godsoffortune: lol get it? (eye-akashi)
The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-10-15 07:02 pm

009 | Where Your Demons Hide

Who: Everyone!
What: Emergency demon fighting
When: Late May 5-Early May 6
Where: Just outside of Tokyo
Summary: The demon from the school has reared its ugly head again and needs to be taken down.



On the evening of May 5, the Heavens suddenly receive an influx of prayers from people in and around a certain town just outside of Tokyo. There seem to be a lot of people in the area that have suddenly stopped responding normally (or at all). The situation continues to spread as the night goes on until not only is the whole town suffering from this malady, but the neighboring towns are starting to become affected as well.

With so many gods and shinki on hand - including new ones that have just appeared - the Heavens have issued a request for any available gods and shinki to go investigate what might be happening down on the Near Shore. New gods and shinki will be given the low-down on what's happening, but not much more than that.

The situation will continue to expand until just a little before dawn, when the demon finally has enough power to revive.



Drained Humans

Many humans in the affected areas are walking around despondently. Oftentimes, they are just walking into things or getting hit by things. There have been a few car-related incidents as well. Anyone who was present for the high school incident will recognize these symptoms as something that was happening to people in the school. The glazed looks, the spiritless responses and reactions. So this should be fairly familiar to some.

No One's Safe

Unfortunately, being in the town will start to wear on anyone who is there. Gods and shinki alike will find themselves growing more despondent the longer they spend in the town. All of their energy will be slowly sapped from their bodies, and shinki in particular will feel almost like their existence is draining away.

Hellish Circle

There is a large park in the center of the town. Drawn all around this park is a magic circle, large enough to encompass the whole park. There are candles around the edges of the circle, and in the center there is a cup filled with blood covered by a mask with a swirling eye pattern on it. Stepping into this circle will not only make you extremely tired and suddenly drained, but it will also bring bat-like ayakashi bearing down on you.

The Demon

The Demon itself rears its ugly head just a little before dawn, springing out from the center of the magic circle and looking right pleased with itself. It stands about 5'8" tall, so it is largely unimposing, but there is an aura about it that makes it undeniable that it is powerful. The demon will gladly fight anyone who comes at it, though most he will just shove out of the way without a second thought.



In Summary:
  • Help the drained people
  • Try not to get drained yourself
  • Be careful about being corrupted
  • Fight the demon
  • Have fun~
thirdbeauty: (Nervous)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-10-18 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yep, not a good time to be silent, Katniss. Natsuru jumps at the sudden nearby voice, and whirls around to face her with clear distress in her eyes. She calms down a bit when it actually registers what the other girl said, but... forgive her for being jumpy. She's still shaken from the whole being shoved out here with barely an explanation thing.]

I-... I'm trying!

[Finally, she manages to at least get out of everyone's way, and glances to Katniss.]

What's wrong with them? I know we're supposed to help, but...

[The poor girl really is overwhelmed.]
flagitate: (osage orange)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-10-19 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Uh oh. Katniss lets out a little sigh--it's not exasperated or anything. She's trying to figure stuff out, too. She has to wonder if this girl is new--she definitely looks it, because she looks completely in over her head. ]

I don't know what's wrong with them. [ Annoying. ] Something's going on, and I don't think anyone really knows what.
thirdbeauty: (Concern)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-10-19 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Natsuru lets out a sigh of her own, more out of relief as she seems to have managed to extract herself completely from the crowd. She glances over to Katniss, both questioningly and with obvious concern for those around them.]

How are we supposed to help if they won't listen?!
flagitate: (follow the string)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-10-29 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Like this.

[ And Katniss walks right over to one of the people. She grabs their arm and pulls them out of the way of a car. The person starts to thank her, but as soon as she lets go, they blink and frown. ]

Uh...

They can't see us, so the only way is to be kind of rough. [ "Kind of." ] They won't remember us afterward, so it doesn't matter.
thirdbeauty: (Nervous)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-10-29 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh?!

[That was... certainly strange. She's sure they reacted to Katniss, but then they looked over her as if she wasn't even there.]

What do you mean they can't see us?
flagitate: (swage)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-11-01 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Just what I said. We're basically ghosts to them, except they won't remember us.
thirdbeauty: (Sad)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-02 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
I... guess that makes sense.

[They are dead. Though, she's pretty sure she never expected to end up in this situation after she died.]

It still doesn't seem right to just force them.

[But what choice do they have? Despite her words, she doesn't hesitate to grab someone and divert them before they walk right into a sign.]
flagitate: (quiver)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-11-03 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well, Katniss seems to approve. ]

If we don't force them, they'll get hurt. And we don't know if they'll get a second chance like we did.
thirdbeauty: (Sad)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-04 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...

[She looks around, not seeing anyone in immediate danger for a moment.]

How can we get them all somewhere safe, though?
flagitate: (serving)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-11-04 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe if we find a long enough rope...

[ ... She's joking. That's supposed to be a joke, except she delivers it kind of flatly. ]
thirdbeauty: (Why would you...?)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-04 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
I saw someone trying that already... it didn't work.

[Yeah, the humor flies right over her head. And I can't make a joke about Natsuru's height because Jennifer Lawrence is just as tall. At least her tone is ambiguous about how seriously she took it?]
flagitate: (stump shooting)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-11-04 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's... not sure whether to be relieved or not that the joke kind of... flew over her head? Okay. ]

Right.

[ ........ ]

Maybe herd them together somehow.
thirdbeauty: (Ace detective)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-04 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, get them all someplace where they can't wander into danger...

[But where would that be? She looks around to see if anything nearby sticks out.]
flagitate: (back)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-11-06 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
It'd have to be pretty far away. This... whatever it is, covers a lot of area.
thirdbeauty: (Why would you...?)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-06 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe get them inside somewhere?
flagitate: (micarta)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-11-06 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe. We need to find a place big enough. And without those ayakashi attacking us while we try to help these people.
thirdbeauty: (Ace detective)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-06 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
So not too close to that weird circle...

[Yeah, she's already encountered that little problem.]

There's plenty of buildings, though. If we can find a way to keep them inside until things calm down, it might be safe enough.

[They might still hurt themselves in small ways, but no car accidents or falling from dangerous heights. Depending on the building.]
flagitate: (ascham)

[personal profile] flagitate 2016-11-06 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[ Katniss gives her a nod, then starts ushering the people toward... any building, at this point. ]

Keep an eye out for anything that might attack you or the people.