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Soul Campaign Moderation Journal ([personal profile] soul_mods) wrote in [community profile] soul_logs2012-03-14 12:10 am

[Event] Invasion!

Characters: OPEN to everyone!
Location: All over Death City
Rating: Various
Time: February 2nd
Description: Witches have invaded and are attacking the city!

The attack, when it comes, happens quickly enough that Death City would have been caught flat-footed had there been no prior warning, but it's not completely unexpected because of the city's heightened state of alarm the past day. Warning sirens start sounding to alert the citizens and guests the moment a dark, slow-moving mass out in the desert to the south-east of Death City is spotted by Shibusen sentries. There's even time for civilians to run and hide before the mass is identified as an army of what looks like decaying, shambling corpses. The city's defenders are slow to move, however; most of them are distracted and are having trouble dealing with the black blood in their bodies. While agents are gathering to head out to deal with the zombie threat, that's when the witches make their move.

Portals begin opening in the skies above the city, disgorging hideous familiars: bulbous spiders and leggy ants the size of dogs. They drop hundreds of feet down into the streets and alleyways of Death City, and scuttle off in search of victims. The spiders are poisonous and can spin copious amounts of web to capture their targets, the ants spit acid that cause agonizing, paralyzing pain. Their masters bear down on the city in a cloud of black shadows--massive ravens strong enough to carry off adult men. There are five witches, women on broomsticks, beautiful if not for their crazed grins and obvious glee at the chaos descending upon the city. At some unknown signal--maybe the cackling from a couple of them--they dive in concert and disappear into different areas of the city.

Their masterful plan has begun!



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pishirogane: Art by: Sya (You wanted to see me?)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2012-03-21 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Naoto sighed and just remained patient as Leo moved about the room. Well, whoever came into this room after the attack would have to forgive them later for breaking a window. Survival after all.

She peered out the window, noticing the streets below still crowded with zombies bumbling about tied in with a few ants and spiders crawling around on the walls. A small twinge hit her as Leo shivered and she peered at him. "Leo, what is it?"
toukakoukan: (Default)

[personal profile] toukakoukan 2012-03-21 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
Ed watched Re-L's movements as she checked her gun, eyes following actions he's seen Lieutenant Hawkeye and many others doing. As least she has a good weapon for an attack like this: quick and effective.

"What are autoreivs?" he asked, wondering again about the strange terminology she often used for things from her world.
kill_some_time: (god will rot)

[personal profile] kill_some_time 2012-03-21 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Hmph." He sounded amused. Her purposefulness was fitting for the situation she was in, but not very entertaining in his opinion. "Do you mortals ever? All you do is to destroy and build things up, again and again and again. It gets tiresome to watch it at times."
heart_rhythm: (even if it's a lie)

[personal profile] heart_rhythm 2012-03-21 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Once he'd let go of the blade, she slowly let her fingers slip from his own and fall back to her side, watching him sadly. She wondered vaguely what had stayed his hand and if she should even ask him about it.]

What we've done in the past doesn't have to determine what we are. You know that just as well as I do.

[She brought her eyes away from him and around to the streets where the chaos was still ensuing.]

We can't dwell on this now. [She more meant that he shouldn't; if Cloud let this shadow overtake him, who knew what he could become like.]
megitsune: (got the cure you need in my eyes)

[personal profile] megitsune 2012-03-21 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Hidden by her hair, Megumi's ears turned pink at the language. Goodness this kid was young to talk like that. Still, she kept a smile on her face. At least he seemed honest. She could deal with honesty with some vulgarity better than she could the opposite. "I know it's dangerous..." she replied, tucking her "borrowed" kunai back into her kimono sleeve where she could keep it secret. "And to be honest, I don't like that part very much. But... I can't sit still and safe while I know people are suffering. I start to feel sick."

"I suppose that sounds stupid," she said, with a tiny laugh. "A doctor getting sick? But that's how it is. I'm Megumi. And you are...?"
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (space tourism)

[personal profile] wildest 2012-03-21 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
He registered the grip on his arm for a few seconds and it was enough time for a familiar feeling of concern to wash over him, settling his formerly chaotic thoughts and emotions for once. As he looked down he finally noticed the stains on the other's boots and he actually had to wonder if Barnaby would be irritated about getting them cleaned up after all of this was over.

That casual thought made it feel as if, aside from a few hoards of deadly giant insects, nothing was really wrong. They could handle all of this, right? They were heroes. A few insects were nothing, especially now that Barnaby had found him and as he settled down more and more.

But it was only a temporary relief as the demand made him anxious all over again and he attempted to tug away from Barnaby's grip.

"Back? You mean like, back to the apartment? No, no no, Bunny what are you thinking? We can't go back right now! Have you seen how everything is? There's bugs everywhere and there's these-- they're like p-people, but..." His voice wavered oddly as he stumbled over how to explain the not quite alive but not quite dead figures looming around. He didn't want to say what they were. He knew what they were but he didn't want to say it because it made his stomach twist into knots and the hair at his neck to stand up on end and that familiar woman's face flashed over his eyes once more, causing Kotetsu to fall back into a thinly veiled panic again as he shook his head.

"No, no we're not going back. We can't go back right now. I-- We have to, we have to go... we have to help, we have to go look..."
megitsune: (foxy dishwashing)

[personal profile] megitsune 2012-03-21 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Megumi grinned excitedly as she fell into step, following him. "Cloud," she said, pronouncing his name. How exotic, how dashing it sounded! "Your weapon is more impressive, is it?" she echoed, raising an eyebrow. Was he trying to tell her he was well-endowed, or what? Damn, foreign guys really did move fast.

"Oho, what else have you been? Now I'm curious," she teased, bringing her sleeve to cover her mouth.

[personal profile] sayatakagi 2012-03-21 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Shut up!! Do you want all of the ghouls within a mile to hear you!?" Saya huffed. "Ditch the bat. And I'm not going to shoot your foot! This is much better than having me on your back, you know?!" oh look, now they were both screaming. "We don't have time for this!"

And only because the situation wasn't good. "I'm a silenced MP5, so I don't make noise when shooting. Aim to the chest, make sure the stock is against your shoulder and use both hands to hold me. There will be recoil, if you aren't gripping properly you will get hurt, do you understand?" Saya wasn't really sure about him using her, but she couldn't be picky now. She'd apologize to Sendo later "Only use me in last resort! I don't know if I will resonate with you."

[personal profile] pmsgargoyle 2012-03-21 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
"I doubt it." She really did. Demona didn't think humans were smart and there were so many creatures from the Third Race that she had met and thought they were dumb as rock. Still.

The gargoyle smirked softly. To help "us"? She didn't have any to help them, since she didn't want to help them. But she'd answer either way. "Everything is my specialty." magic, hand to hand combat, flying combat, handguns, riffles, laser, swords, clubs, bows, axes, mace (ah, she liked those), spears and so on... The list was endless. If someone believed she was good with all of that or not, it really didn't matter to her.
shiromadoushi: (Embarrassed laugh)

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2012-03-21 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
Bakura rubbed the back of his neck. "Aaa-- I'm hoping to find one of my friends I can work with so I won't be.... with how many there are..." he trailed off, looking back over his shoulder nervously.
shiromadoushi: (Dice)

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2012-03-21 11:39 am (UTC)(link)
Bakura nodded, taking a deep breath to try and steady himself. He'd never tried resonating with Eve before... but they both had the same goal, right? Hopefully...

There was less than a seconds pause before his form began to glow, blurring, shifting and shrinking until there was suddenly a small white, ten sided die resting in Eve's hand, a thin red string reaching out to cling to her palm.

It didn't feel it did with Vash or Leo, but it was a connection... this could work!

[personal profile] a_royal_flush 2012-03-21 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
No sooner had Yuuri struck the underbelly with his partial form, did he feel his legs suddenly seized. Eyes widening, the young Maou couldn't help but feel a surge of panic well up as he shouted, "The spider's got me!" Little did he know though was that it was Leo pulling him out.

Digging the bladed arm in deeper, his attempt to not be pulled and eaten by the spider, he clenched his eyes shut both to stop the gore from pouring into them, but also to try and hope not to see the spider's fangs on the other end. It was only when he didn't feel any pain that he finally glanced up and saw Leo's face instead. His expression instantly showed his relief as he sighed loudly. "Thank goodness!"

Pushing himself up to sit, Yuuri didn't care that there was a spider flailing behind them, and he threw his arms around Leo's neck to hug the Meister in close. "You're safe!"

[personal profile] aiursfavoredson 2012-03-21 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Providing cover, Tassadar's attention remained split between the enemies around them, and the human fighting just behind him. It was easy enough to do for a protoss warrior, considering he'd often commanded and mentally kept track of well over a couple hundred warriors in the past, and that capability showed as he fought back the zombie horde.

Hearing the shout out of the spider, Tassadar picked up the nearest zombie to him, and spun them both around so that he could throw the body to slam into a number of others.

"Then that creature should be taken out before continuing on with these undead foes," Tassadar said while stepping away from the floored zombies and turning his attention towards the alleyway. Chancing a quick glance over towards the young human, he checked to see whether he was in need of any assistance before making his decision to enter the alleyway.

[personal profile] hand_of_judgement 2012-03-21 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuri regarded her with nothing but certainty in his expression. While it would be difficult trying to get back to his apartment without a proper weapon or his NEXT abilities, the Judge still had some skills that no other knew about. That was what he was hoping to maintain, which was why he needed to return without anyone else noticing more than he'd already shown.

"Do take care of yourself," he said before adjusting his sleeve and moving to head off.
willnotdespair: (❖: If one gazes)

[personal profile] willnotdespair 2012-03-21 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Mithos shook his head at the question. Scared? No. Confused? Yes. There was only one person that he knew that would go out onto the balcony and straight into danger. Then again if he was with that person they would probably be downstairs fighting off spiders, zombies, and ants.

"... Okay." Not that he had a choice but to agree with Hades at this point after all.
heavenly_earth: (Anime; Rock)

[personal profile] heavenly_earth 2012-03-21 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
It's dirty work, and spider and ant body fluids stain his clothing, hair and hands in no time, but they cut a path through, leaving a dozen or so over-sized ant and spider corpses in their wake- some of them still twitching. Neji reaches up and brushes a slick hand over his scalp to tame his hair and grimaces as he spits something vile.

"I'll promise you lunch if your focus improves. We can discuss those things later."

For now they need to reach the residential part of the district, and he vaults onto the nearby rooftop to escape the mass of insects below, vision spinning out to locate district members and the souls they're herding further into the city.

"I wish I had time to see where the other concentrations of insects are, so we know which paths to avoid... Dammit. Are you alright, Clare? I detected a shift in your wavelength a few minutes ago."
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[personal profile] unfinishedstory 2012-03-21 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a date then!" Clare's soul rises at the promise, you really know how to get a girl focused. There are still strange blips in her wavelength. Whenever she's used to crush an enemy, stronger reactions when its a spider.

"Other than acid hurts, I'm fine. I don't think it left a mark on me," Clare's shield face didn't have any burns or damage to it. But there was the faintest design on the shield. Starting at the outside and fading out before it got to her center. Like... thorns, a tangle of brambles. Her energy also was a bit different from the start of things. "I just want to crush all these horrible things before they do anything worse. Also you'll need a shower when we're done, you're covered in ant guts. Maybe I could join you~?"
heavenly_earth: (Anime; Byakugan)

[personal profile] heavenly_earth 2012-03-21 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"No," Neji answers hotly, landing just outside Limbo Lodge. He scans the place thoroughly for missed individuals before tracking their path and moving to intercept a sizable group of zombies and insects alike further along.

None of them look any nicer closer up, and it's a lot of opposition. A sword would probably serve him much better than a blunt shield in this situation, but it's not like he has much choice either way. Any sword he did get a hold of would be ordinary and he doesn't really have time to search for one as it is.

His taijutsu forms allow him to move much more freely than any zombie, ant, or spider. Their movements are predictable and much more limited than his own. It's this maneuverability and constant movement that he capitalizes on to keep them standing in spite of the odds, his vision flaring out to encompass the area, perceive, and react before much of anything connects.

"Focus."
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[personal profile] unfinishedstory 2012-03-21 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"You don't need to be so quick about it," Clare huffed. An obvious anger in her voice as her spirit-self folded her arms. She was angry, how could he just say no so quickly! But, if she had the choice between being angry at Neji, and diverting those feelings to the stuff that was probably why he was so snippy in his answer, she could do that. He can't actually object to that idea right, it's just the stress of all these horrible monsters.

And the next Zombie she was used against was ripped apart from the inside. Like a huge tidal force of soul moved through her and was forced into the target. The wavelength Clare put out, docile and defending was entirely reversed. Her shield face design was also clearer, a single rose in the center of a sea of gnarled and tangled thorny vines.

"Cool... Let's hit something else and see if I do it again!"
kingofdisney: (Starseeker)

[personal profile] kingofdisney 2012-03-21 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Ready!

*And with that, Mickey concentrated, sending a bit of his soul over to connect with Aqua's she got ready to do whatever attacks she needed to do against the giant spider.*
dissenter: (fuckin grougaloragran.)

[personal profile] dissenter 2012-03-21 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd probably find some more things to hit," Qilby replied aloud with a geniality that didn't match the threat(?). "And fast. You cut it a little close there, you know?"

He wasn't quite ready to toss thanks around as easily as he'd been doing earlier in the day, never mind the fact that Hades did help him out of a sticky (ha!) situation. Stopping short of having to express his gratitude, the old Eliatrope instead approached what was left of the spider's corpse, kneeling to get a better look at the crater that was formerly its head.

It sure was dead, that was. And, unfortunately, not worthy of further study. Oh well -- there were plenty more fish in the sea, or plenty more spiders terrorising the city, as it were.

"You're strong," he said, getting back to his feet and getting a closer look at the god-weapon. "Though I've never seen anything quite like it before."
kingofdisney: (Running into Battle)

[personal profile] kingofdisney 2012-03-21 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"There's still a ton of them around!" Mickey shouted. Perhaps a bit unnecessarily, but still, that didn't change the fact that even taking out one of the zombies, there were still at least five of them moving to take a bite out of the wolf. "There's one right behind you now!"
motherofthesun: ([Event] Nightingale)

[personal profile] motherofthesun 2012-03-21 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thank you!"

Amaterasu raised her hind legs and bucked them back, claws knocking the zombie away. With a spin, she allowed the keyblade to twirl around, over her back and away in a ring around her to be a mock barrier, making the zombies stumble away. "Such troubling creatures..."
motherofthesun: (Fanged Fury)

[personal profile] motherofthesun 2012-03-21 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup! They did!

She stepped forward, nudging him aside and stared...

Suddenly, she sprang into action, jaws ripping through one ant and startling the others. Their antennae twitched and they turned, spitting acid and trying to get her, but she just avoided and growled.
kingofdisney: (So what do you have to say for yourself?)

[personal profile] kingofdisney 2012-03-21 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"They're not going to stop until we destroy their heads or something like that," Mickey said. "I saw one of the other guests here posting about that. I think she's fought these things before."