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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~
twiceinhabited: (The Shomonkai Maiden)

[personal profile] twiceinhabited 2016-10-19 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Amane's been helping out with moving people out of the way. While looking for more people, she found Elise having a problem.]

Elise!

[Amane runs over towards them, reaching out to grab onto the man's other leg. Here, she'll help.]
lilys_poise: (Over here!)

[personal profile] lilys_poise 2016-10-22 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi!

[She pauses to wave to her friend before going back to tugging. Amane gets a grateful smile when she grabs the other leg.]

Thanks. I'm worried he'll get smushed if I just leave him here.

[It's not a busy street, but there will be cars.]
twiceinhabited: (Close up)

[personal profile] twiceinhabited 2016-10-23 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Amane nods in understanding, as she take a quick glance around. The street isn't busy, and the direction they might pull him towards to doesn't have anything in their way.]

Yes... I've been worried about all the people near the streets in this strange situation.

[And other locations, but the streets is likely more dangerous because of the moving vehicles.]

Are you ready to move him?
lilys_poise: (What do you do when you're bored?)

[personal profile] lilys_poise 2016-10-23 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too! Everyone is just wandering around in a daze. It's like they don't care about anything anymore.

[It's very worrying. What could cause something like this in so many people at once?]

I'm ready. On three, okay? One... two.... three!

[On three, she tugs with all her might. The guy is certainly too heavy to move on her own, but both of them together should be able to get him to the sidewalk at least.]
twiceinhabited: (Side glance)

[personal profile] twiceinhabited 2016-10-25 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Something must be the cause for this. It couldn't just happen without a reason...

[At Elise's count, Amane pulls the guy with her. Until he's on the sidewalk, finally. He would be safe for the time being.]

There we go.
lilys_poise: (You're a bad influence!)

[personal profile] lilys_poise 2016-10-30 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
It's gotta be an ayakashi, right?

[They're responsible for most of the bad stuff that happens, why not this too?]

It must be eating people's brains.
twiceinhabited: (Neutral)

[personal profile] twiceinhabited 2016-11-02 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason.

[But she's leaving it open to other possible explanations for now. She check on the man's state, looking to see if he's injured.]

He seems to be fine right now. So it's best if we put him into a comfortable position for the time being.
lilys_poise: (I don't believe you.)

[personal profile] lilys_poise 2016-11-03 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...

[Elise looks down at the man, still slumped on the sidewalk where they left him.]

At least he looks like he'll stay put. Some of these people just wander right back into danger the second you turn around.
twiceinhabited: (The Shomonkai Maiden)

[personal profile] twiceinhabited 2016-11-09 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Amane kneels down and carefully move the man into a more comfortable position. Laying down on the sidewalk, placing his arm under his head to act as a pillow.]

... Those people are why I'm worried. [A brief pause as she thinks.] Especially if they're in the middle of doing something before they become like this.

[Like driving cars.]