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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~
thirdbeauty: (Am I wearing lipstick?)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-03 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
[This is not a form of intimacy she ever thought she'd experience!]

A-Alright, but... um...

It's just that I'm touching... er, I can feel... everything...


[She sounds like she's confessing something terrible. Like she expects Lightning to be angry with her over this. Because that sort of thing just isn't okay with someone you just met! (Sorry, Lightning, she needs more convincing.)]
savioring: (♫ Do it without you)

[personal profile] savioring 2016-11-03 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[...... Lightning snorts softly.]

If you were male I'd be bothered. You're fine the way you are.

[If you were a guy, Natsuru, that would make this whole thing a 'Let's never do this again.']
thirdbeauty: (Sad)

oh my god, Silas...

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-03 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[About that, Lightning...

No, wait, Natsuru doesn't know that yet. And even if she did, things have changed in the past few years, so it wouldn't be quite as clear-cut as that.

Imagining herself as a guy, Natsuru (mentally) shudders. Realizing how much worse that would be makes the current situation seem much more tolerable. It's not as if there's any intent behind it, anyway. She just happens to turn into something Lightning wears. It seems perfectly normal to her, so why should Natsuru make a big deal about it?

It's still embarrassing feeling so much of Lightning's body, but it's embarrassment with much less guilt the more she thinks about it. At least they're both women. It's no worse than sharing the same public bath.]


I... guess so.

Sorry. It just... surprised me.


[How will Lightning feel in a month or so when it turns out Natsuru can also be a guy, though?]
savioring: (♠ Lost in the rules we made)

I couldn't help it

[personal profile] savioring 2016-11-03 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[A public bath where you happen to rubbing against another persons' body, right? All the cool kids are doing it.

Good. Natsuru was being more rational. Light feels that maybe it was time for her shinki to go back into normal mode.]


Alright, Natsuru Senou, I think it's about time we went home.

[That will be a shock of a lifetime.]
Edited 2016-11-03 04:16 (UTC)
thirdbeauty: (Wandering bikini gal)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-03 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[The sensation is a little more familiar this time, only in reverse. The armor outfit dissolves into the ribbons of blue light, restoring Lightning's original outfit as the light coalesces and forms back into Natsuru's human form. With one minor difference... the kanji Lightning had chosen for her name branded on her left inner thigh, just under the hem of her skirt.

The girl still looks somewhat scandalized, but also relieved. That transformation... is going to take some getting used to, even with her god's acceptance of it. At Lightning's suggestion, she nods.]


Yeah... okay.
savioring: (♦ I didn't know I could)

[personal profile] savioring 2016-11-04 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Too much sparkle.

She holds out here hand.]


We're teleporting.
thirdbeauty: (Blushing maiden)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-05 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Teleporting? It's a surprise, but she doesn't doubt her. Especially not after what just happened.

Without saying anything, she reaches out and takes Lightning's hand, then steps in just a little bit closer to her. Just in case. ... She's not going to stop blushing anytime soon.]
savioring: (♦ Do it without you)

[personal profile] savioring 2016-11-08 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[It'll be over before Natsuru even realizes it.

Light lets her hand go and looks around.]


Pidge might be in bed by now, or working on something.
thirdbeauty: (Dark and stormy)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-08 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
[In the blink of an eye, the scenery changes and even the smells shift from a city to something more like... a beach? An island? It's refreshingly familiar for Natsuru, like it's something she missed for a long time. For some reason.

She's so swept up in taking in the surroundings of the palace around her, her hand hangs in the air for a moment even after Lightning lets go. Finally, it registers that her god said something, and she turns to her with a questioning look.]


... Pidge?
savioring: (♠ I crawl myself through black holes)

[personal profile] savioring 2016-11-10 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Isn't it nice? The entire temple is a rather nice mix of smells. ]

My other shinki. She's younger than you.
thirdbeauty: (-Really- worried)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-11 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Oh!

[So she has a... co-shinki? What do you call your god's other shinki?]

Wait, how young do you mean?

[There's another reason she's asking. She's not exactly sure how old she is. Just a general feeling of being... vaguely high-school-to-young-adult age. She doesn't like the thought of a shinki being a young kid.]
savioring: (♦ My world split in two)

[personal profile] savioring 2016-11-15 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[... let's go with co-shinki because it's fun to say.]

She looks to be about fourteen.

[Any younger and Light would have filed a complaint.]
thirdbeauty: (Concern)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-17 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's young enough that Natsuru feels a twinge of protectiveness already. But not young enough that she'd be really concerned.]

And she's okay here?
savioring: (♦ I had to prove I didn't think)

[personal profile] savioring 2016-11-19 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. She mostly stays to herself, but if there's any robotic parts laying around, that's her mess. Make her clean it.

[Or the wrath will come down on you both military mom style.]
thirdbeauty: (Distracted from texting)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-19 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure...

[Are you asking her to be the big sister, Lightning? That's something she can definitely do. As unaware of that as she is right now.]

Wait, robotic parts? She builds robots?
savioring: (♦ In the duality of time)

[personal profile] savioring 2016-11-22 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Not asking. Making.]

Among other things.
thirdbeauty: (Pleased maid)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2016-11-23 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[And thus Pidge became partly Natsuru's responsibility, whether she's okay with this or not.

She's probably fine with it. It's actually comfortingly familiar, thinking of having someone younger to keep an eye on.]


Okay. I think I can make sure she takes care of anything she leaves around.