ayakashi to face.
• Mods will gladly play out any ayakashi interactions where requested.
• Try not to get killed~

Comments

[dominatriarch]

[ And it's good that he ducks when he does. Both guns are fired without hesitation and get two ayakashi right between the eyes. Two more are taken out when she flips over, landing right in front of Tsuzuki before pocketing both guns with a breath. ]

That should take care of them for now... but it wouldn't be wise to stay put.

[sweetdeath]

I wasn't planning on it--!

[He straightens up, taking a deep breath. Wow, she's good in a fight. He'd pretty much expected it from her title and her confidence, but it's still breathtaking to see.]

Uh, so I guess you've got everything under control over here, huh? Can I ask a favor?

[dominatriarch]

[ Does she have everything under control? There were less ayakashi than what she's used to so she's not calling this under control until they're all gone. Every single one of them. And after that, she's considering heading to Kofuku's to give her a serious talking to.

But she does turn her attention back to Tsuzuki after thinking that over a moment. ]

A favor?

[ She's gotta hear what it is first before committing to it though. ]

[sweetdeath]

Uh, yeah. See, Hisoka doesn't turn into a weapon, exactly, and I've got some spell wards set up to pin really big crowd of ayakashi over there--

[That's funny. Was that the sound of broken glass coming from the direction he'd just pointed in? Where the really big crowd of ayakashi was?

It sure sounds like it.]

-- they're stuck in one place for the moment but I don't know how long I can keep those up, so if you've got a couple minutes...

[He trails off hopefully, and casts a nervous glace over his shoulder as something else breaks.]

[dominatriarch]

[ Wards? While not as reliable as a good blade, a plan's better than nothing. She has to respect the fact Tsuzuki isn't just sitting back and cowering. Before she can say anything though, that breaking glass grabs her attention.

At that, she's going to scoot over, making room behind her on that lion. ]

Get on and tell us where to go. We wouldn't want to get there and find your plan's ended up in nothing.

[sweetdeath]

Thanks!

[He jumps onto Kazuha's back, settling in sidesaddle from habit -- Byakko is too big to ride any other way, and he hasn't really had a chance to ride lots of different big cats.

He points down the street.]

That way, then take the first left. Um--

[Something big goes crash over that way, and Tsuzuki pales, catching hold of Bishamon's shoulder with his other hand so he won't go flying when the lion starts to move.]

-- I guess we should hurry.

[dominatriarch]

Let's get going, Kuraha.

[ The lion seems to nod at the instruction, following Tsuzuki's directions as he gives them. Bishamon on the other hand doesn't seem to react to her passenger grabbing hold of her shoulder though. Her eyes are too focused on the road. ]

Those wards probably won't hold them for very long. Only a shinki held by a god can cut them down.

[sweetdeath]

Yeah, I've noticed they're way more resistant to my shikigami than I thought they were going to be.

[The borderlines Hisoka's drawn are better at restraining them than Tsuzuki's wards, too, but he can't hold too many at a time. And when there are this many and they can't actually kill any of them, well.

Tsuzuki's glad he found someone who can attack.]

[dominatriarch]

Shikigami?

[ Fancy that. She didn't expect a shinigami to be able to use summons. You learn something new every day.

But back to the matter at hand. There's a small frown at the sound of breaking glass. ]

Jinki!

[ With that cry, a whip materializes in the hand that isn't clinging to Kuraha's mane. Better to get in there armed. But before that, she'll glance over her shoulder at Tsuzuki. ]

Kuraha can take us down as close as possible to where you've set up the wards.

[sweetdeath]

That park. [Tsuzuki leans out around them and points. His ward isn't completely gone, but he can feel how weak it is now that they're getting closer, and -- there are a lot more small ayakashi in the park than there were when he left.]

Right there -- hurry!

[Maybe giving Bishamon orders isn't exactly the place of a minor local deity, but, more importantly, Hisoka's down there and Tsuzuki doesn't know how much trouble he might be in.]


[ooc: to here!]