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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-03-15 07:49 pm

002 | Tokyo In Trouble

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~
dominatriarch: ([...] | Just tell me there's a chance)

Feb 24

[personal profile] dominatriarch 2016-03-20 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She actually pauses to watch him a moment before turning her attention back to the ayakashi bunched up and surrounding her. ]

Impressive. Jinki!

[ Almost, if he was more careful. But with that call, she whips her out, the whip wrapping around Sho's wrist and pulling him over to get him out of the thick of that fight. ]

I take it you're new.
piphilologize: (threatening)

[personal profile] piphilologize 2016-03-20 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Gratitude isn't something Minamimoto's about to offer, even if it did get him out of the dogpile more effectively than blindly teleporting until he had the advantage. ]

Juuust refining my algorithm. [ He flashes her a grin that's more a baring of too-sharp teeth, but he won't spare too much attention to her when there's more important things afoot. He spares a moment to glance at one of his arms where a purplish mark overlays the heavy black ink of his tattoos. That tentacled son of a digit nailed him, but he only wastes a moment to checking the damage before he regains his focus.

He's done worse to himself, he thinks, and he'll do much worse to the ayakashi.
] I've nearly calibrated this form.
Edited 2016-03-20 15:17 (UTC)
dominatriarch: ([....] | And I don't wanna wait)

[personal profile] dominatriarch 2016-03-23 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's a raised brow as she pulls her whip back, letting it wind around her hand properly before she hooks it back onto her belt. And a raised brow further because buggered if she knew what he was talking about. ]

Your impulsive nature will end up turning you into fodder for the wilder ayakashi.

[ It's a warning, really... but what else can she say to someone so eccentric? ]

Have you ever faced one before?
piphilologize: (pleased)

[personal profile] piphilologize 2016-03-23 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Minamimoto offers her a shrug and a grin that's almost playful, actually looking his age for once under all the tats and obvious megalomania. Warnings of his own inevitable demise had started to be funny sometime around the second time he'd dodged the most permanent permutation of death by becoming something greater.

By the third, he's come to realize it's hilarious. It's not his fault that people can't see how carefully calculated his moves are.
]

Besides the nine I erased today? Nah, but I think I'm getting their vibe.

[ Noise were similar, but completely out of phase with these ayakashi. It makes him wonder if he could model their equation, and come up with a way to generate his own or refactor that corruption into something he can use. ]
dominatriarch: ([!!] | Make me believe again)

[personal profile] dominatriarch 2016-03-26 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
It's best you get used to them as soon as possible.

[ But before she can say anything else, another ayakashi attempts to strike; leaping in and swiping at her. Of course, that's easily dodged and struck at with a crack of her whip and a frustrated click of her tongue.

Rude. She was trying to gauge this newcomer. ]


Do you think you have this area covered?
piphilologize: http://tangento-icons.livejournal.com/ (uh huh)

[personal profile] piphilologize 2016-03-26 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He makes no move when one zeroes in on her, but that's because he's waiting for something in particular. ]

Heh, Heaven had reasons to make me expand the Susano'o equation, so... yeah, I got 'em.

[ The next ayakashi that rushes them, hungry and vicious, to take advantage of the distraction becomes his unlucky target. He aims and fires three shots in rapid succession without readjusting. Given the way the bullets shredded through the colorful spirit with brilliant flashes of light, he'd have expected some real kick, but it's a smooth shot with no regard for the realities of kinematic equations.

He hadn't been kidding about calibrating himself, and he's increasingly confident in his abilities.
]

Look me up when it's over, and we can compare counts.
dominatriarch: ([<3] | If you could take my hand)

[personal profile] dominatriarch 2016-04-01 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Cocky bastard, arentcha? But she can appreciate that. Of all the new faces she's caught sight of, this one seems to relish in battle. But at least he seems to know his way around a fight and isn't cowering in a corner. ]

If you manage to survive, I'd be happy to.

[ She makes no motion as a lion lands behind her. It approaches, lowering slightly to allow her to get on his back. ]

Your name? So I know who to ask for after this is over.
piphilologize: (cheerful)

[personal profile] piphilologize 2016-04-05 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Violence is its own form of art, so it's natural that he relishes in it. That she doesn't seem particularly put off is a point in her favor. The lion is another point, too, if only for good taste. ]

Susano'o. That's the only name I need now.

[ It feels right. He'd sacrificed so much to refactor himself into something that could rival gods, to be one himself was to embrace the role wholeheartedly. He chuckles, and almost sounds conversational when he shoots back a question. ] Balance that equation for me?

[ Her name seems worth knowing. ]
dominatriarch: ([...] | Help me to see again)

[personal profile] dominatriarch 2016-04-05 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ These new gods are so freaking weird. But eh, she's going to try and decipher that line as to return the favor about her name. ]

Bishamon.

[ So this is the new Susano'o? If so... what happened to the old one? This is yet another name on her list of gods that have gone missing and replaced by these newcomers. There's a slight chill that runs down her spine at the thought that she could be replaced one day.

But like hell is she going to show weakness in front of these new gods. So she's perfectly mounted on said lion, gripping his mane for balance. ]


If you have this area covered, then it's best I move on.